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• How much?

  By Shaun on November 30, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The latest addition to our travel and storage section, these cases were born out of our desire for more efficient flat storage or travel cases without sacrificing the safety of our watches. These cases are made using a special, intensive… Read More ›

• Caption competition

  By Shaun on November 29, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  Add your caption via a comment. I’m thinking “The desk only looks small because my hands are so big!”

• Torturing Geniuses

  By Shaun on November 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Beth, the protagonist of the TV show The Queen’s Gambit, is not someone you’d want as a friend. She takes money from her childhood mentor—the old janitor who taught her chess—and never pays him back, visits him or thanks him… Read More ›

• Don’t hug, don’t play board games, don’t sleepover, Merry Christmas!

  By Shaun on November 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Quizzes rather than board games are one of the recommendations from scientists for a Covid-safe Christmas. Earlier this week, the government announced up to three households will be allowed to form a “Christmas bubble” from 23 to 27 December. But… Read More ›

• The benefits of walking

  By Shaun on November 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  According to the NHS, adults should be doing “at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week”. Walking counts towards this weekly exercise goal, and can help you build stamina and improve cardiovascular health – but you have to… Read More ›

• South of the Circle

  By Shaun on November 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A narrative adventure game by the BAFTA winning studio State of Play. Antarctica, 1964.A crashed aircraft, tail to the sky. Cambridge academic Peter stumbles from the wreckage in search of help, fighting the cold. As his attempts to escape the… Read More ›

• Remembering the Ditto and Mimeograph

  By Shaun on November 28, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  When I was at the library recently, I reviewed a 1946 publication by an urban planning agency. The purple color of the text of the document jogged my memory. The pages had been printed on a ditto machine. I had… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 33 (I don’t have a problem with those who have a problem with things I don’t have a problem with)

  By Shaun on November 27, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  In this quick episode I talk to myself about disagreeing with the views of others while remaining reasonable and how ultimately we will likely all argue about everything forever. Please note that I quoted some percentages about the Oxford Vaccine… Read More ›

• Phone addiction not driven by notifications

  By Shaun on November 27, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Smartphone addiction is unlikely to be caused by notifications, a study by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) suggests. It found that 89% of interactions with phones were unprompted, with only 11% responding to an alert. Group… Read More ›

• Welcome to the future

  By Shaun on November 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  My word that is so odd yet so true. We are starting to lose objects that just do one thing without the help of an internet connection.

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