He explained all this soberly, in the same way other teachers of mine had explained the International Monetary Fund, or certain laws of mathematics: as unshakable pieces of the universe’s infrastructure that any thinking person had to learn about eventually…. Read More ›
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
How did this captain know—from 50 feet away—what the father couldn’t recognize from just 10? Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. The captain was trained to recognize drowning by experts and years of… Read More ›
We are just a little bit broken
Just over a week later, into early April, Pearse describes a worsening situation. “More patients are dying than expected. Normally, as an intensive care doctor, I would expect to save the lives of two out of every three people, but… Read More ›
The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan
The preparations turned Tokyo into a citywide construction site. The author Robert Whiting, who was stationed with the U.S. Air Force in Tokyo in 1962, describes the pile drivers and jackhammers that delivered an “overwhelming assault on the senses.” Pedestrians… Read More ›
Is the watch industry being gamed again? (Rolex Explorer 14270)
Something weird has happened, there are zero Rolex Explorer 14270s on Chrono24 and there is only 1 on eBay. Who has bought all the Explorers? Adrian (above) explains how strange it is that the pre-owned Explorer 14270s have seemingly disappeared… Read More ›
Oh God, they want us all to die
Months of sustained protest followed, and Hong Kong was haunted by scenes of violence in the streets, at the airport, and on the MTR (the city’s metro). Protesters initially had set out to derail an extradition bill that would allow… Read More ›
I Miss My Sharp Personal Organizer
It explains why I absolutely had to have a personal organizer that opened like a laptop to reveal a screen on the top and a full QWERTY keyboard on the bottom, despite it being far too small to actually use… Read More ›
Apple everything
I have found myself using Apple for literally everything tech these days. One thing led to another, to another, and so on to the point that I only just realised what happened. iOS 14 beta offers basic widgets which cannot… Read More ›
Could your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect early COVID-19 symptoms?
Stanford researchers are among several groups examining whether wearable fitness devices such as the Fitbit or Apple Watch can provide an early warning. Snyder’s team enrolled 5,000 people in the study and studied historical smartwatch data from 31 users who… Read More ›
Where Will Everyone Go?
Even as hundreds of thousands of Guatemalans fled north toward the United States in recent years, in Jorge’s region — a state called Alta Verapaz, where precipitous mountains covered in coffee plantations and dense, dry forest give way to broader… Read More ›
