JETLAG RADIO 260 | BENKYO RADIO 260 | LAMBDA/QUANTUM/GT/TECHNO RADIO 058

  • All 270 US Apple Stores are open for the first time since March 2020 [TechMeme]

  • Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to three years. The former French president was charged with corruption and influence-peddling [Quartz]

  • Coming soon to Twitter: Tweets you have to pay for - Twitter, a notoriously public platform, is building a walled garden. [Recode]

  • Toyota’s first American battery EVs will launch later this year — taking the brand beyond hybrids [TheNextWeb]

  • Women Share Stories About Workplace Sexual Harassment at McDonald’s in CBS Report [Eater]

  • Amid Frigid Temperatures, No Power, and a Pandemic, Businesses Rally to Feed Hungry Texans - Bumble and other prominent local brands pitched in to help small businesses serve those in need. [Inc.]

  • With this Black History Month misstep, Google forgot how racist the internet is [Fast Company]

  • 7 Small Acts That Make You An Extraordinary Partner [Medium]

  • Taco Bell CEO Mark King on Tapping Into the Human Element of Operations [Entrepreneur]

  • The Raging Evolutionary War Between Humans and Covid-19 [WIRED]

  • This Week in Tech 812 [TWIT]

  • Desktop setup [MKBHD]

  • Ellis made a crypto finance anthem - buy the dip [Sam Sheffer]

  • LG Gram Review (2021) - REAL Upgrades! [Dave 2D]

  • Friends On the Other Side - Disney Villain Mash-Up [Thomas Sanders]

  • Ultimate Travel Gear Bag! [iJustine]

  • New Need for Speed Delayed to Focus on Next Battlefield, EA Confirms [IGN]

  • New On HBO Max In March 2021: Godzilla Vs. Kong, Zack Snyder's Justice League, South Park Vaccination Special, And More [GameSpot]

  • Polygon has a merch store! [Polygon]

  • Common Denominator - G.K. Chesterton on tradition and democracy. [Lapham’s Quarterly]

  • NASA Perseverance rover: How it works and what it will do [Astronomy magazine]

  • How To Move To a Subscription Business Model in 2021 [Salesforce blog]

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 260 & BENKYO RADIO 260. I’ve also included LAMBDA/QUANTUM/GT/TECHNO RADIO 058.

It’s been a year since the pandemic has started. I think everybody has had time to pause, reflect and realize what is important. Also, people who were always nonchalant and making excuses that they were “too busy” to hang out, after a year of confinement, when everything reopens, cherish it. Call those old friends and family. Celebrate. The world was almost destroyed. And we still have some people, not just men, but also women, who refuse to apologize. They refuse to admit when they were wrong. You need to be bigger than that. Admit your wrongdoings. You cannot move forward until you do.

Anyway, I read a new article about Mattis, and he’s right. While I don’t plan on running an Iron-Man Triathlon anytime soon, but it’s time to be more physically fit. This freaking pandemic turned us all into couch potatoes.

Lastly, I would like to apologize to JoAnne S. Bass, whom I pissed off recently. I’m sorry but working for free is really terrible, even if it is at the pleasure of the President.

Until next time!