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Warning: Autoplay video. But the good news is, it’s a pretty good video.

While I understand QR is popular in many places, it hasn’t really seemed to catch on outside of Asia. Holmes is a CEO who is looking at it from a marketing POV but I look at it from a trust and security POV and don’t like QR codes at all.

I usually hate when companies horn in on these things with their own marketing but kuddos to CarMax for doing it well.

Today it is with deep heartfelt sadness that AC/DC has to announce the passing of Malcolm Young.

I’m just so sad about Malcolm. He was the greatest rhythm guitarist of all time and wrote some of the most recognizable riffs in Rock. You will be missed, Malcolm.

If you are so inclined, You can read the full study here but, seriously, who doesn’t believe or already know owning a dog is better for you? But I wonder if owning a cat shortens your life?

It looks great but it’s a shame the great unwashed masses are restricted from getting anywhere near the new building.

This is a hilarious Tweetstorm about the utterly bizarre decor of The Cheesecake Factory. I still remember my first visit and thinking, “What the hell is going on here!?”

I love Tom Scott’s videos and this method Cloudflare uses is pretty cool.

I was never a huge Seinfeld fan but this has got to be the single funniest episode I ever saw.

There’s no way an admitted chess novice could beat a world champion – is there?

I’m not only impressed by the apology (even if it seems a little unnecessary) but also by the train scheduling.

I love how the robot sticks the landing at the end.

An Apple spokesperson:

“We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the home, but we need a little more time before it’s ready for our customers. We’ll start shipping in the US, UK and Australia in early 2018.”

I’m disappointed that HomePod won’t be released, but if it’s not ready, Apple is making the right decision. I would rather wait for a couple of months than have a product that’s not working properly.

I haven’t always agreed with Apple’s (and therefore, Ive’s) design decision but I always enjoy hearing from Ive and parsing out how his sometimes veiled explanations of his design philosophy informs Apple’s products.

As Apple says, “With iPad Pro + iOS 11, a post-PC world may be closer than you think.” Brilliant.

Time put together a list of 25 products that it feels are the best inventions of 2017.

I use Apple Maps the most, but I like the new look and features of Google Maps.

We have all, at some point, recorded the perfect vocal, acoustic guitar or drum track only to discover an audible click has split into the microphone from the performer’s headphones.

This is one of the most annoying things ever when recording. There are a few decent tips here to help solve the problem.

Airbnb said on Thursday it acquired London startup Accomable to expand home-renting opportunities for people with disabilities, the latest expansion as Airbnb grows its global travel business.

With Airbnb’s money, they should be able to build out the Accomable business.

Apple started using deep learning for face detection in iOS 10. With the release of the Vision framework, developers can now use this technology and many other computer vision algorithms in their apps. We faced significant challenges in developing the framework so that we could preserve user privacy and run efficiently on-device. This article discusses these challenges and describes the face detection algorithm.

The newest post from Apple’s Machine Learning Journal.

I’m still a big fan of RSS.

This is exactly why I use Universal Audio in my recording and mixes. What they do is so exacting, it’s difficult to tell the plug-in from the actual hardware unit. Watch this video.

I can tell you that I’m really excited about the latest release from Universal Audio. They have always been the top plug-in maker for me, but this one goes above and beyond. Here’s what’s included:

• Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor
• Dytronics Tri-Stereo Chorus
• Gallien-Krueger® 800RB Bass Amp
• Ocean Way Microphone Collection
• Marshall Plexi Classic (FREE for Apollo owners)

Excuse me while I go download and play for the rest of the day.

This is one of those things we Canadians have always held up as a reason why Canada is better than the US. We’ll have to find something else now.

Sometimes I just enjoy knowing that things like this can be done. I love that coders and designers keep pushing things, sometimes in a simple way.

I love some of the things Tina Roth Eisenberg finds on the Web, but I couldn’t afford to buy this one.

This is specifically for Google Europe, but it’s a very interesting read on how they are trying to follow the law and strike the right balance.

Apple Inc has agreed to give limited help to the Indian government to develop an anti-spam mobile application for its iOS platform, after refusing to do so based on privacy concerns, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.

Apple didn’t want the government to have its customer’s call and text logs. Apparently the app they are helping to develop will have limited capabilities.

Chris Davies did a great review of Google’s new wireless headphones, Pixel Buds. He went through all of the main features and compared them to Apple’s AirPods, a product I know much more about.

Apple put out its yearly holiday gift guide to help you choose the perfect present for your family and friends.