Author Archives
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Strangers going to work, for 9 years
Over the span of those 9 years, Funch visited the same street corner at 42nd Street and Vanderbilt in New York City, outside Grand Central Terminal. As he photographed the people in the crowds between 8:30 and 9:30 in the… Read More ›
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One person’s history of Twitter
This was my first look at Twitter, or twttr, as it was annoyingly called then. I was right about the logo and wrong about the service. It wasn’t stupid, it was just hard to explain. So Noah showed it to… Read More ›
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World’s Most Precise Clock
Researchers at JILA (formerly also referred to as the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics) used a combination of strontium atoms and an array of laser beams to create a clock so precise it might be able to measure the interaction… Read More ›
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Hurricane sun
Across the British Isles, people have been looking to the skies today as the sun took on a mysterious shade of red. The phenomenon was first spotted in the West of England and Wales, before moving across other parts of… Read More ›
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The Pretty Reckless
Apple Music has become quite the eye-opener for me and I have discovered some decent music in recent weeks and so artists as well. None, however, compare to The Pretty Reckless who have made 3 albums to date and whose… Read More ›
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SHIFTed
SHIFTed is a new digital magazine for men of discerning taste that provides an intellectual escape from the ordinary while celebrating a neo-vintage lifestyle. Published once every two weeks, each issue delivers thoughtfully curated content with an emphasis on exceptional… Read More ›
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A 1985 BMW with 162 miles on the clock
The E30 generation of BMW 3 Series is a great car. Overrated? Yeah, probably. But they’re fun and iconic enough that it’s now incredibly hard to find one that isn’t rusted, modded, stanced, engine-swapped, raced, beaten to death or some… Read More ›
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A life on the line
On the other end of the line, Cecilia lay crumpled, shot in the head by her drunken boyfriend, who immediately turned the gun on himself. The last call of her life was the eighth she’d made to 911 in a… Read More ›
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Pop-Up Cards
Wow.
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Easy to steal iPhone passwords
He says it’s possible for criminals to programme apps to run certain code only after Apple has approved it for a spot in the App Store, and that the scheme works because iOS has “trained” users to automatically enter their… Read More ›
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