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Streaming Services and the Olympics Highlight Viewing Trends

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Category: Andy Marken's blog
Published on Tuesday, 27 February 2018

“The childhood you never had combined with the woman she could never become.” – Red Queen, “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,” ACTRA, 2016

Even though you’re doing your part, TV viewing is slipping.

Forrester’s Jim Nail recently reported that the ratings of top shows have declined an average of 25 percent over the past five years.

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My Precious: Nikon D750 Experience

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Category: Hardware
Published on Wednesday, 03 January 2018
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Gollum (Smeagol) lusted after the Ring of Power.
The Knights Templar sought the Holy Grail.
And, alas, I sit here hoping to, once again, hold a Nikon D750 in my two impish hands.
It all began with an innocent request to test three new Nikon lenses:

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Security, Privacy Are Lost Causes ... Get Over It

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Category: Andy Marken's blog
Published on Monday, 19 February 2018
 
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"I don't mind being the smartest man in the world; I just wish it wasn't this one." – Adrian Veidt, "Watchmen," Warner Bros., 2009
All around the globe the privacy, security conundrum is a mell of a hess!

You have 60 to 90–year–old regulators establishing rules/laws for 30 to 50–year–old executives/ engineers to follow in developing products and services that 20 to 40–year–olds want to use that 10 to 20–year–olds can crack for the hell of it or for profit.

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If Toys Are Getting Smarter, Maybe Parents Should Too

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Published on Tuesday, 13 February 2018

 

“C'mon. Let's go see how much we're going for on eBay.” Hamm the Piggy Bank, “Toy Story 3,” Pixar, 2010

Since children don’t come with instruction manuals, the best way to get a peek at how to prepare them for the life they’ll inherit is CES.

This year, there were enough new toys to help parents handle every situation.

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