Author Archives
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The medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’
Nearly 300 years later, in the early 1990s, the historian Roger Ekirch walked through the arched entranceway to the Public Record Office in London – an imposing gothic building that housed the UK’s National Archives from 1838 until 2003. There,… Read More ›
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The time that I broke Covid rules
This is a wonderful thread which explains how rules can be broken for the right reason. The reality is that every single person on the planet has broken a Covid rule, either accidentally or on one occasion, but the problem… Read More ›
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You can’t replace the feel of turning a real page
That trend undermines the tech companies’ seductive promises that apps and platforms will always and inevitably eclipse physical objects. The unexpected triumph of printed books – partly a result of their enhanced design values – proves that not all upgrades… Read More ›
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Anne E Currie’s “Panopticon” series, books 1 and 2 reviewed
The books are set in the relatively near future – 2025 onwards – and revolve around three key events: the creation of the Panopticon, the all-seeing surveillance state, which some love and some hate. Crime is almost – but not… Read More ›
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How to avoid a narcissist
According to Erin Leonard, a practising psychotherapist, understanding the interplay between emotionally intelligent qualities and narcissistic tendencies at various stages in a relationship may help us to be able to see a toxic or abusive dynamic more quickly… More here…. Read More ›
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iOS Music Player Showcase
There’s new and exciting developments every year in the realm of iOS third-party music players, and 2021 was no exception. While 2019 enjoyed an explosion of new players like Power Player and Albums that through time came to lead the… Read More ›
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Dad of the year builds his son a wooden Rolls Royce
Hopefully the videos recording the process of wood carving and crafting from wood will be useful and entertaining for you. I like to use wood from discarded trees, not precious woods from the forest. Amazing.
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5 reasons to wear a watch
It’s time for you to save your smartwatches for your morning runs and use a classic machine for the rest of the afternoons. Men ‘s watches are, beyond a useful tool, a symbol of status and style wherever we go…. Read More ›
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The Fitbit Charge 5 is good, but inconsistent
So far I must say that the Fitbit Charge 5 is a decent fitness tracker in terms of the hardware design. The screen is responsive which is unusual for Fitbit devices and also visible, in a good way, in most… Read More ›
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Testing the Fitbit Charge 5: not the best of starts
I have been testing the Fitbit Charge 5 and after 1 day I am already struggling. My experience with Fitbit has note historically been one where I have a lot of faith in the hardware, but this is a strange… Read More ›
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