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• An abandoned building, or is it?

  By Shaun on July 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Photographer Felix Hernandez shot this somewhat surreal photo of an abandoned seaside inn, titled “No One Cares.” No, he didn’t come across this building in real life: he made it as a miniature model and shot it on a tabletop…… Read More ›

• Stop quitting apps

  By Shaun on July 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  In fact, apps frozen in the background on iOS unfreeze so quickly that I think it actually helps perpetuate the myth that you should force quit them: if you’re worried that background apps are draining your battery and you see… Read More ›

• Oaxis Inkcase i7, 4.3″ E Ink eReader for iPhone 7

  By Shaun on July 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  InkCase i7 is arguably the best mobile phone case ever made. It brings your iPhone 7 to life in amazingly powerful ways. Relive your best memories with the Customizable Photo Wallpaper. Immerse yourself into the story of your favorite eBooks…. Read More ›

• Frances Gabe and her self-cleaning house

  By Shaun on July 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  For decades, Frances Gabe did not clean her house, nor did anyone clean it for her. Yet for all that time, it was spotless. Ms. Gabe, a once-celebrated inventor who died in obscurity late last year, was the creator, and… Read More ›

• This bulldog sounds like a race car

  By Shaun on July 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Probably the best thing I have ever posted on LIM.

• The Atari 9000

  By Shaun on July 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Gotta love this blast from the past! The ATARI 9000 is a hybridization of vintage fun and new tech that both old-school players and modern gamers will dig! More at YD. Be honest, you would buy that.

• I Can’t Show You How Pink This Pink Is

  By Shaun on July 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  I can show a brighter pink. I can show a more saturated pink. But I can’t show you this pink. Not quite. Well I didn’t know that.

• The Oris Big Crown 1917 And The Staghorn

  By Shaun on July 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The case is completed by a screw-down steel case back with custom engraving – specifically the words ‘Limited Edition’ numbering the piece out of 1917 and the ‘OWC’ (Oris Watch Company) seal. The watch is rated to an adequate 50m… Read More ›

• Pi-Hole

  By Shaun on July 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’ve got a bit of computer knowledge, a Raspberry Pi (or other means of running a server), and a little time of your hands, and want to block many of the ad servers and trackers which watch your browsing… Read More ›

• The battle over ‘net neutrality’

  By Shaun on July 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Net neutrality is the principle that an internet service provider (ISP) should give consumers equal access to all legal content regardless of its source. To put it another way, if the networks which form the bedrock of the internet were… Read More ›