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• The Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1: cooler than most other cars on the road?

  By Shaun on September 7, 2021

  I ended up stopped next to a Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 over the weekend and my word it was a vision! It was small, very small compared to most cars of today, but was in near perfect condition and it… Read More ›

• iPod Classic 2021 (a compromise?)

  By Shaun on September 7, 2021

  The cool concept is a spitting image of the iPhone 12 Pro unique design highlighted by the shimmering metal stainless steel body and the flat sides with contoured edges. Talk of the Apple’s MP3 player and how one could forget… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 75 (Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit Brexit…)

  By Shaun on September 6, 2021

  If you are looking for a happy and cheery podcast episode to listen to you may want to avoid this one. We found ourselves falling down a rabbit hole and we struggled to get out of it, but alas everything… Read More ›

• Why are hyperlinks blue?

  By Shaun on September 6, 2021

  The internet has ingrained itself into every aspect of our lives, but there’s one aspect of the digital world that I bet you take for granted. Did you ever notice that many links, specifically hyperlinks, are blue? When a co-worker… Read More ›

• WFH coming to an end

  By Shaun on September 6, 2021

  One of the joys of the past 18 months of working from home was the chance, every single day, to swing open the fridge and come up with new, dynamic and exciting ideas for lunch. SAID ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, EVER…. Read More ›

• The Citizen CZ Smartwatch was a quick shortcut for the brand, and it has failed

  By Shaun on September 5, 2021

  Citizen is a superb watch brand, one of the very best in terms of reliability for the price. It may not be cool and it may not be viewed as luxury by many, but if you buy a Citizen watch… Read More ›

• I am ashamed to live in a nation that elected this government

  By Shaun on September 5, 2021

  Interviewer Antonello Guerrera also asked Mantel about Johnson, and whether she agreed “that he has a much more complicated personality than the stereotyped ‘Brexiter/buffoon/etc’”. Mantel, who attracted criticism for her story on a previous prime minister, The Assassination of Margaret… Read More ›

• Nanoscape

  By Shaun on September 5, 2021

  Our understanding of cellular and structural biology has reached unprecedented levels of detail, and computer visualisation techniques can be used to create three-dimensional (3D) representations of cells and their environment that are useful in both teaching and research. However, extracting… Read More ›

• The Polaroid Now+

  By Shaun on September 4, 2021

  Polaroid is, once again, at a crossroads. It famously survived the death of celluloid film cameras as everyone pivoted to digital media, and somehow managed to remain a relevant product even as smartphone cameras became more and more popular, but… Read More ›

• Apple Watch series 7: a tiny massive difference

  By Shaun on September 4, 2021

  We now know that the display on the 45mm Apple Watch Series 7 will be 396 x 484 pixels and 1.9″ on the diagonal. We can surmise that the bezels of the new watch will be ever so slightly thinner,… Read More ›

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