Some things give you back a piece of your humanity. A song that finds you at the wrong hour. A film that says the thing you couldn’t. A person who went into the dark and came back still holding onto… Read More ›
Health
London hospital STILL starving severe ME patient
A week after the Canary first reported on the abysmal care of 23-year-old severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) patient Savannah Victora-May, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) continued intransigence is putting her life at risk. Far from stabilising her condition, Savannah, under… Read More ›
There is an app for everything, if you can find it…
I have been searching for an app, or any solution, that would allow me to compare my activity to the resultant ME/CFS symptoms that appear. It is difficult because symptoms are often delayed and so it can be hard to… Read More ›
TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra review (part one)
I decided to take a look at the NXTPAPER 60 Ultra because screens are a particular problem for me. Too much doomscrolling, reading or interacting in any way can lead to the ‘tired but wired’ symptom and affect daytime sleep…. Read More ›
Experts ‘claiming’ not to know
Britain’s soaring sickness bill has left policymakers and economists scratching their heads, with near-record numbers of workers absent on long-term health grounds costing the public purse more than £65.7 billion a year. Some 2.8 million people now claim incapacity and… 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 ›
You need to be bored
Boredom isn’t a bug—it’s a feature. Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks explains why boredom unlocks creativity, activates a powerful brain network, and might even protect you from depression. Learn how the mind wanders—and why that’s a very good thing. Excellent… 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 ›
And the more intensely that the light shone, the darker the shadow it cast
If you have somehow not seen the video below, please watch it all of the way through. It is ridiculously clever, original and hugely stimulating. The last spoken bit hits home because the moments of light really do make the… Read More ›
E(lusive) Ink
I have been searching for an e-ink device that I can use when I want to read books, articles and PDFs, but which can also handle services like email, web browsing and Reddit. Those tasks are all I require now… Read More ›
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