Author Archives
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“Why is my mood all over the place at the moment?”
Unlike during the first lockdown, my mood has been all over the place. When I say I can’t predict what my mood is going to be like from one day to the next, I’m not being dramatic: one moment I’ll… Read More ›
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The Thursday Murder Club
I was at lunch, this is two or three months ago, and it must have been a Monday, because it was shepherd’s pie. Elizabeth said she could see that I was eating, but wanted to ask me a question about… Read More ›
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The MILLIMETRO
Case Size: 42mmCase Thickness: 8mm (Excludes Domed Crystal)Case Material: Stainless Steel 316LCrystal: Domed K1 Sapphire CoatedDial: 3 Independent Rotating DiscsMovement: Miyota 8215 (Automatic)Strap: Stainless Steel Mesh BraceletStrap/Lug Size: 20mmWater Resistant: 5ATMWarranty: 2 years A fairly average set of specifications sit… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 30 (Merry Christmas?)
An episode about Christmas 2020…
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oldcellphone
I know that some of you like to look back at tech, particularly mobile tech, from back in the day and so I would suggest checking out oldcellphone on Instagram. So many classic models which have been photographed extremely well.
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Apple benchmarks and commissions
Today with reviews launching and the first M1 Macs landing in customers’ hands, we got lots of validation of those impressive early results from pretty much every benchmark available but beyond that, some powerful examples of just how much a… Read More ›
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Pre-symptomatic detection of COVID-19 from smartwatch data
The use of wearable devices has ample potential to mitigate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To date, the pandemic has infected tens of millions of individuals and caused over one million deaths worldwide. There is a substantial need for… Read More ›
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What Is a Particle?
The easy answer quickly shows itself to be unsatisfying. Namely, electrons, photons, quarks and other “fundamental” particles supposedly lack substructure or physical extent. “We basically think of a particle as a pointlike object,” said Mary Gaillard, a particle theorist at… Read More ›
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The BL6
One of the worst products I have ever seen on one of the worst and most resource hungry websites. It is so 2020. Thanks to Kirk.
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Blood Oxygen randomness
I took my blood oxygen on the Apple Watch 3 times yesterday morning, one straight after the other and I was surprised to see utter randomness in the results. It made up my mind that the new blood oxygen feature… Read More ›
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