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• What Is a Particle?

  By Shaun on November 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The easy answer quickly shows itself to be unsatisfying. Namely, electrons, photons, quarks and other “fundamental” particles supposedly lack substructure or physical extent. “We basically think of a particle as a pointlike object,” said Mary Gaillard, a particle theorist at… Read More ›

• The BL6

  By Shaun on November 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  One of the worst products I have ever seen on one of the worst and most resource hungry websites. It is so 2020. Thanks to Kirk.

• Blood Oxygen randomness

  By Shaun on November 18, 2020 • ( 1 )

  I took my blood oxygen on the Apple Watch 3 times yesterday morning, one straight after the other and I was surprised to see utter randomness in the results. It made up my mind that the new blood oxygen feature… Read More ›

• death of the net

  By Shaun on November 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Recently there’s been some kerfuffle about all apps on Macs phoning home and privacy concerns in general on Apple products. I haven’t been tracking too closely to know if Apple’s explanation and promise about not logging stuff, mostly using it… Read More ›

• A 2020 MacBook Air and a 2020 iPad Air may be all you need for the next 5 years

  By Shaun on November 18, 2020 • ( 2 )

  For the vast majority of people the new Airs from Apple could be all they need until 2025 or possibly longer. The leap for both is very impressive.

• CZ SMART

  By Shaun on November 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The new CZ Smart smartwatch is designed for every moment. Inspired by the rich design of Citizen’s iconic sport technical timepieces, CZ Smart marries modern technologies with the style and quality you expect from Citizen. The sport edition features a… Read More ›

• People just seem to love to hate

  By Shaun on November 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Dolly Parton says the reason the country is so fractured is Americans relish in hating one another. “I think we’ve just become so divided because people just seem to love to hate,” the “9 to 5” singer said in a… Read More ›

• Three classic Psion games recreated for the iPhone

  By Shaun on November 17, 2020 • ( 2 )

  The Psion was my first PDA and it started a ‘thing’ for me. Within that early obsession was a selection of games that were highly addictive, but alas they have disappeared now. However, there are some modern counterparts available that… Read More ›

• Big Sur problems, app problems, privacy problems, Apple problems…

  By Shaun on November 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Quite a lot is happening regarding macOS at the moment and not all of it good. Here is a selection of related links I have seen shared by the WhatsApp Group- Big Sure bricking older MacBooks Apple apps bypassing firewalls… Read More ›

• Six brilliant books as the nights draw in

  By Shaun on November 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  To help you hunker down as the nights draw in, we’ve rounded up the best bingeable audiobook boxsets to download from BBC Sounds. Whether you choose to plug in on a brisk walk, or listen horizontally on the sofa in… Read More ›

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