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• Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State

  By Shaun on March 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  On the morning of August 16th, the county police in Koktokay, near the mine in northern China where he was based, summoned him to a meeting. At the police station, officers led Otarbai to a room lined with spongy, yellow… Read More ›

• The search for the perfect watch had to end somewhere

  By Shaun on February 28, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  * Warning: if you are not interested in watches it would be advisable to jump to the next article. If you are interested, I hope you enjoy it * The title sounds like hyperbole and the words of someone who… Read More ›

• NHS GP practice passes into hands of US health insurer

  By Shaun on February 28, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  One of the UK’s biggest GP practice operators has quietly passed into the hands of the US health insurance group Centene Corporation, prompting calls for an official investigation into what campaigners claim is “privatisation of the NHS by stealth”. The… Read More ›

• Zoom fatigue

  By Shaun on February 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Researchers say Zoom fatigue comes down to four primary causes: excessive and intense eye contact, constantly watching video of yourself, the limited mobility of being stuck at your desk and more energy spent identifying social cues you’d pick up on… Read More ›

• “Dr. Lecter, My Name Is Clarice Starling”

  By Shaun on February 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The late Jonathan Demme’s movie was, of course, based on the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris. It’s the story of FBI trainee Clarice Starling, who’s sent to the figurative depths of hell to probe the mind of the refined, if… Read More ›

• Twitter to launch paid ‘super follow’ function

  By Shaun on February 27, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Twitter has announced it will launch a “super follow” feature, which lets users charge followers for access to exclusive content, later this year. The move comes as Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money… Read More ›

• Apple goes creepy

  By Shaun on February 27, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Establish a bedtime routine and track your sleep. Apple Watch Series 6. Apple is usually extremely effective at producing upbeat adverts, but this is just so creepy. Not a good vibe in a time when many are (possibly rightly?) paranoid… Read More ›

• Was Christmas worth this?

  By Shaun on February 27, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Many of us argued that the UK covid policy over Christmas was ridiculous and the graph above, sadly, proved us right. It’s heartbreaking…

• Sans Forgetica: a font to remember

  By Shaun on February 27, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  Sans Forgetica is a typeface that has been specifically designed by academics at RMIT University to enhance memory retention… More here. Very clever if it works.

• Patented: 1,000 Design Patents

  By Shaun on February 27, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  From legendary classics to anonymous objects that are indispensable in homes and offices, this one-of-a-kind collection of original patent documents celebrates the creative genius of designers, inventors, creators, innovators, and dreamers the world over. The range is phenomenal: patents by… Read More ›

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