INTERIOR SPACE
Sadly, shipping is limited to the US because of the ongoing pandemic (and no doubt Trump's attack on the US Postal Service).
Price: $10+
Posted 18th Aug 2020 @ 12:19
Two examples of reversing the premise of a movie to fit today's world
Both examples made me laugh and both would be totally plausible in today's world. I want to see them both!
Posted 17th Aug 2020 @ 10:05
★ Lego Crazy Action Contraptions
We have three of these LEGO x Klutz! books now, but this is the best of the lot. All the parts and instructions you need for building the contraptions they mention. There's a science focused one, called Chain Reactions which is also pretty good but that's better for older kids and you need quite a bit of your own lego to make some of it work.
These books have been a godsend during lockdown and has kept the kids entertianed, so much so they are asking us to help them put these things together.
We've succeeded in keeping the pieces together but they're quite good for just experimenting with too. All the gears, sticks and rubber bands you need to get started.
They have
Posted 11th Aug 2020 @ 14:00
Can killing cookies save journalism?
An experiment that showed real promise. Google's ad service before their DoubleClick aquisition was probably pretty invasive but it was complimentary to content and was far less creepy than it is now.
I'm fully aware I have such ads running here on 1 Thing A Week, something that I'll be reviewing soon. I may even be close to dropping Google Analytics too... so watch this space.
Posted 10th Aug 2020 @ 10:15
Wireless charging is a disaster waiting to happen
This is actually quite sad, convenience at the expensive using 47% more power. Is it really worth it? I even went to the trouble of converting my bedside so that it housed a hidden wireless charger:
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The charger charges actually sites 3-5mm under the surface so it already has to compete with that and then I have a case on my phone too. I'm guessing the charger (and the phone) might be working even harder for it to charge as quickly as possible. And while it works really well for me as an overnight charging solution, I'm now tempted to switch back to a wired charger and use the wireless charger somewhere else for emergencies.
I hadn't given it much thought but assumed the energy consumption would have been about the same, just spread out over a longer period of time.
Posted 9th Aug 2020 @ 21:25