Life & Personal Interests: 2 of 10
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+35What’s better for the climate: A paper book, or an e-reader?
Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers do, too. What's the more sustainable option? The answer isn't straightforward.
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+34A startup’s “tablet” gears up to take on Apple’s iPad
The computer, de-invented. The eyestrain-relieving tablet designed for deep focus and wellbeing. We refuse to accept a future where our devices are exhausting, addictive, and distracting."
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+34Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism
Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff wrote a monumental book about the new economic order that is alarming. "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," reveals how the biggest tech companies deal with our data. How do we regain control of our data? What is surveillance capitalism?
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+34On waiting until you're ready to get serious about your work
Writer Arriel Vinson on finding a book’s form, returning to your original intention, and prioritizing the work.
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+31This ls The Sea
The Waterboys
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+34I tested GeoSpy's photo location detection skills with my personal photos. Results: Wow!
If you upload a photo to GeoSpy, it will use AI and computer vision to try to determine the location where the photo was taken. I decided to test it out with a few photos from my personal library.
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+33Meet Paris’ black dandies, the Sapeurs
The members of the Society for Ambience and Elegance (Sape) are impossible to overlook. Born in Central Africa at the beginning of the 20th century, the style is now found from Paris to Dubai.
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+32America's Genocidal Trolley Problem
Will liberals support this genocide when Trump is doing it?
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+36What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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+30Top EU Court Says There’s No Right To Online Anonymity, Because Copyright Is More Important
The Court, sitting as the Full Court, holds that the general and indiscriminate retention of IP addresses does not necessarily constitute a serious interference with fundamental rights.
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+29The 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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+31I ate the Subway Footlong Cookie so you don’t have to
Subway has a new Footlong Cookie. I bought one and now it looks like a Candyland murder scene.
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+31French post office releases scratch-and-sniff baguette stamp
‘Bakery scent’ added via microcapsules to postage stamp celebrating ‘jewel of French culture’
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+33Camouflage Experts Describe the Feeling of Being Invisible
Private detectives, soldiers, and wildlife photographers explain what it’s like to disappear.
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+56Why do companies do holiday layoffs?
For employees laid off when companies downsize in November and December, it’s not the most wonderful time of the year. Enough already!
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+32The troubling trend with ghostwriting
Internationally acclaimed ghostwriter and persuasive writing coach Joshua Lisec has ghostwritten more than 80 books.
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+51Study shows Tesla owners have most car accidents, but Ram has the worst drivers
LendingTree's study, based on tens of millions of insurance quotes between November 2022 and November 2023, placed Tesla drivers at the top of the most-accident-prone list. Only...
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+34Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service
The new Outlook now appears to be a data collection service for Microsoft’s 801 external partners for targeted advertising.
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+56A Man Ate 600 Pounds Instant Noodles Over 6 Months. This Is What Happened To His Gut.
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+27Writing a Memoir Won’t Solve All of Your Problems
More and more people are writing memoirs than ever before. The trend is an extension of social media, and people being conditioned by algorithms to put their lives on display, and it’s creating higher levels of self-involvement, and one can easily be misled by feedback loops.




















