A Very Eccentric Interstellar Object

Posted on September 18, 2019 by HeyJK

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No one knows where it came from, but it’s here now. And the chase is on. Astronomers around the world are monitoring an interstellar comet hurtling through the solar system, known for the moment as C/2019 Q4.

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Scientific breakthrough may eventually allow many blind people to see

Posted on September 18, 2019 by HeyJK

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A scientific breakthrough may eventually allow many blind people to see. A handful of volunteers are already seeing the promise of a new device, about 18 months into a five-year clinical study. One of those volunteers is Jason Esterhuizen.

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Let’s Go Further and Hope for All the Joy to Be Drained From the World

Posted on September 16, 2019 by HeyJK

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But what started as a Steve Jobs TED talk has become a parody — a decadent pageant of Palo Alto executives, clothed in their finest Dad Casual, reading ad copy as lead-ins for vaguely sexual jump-cut videos of brushed aluminum under nightclub lighting.

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Apple Watch Series 5 has an always-on display and comes in titanium or ceramic finish

Posted on September 10, 2019 by HeyJK

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Apple has just officially announced the next generation of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Series 5. The latest model is very similar to last year’s Series 4, with a similar design and size.

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First long-distance heart surgery performed via robot

Posted on September 5, 2019 by HeyJK

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A doctor in India has performed a series of five percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures on patients who were 20 miles away from him. The feat was pulled off using a precision vascular robot developed by Corindus.

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Hints of Augmented Reality ‘Garta’ glasses found in Apple’s iOS 13 code

Posted on September 2, 2019 by HeyJK

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References to stereo AR apps, as well as the codename Garta, have been spotted within Apple’s internal betas of iOS 13. The discovery follows, and appears to refute, previous reports that Apple had abandoned AR glasses.

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AirPods – 케이스 – Apple

Posted on September 1, 2019 by HeyJK

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창의성 충만한 여러분의 손길을 거쳐 변신한 개성만점 각양각색 AirPods. 여기 저마다의 매력을 뽐냅니다.AirPods에 대해 더 알고 싶다면 https://apple.co/2HsJ8hNBGM: ‘Focus’ by Charli XCX (Yaeji remix)Music: https://apple.co/2L9xwBy

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Apple sends invite for September 10 event

Posted on August 31, 2019 by HeyJK

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Apple on Thursday sent an invite to press for a special event to be held at the company’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. The event will be at The Steve Jobs Theater on September 10, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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Scientists develop blood test that predicts whether you’ll die in next 10 years

Posted on August 21, 2019 by HeyJK

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While it’s not exactly the most cheerful thought for a Wednesday morning, one day, all of us will die. But if you could find out exactly when you’ll die, would you want to know?

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Florida raking in billions as Americans abandon high-tax states

Posted on August 9, 2019 by HeyJK

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State governments can benefit greatly from an influx of movers – enjoying everything from increased tax revenues to new business activity. Recently, changes to the U.S. tax code have encouraged an increasing number of people to move – taking their cash to lower-tax states like Florida.

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An Old-School Auto Supplier Is Betting on an Electric Future

Posted on August 8, 2019 by HeyJK

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The latest sign of a world gone mad for battery-powered cars comes a company few consumers know by name, but whose products millions rely on to move about their daily lives.

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X-37B Military Space Plane’s Latest Mystery Mission Hits 700 Days

Posted on August 8, 2019 by HeyJK

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The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B military space plane has now been circling Earth for 700 days, just a few weeks shy of the vehicle’s spaceflight-duration record. The robotic X-37B launched on its fifth and latest mission, known as Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5), on Sept. 7, 2017.

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Ogilvy kills public urination with optical illusions

Posted on August 7, 2019 by HeyJK

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It’s not so common in America — land of the free and home of the rare public urination sighting. But over in Europe, people have grown fond of taking a slash in just about any outside environment. One extreme victim is Paris. Train stations in particular are a pee-zone of choice.

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‎Paranoid Android by Christopher O’Riley

Posted on August 7, 2019 by HeyJK

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Hold Me To This – Christopher O’Riley Plays Radiohead Christopher O’Riley

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Punpedia

Posted on August 5, 2019 by HeyJK

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Skip to content Punpedia The Online Encyclopedia of Puns Punpedia The Online Encyclopedia of Puns

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The Fasting Cure Is No Fad

Posted on August 2, 2019 by HeyJK

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New research is showing the profound benefits—for weight, longevity and fighting disease—of eating only during limited hours

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Draft NASA Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy Launch Vehicle at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

Posted on August 2, 2019 by HeyJK

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Status Report From: Glenn Research Center Full document EXECUTIVE SUMMARYSpace Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA), with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as Lead Agency, to evaluate the potential environmental impacts res

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Neuroscientists decode brain speech signals into written text

Posted on July 31, 2019 by HeyJK

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Doctors have turned the brain signals for speech into written sentences in a research project that aims to transform how patients with severe disabilities communicate in the future.

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BMW to Charge $80 Annual Fee for Apple CarPlay

Posted on July 23, 2019 by HeyJK

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BMW will turn Apple CarPlay into a subscription service beginning with its 2019-model-year vehicles. The German automaker currently charges a one-time $300 to add Apple CarPlay capability to navigation-equipped BMW models.

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The Best Magazine Articles Ever

Posted on July 22, 2019 by HeyJK

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The following are suggestions for the best magazine articles (in English) ever.  Stars denote how many times a correspondent has suggested it. Submitter comments are in italics. For a great way to read long-form magazine articles on a tablet device see my review of LongForm and Instapaper here.

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