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 ›
Articles
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 ›
How real are your stats? Part 2: health
Health stats are becoming more important as time passes and we are starting to see devices grow in popularity that focus on your overall health. Whoop is one example and so is Oura, but are these products focussing on health… Read More ›
How real are your stats? Part 1: fitness
Since moving to the Amazfit Helio Strap, which I wear on my bicep, I have noticed a few things that have made me question my fitness tracking over the past decade. So much time has been spent looking at numbers,… Read More ›
I like things that work
The title sounds obvious doesn’t it, but it is not something that everyone considers when purchasing a new product. It is easy to become consumed by the features, the design or the hype and to through your money down for… Read More ›
Starting to understand minimalism
I am not a fan of going the full minimalist route that you see touted all over YouTube and by people who are, I presume, mostly vegan. It often comes over as doing it because it is cool or retro,… Read More ›
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