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Thomas Ricker

Thomas Ricker

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    Nothing Ear 2 buds incoming.

    On Wednesday, March 22nd Nothing will be announcing a followup to its Ear 1 buds, only this time with “elite engineering and next-level personalization for the ultimate sound experience,” according to the company. We found the OG buds to be “buggy” which makes the teaser image below slightly worrisome.

    Ampler Axel e-bike review: this is the way

    After a year-long struggle, the boutique maker of stealthy electric bikes finally gets it right.

    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Pretty iPhone pictures.

    Those supposed CAD files of the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro published by 9to5Mac last week have been turned into more aesthetically pleasing renders by Ian Zelbo. USB-C, curvier edges, and a big boy camera bump, now in color.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Investigating the camcorders of the NBA.

    When the NBA’s Pascal Siakam was seen filming the All-Star Weekend with a series of retro camcorders, my camera-obsessed former colleague Sam Byford decided to figure out the models and document his findings in his Multicore newsletter. There’s something wonderful about this Hi8 Sony Handycam clip of Mac McClung winning the dunk contest, captured by a product of its time by an athlete about the same age.

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    Thomas Ricker
    20 percent of Londoners now work from home full time.

    40 percent do so part time. That compares to 16 / 28 percent for the rest of the UK, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics. Only 12.5 percent reportedly worked from home pre-covid.

    Older, well-educated professionals earning above £50,000 annually were most likely to work from home, while those aged 16 to 24 and making less than £10,000 were least likely.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Elon Musk’s ‘Master Plan 3’ is coming.

    Will Tesla’s plan include sharks? Lasers? Sharks using lasers to ignite a controlled fusion reaction that brings on the singularity? Anything’s possible with the boy billionaire. We’ll find out March 1st.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Never forget.