One day in late February it happens. I am walking under the skeletal trees and see a thin, grass-like stem protruding from the leaf litter. Along the stem are a few narrow leaves, and at the top is a white… Read More ›
Articles
Buying, selling, is it worth it?
It appears to me that trying to do anything online which involves money is starting to feel risky or at the very least likely to cause frustration. There are eBay, Vinted and other services that have declined greatly over the… Read More ›
The dark side of Apple’s Family Sharing
A mother with court-ordered custody of her children has described how Apple’s Family Sharing feature can be weaponized by a former partner. Apple support staff were unable to assist her when she reported her former partner using the service in controlling and coercive… Read More ›
The Apple Watch series 11 is a real surprise
I got the opportunity to try the Apple Watch series 11 for a week and even though I am not the target audience any more I have been more than surprised by the improvements. The last Apple Watch I owned… Read More ›
10,000 steps a day is a myth, but…
It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a study, published this week, suggested 10,000 steps a day isn’t the health utopia we had all been led to believe. The news that we only had to reach 7,000… Read More ›
Low-end tech, high-end benefits
I am someone who has always believed that paying upfront for quality will save money in the long run. It is rare that a decent long term solution works out well, but now and then it can be the only… Read More ›
Blogging…
Since then, popular blogs have been commercialized; added comment sections and video; migrated to social media platforms; and been subsumed by large media companies. The growth of social media in particular has wiped out a particular kind of blogging that… Read More ›
What happened to coffee shops?
My wife and I had a revelation recently after spending a LOT of money in Costa Coffee over the past decade or so. Prices had crept up over time and a small hot chocolate with a medium decaf cappuccino was… Read More ›
Laika
It’s been 67 years since she was sent into space.People don’t really talk about it anymore — but I think we should.Not because I’m a scientist, but because what happened still matters.Laika wasn’t just a dog in a rocket.She was… Read More ›
A $280 EBay find or a priceless link to JFK?
Bill Anderson was close to 70 when he first spotted the clock. It looked like a ship’s wheel, a kitschy bit of decor you might see at a nautically themed bar. But he was drawn to it because of its… Read More ›
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