After spending the past 18 months working from home I have noticed that my digital content consumption has increased dramatically. I haven’t wanted any TV series and only a couple of films, but my podcast listening and news reading has… Read More ›
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scapegoat /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/ noun: scapegoat;
The reality is this: Your local GP is now a shadow of their former self, burnt out, exhausted AND fighting against misinformation and ugly suspicions. Yes, there aren’t enough appointments. This is because everyone chose not to prioritise the NHS… Read More ›
Watches: are they just black and white?
For many of you the subject of watches will be alien and hard to fathom. They likely feel like a strange object for anyone to obsess over while a large proportion of you are happy to obsess over smartphones and… Read More ›
The slow death of the retail game store, and everything else
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 ›
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 ›
