April 2022 - The Mike's P(a)lace

No Phone, No Hands: Making GPS Art in Denver with Snapdragon Wear

Some Snapdragon Insider missions happen on a keynote stage. Mine happened on the streets of Denver, Colorado, on an electric kick scooter, talking

04/22/202206/01/2026 Mike

OPPO Find X5, Step 3: Let’s move to the review

I will try to be simple for this review and give my opinion with no filter. Build Quality and Design Performance ColorOS

04/22/202205/19/2026 Mike

OPPO Find X5 Full Review: An Ambassador’s Honest Take

This review is a long time in the making, and it comes from an unusual place: a Frenchman in Chicago, who had

04/13/202206/01/2026 Mike

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UNIFIL peacekeeper killed and two others injured in shelling in southern Lebanon 06/04/2026

The UN peacekeeping mission called attacks on peacekeepers 'grave violations of international humanitarian law' and has opened an investigation into the incident. It is unclear where the shelling originated from.

Hezbollah official says group told Lebanon it rejects proposed truce with Israel 06/04/2026

A top Iranian general reiterated Tehran's demand for a full ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and called for Israel to pull troops back to where they were when the wider war began.

Clash at protest against Kushner linked Albania resort project 06/04/2026

Video shows security personnel arguing with demonstrators before pushing one protester to the ground and dragging him away. The incident took place during a rally organised by environmental groups opposing a luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.

Sri Lanka care home owner in custody after overnight fire kills 12, officials say 06/04/2026

Police said initial witness accounts suggested that the fire originated in a storeroom where dozens of mattresses were stacked.

There is no energy transition — only addition, experts say at Baku Energy Week 06/04/2026

Grid infrastructure emerged as the forum's defining bottleneck on the last day of Baku Energy Week, as the IGU's chief of staff said that global consumption of oil, gas, coal and renewables is rising simultaneously, directly challenging the conventional narrative.

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