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Withings ScanWatch review
While it has the good looks of a classic watch, it has the ability to serve as a clinically validated electrocardiogram, capture blood oxygen measurements, measure breathing frequency while sleeping, track your heart rate, and more, all while lasting about… Read More ›
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Mixed feelings about Peterson
I do have mixed feelings about Peterson. Some of his ideas are good, others are a kind of loathsome (and a few are based on pretty sketchy science) I did read that one book of his. So, my main problem… Read More ›
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It is a three dose vaccine
The above was tweeted here and it highlights that we basically need a three dose vaccine to get through the Winter. Call it a booster if you like, but the red lines tell you everything you need to know.
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Apple’s Self Service Repair Program
Apple notes the program will begin with the most commonly repaired parts for the iPhone, which include the display, battery, and camera. Interestingly, the company recently came under fire for an iPhone 13 design that disabled FaceID if the user… Read More ›
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Qualcomm’s answer to Apple Silicon is coming… at some point
And most of the PCs with Qualcomm chips released to date have been significantly slower than similarly-priced models with Intel or AMD chips. But Qualcomm says that could change with its next-gen chips, which the company says are expected to… Read More ›
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BBC Micro Elite source code
It covers the original BBC Micro cassette version, the enhanced BBC Micro disc version, the super-fast 6502 Second Processor version, the flicker-free BBC Master version and the cut-down Acorn Electron version, all of which were written by Ian Bell and… Read More ›
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Unexpected Truth
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian professor of psychology, clinical psychologist, YouTube personality, and author. Jordan Peterson began to receive widespread attention in the late 2010s for his views on cultural and political issues, often described as conservative. Jordan Peterson’s life… Read More ›
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Quartz is being squeezed and Fossil is truly f*cked
Excuse the language in the title, but I liked the alliteration. Fossil is at the height of the modern watch industry demise because of the brands it is responsible for. Currently Fossil builds watches under the Fossil, Relic, Michele Watch,… Read More ›
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Impressions of the pine64 PineTime smartwatch
An open source smartwatch. For $27. A basic Casio is $13.50 – can you really buy a smartwatch for the price of two of them? tl;dr: yes. And bloomin’ impressive it is too… More here. Hard to argue with the… Read More ›
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COP26: just words…
Lots of words came from COP26, but not so much substance. This could be the time we look back on with the most regret.
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