2023 Dead Pool

Punch that James Bond tracker into your wrist

Apple Watch Ultra - it lets you talk directly to space when there’s no cell coverage.

How long does the battery last?

On the Ultra, about 3 or 4 days.

So after that you’re screwed?

And how does it work? Does Siri tell you “turn left at the big rock…”?

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Brexit Update:

https://twitter.com/NoContextBrits/status/1674483461875179529

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Later in life, when I developed a taste for surfing and surf fishing, I read everything I could about how to not fuck yourself up in the ocean. And it saved me twice.

Rule of thumb in extreme heat/cold: 3 hours without shelter, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food.

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Actor Alan Arkin, 89.

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Watched the Kominsky Method recently, it’s worth it just for the banter between Michael Douglas and Arkin

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Damn. Arkin was so good.

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A very funny man but also a great actor. I loved him n so many things.

Here’s an interesting take on “The Road” that popped up in my phone’s google browser feed today:

Jane Birkin

Tony Bennett

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Ah fuck.

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We will not see his like again soon.

And his duets with Lady Gaga were some of the most unexpected musical treasures I’ve heard.

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To wit:

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Also, for those of us of a certain age, his appearance on MTV Unplugged was phenomenal.

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