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  • What Google knows about you

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    In addition to everything Google collects via its services, Google search aims to be a repository for all the world’s information. That means there’s a mountain of information accessible on Google because someone, somewhere in the world has put it… Read More ›

  • Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight (M79030N-0002) thoughts

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    The Tudor Black Bay is an unusual watch within the Rolex family. Yes, it is not a Rolex, but the influence is clear throughout and there is no doubt that the standards are very high when you inspect the finishing,… Read More ›

  • The Garmin MARQ collection

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    MARQ integrates revolutionary technology with superior design materials such as titanium, sapphire, ceramic, diamond-like carbon coating, jacquard-weave nylon and Italian vacchetta leather. Each watch is exquisite in its execution — and as inspiring as its owner… More here. These are… Read More ›

  • Kenya’s ‘elephant queen’

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    For more than 60 years, the elephant known as F_MU1, roamed the plains of Tsavo, Kenya. She was one of Africa’s last remaining “super tuskers” – so called because their tusks are long enough to reach the ground… More here…. Read More ›

  • Street musicians

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    Worth watching both of these clips all the way through…

  • Famous logos redesigned

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    Germany’s Bauhaus art school, founded 100 years ago, introduced a bold, minimal and radical new approach to design which remains hugely influential. To mark its centenary, an international community of designers have reimagined a host of modern brand logos in… Read More ›

  • A child who wasn’t vaccinated

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    The boy did survive. But after a weeks-long, gut-wrenching medical marathon — which cost well over $800,000 — his parents refused to allow the hospital to give him a full course of vaccines to protect him against tetanus. Nor would… Read More ›

  • The Hall 1 Typewriter

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    Thomas Hall, a Brooklyn engineer, invented this first index typewriter. A typewriter with no keyboard that requires one to use a selector (the black handle) to choose the characters when typing. It is housed in a handsome mahogany case with… Read More ›

  • They Ruined The App

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    The app used to be perfect. It had the old icons! The old interface! The old font! Also, it had no ads besides that big one. But now the app is different and ruined, and I’m never going to use… Read More ›

  • Lost In Mobile 2019 Survey Results

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    iOS dominates which is expected considering the content on LIM. Besides Android no other mobile OS survives… Again, this is kind of expected given the content although I am surprised that macOS gets almost 50%. Fairly certain that if I… Read More ›