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Vitamix Blender

This is not a cheap blender. In Japan, it costs the equivalent of $800. That’s more than my oven. Here’s the description from an advert I found : The Vitamix […]

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Ricoh GRDII

If you are reading this I expect you know all about this marvel, but if not, a quick history. Long ago when dinosaurs ruled the earth, ancient caveman wore bearskins […]

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Nikon D50

I owned a Nikon D40 for years and decided I “needed” an upgrade. It happens. I subsequently visited every camera review site. Bad idea. They largely focus, no pun intended, on […]

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Billion Dollar Brain

So, we learn that the US is hoovering up phone and internet information on the world, the UK is trying harder to do the same whilst also bugging the G20, and […]

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The Trader’s Desk

Classic shot of the Trader’s Desk. Familiar to any Investment Banker. Let’s deconstruct. First, pride of place on the desktop is the Bloomberg Professional keyboard. The Bloomberg service, at $2000 […]