I wrote about the AirPods Pro and the sense that they made me dizzy with noise cancellation on some time back, and now I can confirm that it definitely happens. A week ago I found myself feeling dizzy and verging… Read More ›
Health
1 in 100,000 will die…
Of the 164 million vaccinated Americans, less than 0.1% have been infected with the coronavirus, and 0.001% have died, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: While “breakthrough cases” have been getting some… Read More ›
Anyone can be brought to their knees by mental health
Tyson Fury is used to having to fight his corner, both in and outside the boxing ring. After scrapping his way to become undefeated heavyweight champion of the world in 2015, he fell into a well-publicised battle with his mental… Read More ›
If Simone Biles had a leg injury it would all be fine…
I won’t write a post about Simone Biles because I don’t need to. I can simply point to If Naomi Osaka had a stutter it would all be fine… which I wrote a while back. Naomi and Simone are showing… Read More ›
I’m sorry, but it’s too late
“One of the last things they do before they’re intubated is beg me for the vaccine. I hold their hand and tell them that I’m sorry, but it’s too late.” More here. I know far too many people who will… Read More ›
Fall Asleep In Minutes
Relax your entire face, including all the muscles and your tongue, from your jaw to inside your mouth. It can be easier to tense them all up first and then let go.Drop your shoulders to release any tension and allow… Read More ›
Site update, masks (again) and the beautiful game
I have been checking out Squarespace again as the costs for WordPress were too high to make the site worthwhile and I have been on quite a journey. A short and brutal journey, but one which threw up a few… Read More ›
Our understanding of “long COVID”
For this preliminary entry to the long COVID discourse, researchers in the JAMA study isolated 875 subjects from the health monitor-wearing database (all of whom wear Fitbits), and compared those who had tested positive with COVID to those who had… Read More ›
Why I’m Never Tired
00:00 Intro00:17 Keep a Kindle on the nightstand01:04 Get a physical alarm clock01:45 No caffeine after 2 PM02:28 Get blackout curtains03:00 Optimal sleeping temperature03:43 The pilot’s strategy for falling asleep It may be an advert for a service, but some… Read More ›
From f*cking useless to f*cking dangerous
Johnson called his previous health secretary ‘f*cking useless’ and he may have had a point, but he seems to prefer dangerous these days. Johnson will today announce that ‘legal restrictions on face masks will be dropped to let people “exercise… Read More ›
McGST 