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8 hours agoAnalysis estherschindler
Captain Beefheart's 10 Commandments of Guitar Playing
1. Listen to the birds. That's where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from.
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6 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
DARPA program aims to sift through quantum computing hype
DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative will work to validate the progress of quantum computer hardware development.
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8 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
Objects of Our Life
Exclusive video footage of Steve Jobs talking about his design vision and philosophy and how design worked at Apple.
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8 days agoAnalysis estherschindler
The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
Born enslaved, John Andrew Jackson spent his life fighting for freedom as a fugitive, abolitionist, lecturer and writer. Along the way, he met an aspiring writer.
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12 days agoComment estherschindler
I don't know what's up either.
This site really deserves more attention. People share cool stuff but nobody seems to know it exists.
Posted in: What's up with Snapzu?
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
The company that has a monopoly on ice cream truck music
How a small, family-owned electronics company came to control 97% of the ice cream truck music market.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
An Archaeology of Personhood and Abortion
Opinions about fetal personhood and abortion have fluctuated enormously throughout history and differ in surprising ways between cultures.
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2 weeks agoExpression estherschindler
Artists, activism and AIDS
Posters by artists who turned their art into activism to support their communities and raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event estherschindler
Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks
Japan's government has finally eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems, two decades since their heyday, reaching a long-awaited milestone in a campaign to modernize the bureaucracy. …
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3 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
Tech couples are working out their issues with off-sites, performance reviews
A number of San Francisco couples have turned to tech tools to optimize their relationships. From marriage off-sites, to mental unloading apps, they’re making it work.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
Slovenia's Beautiful Beehives Turn Apiaries Into Art
Dating back to the 18th century, AŽ hive panels depict stories of marriage, damnation, and daily life.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis estherschindler
Once Threatened with Extinction, Towel Animals Are Absolutely Thriving
Made famous by resorts and cruises in the 1990s, the folding of towels into cute animals is gaining popularity, resulting in countless towel art competition and “room reveal” videos.
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1 month agoAnalysis estherschindler
Larry Finger made Linux wireless work and brought others along to learn
Remembering Finger, 84, who learned as he went and left his mark on many.
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1 month agoAnalysis estherschindler
The FBI's Repatriation of Stolen Heritage
When the FBI Art Theft Program investigated one man’s collection, it began a project to return objects and remains to their rightful homes.
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1 month agoCurrent Event estherschindler
Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial
Gilead's experimental twice-yearly medicine to prevent HIV was 100% effective in a late-stage trial, the company said Thursday.
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1 month agoHow-to estherschindler
The Quick Trick for Softening Canned Chickpeas for Silky-Smooth Hummus, Stews, and More
Canned chickpeas and beans are usually a bit too firm for some preparations, like dips and braises; this rapid-tenderization method using a common pantry ingredient is the perfect fix.
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1 month agoHow-to estherschindler
How To Create a Mastodon Account for Your WordPress Blog In Five Minutes
If you have a WordPress blog, you can start a Mastodon account using a WordPress plugin. The plugin will connect your WordPress blog to the fediverse (a collection of decentralized networks where Mastodon resides) and automatically publish your posts on Mastodon.
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1 month agoAnalysis estherschindler
You’ve Read Your Last Free Article, Such Is the Nature of Mortality
"Our headlines just sit there on your browser—open tabs, like tombstones in a haunted cemetery of noncommitment."