My life with Apple's iPhone personal assistant

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This is one of those things I told myself I'd never use due to being gimmicky and likely of zero value to me, and to my enormous surprise it's proved itself really quite handy.

Now don't go overboard and think that I've gone over to the other side to be converted to the Cult of Cupertino. Whilst I have found my iphone and iOS to be well designed and in some ways superior to Android phone offerings, i still object to their low right-to-repair score and the sheer bloody cost of Apple hardware. i only have this phone due to the kindess of my friend Will; I'm not about to buy into the whole Apple ecosystem; my laptop will continue to be running Linux distros and barring major cash windfall i doubt that my next phone will be one of Apple's, but hot damn Siri has proved its worth in terms of

Hey, kids, let's check the calendar! It's getting closer to October and Halloween in the year 2025 -- or maybe 1936. In either case, it's a good time to talk about antifascist horror. 

Antifascism themes are common in fiction, particularly in science fiction and fantasy. Try to find a fictional dystopia that doesn't code as fascist. But antifascist horror is much more rare. Science fiction and fantasy often feature brave heroes whose triumphant victories lead their worlds to freedom, justice,

Is there much going on in the world? Probably not. I haven't been paying attention. In lieu of any actual noteworthy events going on, I am going to review another YA book I found at a library book sale for 50 cents.

The book in question is "What Waits in the Water", a 2017 young adult mystery/horror novel written by Kieran Scott. The book is set in contemporary times and follows a group of teenagers stuck in a "cabin in the woods" style scenario, with some adolescent melodrama