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I'm on The Verge
I didn't set out to get featured on The Verge's front page, but here we are.
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I Suck at JOMO
I really want to make an effort to be more intentional with my time and experience the joy of missing out more than I do today.
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How to Tell if You are an Asshole
Here are a few simple ways to identify an asshole in a retail environment.
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Your "Forever Apps"
The world has moved to more ephemeral software, and that comes with some huge benefits, but there is something to be said for having some apps and files that just last forever, no matter what subscriptions you stop paying or companies that go out of business.
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Animal Crossing Fans Are Making it More Inclusive, and That’s Awesome
Animal Crossing fans are making Nintendo’s game more inclusive to less common skin types, and I think that’s just swell.
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The Journal That One Publishes Studies with Boring Conclusions
What if we tried to remove novelty bias in science by making it easy to get published when your study returns results that are not the least bit surprising?
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The Strange Data Behind How We Vote
When someone votes for someone, believes a certain deity, or thinks a certain athlete is the GOAT, they think it’s totally logical and their own choice. The data continues to show that while we certainly have agency, there are major forces pushing us in certain directions.
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How They Did Early Special Effects: Indian in the Cupboard
Miniaturization Secrets: Eric Brvig on Indian in the Cupboard - Before and Afters
And so that was the first time I
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Have I Mentioned I’m Done with Call of Duty?
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Ad Promotes Far-Right Conspiracy Theory
The term more recently gained popularity in gaming circles thanks to (what else) GamerGate. The specter of Cultural Marxism is routinely conjured to decry anything that doesn’t adhere to the straight, white, cis male perspective that has dominated the video game
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Work From Home is Having a Moment, but it Will Fade (at least some)
The Long-Term ‘Work From Home’ Trend is Overstated – Tech.pinions
There’s another, less measurable benefit of working in an office: serendipity. Zoom, Teams, Slack, and so on all have their place. But there’s something to be said for the nuances of an in-person conversation that can’t be fully captured remotely,
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$156 Billion in Lost Value
The devaluation of assets in black neighborhoods
This report seeks to understand how much money majority-black communities are losing in the housing market stemming from racial bias, finding that owner-occupied homes in black neighborhoods are undervalued by $48,000 per home on average, amounting to $156 billion in cumulative losses.
And:
This analysis
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Forgetting Your Dark Past vs Celebrating It
Most Americans think recognizing the country’s flaws makes the U.S. stronger, not weaker - The Washington Post
“So we’re not going to tear down monuments and forget the people who built our great nation,” he continued. “Instead, we will learn from our past so we don’t repeat any mistakes.”
Trump Jr.’s
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What if Users Had to Select a Search Engine?
Browsers Should Have No Default Search Engine - Initial Charge
This certainly wouldn’t solve all of our problems. Google would still be, by far, the most popular search engine. But not having a default and introducing awareness to users that there are other options would be a huge step in the right direction.
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There is Nothing Else, There is no Policy
Stuart Stevens, an ex-GOP operative, on why the party should be burned to the ground
That’s why I say the Republican Party really isn’t a political party. It’s a cartel. Why do cartels exist? Why does OPEC exist? To sell oil. Nobody says, “What is the moral purpose of OPEC?”
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We Might Be Getting that 120Hz iPhone 12 After All
Well, just yesterday I was weighing whether I'd prefer a high refresh screen or 5G in the new iPhones, but if this is legit, it looks like I won't have to choose. Can you tell how much I'm grinning over here?
Actual iPhone 12 Pro Max (PVT) notch shot
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Top Shelf Hardware with a Clean Android Experience
John Gruber on Daring Fireball:
If all of this is true, what phone is someone supposed to buy if they want top-shelf hardware and the pure no-junk Android experience?
While the Pixel 5 being a shift to the mid-range (lower mid-range, maybe) may be a good move for their chances of
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Should Apple Delay the iPhone 12 for a 120Hz Screen?
iPhone 12 Pro Likely to Ship With 60Hz Display, But Launch Delay to Add 120Hz Possible - MacRumors
Apple may delay the iPhone 12 Pro launch due to supply chain issues with the 120Hz display, or face cancelling the feature entirely, according to display analyst Ross Young and leaker Jon Prosser.
I love high refresh screens.
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Leading Trim is Not Something I Knew I Needed Until Today
Leading-Trim: The Future of Digital Typesetting
Today, we’re excited to announce that Microsoft Design is sponsoring the authoring