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• I’d stop tweeting about politics…

  By Shaun on January 30, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  I’d stop tweeting about politics, but a) the world is fucked, and b) nothing much in tech world is exciting me lately. Mark Peters It does seem that many tech sites are struggling to come to terms with what is… Read More ›

• Prepare for fewer annoying app notifications

  By Shaun on January 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  When you are prompted to leave a review, customers will stay inside the app, where the rating or review can be left for the developer. It’s easier for customers and the developers still get their reviews. Apple is also limiting… Read More ›

• Monique Chatterjee of Xbox Design Lab

  By Shaun on January 30, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Microsoft answered the call for customized customer experience with the launch of Xbox Design Lab, a project at initial mention implies some sort of skunkworks research from the gaming brand, a la Xerox PARC. But in reality, its purpose is… Read More ›

• The Perpetuum Calendar

  By Shaun on January 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Embrace timelessness with a calendar that never runs out. Base is 3D printed in fabric-like plastic, with 14K gold-plated timepieces. Numbered edition… More at OTHR. Love the design and the fact that it requires a person to move the dates,… Read More ›

• Incredible Toothpick Sculptures

  By Shaun on January 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  With all the options for dental picks and single-use floss loops on the market, very few people use toothpicks to actually pick their teeth anymore. While this drop in demand could have easily spelled death for the toothpick industry, it… Read More ›

• Who really owns your phone?

  By Shaun on January 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Phones are no longer just a thing you use to call people or text them. The days of playing Snake because it’s the coolest thing your phone can do are long past. Today, they’re more like your computer that they… Read More ›

• Here’s What It Feels Like To Be Trolled In Trump’s America

  By Shaun on January 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  A couple of weeks ago, Washington Post homepage editor Doris Truong found herself at the center of a partisan flame war. During a break in Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing for secretary of state, an Asian woman was spotted appearing to… Read More ›

• Can you hear me?

  By Shaun on January 29, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  If you receive a phone call from someone asking “can you hear me,” hang up. You’re a potential victim in the latest scam circulating around the U.S. Virginia police are now warning about the scheme, which also sparked warnings by… Read More ›

• In 2015, 20 Americans were killed by terrorists and 21 toddlers accidentally killed themselves with guns

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Powerful from Peter Daou. I don’t ever want to make this a political blog, but never in my life has any political decision in the West disturbed me more than this executive order. The way it has been pushed through… Read More ›

• Why are the legends winning in tennis again?

  By Shaun on January 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

    Back in 2002, the big servers suddenly disappeared at Wimbledon. Everything was slowed down and we saw a massive change in the game which suited those who played with skill over power, arguably one that suited the younger players…. Read More ›

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