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  • How can we possibly trust them?

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    This is the major issue in the UK going forward with fighting COVID-19. We simply cannot trust our government to be competent, swift and above all else trustworthy. This leads us to decide what we will do individually and that… Read More ›

  • Love Is Medicine for Fear

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    One way of dealing with these fears is to strive to eliminate the threats that caused them. But while social and economic progress is important and possible, there will always be threats to face and things to fear. The way… Read More ›

  • Work is not just about ‘output’ but shared endeavour

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    This may not sound like any of the Zoom meetings you have attended recently. While it is true that new technology has made all kinds of remote (or “virtual”) working possible and it is impressive how well so many businesses… Read More ›

  • 1997: Apple and fashion

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    What I find striking from this image from 1987 is that everything looks modern (even the fashion?) apart from the Apple computer. I guess that tech design ages quicker than anything else.

  • The P01

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    Three years later, the Swiss brand began developing a highly functional watch to replace the Oyster Prince Submariner Reference 7928, which was the Navy’s standard watch at that time. The first phase of development led to various prototypes and a… Read More ›

  • Apple Watch 6 could detect panic attacks

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    The Apple Watch 6 could be capable of detecting heightened stress levels and panic attacks, rounding out the watch’s well-being features to include mental health. While being notified that you’re on the verge of a panic attack might amplify your… Read More ›

  • Your daughter’s heart

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    That got me. Just thinking about it makes me sad- I would be compelled to listen to my daughter’s heart, but the grief must be extraordinary when doing so.

  • Going back to the office for no good reason

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    As an unsettling number of people have started ignoring public health guidance because they’re tired of restricting their behavior, employers too are increasingly relaxing their own practices even though the coronavirus continues to surge in many parts of the country…. Read More ›

  • Apple: A one-party state

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    Another recent ex-employee said that security was weaponised across the company, with internal blogs boasting about the number of employees caught leaking and NDAs required even for non-sensitive or mundane projects. The employee described how they were once asked to… Read More ›

  • The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Lockets

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    Often, upon losing a family member, 18th century mourners would send the dead to their graves only after giving them one last haircut. They would harvest their locks to create elaborate weavings. Sometimes, the hair would be fashioned into floral… Read More ›