Author Archives
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Ray Wilson
Of the nine surviving members of the ’66 World Cup final team, three have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The others are Peters, 73, and Nobby Stiles, 74. The Wilson family support ‘Team Dementia Friends’, a campaign promoted by Alzheimer’s Society… Read More ›
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Rare Optical Illusion
Last Saturday, Andre Poineau had a feeling there would be a good, hard freeze at his cottage along the shores of Lake Charlevoix near Boyne City, Michigan. But when he went down to the house to have a look the… Read More ›
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A Bad Lip Reading of Donald Trump’s Inauguration
Now I know what the internet is for.
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reMarkable. I want!
Pen and paper are our simplest yet most powerful tools of creation. Its tactility and immediate response makes it natural, intuitive, almost like an extension of our body. In the digital world it’s difficult to replicate that experience. Attention to… Read More ›
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Modular Band Links
The patent describes a band made of a series of modular links containing electronic components, which are attached to each other using a flexible conductive material. A number of possible uses are mentioned for the linked design, including batteries, speakers,… Read More ›
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Interviews with dead historical figures
Vonnegut’s roster of afterlife interviewees included personages he personally admired such as Eugene Debs (listen), Isaac Newton (listen), and Clarence Darrow (listen), as well as historical villains like James Earl Ray (listen) and Adolf Hitler (listen). Other of the dead… Read More ›
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ASUS 90MB0QY1-M0EAY0 Tinker Board
The Tinker Board features a fast on-board processor to increase its operational speed. It also features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities to enhance the functionality to allow connection to a variety of wireless networks. • Quad core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 CPU… Read More ›
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Re-telling The Time
The 10:11 clock’s beauty lies in the fact that it takes the most simple function of a product and flips it, without making the product useless. The clock is still absolutely useful, but it’s confusing because it breaks a habit… Read More ›
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Pixelmator: 80% off
Pixelmator is a powerful, full-featured, layer-based image editor that lets you touch up and enhance images, sketch and paint, as well as create advanced image compositions on iPad and iPhone alike. Pixelmator has everything you need — whether you’re a… Read More ›
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Replica watches: good or bad?
Replica watches are big business, huge, and the debate continues as to if they are a good or a bad thing. Approximately, one million counterfeit Swiss watches were seized in 2016, and the same number of internet advertisements for them… Read More ›