On New Year’s Eve, you’ll be dancing, one hopes. If you’re lucky you’ll be dancing to an honest-to-God disc jockey — not to someone’s Spotify playlist or the musings of the latest demi-celebrities to fancy themselves party conductors. A real D.J.
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Apple apologizes for battery slowdown
Apple released a statement on Thursday addressing the company’s controversial decision to slow down older phones to protect battery stability. “We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize.
Self-healing glass: a cracking discovery from Japan
A Japanese researcher has developed — by accident– a new type of glass that can be repaired simply by pressing it back together after it cracks.
Future Apple Watch models could get EKG heart monitoring
We’ve already seen an EKG band for the Apple Watch, but now Apple is reportedly working on bringing the feature directly into its smartwatch, Bloomberg reports.
The Can’t-Lose Way for Your Business to Pop: Add Bitcoin to Its Name
It’s clear that a business idea is hot when companies that have nothing to do with the idea get involved. It’s clear that the idea has turned into a mania when investors reward companies for doing this.
REPORT: Kids in ‘Netflix Only’ Homes are Being Saved from 230 Hours of Commercials a Year
TV viewership has completely changed for children. While most families have watched plenty of television ever since its invention and mass adoption, the ways in which we consume entertainment continues to evolve.
The Atlantic to Install Paywall, Joining Wave of Publishers Diversifying Revenue
Nearly 10 years ago, the Atlantic tore down its paywall in an effort to grow its digital audience. Next year, it’s putting it back up again.
Hundreds ‘Rickrolled’ in Mysterious Campus Prank at Cornell
Did you hear that? For more than a week, students and staff in at least four campus buildings heard a five-second tune, but couldn’t pinpoint exactly where it was coming from.
Navy Pilot Says UFO He Saw Off California Was ‘Not of This World’
A former Navy pilot has opened up about an otherworldly experience he says he experienced in 2004. His testimony comes just days after the Pentagon officially revealed the existence of a secret office investigating the existence of UFOs. Cmdr.
10 years of professional blogging – what I’ve learned
Building your personal bat signal I want to cross-pollinate a tweetstorm on lessons I’ve learned from a decade of professional writing. In a way, it’s a followup to some more general life lessons from 10 years of living in the Bay Area.
Artificial Sweeteners Stimulate Fat Growth, Harmful To Metabolism, Study Finds
WASHINGTON — Artificial sweeteners have an effect on the body’s metabolism and can lead to excessive fat accumulation in people, especially those who are already obese, according to a recent study.
How ‘Rogue One’ Brought Back Familiar Faces
Making a new “Star Wars” movie can be like gaining access to a toy collection that has been amassed over four decades.
Putting a price on Bitcoin
SCENE: A pet shop with a bored looking proprietor. A customer approaches CUSTOMER: I’d like to buy a parrot.
Apple buys music-recognition app Shazam
For nearly 10 years, Shazam has been something of a one-trick pony. Its app has a single purpose: identify a song that’s playing and connect users to a service to download or stream it.
You Will No Longer Lease a Car. You Will Subscribe to It.
A curious trend has taken hold of the automotive community. Until recently, your only options with vehicle ownership were to purchase the car outright or to lease it from a dealership. But in a growing number of metropolitan areas, a third option is emerging: car subscriptions.
NASA fires Voyager 1 thrusters after decades-long sleep
Way out in interstellar space, humanity’s most distant messenger wanders through the universe. NASA’s Voyager 1 launched way back in 1977, but it’s still in touch with Earth. To help keep it in contact, NASA scientists just fired up a set of thrusters that have been dormant for 37 long years.
SpaceX Finally Reveals When It Will Launch its Long-Awaited Giant Rocket
Though it’s just about to wrap up its best year ever, SpaceX missed one glaringly large goal: the maiden launch of its Falcon Heavy. Now, the aerospace company seems to have pushed the big day yet again — but this time, it might actually happen.