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Mini Metro
Mini Metro is a minimalist subway simulation game about designing efficient subway networks. The player must constantly redesign their line layout to meet the needs of a rapidly-growing city… More here. This game looks like great fun for the current… Read More ›
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1970s Moulinex Electric Carving Knife review
Over Christmas, my mother-in-law started to cut up some meat and was using the appliance above. It’s a Moulinex Electric Carving Knife which my mother also used when I was a child. It turns out that my mother-in-law uses it all… Read More ›
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Samsung’s fire woes didn’t benefit Apple
Analysts say that device activations show that Apple wasn’t able to capitalise on the dramatic recall of Samsung’s Note 7. Despite the damage done to Samsung’s reputation, and the opportunity that created for Apple to persuade owners to switch platform,… Read More ›
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When stupid people complain too loudly
One woman just received a big lesson on how NOT to treat photographers, and one photographer is being praised for how she handled an extremely difficult client. It all started when the woman published her private conversation and dispute with… Read More ›
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A fractal analysis of neurological changes in seven artists
The notion that artistic capability increases with dementia is both novel and largely unsupported by available literature. Recent research has suggested an emergence of artistic capabilities to be a by-product of involuntary behaviour seen with dementia, as opposed to a… Read More ›
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You look after it for the next generation…
Talk to someone who knows nothing about watches and within 60 seconds you’ll no doubt be asked about “that brand” with the “you know … you look after it for the next generation” advertising campaign. Patek Philippe has been using… Read More ›
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This Is How I Work
The company now known as Basecamp was founded 17 years ago by Jason Fried, Carlos Segura, and Ernest Kim. Originally called 37signals and involved with various types of web design and development—including products like Campfire as well as what became… Read More ›
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Philips ActionFit SHQ6500 wireless earbuds in an AirPods world (review)
In a world where the Apple AirPods exist, the most Apple product in years, it is possible boom time for competitors or the end of the road. The fact is that the AirPods are actually not expensive when you look… Read More ›
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drive space and network speeds have flatlined?
Hard drives ain’t getting bigger, the right side of that line is flat. Compare that to Komorowski’s 2009 post, when things were a bit more rosy… I’m feeling this now because I’m been looking for an excuse to replace my… Read More ›
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An entire life repairing cameras
That’s a lot of camera fixing expertise.
McGST 