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The Movement Against Psychiatry
“We watched her steadily deteriorate,” Martha said. Martha and her husband have now spent eight years trying to get their daughter help, but as is the case in many U.S. states, Stringer cannot be involuntarily given treatment unless she poses… Read More ›
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Morning Brew
This morning, over 2 million people started their day with the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Check out the latest issue below, and don’t forget to subscribe… More here. This has proved to be an excellent daily… Read More ›
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Now this is health tracking
Some say that the Apple Watch is not a true fitness device. Well, with a simple reporting app and a decent calorie counter app the above may dispel that thought quite quickly. I could add so much more here as… Read More ›
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We need more people like this
Such a great clip.
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Apple vs Epic and Microsoft
Apple threatened the punishment after Epic introduced a new payment system within Fortnite which would have allowed it to get around the 30-percent cut that the iPhone-maker’s App Store takes from all in-app revenue. Epic losing developer tools would create… Read More ›
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Brexit vs Covid-19
In present value terms, Covid-19 reduces UK GDP by 2.1%. However, Brexit reduces the present value of GDP by 3.7% under an FTA scenario and 5.7% if there is no deal. In this sense, Brexit is expected to be a… Read More ›
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Relative importance in 2020 so far
The above looks silly, but it is actually quite accurate. And we still have 5 months to go! Originally posted here.
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Seiko 3-in-1 Pocket Computer System
The above advert is from 1985. It is so remarkably awful and fantastic at the same time. What a time to be alive… Original tweet.
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McGST Podcast Episode 6 (Apple’s house of cards)
A quick episode exploring Apple’s recent App Store troubles and in particular the developments concerning the WordPress app. Music by Tom Munch (tommunch.com) And then the following happened after I recorded the episode. Confusing… I have left the episode up… Read More ›
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High Score
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life… More here. A decent series so far, as the review below states. In isolation, High Score has some… Read More ›
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