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Discussion topics for FIR podcast 257

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21 May 2022

My topics for discussion with Shel in the For Immediate Release monthly podcast episode 257 for May 2022, published on May 23, 2022: The death of ‘mandatory fun’ in the office If you’re an adult being forced to attend a team-building exercise, go to a post-work happy hour or celebrate in a conference room with your colleagues lest you be seen as ‘not a team player’, they’re mostly not ‘fun.’ The pandemic put an end to required birthday cupcakes, team…
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The Star Wars book that began it all

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4 May 2022

On this Star Wars Day 2022, my mind turned to the origins of this ennealogy of filmed stories that has endured over a total lifetime of 45 years. The first film in 1977 was what became known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope that led to the creation of what is aptly described as an epic space-opera multimedia franchise embracing nine blockbuster films (the ‘ennealogy’ I mentioned) plus a handful of recent spinoffs, computer games, merchandising, a theme…
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Escape planning in case Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition succeeds

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1 May 2022

Finally, Elon Musk’s acquistion of Twitter happened on October 28. I’ve updated this post to reflect that. If you’re unsure about what’s next for Twitter, and for you in using the social network, you may find this escape plan helpful… Ever since Elon Musk announced his bid to acquire full ownership of Twitter, the matter has become a huge topic of discussion in mainstream and social media alike. In the US, much of the narrative surrounds fears that Musk’s ownership…
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A song for Ukraine from Pink Floyd

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8 April 2022

Published on April 8, 2022, ‘Hey Hey Rise Up‘ is Pink Floyd’s fundraiser for Ukraine featuring Ukrainian singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox. This is the first new song from the legendary British rock band since 1994. According to the backstory, the title of the song is from the last line of “Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow”, ‘Hey, hey, rise up and rejoice’. The single’s artwork (shown at top of this page) depicts a band logotype in the style…
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Make the Windows 11 Start menu to your liking

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4 April 2022

If there’s one thing that exercises a lot of Windows 11 users, it’s the Start menu and taskbar. Okay, that’s two things, both related. In Windows 11, the default position of the Start menu is centred above the taskbar, not ranged to the left as was the case in Windows 10. In addition, the app icons in the taskbar are also centred instead of ranged left. Microsoft want to some lengths explaining why. Some people don’t like that at all,…
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