When I was a kid, buying video games was an incredibly stressful process. In the late ’80s, I was too young to buy magazines to find out what games deserved my hard-earned pocket-money. So, in an experience all too familiar… Read More ›
Articles
Is 5G worth the battery?
I was quite impressed with the top left number above yesterday as I waited in a queue to buy a coffee. The top right number, however, is concerning and maybe highlights some of the issues trying to use 5G brings… Read More ›
Korea’s China Collapse
Hyundai China Sales2017: 1.1 million2021: 395,000 (f) Kia China Sales2017: 650,0002021: 230,000 (f) A very interesting article which highlights just how tough it is to do business in China.
Nothing about freedom turned out as he expected
Adolfo was in his early twenties when he started writing the letters. He had a boyish smile, a light mustache, and a disarming charisma that could fold into stillness when he felt like being alone. In 1993, at the age… Read More ›
They wore masks, the owner asked them to leave
A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant kicked them out for wearing face masks, which they say they wore to protect their immunocompromised 4-month-old son. Natalie Wester… Read More ›
An Uber is worse for the climate than driving in your own car
In terms of carbon footprint, and although ride-share vehicles are typically newer and more fuel-efficient than the average passenger vehicle, per-trip emissions from ride-share vehicles were about 20% higher than those in personal vehicles. The main reason for the difference… Read More ›
Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police.
Lately, delivery workers have found safety in numbers. On a humid July night, his last dinner orders complete, Cesar Solano, a lanky and serious 19-year-old from Guerrero, Mexico, rode his heavy electric bike onto the sidewalk at 125th Street and… Read More ›
Thank you Sir Clive
It is hard to imagine just how much of a boost Sir Clive Sinclair gave the tech industry back in the day. He will of course be remembered for the quirky ZX Spectrum, a computer that was hard to ignore…. Read More ›
A New Nurse Struggles / Sorry Antivaxxer
I saw my name followed by “RN” for the first time on July 27, 2020. The next day, my instructor, or preceptor, and I were assigned to the COVID intensive care unit at our hospital in Nashville, Tenn. I read… Read More ›
Recovering lost software
At the beginning of the home computer revolution, the humble compact cassette was far and away the most popular choice for microcomputer data storage, especially on the European continent. As a volunteer at the Museum of Computing, [Keith] was instrumental… Read More ›
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