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Find every mask in this picture
Our minds can only focus on so much at once, says Susana Martinez-Conde, a neuroscientist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York. Neurons in our visual cortices have limited bandwidth. If they attempted to take in everything, we would… Read More ›
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We do because we can
The world’s thinnest mechanical wristwatch may have only 167 parts, compared to the 269-part tourbillons and 407-part minute repeaters his colleagues contend with, but the fact of the matter is that ultra-thin watches featuring nothing more than the hours and… Read More ›
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Apple Watch Solo Loop Strap Review
Don’t worry. This is hardly a complex accessory and so this will be a very short review. I bought a cheap braided strap from Amazon which I then had to return because the connection to the Apple Watch section fell… Read More ›
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Three households and a funeral
Up to three households can meet up during a five-day Christmas period of 23-27 December, leaders of the four UK nations have agreed. The leaders said 2020 “cannot be a normal Christmas” but family and friends will be able to… Read More ›
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29 hours of Obama
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his… Read More ›
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The future of Moore’s law seems uncertain
Moore’s Law was first proposed in 1965, then again in revised form in 1975. Assuming an 18-month average doubling period for transistor density (it was ~1 year early on, and lately has been ~3y) there have been about 40 doublings… Read More ›
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The Rolex Submariner (2020) vs the Bersigar BG-1651
You can buy the 2020 Rolex Submariner for £7,300 if you are looking for a lifetime wrist companion. OK, you can’t really buy one because they are so hard to come by, but some people give up their souls to… Read More ›
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Video games can improve mental health
Video games are fun and interesting, and doing fun, interesting things makes you happy. Would we need a study to show that watching a few episodes of a beloved TV show makes you feel good, or that sitting down with… Read More ›
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The Oppo X 2021
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Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan
The park, now due to open next Spring, is looking like a dream come true. A photo published by The Sankei News last month shows that things are pretty much finished, at least externally. Guests enter the park through the… Read More ›
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