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I really like my Kinesis Freestyle Edge with the tenting kit. I’ve been using it for around 2 years and no complaints.


The [Kinesis Freestyle Edge](https://gaming.kinesis-ergo.com/edge/) is what you want. It's a full keyboard, with extra keys you can map, and you can choose what switch you want. It's marketed for gamers, but it's good for everyone.

My one complaint is I find the space bar too large. I started used the Freestyle after decades of MS Natural keyboards. It took a while to get used to the size of the space bar.


I remapped the left spacebar to cmd for my Mac. Makes keybaord shortcuts much easier on the hands.


Looking at the last slide "Automatic setup. Seamless switching."

What exactly is the W1? Can it work with an older MacBook, or would you need a not-yet-announced MacBook?


The footnote says that it requires an iCloud account.

Are these even Bluetooth? Maybe they always remain connected to your iPhone, and the other devices stream to the iPhone first.


Looks like these are indeed Bluetooth http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEF2AM/A/airpods

Connections AirPods: Bluetooth

And then further down Compatibility: iPhone 5 and up

iPhone 5 has Bluetooth 4.0 So I'm guessing the pairing information is shared via iCloud


It's http://www.specialname.cn/ I think it's getting hammered at the moment


You know a clear picture of a kissing bug would greatly enhance this article


I agree with you. But since a clear picture wasn't included, here's our friendly CDC providing the lifecycle dvelopment of this bug[1].

[1] http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/gen_info/vectors/triatom...


I was using a FitBit Charge HR but eventually just grew fed up with having to charge it - the cable is (afaik) proprietary and the one they included in the box is hilariously short. So I would often forget to grab it in the morning since it wasn't by my bedside (rather bed-floor). But I did like one thing about it - having the time on my wrist. So I just bought a cheap Casio and couldn't be happier.

I'm intrigued with the Pebble 2 and Time 2 - like that it's always on, and can go a long time between charges. But how does it work with iOS? From The Wirecutter, it looks like it's not a pleasant experience http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-smartwatch-iphone/#peb... Any other opinions?


My Charge HR lasts 4-5 days between charges. I assume the charger is proprietary because the watch is water resistant, so I'm ok with that. I keep the cable at work, and set a vibrate alarm to remind me to plug it in Friday afternoons. If you do need a spare charger, they're $5-$10 on Amazon. Cheaper than your Casio watch I bet ;)

Looking fwd to the Pebble2 though. IMO all smartwatches should be eInk and hackable.


Cheapest Casio watch on Amazon.com is $8. With a wall adaptor it looks like the Charge HR charger is $8 too.


I had the original Pebble watch and my experience was that it is a second class citizen on iOS. If you are on Android your experience would be better.


They just recently (a few weeks ago) released new version of the companion software for Android/iOS.


Well is it better?


Also curious about this. I'm considering a switch from Android back to iOS, and a cursory googling couldn't find whether Pebble's iOS integration will let me archive gmail messages directly from the watch notification.


"I'm still not entirely sure what happened tbqh. But I know for a fact that you can board a plane at LAX with only a People Magazine for ID."

There is an implied asterisk there


But yet, here in Austin I don't get a choice for my energy company.


Austin and San Antonio opted out of deregulation.


As did Denton (Denton Municipal Electric), Garland (Garland Power & Light), areas served by what used to be known as the Denton County Electric Cooperative (now CoServ), and so on.

They actually didn't opt out, they simply didn't opt in. The original law putting deregulation in place exempted cooperatives and municipal utilities unless they chose to join the competitive system. However, that choice is one way and permanent. If a co-op or city opts in, it can never go back. Most of the not-for-profit boards wanted to see if deregulation would be good for the rest of the state before they put it on their members.

I remember when natural gas costs spiked and that sent Texas electric rates, especially in the Texas-New Mexico and Oncor/TXU service areas, skyrocketing. Now that natural gas is less expensive, prices have dropped. Municipal systems, on the other hand, either owned their own generating infrastructure and were buffered or bought long-term hedge contracts that the competitive players were scared to buy (what if they bet wrong?) or were so new that they didn't have the credit to buy.


That's true. But you do get some of the lowest electricity costs in the state, as well as the option to select fixed-price contracts for 100% renewable generation if you'd like.

Be careful what you wish for in terms of deregulation. You have a great utility in Austin.


I have never noticed it before Where is the wait time information at Bergstrom?


Sort of at the front of the security line. Right before you get to the area where you load up the conveyor belt. It is visible from the back of the line.


There was a blog post about this http://oleb.net/blog/2014/06/apple-lifted-beta-nda/

Further, Apple agrees that You will not be bound by the foregoing confidentiality terms with regard to technical information about pre-release Apple Software and services disclosed by Apple at WWDC (Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference), except that You may not post screen shots, write public reviews or redistribute any pre-release Apple Software or services.


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