Author Archives
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How I escaped Japan in a box
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Mr Ghosn tells how he disguised himself to slip unnoticed through the streets of Tokyo, why a large music equipment box was chosen to smuggle him out of Japan and the elation he… Read More ›
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Inside Big Tech’s war for your privacy
Under the banner of a group called Marketers for an Open Web, Rosewell filed a complaint with the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority last year, charging Google with trying to shut out its smaller competitors, while Google itself continued to… Read More ›
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Top 50 cover versions of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’
When you have gotten over the fact that there are many more than 50 cover versions of Hallelujah you can then go and see them ranked by Forward. Amazingly Leonard Cohen came 4th? I would personally slip the version below… Read More ›
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The TAG Heuer Mario Connected Watch
The Connected watch gamifies your everyday life and rewards you with thematic animations when you hit certain targets. For instance, when you reach 25 percent of your intended step count for the day, Mario will eat the super mushroom that… Read More ›
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The English football team vs the British government
It all started when the English football fans started booing the England football team when they took the knee before their matches. Some fans felt that doing this was not right, but I suspect if you asked them why it… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 67 (the nocebo effect)
The ‘nocebo effect’ is new to me, but it may answer a lot of the questions I have had over the past year about the differing ways people have handles the pandemic. The ‘luxury effect’ details a recent experience in… Read More ›
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You can literally buy nothing for £659
The AMBUSH Timeless Watch 2 bracelet costs £659 (apparently it was previously £1,098) and for that you get a watch bracelet. It is made of stainless steel (the word Silver is used to try to suggest it is silver, but… Read More ›
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Site update, masks (again) and the beautiful game
I have been checking out Squarespace again as the costs for WordPress were too high to make the site worthwhile and I have been on quite a journey. A short and brutal journey, but one which threw up a few… Read More ›
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Spigen Lite Fit: the best Apple Watch strap I have worn
You can pay £99 for a Braided Solo Loop, £49 for a Sport band or even £349 for a Silver Link Bracelet from Apple. Or you could treat yourself to a Hermès Ébène Barénia Leather Single Tour Deployment Buckle for… Read More ›
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A $24-million miniature version of Canada
Over the past 10 years, Brenninkmeijer and a merry band of model makers have been creating a Lilliputian replica of the country. In their tiny version of Toronto, elevators zoom up and down a 14.5-foot-tall CN Tower, and toy-sized trucks… Read More ›
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