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Entries from October 2018

Hangzhou

October 30th, 2018 · 6 Comments

Hangzhou is a medium sized Chinese city of about 10 million. We spent two weeks there recently on a stay arranged by Gisele’s sister Angela. Click on any picture for a larger version. The flight from Los Angeles to Beijing went over Alaska and Siberia. (Actually the Great Circle crosses over the Alaskan peninsula and […]

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Pixel 3 XL

October 27th, 2018 · 6 Comments

I traded my 2-year old Pixel XL for a new Pixel 3 XL three days ago. Bottom line: My Pixel XL battery would only last 4-5 hours on a charge, so in that respect the 3 is a big improvement, lasting pretty much all day. Otherwise the upgrade probably wasn’t worth the $700 or so […]

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