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inessential: Stop Watch

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Maybe it’s just the circles I travel in, but it seems like more and more people who bought an Apple Watch is less and less happy about it.

Here’s the thing, though: the Apple Watch contains a hundred miracles of engineering and design, surely, but serious problems with software and services can turn even the most incredible hardware into something you just sit on your desk and ignore.

– inessential: Stop Watch

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Frozen and Watchmen

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At the very end of issue #4 of Watchmen Dr. Manhattan raises a castle from the dust and sand of Mars. The imagery is very powerful and it completes his journey toward solitude.

The scene in Frozen where Elsa creates her ice-castle is visually very similar to the Watchmen scene, at least to my eyes. I wonder if this is a deliberate reference from the creators of Frozen?

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Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales is great

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In a way the headline says it all, but allow me to elaborate.

For the past week, and for the coming months, I’m on paternity leave with Iris. So far we’ve had a good week and I think things will only get better as I tie up a few loose ends from work and can devote even more of my energy to her.

I don’t know how much tv is appropriate or not for a one year old, but we do watch some tv everyday. Sometimes it’s something we do together while cuddling in the sofa, sometimes it’s something I use as a ”babysitter” while I got to do some house chores. And during this week we’ve found a show on Netflix that’s great for both of us.

Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales is basically Threepio retelling the various Star Wars movies in a kids-friendly way while also making it highly entertaining for someone like me who love the original trilogy, really liked The Force Awakens and hates the prequels.

We have not seen the whole show yet and I don’t know whether it’ll keep being as good as I think it is now but the first episode was simply amazing. I don’t want to spoil the funny moments but I can tell you that it starts the morning after the victory celebration on Endor and the scene where C-3PO is cleaning by using R2-D2 as both a garbage can and a vacuum cleaner is great.

Don’t take my word for it, just watch the first few minutes and hopefully you’ll laugh just as much as I did.

Side-note: We’re watching it with the Swedish dub, so I’m missing out on the original voice-actors but as I’ve seen in the ending credits, and as apparent from the trailer, it’s the one and only Anthony Daniels that’s doing the voice for Threepio. I guess I need to rewatch it by myself with the English dub. I love Daniels as Threepio. He gives so much life to the character.

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Oj, oj, oj… Gone Girl är så spännande att jag inte vet hur jag ska lyckas sluta för att gå och sova.

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Av någon anledning kan jag inte öppna YouTube-länkar i Safari idag. Det är som att servern inte svarar. Funkar dock utmärkt i Chrome. :/

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Kommer ni ihåg Moneybrother?

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Kommer ni ihåg att Moneybrother gjorde och sålde en tomatsås (tomatsoppa?) för att göra reklam för ett album?

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Rand Paul har tydligen lagt ner sin presidentkandidatur. Synd, republikanerna skulle behöva en libertarianskt inriktad kandidat.

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Är det nån mer än jag som inte kan markera text på dn.se? (iOS 9.2.1, Safari)

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Och nu tar hon sina första stapplande steg!

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Ursprungligen på instagram

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