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Santa meets Willy Wonka
Andre Caputo designed this rendering to merge personal taste with technological artwork. Each detail of this watch shimmers like toys from Santa’s factory and sends you right into the spirit of the winter season with brass pulleys and chains, micro… Read More ›
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Kindle Oasis Review
Last week I was checking something on Amazon and the latest Kindle Oasis was listed for £199. It is normally £259 for the 32GB version so this is quite a decent discount, but I admit that the cost for what… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 26 (Kindle Oasis Thoughts)
A quick episode in which I talk about the Kindle Oasis and how surprisingly impressed I have been in under a week of use. It is a device I have avoided for years and I wish I hadn’t now. Music… Read More ›
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The Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Collection
If one tries to put the evolution of car design in chronological order, starting at the Benz Patent Motor Car and ending with, oh let’s say the latest Italian supercar, what would you put roughly midway? With car design spanning… Read More ›
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A Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer, Still Filled With Cargo
Two German ships called Karlsruhe sank in the Baltic during World War II—one at the beginning of the war and one at the end. Remarkably, both were identified only this year. In September, the German cruiser Karlsruhe—which was sunk in… Read More ›
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Time to go sleepy for a while
‘Sleepy Joe’ is an insult that Donald Trump uses against Joe Biden and in a strange kind of way this is just what we need. Think about what the past few years have given us; Putin, China going backwards (politically),… Read More ›
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Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure busted my shoulder (and some others as well)
This is of course guesswork and I am not suggesting that this Nintendo Switch game is wholly responsible for my current shoulder issue, Nintendo has a LOT more lawyers and money than me, but after a little bit of research… Read More ›
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Buy Me A Coffee(?)
You see that little orange button? It’s just there in case you wish to buy me a coffee if you visit and enjoy the content every day. Those of you who comment and contribute in other ways owe me nothing!:)
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What Time Is It on This Russian Clock?
It’s rotated, unnumbered, and tricky as hell—but there’s one exact answer… More here, but try not to click the link. This exact puzzle was reportedly given to 13- to 14-year-olds in Russia as a high school logic test. Economics and… Read More ›
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Do you see it?
I’m curious. If you are not a watch person do you see what I see in the above Rolex Datejust 1601 from 1967? I spotted it on eBay the other day and it captured my imagination in a second. The… Read More ›
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