In its thrall…
Woke up feeling rough from a dream where I was told I had Covid by a talking crow. Tested this morning and… Covid now has me in its thrall!
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iphone repair
My first attempt to replace an iphone battery was a success! The hardest part was reinserting the tiny screws. Opening it up without damaging the screen proved to be pretty easy. I went V E R Y S L O W L Y. The phone was an old 6S that had a dead battery. I wanted to resurrect the phone for my son to use. Next I’ll look at a battery for my old ipad…
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Fantastic Four No.1 Panel by Panel
Comparing Panel by Panel with Maximum FF suggests the change in the way that the November 1961 first issue of Fantastic Four seems to be viewed (at least by Marvel). In 2005, Walter Mosley’s presentation of the issue is as an art object: something that “crystallized an art form that has had an impact on our culture”. Mosley delights in Kirby’s “dynamic motion within a single frame” and the way in which the narrative draws a reader into its fictional world which, he says, expressed the world view of a younger generation and “put words to our suspicions”. Chip Kidd’s…
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