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• What He Left Behind

  By Shaun on January 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  We studied each other, silent. His eyes were a deep smoky blue, the darkness of them promising the stained glass brown they would become. He stared back at me, unblinking and somber. He never cried about being born — it… Read More ›

• The Brady Heywood Podcast

  By Shaun on January 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Join forensic engineer Sean Brady as he discusses engineering failures and disasters. Sean examines both the technical and human causes of failure, explores failures in a range of professions, and talks about why our decision making is not nearly as… Read More ›

• 9 body parts you don’t need

  By Shaun on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  If you rest the back of your wrist on a table and connect your thumb to your pinky, you may see a band of muscle pop up on your wrist. That is a vestigial muscle called the palmaris longus. Amir… Read More ›

• No buttons, no ports, no jacks, no grilles

  By Shaun on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  In fact, except for two tiny microphone holes on the bottom of the phone and the cameras on the back, this is a perfectly clean slab made of glass and glossy black ceramic that sandwiches the electronics and a 5.99-inch… Read More ›

• A $600 fix for a $6 cable

  By Shaun on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  The problem for MacBook Pro owners is that, thanks to Apple making the flex cable part of the screen during manufacturing, it’s not possible to fix just the cable. Instead, it requires a whole new display unit, turning a $6… Read More ›

• I want a parrot

  By Shaun on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Strong language warning! Very funny though.

• The typo that led a man to a stranger’s stag party

  By Shaun on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  The email, titled Angelo’s bachelor party, had been intended for a small group of friends. It set out the details of an upcoming ski trip to Vermont, to “send Angelo off” into married life. Will doesn’t know anyone called Angelo…. Read More ›

• The same red cabin

  By Shaun on January 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  It was in August 2013 that I by accident stumbled upon the red cabin and its surrounding lake. I assume the location has been photographed before my first attempts at capturing its inherent beauty and charm… More here. Same place,… Read More ›

• I Fought Apple and Won

  By Shaun on January 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  I continued the conversation with the store duty manager and she said the best she can do is take 25% off the replacement handset price of AUD$800 (or close to it). I was not about to pay an additional $600… Read More ›

• The Best Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Headphones

  By Shaun on January 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  The journey was prompted by my own desire to replace an aging pair of wired Bose QuietComfort 25s with something new. That pair has travelled with me around the world without missing a beat, so its replacement had big shoes… Read More ›