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Next time you leave an online community, spare a thought for your account, which will sit there accumulating messages, news and all other kinds of crap which you’ll never, ever see again. Maybe you should do something about it. After all, it’s like forgetting to get mail sent to your new address: there’s a constant…
It seems the new Nexus 7 is having some teething problems, with users reporting erratic touchscreen, keyboard and GPS function so far. Have you been having any problems?
There have been rumblings suggesting that HTC is soon to launch a Galaxy Note rival in the shape of the six-inch HTC One Max. Now, @evleaks claims to have unearthed some press images of the montorous new phone. https://gizmodo.com/is-htc-taking-on-the-galaxy-note-with-a-rumored-6-inch-785143171 The images, which are apparently “non-final” but still of high-quality, show that the new phone is,…
Acclaimed documentarian Werner Herzog has taken on some pretty remarkable subjects during his 50-year career, ranging from Antarctic scientists to Grizzly Man. His latest film, though, is about something much more familiar: Texting and driving. Yet it’s no less intense. Herzog, who worked at AT&T on the project, released the 30-minute mini-doc online this week.…
One thing infographics are really good for is providing a sense of scale. Certain numbers are just too big to really comprehend, and can also be made to sound bigger or smaller than they actually are depending on how they’re presented. As Shark Week comes to a close, it seems apt to take shark finning…
It’s the beginning of the end for Breaking Bad starting tonight, and it’s a tough time for us all. We’re staring into the abyss and contemplating what our lives will be like a mere eight episodes from now when darkness creeps into our hearts and emptiness settles in our souls. It’s understandable that in his…
I’m really bad at drawing. Really really really bad. Like hand turkeys and stick figures level. But Loop might be a way to bring me up a little bit. It’s an iPad app for making hand-drawn animations, but you can use it with guides like other drawings or photos for tracing. Basically there are a…
The big fish eats the little fish, but this bloody giant Tiger shark (one of the most ferocious types) can eat the little fish and you at the same time, in one gulp. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-a-picture-of-a-shark-eating-another-shark-that-1095044915
If you live in New York you know how unbelievably frustrating it is to try to walk through Times Square when you have somewhere to be. Peeps be all up in your way. If you don’t live in New York, you’re either part of the problem when you visit or you just generally know to…
If you think about it, meals are kind of absurd because they have to happen every day. I love eating and I really love cooking, but three or more times a day every day? That just seems like a lot. Yet somehow it happens, because we need to sustain ourselves. Or whatever. Giz posts a…
In ancient Greek lore, “arkhe” is the concept of origin and the forces underlying life. Standard philosophical themes to think about in a hair salon, right? Moriyuki Ochiai Architects designed this salon, ArKhe, in Chiba, Japan to channel water and remind people of the flow of life. The ceiling is made of recyclable aluminum sheets…
Joerg puts his equipment through a lot of abuse to film videos for the slingshot channel. And the catchbox he shoots into has borne the brunt of all that mayhem for three years. But it’s probably been so gradual that no one really noticed. And then in a moment of clarity Joerg clearly realized that…
On Monday, Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk will finally reveal his concept for a high-speed transit system called Hyperloop. The Hyperloop, according to Musk, will be able to whisk you from downtown Los Angeles to downtown San Francisco in roughly the time it takes to watch an episode of Veep. He’s been intentionally vague about…
Sometimes people go on seltzer binges. It happens. Between cold cans, two liter bottles and SodaStreams it can be hard not to become totally captivated by the bubbly stuff. But sometimes it feels like all those bubbles are getting in the way of hydration. So does your body absorb effervescence differently? Writer and obsessive seltzer…
People are greedy. We just are. What we want is all the content. All the content streaming to our Chromecasts. And as the dog days of summer have slowly ticked by Vimeo, Redbox Instant and Hulu have been the main streaming services to promise apps for our precious little dongles. Which is great, but we…
Apple fans are squeaking with unbridled emotion after learning about the next iPhone’s announcement date: September 10—two days earlier than last year. Will Apple’s new toys be enough to stop the company’s steady decline in sales and market share? In terms of absolute numbers and perception, Android phones are winning the battle right now. The…
According to a report from AllThingsD, Apple will be taking the lid off of its new iPhone a month from today, on September 10th. Save the date for what should be a big day—especially if it’s not the only debut Apple’s got up its sleeve. While Apple rumors are as Apple rumors does, AllThingsD is…
Behold, the new Bowlus Road Chief—”the sexiest trailer I’ve ever seen”, according to the Roadtrippers Kinja blog. It’s really beautiful indeed, like a part of an old World War II bomber. And inside it’s elegant and simple. I want it to go on a road trip right now. https://roadtrippers.kinja.com/bowlus-road-king-makes-traveling-beautiful-again-1091388917
If you’re like me, you’ve blocked out most of the Top 40 pop rock you secretly liked as a kid of the 1990s—think Sophie B. Hawkins and Sheryl Crow. But in the capable hands of Haim, Crow’s crooning 1995 song, Strong Enough, is kind of hard to resist. Haim, the sister-act trio that’s taken the…
Her half-sister Nancy Motes says this Hollywood superstar and former America’s Girlfriend mistreated her verbally, constantly reminding her that she was grossly overweight in a “not-so-nice a manner,” making her feel “incredibly hurt and very sad.” https://jezebel.com/julia-roberts-is-a-real-dick-to-her-formerly-obese-half-1090193180
