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AOC Plays Among Us, and People Were Into It
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Streams On Twitch With Hasan Piker And Pokimane, Draws Over 430,000 Viewers
Between their own channels,
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Representation in Games Improved Dramatically in 2020
More Video Games Featured Women This Year. Will It Last? | WIRED
Statistically, this year represents a significant improvement, with about 18 percent of games shown featuring female characters. In fact, this represents a new high, almost doubling the previous (dismal) record of 9 percent from 2014, our first year collecting this data.
And:
Reasons to
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Aundre Larrow’s Portrait Project - Shot on the iPhone 12
Shooting an Intimate Portrait Project with the Unreleased iPhone 12 Pro
“The thing I really like about working with them
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The Most Important iPhone Camera Review
iPhone 12 Pro Camera Review: Glacier — Austin Mann
Traditionally, RAW files themselves can’t be edited. When adjustments are made,
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How Apple May Drop Lightning Without Upsetting Everyone
It starts with assuming that Apple doesn't hate us. I know, bold, but that's not the place a lot of people start, so it's worth noting.
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Why Newsletters? Some Answers
Numeric Citizen in response to my request for insight into the newsletter hype:
Link posts can be done in newsletters and they won’t go viral for sure. But, I’m not really looking for this kind of fame to be honest.
It’s definitely worth noting that maximizing readers is not always the goal.
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Hey and Widgets are a Match Made in Heaven
The Dent - Hey, It’s Not All Bad
The introduction of widgets have, for me, made a world of difference to the way I use Hey, and the value I get out of it.
I’m glad Andy is also enjoying Hey more now, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who
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Hello, Beats Flex
Beats Flex review: wireless earbud basics done right - The Verge
The Beats Flex are a well thought-out product with
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Or Apple is Doing the Right Thing
Charging Bricks and Headphones Now Sold Separately — Pixel Envy
The problem I see with this is that many people will add one to their order “just in case”. It is like when a fast food place puts a napkin dispenser out in the open and people take a whole stack back to their table. If,
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Apple Should Have Gone Further for the Environment (and here's how)
Jon Porter writing for The Verge:
Apple’s core argument for taking the charger out of the box is that
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An Appreciation for the iPhone 11 Camera
I tweeted this yesterday, tongue-in-cheek complaining about how bad the old iPhone camera is and that I must
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🎂 BirchTree Turns 10 (so let’s look at my embarrassing old designs)
It’s been a hell of a 10 years, and I am looking forward to the next 10. But while we’re here, let’s look back on some of the old designs of this site and cringe together.
🕺🏻 Birch Bark Issue 36
This is another preview of my weekly newsletter, which you can subscribe to here, and get this sort of content every Friday morning.
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Did you know: you can tap on any piece of art below to see the source.
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The Most Deadly Job in America
Accurate E3 Demos
VFX artists react to Casper
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Why Newsletters?
There is a definite trend of email newsletters becoming the primary medium for writers who “go indie” recently. In years past, these folks would be starting blogs, but you don’t see nearly as many new blogs these days, and things like Substack and Mailchimp have made it so that anyone can get up and
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The Origins of the “Masks Don’t Work” Narrative
The False Idea That Masks Make You Sicker - The Atlantic
In fact, the earliest instance of a “masks make you sicker” claim I could find was in a February 27 news article published on a Utah radio station’s website. (Its author did not return a request for comment.) Though the article has since been
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Nest Audio Review (before the HomePod Mini)
Note: This review was written and recorded almost immediately after Apple announced the $99 HomePod Mini, this speaker's
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That Sure is a Lot of iPhones (Apple October Event Reactions)
Apple had their annual iPhone announcement event today, and it was a tight 70-ish minutes of updates from the company. We only got new iPhones and a smaller HomePod, but there's still a bunch to talk about, so let's cover it all quickly.
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Brick and Mortar Isn’t Dead, It Just Needs to Adapt
As a consumer, this should be good for me as each of these worlds battling to get my money should lead to better products, better prices, and better options for everyone.