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She was the daughter of a U.S. spy, an exile from Burma, a flight attendant in a war zone, and half of an epic love story. But how much of that was true?

By Shaun on June 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

Disorder, the result of World War II’s aftermath and simmering interethnic conflict, had afflicted Burma for as long as Paula could remember. Consequences were visible: People displaced from the countryside lived in shantytowns along Rangoon’s fringes. In 1962, the situation… Read More ›

2017

By Shaun on June 2, 2017 • ( 6 )

The car above is, despite the awful American design, symptomatic of what is to come. It offers a decent range, is well priced and could do an awful lot for electric vehicles. At some point it feels inevitable that electric… Read More ›

Unfreed

By Shaun on June 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

Jasmine came to see him right away. They stared at each other for what seemed like an hour. She said he looked weird. He was thinner, his long hair cut short. But he could not be denied now, standing there… Read More ›

A fairly easy decision

By Shaun on May 31, 2017 • ( 1 )

I’ve never been owned an iPhone nor a Mac, simply because the upfront cost has been too high. But if I had the money in hand it would actually make more financial sense than it appears to at first sight:… Read More ›

What happens to your identity when you don’t speak to anyone for 27 years?

By Shaun on May 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

Candy! Always good. Ten rolls of Smarties, stuffed in a pocket. Then, into his backpack, a bag of marshmallows, two tubs of ground coffee, some Humpty Dumpty potato chips. Burgers and bacon were in the locked freezer. On a previous… Read More ›

The Thieves Who Steal Sunken Warships

By Shaun on May 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

The team’s search for other battle casualties in the area was no less haunting. USS Perch, a 300-foot-long American submarine, was gone. So were two British ships—the 329-foot HMS Encounter and the 574-foot Exeter. Another, the 329-foot HMS Electra, had… Read More ›

Called Apple Support, wish I hadn’t

By Shaun on May 25, 2017 • ( 3 )

Over the past 2 weeks I have been struggling to get in to the App Store or iTunes on my iPhone without having to go to Settings and sign out of my Apple ID. When I sign back in it… Read More ›

Will bikes triumph over cars?

By Shaun on May 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

Bikeshare bikes of the future, according to Dediu, will be outfitted with cameras and sensors, collecting valuable data for cities. When a cyclist rides over a pothole, it can be automatically reported to a city. Cameras on the bicycle will… Read More ›

Apple hasn’t locked me in. I have locked myself in.

By Shaun on May 22, 2017 • ( 3 )

When I looked at the Galaxy S8 recently I was somewhat impressed by what I saw. Ignoring the fact that it is Android and that I am heavily invested in the iPhone, there is no way on earth that I… Read More ›

Music is about the visuals as well in 2017

By Shaun on May 19, 2017 • ( 1 )

I have been using the 3 month free trial to Apple Music that came with my BeatsX headphones over the past week despite using Amazon Music for the past 6 months. Surprisingly, I am finding the Apple Music much more… Read More ›