Author Archives
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A $3,000 quartz watch? Yes baby.
Unlike most standard quartz movements that are accurate to about 15 seconds per month, the 9F movements are accurate to 10 seconds per year. The movement is designed with extra torque so that larger, more impressive hands can be used…. Read More ›
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Creepy clowns are just real-life trolls
Police across England have been called to dozens of incidents in which pranksters dress as “creepy clowns” to deliberately scare people. The culprits are said to be following a trend that started in the US. A 30-year-old man was arrested… Read More ›
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Who is winning in Android? Nobody…
The recent mess that Samsung created with the Note 7 is not going to go away any time soon and so it is likely that the phone, and possibly the Note brand, will be extinguished to be never seen again…. Read More ›
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The woman sporting an iPhone 3 and a 2009 MacBook Pro
No, the only real response – the true techie’s response – is to learn how to make one’s phone last as many years as possible. Instead of buying our way out of obsolescence, we program, adapt, and workaround. What makes… Read More ›
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Bottled water
The bottled water industry almost collapsed as a result. In the past, buying clean water had been a necessity for the rich (the poor simply endured centuries of bad drinking water, and often died from the experience). Now it was… Read More ›
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What is anxiety?
Oh wow, that is a perfect definition, it really is. The original tweet is here.
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“I had to pay $39.35 to hold my baby after he was born.”
Holding your newborn baby for the first time is said to be one of life’s most precious moments. But how would you feel if you were charged for the privilege? That was the experience of Lidia and Ryan Grassley, whose… Read More ›
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De Niro wants to punch Trump in the face
Powerful just doesn’t cover it.
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Samsung needs to scrap the Note 7
“Sprint is working collaboratively with Samsung to better understand the most recent concerns regarding replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is also investigating the Note 7 replacement device. At this time, CPSC has not… Read More ›
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Glorious Bokeh
Much has been made of the Bokeh effect in the iPhone 7 plus, but the video above shows what Bokeh can look like on a real camera. It takes the idea to the limit and the way the background melts… Read More ›
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