Author Archives
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What if the Olympic Games never come back?
Eight months after these two very different gatherings in Tokyo, the IOC announced that the 2020 Olympics were going to be postponed by a full year due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. By the time they made the announcement, most… Read More ›
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Why Everyone is Shouting and No One is Talking
In this wise and very funny journey into the outrage industry, Ashley ‘Dotty’ Charles explores how by shouting about everything, we have lost sight of the fights that actually matter – and created a world where our outrage feels with… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 72 (Can only men and women compete in the Olympics?)
Joanne and I discuss Laurel Hubbard’s participation in the Olympics as a transgender athlete. We thought we knew where we were with the subject until the end and then it hit us. It came to us that this cannot be… Read More ›
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AirPods Pro still making me dizzy…
I wrote about the AirPods Pro and the sense that they made me dizzy with noise cancellation on some time back, and now I can confirm that it definitely happens. A week ago I found myself feeling dizzy and verging… Read More ›
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Lamborghini Huracan Testing
In November 2020, B is for Build introduced the worlds first off-road Lamborghini Huracan build – The Jumpacan – to race The Mint 400 off-road race in Las Vegas, NV December 1-5, 2021. We caught up with owner Chris Steinbacher… Read More ›
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The Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional
An automatic watch is powered by the energy of the person who wears it. Wrist movement enables the mechanism to run. The Powermatic 80 movement boasts 80 hours of power reserve, which is enough to continue telling time accurately even… Read More ›
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1 in 100,000 will die…
Of the 164 million vaccinated Americans, less than 0.1% have been infected with the coronavirus, and 0.001% have died, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: While “breakthrough cases” have been getting some… Read More ›
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Rubik’s Connected
A reinvented version of the classic Rubik’s Cube to fit the 21st century. The Rubik’s Connected cube is an innovative app-enabled cube puzzle game that connects to your phone or tablet through Bluetooth and allows you to LEARN how to… Read More ›
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How tattoos can heal the mind
If one thing has become obvious in the summer heat and the inevitable baring of flesh, it’s the degree to which body art is now the norm. At the pool, the park, or the pub beer garden, you’ll find an… Read More ›
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Mac OS To-Go. What if?
I started off imagining what iOS would look like in classic Mac OS style. I kicked things off stylizing iOS with the platinum design and ultimately decided to meld it with classic Mac OS user interface elements. The project became… Read More ›
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