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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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The LEGO Story
This book tells the extraordinary story of a global company and a Danish family who for ninety years have defended children’s right to play-and who believe grown-ups, too, should make the time to nurture their inner child. The LEGO Story… Read More ›
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How Timex watches became fashionable again
These were the defining characteristics of Timex watches for men in the 1990s. The once-prestigious American watchmaker had transitioned into a purveyor of dependable but disposable watches sold everywhere from department stores to drug stores. Their function was purely utilitarian,… Read More ›
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The life cycle of a monarch butterfly
We should all know roughly how the evolution of a butterfly comes to be, but it is wonderful to watch the process happen in the above clip. It shows just how amazing the creatures we rarely think about are.
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