Author Archives
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A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths
In reality, the COVID-19 death toll probably passed 200,000 some time ago. And yet “the photos of body bags have not had the same effect in the pandemic” as after other mass-casualty events such as Hurricane Katrina, says Lori Peek,… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 13 (You must agree with my position!)
In this episode I attempt to position a point with Joanne concerning the culture where people demand compliance with their views on race, gender equality and almost any other view they take. We get a little bogged down in the… Read More ›
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Old TV destroyed broadband for 18 months
A 400-resident village in Wales suffered 18 months of DSL Internet outages each morning until the culprit was identified as electrical interference from an old TV set. The residents of Aberhosan mysteriously experienced the outages each morning at 7am. Openreach,… Read More ›
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You ‘can’ customise the iOS Home Screen
A decent customisation by Ben, with all of the caveats you would expect when trying to customise iOS. MacRumors also offers much more detail on what you can do with widgets here.
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TypingTest
This makes for a fun exercise to test your typing speed. Sadly, I ended up with a poor 38 words per minute, but then again I do only use two fingers. Thanks to Kirk for the link.
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Dealing with murder in space
Mario Escamilla was furious. A colleague of his, nicknamed Porky, had just stolen his jug of raisin wine. So the 33-year-old Escamilla grabbed a rifle and set out to reclaim it. He had no idea he was about to get… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 12 (Apple, Apple, Apple)
A quick monologue about Apple’s ability to take away the notion of ‘computing’ from the average person and why this has helped to make the company so successful. Music by Tom Munch (tommunch.com)
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Should Touch ID come back?
Apple’s new iPad Air relocates Touch ID to a button on the edge of the device. The company’s upcoming iPhone 12 lineup should do something similar, giving users an option between unlocking their iPhone using their face or unlocking it… Read More ›
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An Apple Watch series 4 with SP02
Much cheaper and I barely notice it when on the wrist…😗
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Hypocrisy
Confirmation requires a majority, or 50 Senate votes with Vice President Mike Pence acting as tie-breaker. Currently, Republicans hold 53 Senate seats. Thus, if four or more Republicans oppose a vote, and all Democrats also are opposed, a nominee will… Read More ›
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