Category: feature
Hitting the Books: How colonialism unified the Western world’s clocks
As ephemeral as space and as fundamental as gravity, time is an aspect of this universe that cannot be felt, only experienced through its cumulative passage. In his latest book, On Time: A History of Western Timekeeping, author Ken Mondschein, traces… Source
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Reliable time travel might take a while
Time, you slippery bastard — the immutable aspect of reality cannot be controlled any more closely than one can stifle the flow of sand through a tightly gripped fist. Time can only be observed, and even then, only indirectly based on the entropy ge… Source
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We now know a lot more about ‘Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit’
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit was actually announced last month, but today Nintendo revealed new details about the “mixed reality” game ahead of its launch on October 16th. The software is free to download but it won’t work without one of the camera-… Source
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Fire HD 8 (2020) owners: Tell us about your tablet
There are a lot of tablets to choose from, but few of them have the low price points of Amazon’s Fire HD lineup. At just $90, the Fire HD 8 is ideal for watching videos, browsing the web and using Alexa. However, commerce editor Valentina Palladino n… Source
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What we’re listening to: ‘Mockery Manor’
In this installment of our audio confessions, senior editor Daniel Cooper explains his love for a British thriller podcast that had him hooked almost immediately.I could be wrong, but I feel like everyone has a childhood experience of visiting a shit… Source
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Xbox Series X first look: Fast, powerful and quiet
The Xbox Series X is zippy. That’s the word that stands out in my mind as I bounce among several active games via quick resume, die and respawn in under 10 seconds or load up an HDR version of an old favorite. Zip, zip, zip.The Xbox Series X is Micro……
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