Author Archives
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Physical privacy matters
If you’ve ever worried about the privacy of your sensitive data when seeking a computer or phone repair, a new study suggests you have good reason. It found that privacy violations occurred at least 50 percent of the time, not… Read More ›
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Clinging on to old tech
It took me three weeks to save up £60 to buy my first secondhand video player in 1981. Now I’ve got seven players and more than 6,000 VHS tapes which I’ve collected over the years. Although I do use Netflix,… Read More ›
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Social networks can be controlled by any one person
The recent fuss over Elon Musk and his silly management of Twitter has led many to claim that he will ruin the experience by allowing anyone to say whatever they like. It could well be true that he will potentially… Read More ›
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Now we realise why we love Twitter
Musk appears to be doing everything he can to undermine the reputation that Twitter has built up and it is hard to work out why he spent $44 billion on it. From mass layoffs to treating staff badly to a… Read More ›
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Quake on Apple Watch
Silly, unnecessary and nothing but a gimmick. But you have to love it and imagine even believing this would be possible if you were playing the game back in the day.
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A new 5 foot LEGO model
More than 10,000 pieces in the Eiffel Tower will keep you busy for some time and I suspect the build will be a fun process despite the similarity of most of the bricks. Where LEGO needs to be careful is… Read More ›
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It was so worth it
A surprisingly brilliant new video (below) for an old song that never got the credit it deserved because it was tucked at the end of one of Queen’s lesser revered albums. Personally, I thought The Miracle was a superb album… Read More ›
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How many people were on earth on the day you were born?
Just a hundred years ago the world’s population had yet to reach two billion, a fourth of the almost 8 billion people on Earth today. So where do you fit? Click here to see your number. You need to enter… Read More ›
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The Grand Seiko Omiwatari SBGY013 Spring Drive
Not knowing the story does not make this Omiwatari watch any less attractive, though. The SBGY013 comes in a stainless steel round 38.5 mm case, 43,7 mm lug-to-lug width with a sleek 10.2 mm thickness. All the Omiwatari’s surfaces are… Read More ›
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When phones designers went crazy
An excellent thread. There was a time when phone companies did everything they could to make something new and innovative, to the point that a decent percentage had no practical sense in their designs at all.
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