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• From 4 to 6 does not go

  By Shaun on September 16, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  The Apple Watch 6 replicated that moment when I watched one of the iPhone keynotes and thought that the upgrade was not worth it. The SP02 monitor is useful of course, and will help sell the product in a covid… Read More ›

• My weird quest to find a lost game

  By Shaun on September 16, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  Although the name of the game escaped them, both had a clear memory of how it looked. In the game, you played as anthropomorphised fruit, interacting with other players in a garish 2D environment. The game, they remembered, was linked… Read More ›

• The Helvezzia Tipo-6

  By Shaun on September 16, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  The Helvezzia Tipo-6 exists in a parallel universe where electric vehicles were commonplace back in the 1940s. I wouldn’t be surprised though, if the world, plagued by the 2nd World War and the need to have an efficient way to… Read More ›

• When counterfeit Apple AirPods are real(ish)

  By Shaun on September 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  It can be hard to tell a difference between AirPods and the many earbuds that resemble them, but checking the box is always a good start. US Customs and Border Protection tonight tweeted that its officers had “recently seized 2,000… Read More ›

• Addicted to losing

  By Shaun on September 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Shellz, 37, a nurse from Houston, spends at least two hours a day with her husband playing a casino-style smartphone game called Jackpot Magic. The app offers a variety of typical casino games to play, including their favorite, called Reel… Read More ›

• A winter of discontent

  By Shaun on September 15, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  This article unfolds the likely scenario of a large resurgence of COVID-19 cases this winter after poor planning for foreseeable events. The situation is set to be exacerbated by the spike in cases we are currently witnessing in the UK,… Read More ›

• Fear of failure

  By Shaun on September 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  More than a third of UK 15-year-olds scored low on life satisfaction, the annual Good Childhood Report from the Children’s Society found. They also fared badly across happiness measurements including satisfaction with schools, friends and sense of purpose compared to… Read More ›

• McGST Podcast Episode 9 (kids)

  By Shaun on September 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  In this episode Jo and I have a loose discussion on what it has been like to be parents, what we worry about for their futures and we then somehow drift on to how organisations work in 2020. Music by… Read More ›

• He’s singing to his wife through the window

  By Shaun on September 14, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Just walked past nursing home and he’s singing to his wife through the window. The original tweet is here. And still people have house parties, don’t socially distance and don’t wear masks.

• A quick charge Apple Watch

  By Shaun on September 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  From there, L0vetodream’s tweets get far more enigmatic. The account suggests that one new Apple product will support “quick charge” capabilities. This could be referring to the new Apple Watch or the new iPad Air 4, but it makes the… Read More ›

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