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• McGST Podcast Episode 25 (Kirk Israel)

  By Shaun on November 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  In this episode I talk to Kirk Israel, a man I have known for many years, but with whom I have never actually spoken until now. He runs a personal blog called http://Kirk.is and also http://kirkdev.blogspot.com/ and https://soyouregoingtodie.com/. We discuss… Read More ›

• Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC

  By Shaun on November 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Raspberry Pi has always been a PC company. Inspired by the home computers of the 1980s, our mission is to put affordable, high-performance, programmable computers into the hands of people all over the world. And inspired by these classic PCs,… Read More ›

• Gym Box

  By Shaun on November 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  If you’re still contemplating over getting yourself or someone you know a Peloton membership for Christmas (jeez, it’s already 2 months to Christmas-time), you’re at the right place (or the wrong place, depending on how determined you are). The Gym… Read More ›

• Bookshop.org

  By Shaun on November 3, 2020 • ( 1 )

  This is such a great idea. You buy a book online from a local bookstore and have it delivered. They will get the money, which is hugely important in the UK during a November lockdown, and everyone is a winner…. Read More ›

• Honor the Material

  By Shaun on November 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Consider the technical differences between the new iPhone 12 and the original iPhone from 2007: screen resolution has increased 23X, CPU performance by 350X, and graphics performance by a whopping 700X! Even by tech industry standards, these numbers are staggering…. Read More ›

• Inside one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores

  By Shaun on November 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The bookstore, designed by architecture firm X+Living, takes inspiration from the natural world with sweeping, curved bookshelves, staircases, and epically tall, arched doorways. The effects of these features are multiplied by expansive, mirrored ceilings that will make you feel like… Read More ›

• No.

  By Shaun on November 3, 2020 • ( 1 )

  Good question.

• A Moment in Time: Watchmaking at the Start of the 21st Century

  By Shaun on November 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Watchmaking has a long and rich history, which we at Phillips often get the opportunity to dive into during auction season thanks to the historically important, vintage pieces that fill our catalogues. Occasionally, we even get to contribute new discoveries… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 24 (Questions #2)

  By Shaun on November 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Some more questions from you answered in this episode- Why do you hate Android? Why are you an Apple fanboy? You talked about Christmas in the last podcast. Is it gone now with the latest lockdown? Trump or Biden? Is… Read More ›

• How to take a selfie in 1912

  By Shaun on November 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  In case you’re curious about the camera featured in the ad, it’s most likely an ANSCO No. 3A Folding Buster Brown, which took postcard-sized photos on roll film and launched around 1912 or 1913. Redbellows.co.uk also tells us that the… Read More ›

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