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  • We’re trading with the world. It’s a fantasy

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    Reworking reality is preferable to accepting that Brexit has left us ripe for exploitation. Like a conman eyeing a mark, the world can sense our neediness. Last year, a desperate Truss unilaterally suspended tariffs imposed by the EU on US… Read More ›

  • Chessformer

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    Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. Each of the pieces moves as expected, but they fall down after moving and can’t move again until they stop falling. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing… Read More ›

  • Is Apple looking down upon a slippery slope?

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    Apple is big about the user experience. But sometimes it falls victim to the exact same nonsense that I see other companies do. Seems innocent at first. I dismissed it, thinking I’d never see it again. Oh on. Apple wants… Read More ›

  • Damien Boyd / DI Nick Dixon

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    Rock climbers can’t afford to make careless mistakes. But Detective Inspector Nick Dixon’s former climbing partner, Jake Fayter, died doing just that. Or so it seems. Dixon suspects foul play, but his only leads are unreliable accounts of something odd… Read More ›

  • The Vinegar Valentine

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    The Valentine’s Day love note from a secret admirer has an evil twin—the “vinegar valentine” from a hidden hater. When mass-produced valentines replaced handmade ones in the Victorian era, satirical valentines were as available as sentimental ones. Vinegar valentines, ancestors… Read More ›

  • Is Leica the Rolex of cameras?

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    There are certain brands that seem to develop a cult following in their respective fields. Whether it’s the result of the quality that they embody, their historical pedigree, the allure which surrounds them or simply hype, it’s sometimes difficult to… Read More ›

  • Hygiene Theater Is Still a Huge Waste of Time

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    But half a year later, Goldman looks oracular. Since last spring, the CDC has expanded its guidance to clarify that the coronavirus “spreads less commonly through contact with contaminated surfaces.” In the past month, the leading scientific journal Nature published… Read More ›

  • How ridiculous can you get?

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    How ridiculous can you get? My main Twitter account @Sapere_vivere has been locked for this… More here. I don’t see this as ridiculous. Can we really expect algorithms to understand sarcasm at this point? Then again, it does limit the… Read More ›

  • The best spam email ever?

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    I receive loads of spam emails, as we all do, but this one from yesterday caught my eye. So ridiculous I was almost impressed by what was in it.

  • The Ultimate Bed

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    This futuristic bed is the ultimate enclosure system that comes with everything you need in a room, ALL IN ONE. It features a massage chair with a remote, built in Bluetooth speakers, a bookshelf, reading lamp, an air cleaning system… Read More ›