Thursday, June 29, 2017

Public Restrooms Are Never Boring 16 Pics





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Here’s How N.Y.C.’s Five Boroughs Should Really Be Defined



New York City is famously divided into five boroughs, each with its own quirks and cultural nuances. So much of how the city is understood comes from the political boundaries of Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, the boundaries of which were drawn up in the 1800s.

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9 clever ways to automate your small business with IFTTT



IFTTT (If This, Then That) is a free online tool that automates actions between websites, apps, smartphones, gadgets and more. Want your tagged Facebook photos backed up on Google Drive? IFTTT can do that.

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Friday, June 23, 2017

3D Printed Screwless NES Raspberry Pi Games Console (video)



Raspberry Pi enthusiasts looking for an awesome case to enclose their Pi powered retro gaming system might be interested in a screwless, NES inspired Raspberry Pi Case created by Thingyverse user xxxMTIxxx.

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Apple’s Latest iOS Update Is Bad News For Advertisers



Apple is making big, privacy-friendly changes to the way iPhone and iPad apps work–and many developers probably won’t like them. The Information reported today that Apple is taking steps to prevent app developers from accessing data generated by other apps.

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

Apple started making iPad because Jobs 'hated' a Microsoft exec



The iPhone might never have existed if Apple co-founder Steve Jobs didn't "hate" an executive at Microsoft.

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iOS 11 Multitasking is Already Fairly Polished and Very Powerful



I finally broke down and loaded the iOS 11 first beta on my new 12.9″ iPad Pro this weekend. Unfortunately, with this being the first version of the beta, doing so has pretty much rendered this device useless other than for testing the new OS.

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Dexcom CEO talks ‘game changer’ diabetes management coming to Apple Watch



With the upcoming watchOS 4 update for Apple Watch slated to bring new features for diabetes management devices, we took some time to speak with Dexcom’s CEO Kevin Sayer this week about what it means for users.

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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Scott Forstall Will Talk about 'How the iPhone Came to Be' on June 20th



Scott Forstall, ousted Apple executive and the father of iOS, is taking part in a Computer History Museum event about the iPhone. Titled, “Putting Your Finger On It: Creating the iPhone,” Mr. Forstall will talk about “How the iPhone came to be?”

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Netflix joins Amazon and Reddit in Day of Action to save net neutrality



Netflix is now planning to participate in the "Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality” on July 12, protest organizers said today.

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Diarrhea Is Evolution's Immune System Drain-O



Diarrhea sucks. It can create unpleasant bathroom emergencies, and — all jokes aside — if you lack access to healthcare, it can be life-threatening. But even though diarrhea has existed through time, it’s only now being understood why our bodies get the squirts.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

A surprise retro-package from Sega



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WTF Dude...



Repost Recaption Aren't you a little big for that?

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Netflix leaps over shrinking cable subscriber market for the first time



New data from Leichtman Research shows that the US cable subscriber market is now smaller than Netflix’s market share which marks a first for the industry. Forbes points out that this has happened thanks both significant growth for Netflix and a slow decline for the cable market.

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

iOS 11 stops apps like Uber and Waze from accessing user location data at all times



Apple put a heavy focus on improving iOS at its WWDC this week with introductions such as file management, more visible iMessage features, QR code scanning and more, but there are a number of notable features in iOS 11 that weren’t explicitly announced.

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

The iPhone is getting drag and drop too with iOS 11



Apple’s newest mobile operating system, iOS 11, is primarily focused on turning the iPad into something resembling a desktop computer. You’ve got a dock for apps, a new file system, and features like drag and drop. But, not all of these changes are destined for the iPad only.

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What’s New in Swift 4?



Swift 4 is the latest major release from Apple scheduled to be out of beta in the fall of 2017. Its main focus is to provide source compatibility with Swift 3 code as well as working towards ABI stability. This article highlights changes to Swift that will most significantly impact your code.

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macOS Sierra and iOS 11 Compatibility Lists



Apple has posted the compatibility lists for macOS High Sierra, and iOS 11, which were both released earlier this week in beta form. Any Mac capable of running macOS Sierra will be able to run macOS High Sierra.

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Forbes: Eric Trump charity money went to Trump business



Washington (CNN)Eric Trump is pushing back against a Forbes report released Tuesday that alleges his Eric Trump Foundation shifted money from a charity golf tournament for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital into the Trump Organization. I have raised $16.

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How to switch between list view and honeycomb app grid on Apple Watch with watchOS 4



With watchOS 4, Apple is offering an alternative to the honeycomb screen used to display your Apple Watch apps. The honeycomb view lays out the circular watch app icons in a hexagonal grid with a focus on the middle of the display, and a miniature clock in the center.

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We're Way Below Average! Astronomers Say Milky Way Resides In A Great Cosmic Void



Ethan Siegel , Contributor If you went to give our cosmic address, you might tell someone tha

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Bragi’s Dash Pro is a sophisticated and smart AirPods alternative



If you’re feeling AirPods envy but don’t want/can’t find/don’t have ears that work ergonomically with Apple’s white tube option, there’s a new top choice alternative – provided you’re willing to pay the price.

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Sunday, June 4, 2017

How Gary Gygax's Dungeons & Dragons changed fantasy forever



In the world of Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax is king. The fantasy role-playing game he co-created in 1974 influenced a generation of film-makers, writers and game developers. But beyond a cult following, its origins remain largely unknown.

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Saturday, June 3, 2017

This fancy keyboard overlay shows all the commands you need in Vim



The Vim text editor is beloved by programmers. It’s ludicrously powerful, and lets you accomplish tasks with greater efficiency than you otherwise would. But boy, is it complicated.

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