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• Do we have free will?

  By Shaun on December 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The question of free will is still hotly debated. On the one hand, we clearly experience ourselves as able to make choices and freely act on them. If you fancy some crisps, you can choose to walk into a shop,… Read More ›

• Is your smartphone camera lying to you?

  By Shaun on December 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  I was genuinely shocked by some of the contents in the above video. The problem is that a lot of it makes sense and seems perfectly feasible, especially the moon part.

• Trans swimmer Lia Thomas smashes two US women’s records

  By Shaun on December 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has broken United States records in two races over the weekend. The 22-year-old student from Austin, Texas, competed in the Zippy Invitational in Ohio where she smashed two records in the 200m and 500m freestyles… More… Read More ›

• TV is on the way out

  By Shaun on December 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  I suspect that live TV makes up less than 5% of my screen viewing these days. It’s incredible how quickly this huge change has occurred for me. The above image was originally tweeted here.

• Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone

  By Shaun on December 8, 2021 • ( 1 )

  A decade before Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, a tiny team of renegades imagined and tried to build the modern smartphone. Nearly forgotten by history, a little startup called Handspring tried to make the future before it was ready. This… Read More ›

• If Johnson stays after this, I give up

  By Shaun on December 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  People could not visit their elderly relatives in care homes last December, they could not spend a last Christmas with relatives who subsequently died in January and later. None of us could have a normal Christmas and life was miserable… Read More ›

• Limit the iPhone 13 Pro refresh rate (dizziness)

  By Shaun on December 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  I noticed something strange yesterday. On my iPad Air (2020) I am not suffering dizziness when scrolling up and down, but I am on my iPhone 13 Pro. I initially wondered if it was the screen size, but then I… Read More ›

• Google Pixel Watch renders

  By Shaun on December 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  These slides come courtesy of Jon Prosser, highlighting the watch’s circular display with a bezel-less design and how it will bring “unity to hardware and software.” The circular knob on the right of the smartwatch could be helpful while scrolling… Read More ›

• Chargie

  By Shaun on December 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Chargie is the only charging manager that can physically halt the charging process at your chosen percentage (the lower, the better), so that the battery will actually outlast the phone. This will allow you to recycle your device by donating… Read More ›

• The Great Escape

  By Shaun on December 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  There was only one problem: PetSmart. Groomers were pressured to complete as many dogs as possible, through a constant whirlwind of commotion and barking and often verbal abuse and harassment from customers. Without enough staff available, Caroline sometimes worked seven… Read More ›

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