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  • Mandatory 15-minute support call wait times

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    In an odd approach to trying to improve customer tech support, HP allegedly implemented mandatory, 15-minute wait times for people calling the vendor for help with their computers and printers in certain geographies. Callers from the United Kingdom, France, Germany,… Read More ›

  • OrigamiSwift Mouse

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    Experience a new level of productivity with OrigamiSwift, the foldable Bluetooth mouse inspired by the art of origami. Combining the portability of a compact device with the comfort and precision of a full-sized tool, it’s designed for modern movers—whether you’re… Read More ›

  • Don’t buy an expensive vintage watch

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    Savage spent what he calls “a significant” but not life-changing amount on the watch and proudly showed it off to fellow collectors—until one of them burst his bubble. “He was like, ‘Oh, that watch has been redialed.’ He could just… Read More ›

  • Moleskine Mania

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    IN THE SUMMER of 1995, Maria Sebregondi was mulling over a knotty question, sailing with friends off the Tunisian coast. At thirty-six, she had already enjoyed a fruitful career, translating Marguerite Duras, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Vladimir Nabokov into Italian… More… Read More ›

  • 76 degrees

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    She also claims that the laptops in an Apple Store are all intentionally angled to about 70 degrees. “It’s just like a really awkward viewing angle,” she asserts. “It’s just a way to get you to interact with the MacBook… Read More ›

  • Fighting to keep AI slop off subreddits

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    It’s hard to know how much AI-generated content is actually on Reddit, and getting an estimate would be a large undertaking. Image library Freepik has analyzed the use of AI-generated content on social media but leaves Reddit out of its… Read More ›

  • There is a BIG gulf…

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    He’d rather have his name emblazoned on a building he doesn’t own than own a building that doesn’t bear his name. To Trump, the name on the sign is more important than the deed. So too, now, with the name… Read More ›

  • Max

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    In 2006, a traumatic car accident changed Kerry Irving’s life forever. Suffering from severe neck and back injuries, Kerry was unemployed and housebound, struggling with depression and even thoughts of suicide. He went from cycling over 600 miles a month… Read More ›

  • What is a real book?

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    Starting on February 26th, 2025, Amazon is removing a feature from its website allowing you to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB. It’s a feature that a lot of Kindle… Read More ›

  • The end of the iPhone SE?

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    The statement adds weight to recent claims from leakers that Apple could brand the device as “iPhone 16E” instead of iPhone SE 4. Gurman doesn’t explicitly confirm this naming scheme (or potential variations of it) but he is surely aware… Read More ›