Author Archives
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Can you hear this silent gif bouncing?
Synesthesia is likely what’s happening with the “noisy GIF” phenomenon, which Fassnidge’s lab calls the “visually-evoked auditory response,” or vEAR for short. (His lab is running a survey on vEAR, if you’d like to take part.) More at The Verge…. Read More ›
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Transient
“Transient” is a compilation of the best shots from my storm chasing adventures of summer 2017. Most of the lightning footage was captured in uncompressed raw at 1000 frames per second with our Phantom Flex4K. This summer I chased for… Read More ›
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The attack of the SuperFakes
“Once you see a good fake it’s actually scary to think about how many people are walking around with a fake watch that they think is real and they will sell or pass down to someone thinking it’s real,” he… Read More ›
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A brochure from 1960
Thanks to the colossal, world-gripping network of wires, pipes and pneumatic tubes that we call the “internet,” the ancient and exquisite art of the automobile brochure is rapidly fading into oblivion. That’s why it’s so important that especially noteworthy examples… Read More ›
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A positive social gaming story
A young man and an elderly woman who ‘randomly’ met playing Words With Friends together online last year and went on to share 324 games have now met up in person… More here. Social media and gaming are not all… Read More ›
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iPhone thief wants iCloud password
“Hi, I hope you don’t mind me asking but I was given this phone that I believe you lost and I’m just using it for 2 weeks whilst mine is repaired but I am unable to use it without the… Read More ›
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Smart Buckle
Smart Buckle is a watch buckle, which can be attached to any of your watch straps and turn your timepiece into a Fitness Tracker. Made with Stainless Steel with a Brushed Metal Finish, the buckle is water proof, shockproof and… Read More ›
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A lonely death in Japan
Chieko Ito hated the din they made. They had just started shrieking, as they always did in early summer, and the noise would keep getting louder in the weeks to come, invading her third-floor apartment, making any kind of silence… Read More ›
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The UK’s obsession with the ‘special relationship’
With the Prime Minister abroad – sandwiching a trip to Saudi Arabia between Iraq and Jordan – it was Education Secretary Justine Greening (on the media) and Home Secretary Amber Rudd (in the Commons) who were given the unenviable job… Read More ›
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The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black Reference 79220N
And that’s what makes this watch extremely special. Until now, watchmakers always assigned a premium to their classic design language, and offered more affordable pieces with some built-in aesthetic trade-off. They effectively color coded wealth and status. With one simple… Read More ›
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