Author: Zach_Wilson

Hitting the Books: The dangerous real-world consequences of our online attention economy

If reality television has taught us anything, it’s there’s not much people won’t do if offered enough money and attention. Sometimes, even just the latter. Unfortunately for the future prospects of our civilization, modern social media has focused upon those same character foibles and optimized them at a global scale,…

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iPhone 15 Pro might get a titanium frame, thinner bezels, and a price hike

Some big changes are expected to come to this year’s iPhone 15 Pro lineup — but they might come alongside a price hike, too. In Bloomberg this morning, reporter Mark Gurman confirmed a handful of details that have been floating around all year about what to expect when the next iPhone…

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The 17 Best Games on PlayStation Plus (August 2023)

What are you playing next? From Slay the Spire to Humanity, Sony’s subscription service has so many great options for your PS5 or PS4. Source

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How to Switch Browsers Without Losing Your Bookmarks and Passwords

Jumping between Chrome and Safari, or Firefox and Edge? Here’s how to keep your precious data with you. Source

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Should You Buy an Active Chair? I Tested Some—and Talked to the Experts

Active chairs promise to improve your posture and introduce movement in a long day of sitting. Kinesiologists think you might want to take a walk instead. Source

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Never mind, tweets should be called posts now

But that’s not why I think it’s time to retire the “tweet.” I wanted to save it. I felt that it was clearly becoming independent of the brand that had adopted it. I argued we should call all microblog posts tweets to avoid this goofy cycle of toots, skeets, threets,…

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