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• The Motocompo XL bike concept

  By Shaun on October 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  So, what would a Motocompo on steroids and muscle be like? Shedding away its sweet character for a hotter version of itself – undeniable metamorphosis and rising like a phoenix from the ashes of time. This metaphoric vision is soulfully… Read More ›

• iPhone 13 Pro Leather Case with MagSafe review (part 2: after 2 weeks)

  By Shaun on October 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  You probably know what to expect from an Apple case by now and the soft internal lining is the final part of the case that makes it what it is. It will patina over time to add some extra personality… Read More ›

• 20 years of the iPod (a prototype)

  By Shaun on October 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Now, there are a lot of mysteries in the Panic Archives (it’s a closet) but by far one of the most mysterious is what you’re seeing for the first time today: an original early iPod prototype… More here. Some excellent… Read More ›

• A new NHS crisis

  By Shaun on October 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This week, in the first national Covid press conference to be held in five weeks, the Health Secretary Sajid Javid looked the population in the eye and claimed: “We are a lot closer to normal than we were a few… Read More ›

• hothouse gullibility flowers

  By Shaun on October 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I find these thought experiments infuriating when they are used as examples of people’s “irrationality”. It’s akin to economists thinking people are irrational for preferring receiving ten dollars now vs thirty dollars a year from now. In an uncertain world,… Read More ›

• Is This Why the Apple Watch Series 7 Was Delayed?

  By Shaun on October 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Excellent teardown as ever from iFixIt. The similarities between the 6 and 7 are obvious right from the start and I remain as convinced as ever that this was not the device Apple wanted to release this year. More from… Read More ›

• The draft Online Safety Bill

  By Shaun on October 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  As readers of my personal blog, or people who know me, will probably be aware, I’m a proponent, and user, of Free and open source software. And this got me thinking: how would the draft Online Safety Bill affect the… Read More ›

• The original 1851 reviews of Moby-Dick

  By Shaun on October 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “To convey an adequate idea of a book of such various merits as that which the author of Typee and Omoo has here placed before the reading public, is impossible in the scope of a review. High philosophy, liberal feeling,… Read More ›

• Technology is being used to drive centralised control methods for both companies and countries

  By Shaun on October 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Hey, I caught your podcast. Brilliantly expressed, and I’m honored that my email inspired you to think and share about the topic! Your comments gave me a new perspective also, and has me thinking, especially about the relationship of all… Read More ›

• The last days inside Trailer 83

  By Shaun on October 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Nearly a hundred families lived at the site at one point, but one by one they had been moving away until on this day in September only a handful were left. Mike’s trailer was at the farthest end. There were… Read More ›