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eBay has updated how it charges Australian sellers. tl;dr: you can’t sell on eBay for free, despite their claims. “Free selling” announced eBay Australia sent an email back in March, emphasis added: Coming at the end of April, we’re...
“Natasha Singer is a reporter for the New York Times who writes about how tech companies, digital devices and apps are reshaping childhood, education and job opportunities.” This article appeared April 29, 2026. Los Angeles parents are...
New set has already been out for like a few weeks, so this is my set recap for the previous set Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set! Flavor I have decent familiarity with the source material, possibly more than the average MTG player. I of...
★★★½☆ - Stephen Baxter: A sequel to H.G. Wells' The Time Machine that drastically expands the scope across multiple timelines, from the dawn of time to the far future seen in the original. Now with Dyson spheres, nanobots, and a...
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The question “How do you use your typewriter(s)?” pops up for me fairly frequently. Often it’s collectors who love the machines and only think of using them for writing the “Great American Novel”. However there are a variety of tasks one...
Plus: The search for instant coffee and a universal clock. (#570)
The most exciting bit of news this week is that I bought myself a new phone. It's not brand new; it's a refurbished Samsung A23 which is a huge leap from my old phone and it will hopefully make my life easier in certain ways: the video...
Coming out of the subway, heading to the airport gates, or moseying back to the office after lunch, you occasionally walk with a friend and hit this classic fork in the road. On the right is a smooth-moving escalator with a bit of...
Finally: successfully leverage all the chatbot friends, and an entire year's worth of tinkering experience to get MEH commenting up and running on my site. Leave me a note!