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• Making daylight time permanent

  By Shaun on November 27, 2020 • ( 5 )

  

  The Ontario government has passed legislation that would end the bi-annual changing of clocks, making daylight time permanent in the province—but the change will only happen if neighbouring jurisdictions agree. The Time Amendment Act, which was tabled by Jeremy Roberts,… Read More ›

• Staff cried and expressed dismay with the publishing giant’s decision to publish

  By Shaun on November 26, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  Several Penguin Random House Canada employees confronted management about the company’s decision to publish a new book by controversial Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson at an emotional town hall Monday, and dozens more have filed anonymous complaints, according to four workers… Read More ›

• Diego Maradona

  By Shaun on November 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home. He had successful surgery on… Read More ›

• Find every mask in this picture

  By Shaun on November 26, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Our minds can only focus on so much at once, says Susana Martinez-Conde, a neuroscientist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York. Neurons in our visual cortices have limited bandwidth. If they attempted to take in everything, we would… Read More ›

• We do because we can

  By Shaun on November 26, 2020 • ( 5 )

  

  The world’s thinnest mechanical wristwatch may have only 167 parts, compared to the 269-part tourbillons and 407-part minute repeaters his colleagues contend with, but the fact of the matter is that ultra-thin watches featuring nothing more than the hours and… Read More ›

• Apple Watch Solo Loop Strap Review

  By Shaun on November 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t worry. This is hardly a complex accessory and so this will be a very short review. I bought a cheap braided strap from Amazon which I then had to return because the connection to the Apple Watch section fell… Read More ›

• Three households and a funeral

  By Shaun on November 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Up to three households can meet up during a five-day Christmas period of 23-27 December, leaders of the four UK nations have agreed. The leaders said 2020 “cannot be a normal Christmas” but family and friends will be able to… Read More ›

• 29 hours of Obama

  By Shaun on November 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his… Read More ›

• The future of Moore’s law seems uncertain

  By Shaun on November 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Moore’s Law was first proposed in 1965, then again in revised form in 1975. Assuming an 18-month average doubling period for transistor density (it was ~1 year early on, and lately has been ~3y) there have been about 40 doublings… Read More ›

• The Rolex Submariner (2020) vs the Bersigar BG-1651

  By Shaun on November 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  You can buy the 2020 Rolex Submariner for £7,300 if you are looking for a lifetime wrist companion. OK, you can’t really buy one because they are so hard to come by, but some people give up their souls to… Read More ›

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