Adolfo was in his early twenties when he started writing the letters. He had a boyish smile, a light mustache, and a disarming charisma that could fold into stillness when he felt like being alone. In 1993, at the age… Read More ›
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They wore masks, the owner asked them to leave
A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant kicked them out for wearing face masks, which they say they wore to protect their immunocompromised 4-month-old son. Natalie Wester… Read More ›
An Uber is worse for the climate than driving in your own car
In terms of carbon footprint, and although ride-share vehicles are typically newer and more fuel-efficient than the average passenger vehicle, per-trip emissions from ride-share vehicles were about 20% higher than those in personal vehicles. The main reason for the difference… Read More ›
Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police.
Lately, delivery workers have found safety in numbers. On a humid July night, his last dinner orders complete, Cesar Solano, a lanky and serious 19-year-old from Guerrero, Mexico, rode his heavy electric bike onto the sidewalk at 125th Street and… Read More ›
Thank you Sir Clive
It is hard to imagine just how much of a boost Sir Clive Sinclair gave the tech industry back in the day. He will of course be remembered for the quirky ZX Spectrum, a computer that was hard to ignore…. Read More ›
A New Nurse Struggles / Sorry Antivaxxer
I saw my name followed by “RN” for the first time on July 27, 2020. The next day, my instructor, or preceptor, and I were assigned to the COVID intensive care unit at our hospital in Nashville, Tenn. I read… Read More ›
Recovering lost software
At the beginning of the home computer revolution, the humble compact cassette was far and away the most popular choice for microcomputer data storage, especially on the European continent. As a volunteer at the Museum of Computing, [Keith] was instrumental… Read More ›
Emma Raducanu is about to discover she can’t win
Petrifying teenage girls, still in the earliest stages of working out who they might become, stymies their potential for growth. Billie Eilish has always expressed her displeasure with being held up as a “good” example for concealing her body in… Read More ›
The return of imperial weights and measures
Oh dear god. No one under 60 remembers such units and reintroducing them serves no purpose at all. It’s pure gimmickry, pure theatre and yet more nonsense to cover what Brexit is really doing to our country. EUs trade surplus… Read More ›
The iPhone 13 and new iPad mini
It was a strange September Apple keynote this year and it felt to me as if it was somewhat light on content. From the Apple TV+ filler segment at the start to the focus on certain new features that would… Read More ›
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