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• In 2015, 20 Americans were killed by terrorists and 21 toddlers accidentally killed themselves with guns

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Powerful from Peter Daou. I don’t ever want to make this a political blog, but never in my life has any political decision in the West disturbed me more than this executive order. The way it has been pushed through… Read More ›

• Why are the legends winning in tennis again?

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

    Back in 2002, the big servers suddenly disappeared at Wimbledon. Everything was slowed down and we saw a massive change in the game which suited those who played with skill over power, arguably one that suited the younger players…. Read More ›

• What is the Doomsday Clock?

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The Doomsday Clock has just been updated. At two-and-a-half minutes to midnight, it is now the closest it has been to the apocalypse since the first tests of the hydrogen bomb in 1953. The reason for the move is pretty… Read More ›

• My first 3 months on the iMessage App Store

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  After WWDC 2016, I wanted to launch an iMessage app and I had the idea to automatically create GIFs from already existing photos, basically one tap to share a GIF from inside iMessage (Momento)… …As you can see the iMessage… Read More ›

• Are you following James Blunt?

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  With his unique mix of brutal self-deprecation, even more brutal comebacks, and gloriously filthy ripostes, James Blunt has a Twitter game that contrasts spectacularly with his gentle song lyrics… More at Mashable. He is not the best singer in the… Read More ›

• The best clock ever

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Here’s a clock my brother-in-law got us a few years ago. I think the sentiment is right on. Bob

• 67 days spent photographing a very tall tree

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We spent 67 days documenting one of these trees in the Styx Valley for The Tree Projects. The time was spent finding the tree (an 84-meter-one called “Gandalf’s Staff”), setting the lines, setting up the cameras, shooting the photos, and… Read More ›

• Who invented Monopoly?

  By Shaun on January 27, 2017 • ( 1 )

  I love Monopoly and likely because it can become completely hateful if a game goes on forever.

• A long time…

  By Shaun on January 27, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Excuse the self-indulgent article, but my daughter became a teenager yesterday and it dawned on me that I had put up a quick post 13 years ago after her birth. It seems crazy to me that I have been doing this… Read More ›

• QuadroSync: a virtual Touch Bar

  By Shaun on January 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you probably heard something about the latest MacBook Pro and its acclaimed Touch Bar. For lizards (who actually live under rocks), just know that Apple recently released… Read More ›