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Millennials vs Boomers vs Covid
The above is so much my experience. The absolute certainty that they know best while the younger generation appears to hold all of the compassion and sensibilities.
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Walking May Be Just As Good For Your Heart As Running
So one way to think about this is that running and walking will both get you to your baseline cardio fitness goals, but running will just do so faster. Right now, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that adults get… Read More ›
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Apple’s AirTag problem
“So something kinda terrifying happened to me last night— someone attached an Apple AirTag to the underside of my front wheel well while I was inside a bar,” Jeana tweeted Saturday morning… More here. That is scary to say the… Read More ›
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Early Smartwatch Attempts that were ‘not’ dumb
Companies have been trying to smarten up watches for more than 40 years now. It started with a move to digital numeric displays, then was followed by an avalanche of questionable features, unorthodox designs, and functionality that was passed off… Read More ›
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The Patek Philippe Advanced Research 5750 Minute Repeater
Usually, amplification of the sound does rely on a flexible diaphragm which like the skin of a drum is attached along its periphery. But here, Patek Philippe created something different… Instead of a membrane, the system for which Patek Philippe… Read More ›
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Why Omicron Is Suddenly Everywhere
Let’s plug in some numbers to show what this means in a specific situation. Suppose, for simplicity’s sake, there are 100 omicron cases today, and that cases are doubling every two days—i.e., every person seems to be infecting two new… Read More ›
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Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive
Necklaces and accessories claiming to “protect” people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive. The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warning about ten products it found gave off harmful ionising radiation…. Read More ›
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iPhone tip #4: enable Back Tap
Go to Settings / Accessibility Tap ‘Touch’ Scroll down and tap ‘Back Tap’ Now tap ‘Single Tap’ or ‘Double Tap’ and then choose an action or app to open When you tap the back of your iPhone 2 or 3… Read More ›
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Download your Twitter archive
You can request a full record and archive of all your Twitter activity — all your tweets, photos, followers, and more — by heading to your Account options page on the website or in the app. It might take a… Read More ›
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TickTock – a really weird phone (clock) thing
There are diverse smart features integrated into the 1.3″ sub-screen, with which you can answer incoming calls, check notifications and messages, listen to music, take a selfie with the primary camera, etc. quickly and easily… More here. The physical implementation… Read More ›