I was an employee of Nokia for 10 years. A lot of other people were employed by Nokia at some point in their career. There's now a Facebook group to relive some of the memories, which had caused me to reminisce a little.

I have some experience replacing batteries in iPhones, which are not designed with that in mind. It allows me to extend the life of iPhones. Non-replaceable batteries have some pros and cons...

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Fear about how the the US Presidential Election turned out is driving behavior. Hopefully it can turn into something constructive that moves things forward.

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Donald Trump will control the NSA - what this means for your privacy - ProtonMail Blog

With most flights, I have to battle with jet lag. It would be groovy if planes could help with that.

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Airplane Technology Could Finally Prevent Jet Lag - CityLab

It's really easy to vote in Washington State. Voter pamphlets and a ballot shows up at my house, I fill it out, and mail it in. Why haven't other states made it this easy?

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I've been using LastPass as a password manager for years now. If you're not already using one, there's no reason not to give it a try, especially since they made multi-device support free of charge.

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Get LastPass Everywhere: Multi-Device Access Is Now Free! | The LastPass Blog

There’s now one less excuse not to use a password manager —The Verge “LastPass is making its password manager a much better option for people who don’t want to pay.”

The metadata around your communications is just as important as the content. Sadly comparisons of security of messaging apps don't always take this into account.

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Open Whisper Systems (Signal)

How private are your favourite messaging apps? | Amnesty International

My stuff is so spread out over the Internet over so many years, there's no way for me to truly disappear from the Internet. You probably can't either. But maybe you can start over with a new identity?

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How to remove yourself from the Internet: A 5-step guide to going MIA online | Mic

I'd love a cure for Type 2 diabetes. Even though this sounds promising, it's probably a ways off and may have other side effects we don't yet know about.

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Scientists find cure for type 2 diabetes in rodents, don’t know how it works | Ars Technica

The audio system in my car was rebooting over and over. It apparently needed a software update.

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Cybersecurity Best Practices for Modern Vehicles

Gen 4 Infotainment re-booting itself while driving? | PriusChat