Author Archives
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Stanislav Petrov
Preventing the deaths of hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people was a costly decision for Petrov. If he had been wrong, and he somehow survived the American nuclear strike, he likely would’ve been executed for treason. Even though… Read More ›
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Ted Lasso
Follows US American Football coach Ted Lasso heading to the UK to manage a struggling London football team in the top flight of English football. I didn’t expect this series to be so good, but 7 episodes in I am… Read More ›
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Molly and the possum
Molly was grieving for her dead puppies and ended up finding a possum that needed her just as much. What a remarkable story.
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A watch guy unboxes the Apple Watch
Welcome to a deep dive on unboxing Apple Watch Hermès Series 6 Stainless Steel with Noir Deployment Buckle. I’ll take you through the unboxing, share some new or interesting features and real-world use, and answer the constant question – why?… Read More ›
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Man dies after eating bag of licorice every day for a few weeks
A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of balance and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop,… Read More ›
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NONDUM IN AUGE
NONDUM IN AUGE, Hussalonia’s 48th release on Bandcamp, offers a rather straight-forward album of Americana-tinged, melancholic, alternative rock about loss and hope. Unlike previous Hussalonia albums which rely heavily on the multi-tracking process necessary for a solo recording artist, the… Read More ›
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The computer ‘fad’ is dying
“An astonishing blast of heresy casting doubt on the future of the computer in modern life has come from the very person who designed the first personal computer.” (1985). Tweeted here. Guess he was wrong.
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Why some birds are so smart—and maybe even self-aware
The two papers are already being hailed as groundbreaking. “It’s often assumed that birds’ alien brain architecture limits thought, consciousness, and most advanced cognition,” says John Marzluff, a wildlife biologist and specialist on crows at the University of Washington, Seattle,… Read More ›
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Apple really needs to allow this
It seems that iOS 14 had a secret gem that no-one noticed during the beta period. You can now customize your iPhone Home Screen using Siri shortcuts and custom app icons. As you can imagine, Twitter and Pinterest users went… Read More ›
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Why you should get an autopsy if it’s the last thing you do
This was the moment where fainting tends to happen. I reached for the antacids — and then I found I didn’t need them. Somehow, I understood. It made sense. These men were dead, and this is what we look like… Read More ›
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