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• Ugly Big Box Stores

  By Shaun on April 13, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  Below is a wonderfully educational video about big box stores and how they have too many advantages for others to compete. There is much more detail than just criticising how they look. Please watch…

• Old fashioned simple thinking in a modern complex world does not work Donald

  By Shaun on April 12, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  Despite Trump’s plan to use tariff pressure to bring more manufacturing to the U.S., analysts estimate moving even one-tenth of Apple’s supply chain to the U.S. would cost $30 billion and take three years. If Apple passes increased costs to… Read More ›

• CHRONOMÈTRE FURTIF

  By Shaun on April 11, 2025 • ( 3 )

  

  First of all, this is not a coated watch, nor is it ceramic. The Chronomètre Furtif has a 42mm by 9.5mm sandblasted tungsten carbide case and bracelet that plays into F.P.Journe’s lineSport collection aesthetic. That means a very round port-hole… Read More ›

• 250,000 microplastics in one piece of chewing gum

  By Shaun on April 10, 2025 • ( 3 )

  

  In their study, the team used a technique called ‘automated Raman spectroscopy’ to assess just how many particles enter your saliva through chewing. Their analysis revealed that within just one hour, a whopping 250,000 microplastics are released. Worryingly, the long-term… Read More ›

• Is a Garmin subscription realistic?

  By Shaun on April 9, 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  To say that Garmin has upset its users with its new subscription service would be putting it mildly. The company recently announced Garmin Connect+, a new paid premium tier of its Connect app that features some shiny new paywalled features,… Read More ›

• Internet Phone Calls: war

  By Shaun on April 8, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  It used to cost money to call someone, and if that someone was in another country – you would pay a premium: in the mid-90s a prime time call to Paris from New York cost around $113 an hour (in… Read More ›

• The Nintendo Switch 2

  By Shaun on April 7, 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  We own a Nintendo Switch and have enjoyed it the past few years, but for whatever reason we haven’t even powered it on for the past year. I’m not sure why, but despite some great games and a sense of… Read More ›

• A ‘foldable’ Apple Watch? Hmmm…

  By Shaun on April 6, 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  Forget the Apple Watch as you know it. New patents discovered at the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) show that Apple’s looking to incorporate foldable tech into its smartwatch series. If these patents are foreshadowing the future, we… Read More ›

• The poorer your people are, the more power you will have

  By Shaun on April 6, 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  Trump’s ‘liberation day’ could mean recession in the US and pain worldwide Senate approves Republican plan for trillions in tax breaks and spending cuts Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs And on and on… Surely we can all… Read More ›

• Zero Mk2

  By Shaun on April 5, 2025 • ( 9 )

  

  From 3D-printed tests to material trials with aluminum, steel, brass, and titanium, every detail was perfected. Every curve, every edge, serves a purpose beyond aesthetics, balancing function and beauty… More here. That is one clever design. Is it needed for… Read More ›

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