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Postcard from Chile arrives in Dorset after 30 years
A postcard sent from South America has been delivered to its intended recipient 30 years after being posted. Neil Crocker sent the card from Chile in 1991 when he was serving with the Royal Navy, returning from the Falkland Islands,… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 74 (Fweedon Fighting Uneducated Maskless Working From Home People)
There is no misspelling in the title of this podcast. Fweedom Fighters are real. How do we fix education to make it suitable for 2021? It appears that a lot of what we teach children, and how we do it,… Read More ›
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Led by Corrupt Donkeys
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The Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic
Today we’re getting our first look at the fruits of Samsung’s smartwatch collaboration with Google: the new Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. It’s a big deal in wearables, because after years of trying to go it alone… Read More ›
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What if we replace almost all tactile objects?
I wrote yesterday about the various objects we use being replaced by computers and it got me thinking more about the subject. With the potential for so many of our day to day objects becoming computerified we could easily end… Read More ›
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Satechi Aluminum Stand and Hub for iPad
Also, while the Aluminum Desktop Stand is designed to leave on a desktop, the Aluminum Stand and Hub’s weight and overall design are geared toward mobility and use on the go. Not only is it light enough to carry around… Read More ›
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Wacky Moments from Olympic Games Past
Subsequent marathons didn’t go off quite as smoothly. In the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, Cuban runner Félix Carvajal saved up enough money to travel to the Games. But on a layover in New Orleans, he gambled away… Read More ›
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Computing replaced everything
We used to write with pens that we had to fill up with ink and we then moved to ball point pens because they were much more convenient. And then came the typewriter which was followed by the computer keyboard,… Read More ›
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macOS Mammoth
With Mammoth, we’d like to see a dynamic flexible menu bar that can shrink and grow at will. It reserves more space for windows at the top of your display and hides a giant section of the menu bar that… Read More ›
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Apple only needs to improve one Apple Watch feature and in a big way
The above video highlights just how versatile and impressive the Apple Watch is, to the point that you could get away with not taking your iPhone with you. Only one area lets it down and it does let it down… Read More ›
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