Ikea’s Smart Home Dares to Make Sense The “smart home” has not yet distinguished itself. Sure, you might dim your lights with an app; you might even talk to your large appliances. But despite years of promised ubiquity, the connected home has yet to cleave with […]
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Cramped Apartment? Try Ori’s Transforming, Robotic Furniture
Cramped Apartment? Try Ori’s Transforming, Robotic Furniture A universally acknowledged truth about living in New York City is that there’s very little space to go around. What passes for an entire apartment in Manhattan is considered a walk-in closet in Des Moines. This dearth of square […]
An Insane View of the Milky Way From the Edge of New Zealand
An Insane View of the Milky Way From the Edge of New Zealand New Zealand’s South Island spans 58,000 square miles of breathtaking, verdant terrain. But nothing on the ground surpasses what’s in the sky. The region is home to the largest dark sky observatory in […]
Facebook’s Hate Speech Policies Censor Marginalized Users
Facebook’s Hate Speech Policies Censor Marginalized Users As queer artists and activists who have challenged Facebook’s “real names” policy for three years, we’re alarmed by a new trend: Many LGBTQ people’s posts have been blocked recently for using words like “dyke,” “fag,” or “tranny” to describe […]
Instagram’s Kevin Systrom Wants to Clean Up the Internet
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Is Mindfulness Meditation BS or Not? Yes
Is Mindfulness Meditation BS or Not? Yes Speaking of moments: One phrase that hasn’t occurred in this piece so far is “living in the moment.” This may seem strange, since this theme is so commonly associated with mindfulness, and so emphasized by meditation teachers. Indeed, The […]
A Guide to Russia’s High Tech Tool Box for Subverting US Democracy
A Guide to Russia’s High Tech Tool Box for Subverting US Democracy A dead dog in Moscow. A dead dissident in London. Twitter trolls run by the Kremlin’s Internet Research Agency. Denial of service attacks and ransomware deployed across Ukraine. News reports from the DC offices […]
The Inflatable Trump-Chicken, Return of the Mooch, and the Week’s Biggest Online News
The Inflatable Trump-Chicken, Return of the Mooch, and the Week’s Biggest Online News In science news, our nation has accelerated its hell-in-a-handbasket journey such that it can cover a decade’s worth of entropy in a mere half-year. https://twitter.com/OliverSava/status/895814058951266306 Which makes sense, given that Donald Trumpis actually […]
DeLorean Aerospace Is Making a Flying Car
DeLorean Aerospace Is Making a Flying Car “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads,” Doc Brown says, before flipping down his reflective goggles and launching his nuclear-powered DeLorean into the air. If you think you’ve heard that line too many times, try being Paul DeLorean. […]
How to Stay in the Moment: Take a Picture
How to Stay in the Moment: Take a Picture The other weekend, I found myself at a beach on the outskirts of New York City during sunset. The sky was spectacular, filled with the neon pinks, oranges, and purples that come after a day of rain. […]