We remember the format wars in the vein of “Two men enter; one man leaves.” Think VHS vs. Betamax, or HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray. But in the cracks in between, some media formats came and went with hardly any notice, or… Read More ›
Articles
Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are running our lives (here we go again…)
It’s possible that this entire day is delineated by a handful of technology companies. Google Home wakes you up in the morning and later, Google recommends a lunch spot – it even gives you live information on how busy it… Read More ›
I credit Google with the biggest game changer…
Could you be more specific about what Amazon and Google and Samsung and others have done though, since say 2010? Amazon changed the face of retail in the same way Sears Roebuck did a century ago, but they’re still stuck… Read More ›
The Internet Isn’t Tearing Us Apart?
Stormfront members are not whom I would have guessed. They tend to be young, at least according to self-reported birth dates. The most common age at which people join the site is nineteen. And four times more nineteen-year-olds sign up… Read More ›
An enormous entitlement in the tax code props up home prices
Two years ago, the couple bought a new home. Set on a half-acre lot that backs up to conservation land in Milton, Mass., the 2,350-square-foot split-level has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, an open-concept kitchen and dining area, a finished basement,… Read More ›
Bees contribute more than $153 billion to the world’s economy every year
These secrets sit on the roofs of downtown Durham’s old tobacco warehouses — now restaurants, lofts, and tech startups. The secrets buzz through fields behind the largest research park in the country, through community gardens and schoolyards. These secrets are… Read More ›
That Galaxy S8 screen
I got a few minutes over the weekend with the Galaxy S8 and I was impressed. It wasn’t an amazing experience because many of the classic ’Samsung’ annoyances remain such as childish icons and an interface that needs some serious… Read More ›
A good enough dash cam
After much pondering I decided to buy a dash cam, and I chose to go for a very cheap option because I do not get excited by such things. My choice was a Nextbase 112 which I picked up for £39… Read More ›
The mess that is Windows and Android
I was discussing Apple with a friend yesterday who laughed at the fact I had an iPhone on the table in the pub and an Apple Watch on my wrist. He, like so many people I know, believes that Apple… Read More ›
The Amateur Cloud Society That (Sort Of) Rattled the Scientific Community
Clouds. It was a bizarre preoccupation, perhaps even a frivolous one, but he didn’t resist it. He went with it, as he often does, despite not having a specific goal or even a general direction in mind; he likes to… Read More ›
McGST 