T3 - UK (2022-01)

26 T 3 JANUARY 2022

Horizon

Guru’sdayis usually fourhours’

fretting,another couple of hours

playing computer games,and

about 30 minutes ofsweaty work

NOW PLAYING

A

Don’t buy motorised kits

and expect to repurpose

the smarts: the recent

app-controlled Technic vehicles, for

instance, have firmware that locks

their power and control modules

down to those cars specifically,

which Guru thinks is the tiniest bit

anti-Lego. You can whip out the

motors, though, if you want, but it’s

not super cost-effective.

The bare minimum is a Technic

Battery Box (£30), which gives you

a couple of motor outputs and

basic switches to activate them; for

more complex controls, a Technic

Hub (£75) offers four I/O ports and

app connectivity.

Can you help

me with my

eczema?

How can I

automate my

Lego?

A

No. Guru is legally

compelled to tell you he is

not a doctor – unless we

happen to be in Venezuela, where

they’re apparently cool with his

forged diploma. But you could

maybe help yourself. A humidifier

(the £60 0 Dyson Purifier

Humidity+Cool, why not) helps stop

your bad patches drying out, but

whether that’ll actually do anything

to stop it flaring up is doubtful.

There are, though, eczema

tracking apps that can help you

manage your tincture-smearing

regime, mark down when it gets

bad, and spot potential triggers.

Try, er, Eczema Tracker on iOS.

LOTTIEGREENE,

BIRMINGHAM

How do you

knowso much,

Guru?

A

You’d be surprised, reader:

Guru’s day is usually four

hours’ fretting, another

couple of hours playing computer

games as a treat because he has

fretted so effectively, and about 30

minutes of sweaty, guilt-driven work

before he has to pick up the kids.

Adult ADHD will do that to you.

Sometimes there’s a manic week or

two where the decks get cleared,

much to Guru’s editors’ delight.

The key is collecting everything

together in a place which isn’t a ball

of smooth meat full of misfiring

electrical signals (aka Guru’s brain)

• a good Bullet Journal from
  Leuchtturm 1917 (£23.50) makes
  organising information and
  upcoming tasks easy.

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AN EVENING WITH SILK

SONIC

Mars and .Paak make a fine

duo, and this slick album –

which slides between funk,

soul and R&B- makes Guru go

all jiggly with joy.

BREAK THE WALL

At the time of writing, MF

Robots’ second proper album

is criminallyunderplayed on

Spotify. is must change. It’s

light, funky, rich, jazzy, feel-

good music that’ll lift you.

INSCRYPTION

Ostensibly adeck-building

roguelikefor thePC; manifestly

something much grander.Guru

won’tspoilit, but you should

knowthatthere’s a whole lot in

here to potentially spoil.

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