Author Archives
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Houston’s Sky Pool: I couldn’t do that
I don’t think I could do that. Silly I know, but…
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Superstar cities and those left behind
Slowly but surely, my understanding of cities started to evolve. I realized I had been overly optimistic to believe that cities and the creative class could, by themselves, bring forth a better and more inclusive kind of urbanism. Even before… Read More ›
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Teenagers and tech
Last week, I was watching a show called Child Of Our Time which follows children born in the year 2000, the year my son was born, and I was interested to see if he compares to the children featured or… Read More ›
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Your Phone Was Made By Slaves
It’s never a happy moment when you’re shopping for a tombstone. When death comes, it’s the loss that transcends everything else and most tombstones are purchased in a fog of grief. Death is a threshold for the relatives and friends… Read More ›
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$5,660 Apple Mac Pro destroyed by $1,780 PC
The really high-end users need power and speed above everything else. And this is why they are moaning about the current Mac Pro range.
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The Secret Shame of the Cracked Phone
I polled Twitter recently after a rash of complaints about my phone, asking exactly how ashamed I should be of my shattered screen on a scale of 1 to 10. “11,” one friend said. “Ten billion,” known jerk David Pierce… Read More ›
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Espresso spread
If you work 9 to 5, it’s pretty much a given that you simply can’t make it through to midday without sitting over your keyboard with a steaming cup of coffee. Well, now someone has made the morning rush to… Read More ›
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Samsung: We no longer produce and sell digital cameras
“We no longer produce and sell digital cameras,” said a Samsung official on condition of anonymity. “But we will create a new camera product category to continue the business.” The new category may include cameras for smartphones and other mobile… Read More ›
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Timex: the best value watch you can buy?
Some of us have always known Timex to be, in cultural terms, the best watch money can buy. Historically, the brand has stood for no-nonsense, all-American classicism, offering an escape from the status-watch game. George W. Bush wore one as… Read More ›
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This is where TomTom goes wrong
TomTom Traffic is the best by far, until it isn’t. The breakdown of the service is happening too much these days, and don’t even get me started on GO Mobile. How can you have something so good and screw it… Read More ›
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