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• Tim Cook has solved two of Apple’s long standing problems

  By Shaun on November 4, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  I don’t know if he solved them or simply allowed Apple to do what most other businesses do. Regardless, they’re making lots of money. Here’s the original. And a couple of analyses or comments from Patently Apple: Link 1 Link… Read More ›

• Addictive apps

  By Shaun on November 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The average Canadian teenager is on track to spend nearly a decade of their life staring at a smartphone, and that’s no accident, according to an industry insider who shared some time-sucking secrets of the app design trade. CBC Marketplace… Read More ›

• 1996 Honda Accord commercial

  By Shaun on November 4, 2017 • ( 1 )

  So, man makes commercial to sell his girlfriend’s 1996 Honda and it is brilliant! And last I looked the car was at more than $100,000 on eBay.

• Spring Drive Explained

  By Shaun on November 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  A good example of why some of us are fascinated by watches. And here is a very good related article. Thanks to Paula for the link.

• Opening a 1940s War Time Monopoly Edition

  By Shaun on November 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Surprisingly interesting.

• Decriminalization: A Love Story

  By Shaun on November 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  A general practitioner can get to know his community of patients fairly intimately in a small town. When he first arrived in Olhão, it didn’t take long for Pereira to steep in the details of people’s lives, their families, and… Read More ›

• X Questions

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  I will be picking up an iPhone X tomorrow so if there is any specific you want to know before making the purchase yourself just add a comment to this post. I realise that many questions will have already been… Read More ›

• Thread Reader

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Thread Reader helps you unroll a full Twitter thread on a dedicated beautifully designed page to allow an easy read of the whole story… More here. Great idea and very well implemented.

• I can no longer recommend MailChimp

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Only problem is… after years of protecting internet users from unwanted newsletter subscriptions, MailChimp has had a change of heart. Last week it quietly (I only found out by logging into my account, I never – ironically – received an… Read More ›

• A child genius raised in poverty…

  By Shaun on November 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  One night in the summer of 1997, Georgia decided to surprise Jasmine with the next day’s activity. While driving around, she pretended they were lost. After Jasmine fell asleep, Georgia headed to the campus of Stanford University, 35 miles south… Read More ›

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