Drone is a 2014 documentary I watched on Netflix

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Drone is the name of a 2014 documentary film I recently watched on Netflix.  It covers the the human toll on the ground in Pakistan as well as interviews with two former US Air Force drone pilots.

Previously I watched a NOVA documentary called Rise of the Drones and if you also watched it and liked it, you’ll probably be interested in watching this as well.

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Both the changes in technology as well as how this has changed aspects of warfare are discussed in this thought provoking film.  I’d rate it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Here’s the official trailer on Youtube

Watching the big game over the internet

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Have you heard about the “big game” this Sunday?  It’s going to be possible to watch it without cable television or an antenna using your internet connected devices.

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According to this website, XBoxOne, AppleTV, Roku, Windows 10, computers, tablets, and mobile devices will be able to watch the live stream.

I’d suggest getting your app of choice installed and doing some testing before game day, when the download sites might be overloaded.


Android Pay Rewards “Tap 10” promotion

Android Pay Rewards Tap 10
Android Pay Rewards Tap 10

If you have an Android phone or tablet with NFC, and launch the Android Pay app, you might just see this message informing you of a promotion that’s running for some US residing users in February.

Basically it says if you use Android Pay 10 times during the month, you will receive credits for various rewards from the Google Play and Google Store.  In my case it’s free songs and a Chromecast for reaching 10 transactions with Android Pay.

Android Pay Tap 10 card
Android Pay Tap 10 card

Seems this offer isn’t made to everyone, but if you have a phone or tablet with Near Field Communication (NFC) support you can always install the app, fire it up, and see what happens.  After I agreed to the promotion’s rules, it placed a card into my Android Pay wallet, alongside my existing credit and loyalty program cards.  This card will track the number of purchases made and indicate my progress towards the goals.

I must have totally missed the stories in the media about this earlier in mid January, but I searched for them to make sure this was legit, and found out that it is.

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Previously I’ve used NFC on my Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 to pay at Walgreens and at Macy’s.  I just checked the list of merchants accept Android Pay and will post back to this blog on how it goes for me.

One purchase and one reward earned
One purchase and one reward earned

I used Android Pay this morning at McDonald’s to pay for my breakfast, and earned my first reward, a song of my choice from Google Play Music.

A song of my choice as a reward
A song of my choice as a reward