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A 101-year-old TidBITS Reader
While helping a TidBITS member with a login problem recently, Lauri Reinhardt learned something fascinating. The reader, an amiable gentleman named George Jedenoff, was almost 102 years old. There may be an estimated 72,000 centenarians in the United States, but… Read More ›
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Jaybird Tarah quick review: the best yet?
These were a real surprise. My kids bought me a pair for Fathers Day and I must admit to not expecting a great deal in this price bracket, but boy was I wrong. All I can say is that they… Read More ›
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Reset your bulbs
Apple didn’t make this product.
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What the f*ck is going on in the UK?
Take a look at those numbers above. Tory party members are so obsessed with getting Brexit that they don’t care about anything else, apart from their views of the Labour Party that don’t seem to have changed since the 1970’s…. Read More ›
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THE NIB
I was pointed to this article via Apple News yesterday and was surprised at how impressively it displays on my iPhone. If you have an iPhone and access to Apple News take a look at it. The story may not… Read More ›
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The traditional mobile industry is on life support
One analyst said the division was “on life support” in an “evolving” mobile market. It has suffered because people are renewing their handsets less often and demand for mobile contracts is down. Last year, it announced the closure of 92… Read More ›
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The Rise of Patina
In other words, before vintage watches started carrying more substantial values, the whole point was to buy what you liked and put no thought into the rest of it. With this basic mindset in place, it is definitely understandable that… Read More ›
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The Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional
All of the watches were pressure tested at Triton Sub’s facility in Barcelona with the attendance of a DNV-GL surveyor. The chosen maximum pressure is equivalent to the depth of the Mariana Trench, but to be extra sure and to… Read More ›
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Don’t lose sleep over sleep tracking
In the case study on orthosomnia, researchers found that patients had been spending excessive time in bed to try to increase their sleep numbers, which may have made their insomnia worse. And they found it difficult to persuade patients to… Read More ›
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Quick things
The latest edition of Wired UK magazine includes a supplement called WiredTime. It’s quite short, but worth a read if you think you will like the actual magazine. Ernest Jones are selling the Rado R22877025 for £720 at the moment… Read More ›
