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  • Conversations With My iPhone

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    Me: O.K., O.K., I’m plugging you into the car charger—happy? iPhone: It’s going to take you seventeen minutes to get to Target. Me: Why do you always assume I’m going to Target? Maybe I’m going to brunch at that new… Read More ›

  • Astronomy Picture of the Day

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    Labeled top to bottom, the tiny pinpricks of light above bright Jupiter are Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, and Io. Closer and brighter, our own natural satellite appears to loom large. But Callisto, Ganymede, and Io are physically larger than Earth’s Moon,… Read More ›

  • Long-form Twitter

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    You may not agree with the sentiment in these tweets, but I see this kind of long-form talk more and more on Twitter. I wonder if it is time to allow people to post short tweets, but with the ability… Read More ›

  • Why did Nintendo kill the NES Classic Edition?

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    This ensures that there will be many disappointed Nintendo fans. In November, I offered some possible reasons for the shortage of the Classic, a delightful and affordable bit of nostalgia paradoxically intended for yet largely unavailable for holiday consumption. While… Read More ›

  • The Gerstner 25X

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    Built by esteemed American case makers Gerstner & Sons, the original 1915 plans of the Gerstner 25 were lost in a flood. Reengineered exclusively for Best Made Co., the Gerstner 25X carries a legacy of orderly workmanship. With an indexing… Read More ›

  • Early Macintosh Emulation: Play with an old Mac today

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    A collection of emulated software for the early Macintosh computer, created by Apple as the successor to the Apple II series. Simple, powerful and a new path in computing, the Macintosh’s graphics-based operating system changed the face of computing. More… Read More ›

  • My Dad’s Chair

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    My parents bought this chair and a matching couch not long after they were married in 1951. This was my dad’s chair. If you were sitting in it when he walked into the room he gave you the friendly thumb… Read More ›

  • Mr. Ryusuke Moriai

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    The first watch Mr. Moriai designed is actually still produced today. He was responsible for the Casio F-91W, which was supposed to be small, easy to read, and very durable for the money. It also happened to be very cheap… Read More ›

  • ‘Poor’ Indians bring Snapchat to its knees

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    Just a month ago, Evan Spiegel was the toast of the town. The 26-year-old billionaire who founded Snapchat took his company public. The following week, he walked home with a bonus of some $800 million. Everyone, including his fiance, supermodel… Read More ›

  • The MIZU desk

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    FRATELLI REIFER CUSTOM proudly presents MIZU, a prestigious organic design table. Suitable for outstanding, exclusive settings, this refined piece of furniture – 4,0 x 2,1 meters in size – is bent three-dimensionally from 10 single layers of wood pressed together…. Read More ›