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Chrome Web Store
Keep Chrome from revealing your data to everyone
CNET - by Clifford Colby
Until Chrome starts helping you guard your privacy, these browser extensions can help
Intermittent Fasting
The Truth Behind What Intermittent Fasting Does to Your Body
Inverse - Alexandra Pattillo
Ever feel hangry when you miss a meal? Imagine waiting 16 or 18 hours before eating again. Or an entire day without breakfast, lunch, or dinner. …
Mobile Technology
Valkyrie Industries is building a haptic VR suit for industrial training
TechCrunch - Brian Heater
Valkyrie Industries off-handedly refers to the current iteration of its VR suit as “Iron Man v. 1.” It’s a fitting reference. There’s a very “first half of the superhero film” vibe to the prototype. There
Flight Simulators
Japanese airport hotel puts flight simulator in room
CNN - By Joshua Berlinger and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN
(CNN) — If you've ever gotten off a long flight and thought to yourself, "I miss being on a plane," then the Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu has the room for you. The airport hotel near Tokyo's Haneda International
Maldives
Instagrammers warned against swimming in toxic Siberian 'Maldives' lake
CNN - By Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN
(CNN) — The calm turquoise waters are a magnet for Instagrammers desperate to take the perfect selfie. But the "Novosibirsk Maldives," as this Siberian lake has been dubbed, is no natural beauty. It's
Bullying
Instagram now asks bullies: 'Are you sure?'
BBC News - Dave Lee
Instagram believes its new anti-bullying tool, which prompts users to pause and consider what they are saying, could help curb abuse on the platform. It will also soon offer the targets of bullying the
Photography
Here's How to Get SHARP Photos at Night without a Tripod (VIDEO)
Shutterbug - Shutterbug Staff
Don't be afraid of the dark and you can leave your tripod at home! That's photographer/educator Serge Ramelli's advice in the below video on how to …
Hiking
How an app made hiking easier – with unintended consequences
Guardian US - Taylor Gee for Outside Magazine
You can now call an Uber or Lyft into town if it's going to rain. It has altered the way people do their hikes It gave me more self-reliance, which is a big deal with a disability. That almost brings tear
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak thinks you should quit Facebook
TechSpot - Rob Thubron
Big quote: “You should figure a way to get off Facebook.” That’s the advice Apple co-founder Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak offers, warning that technology …
Lifestyle (UK)
Are you suffering from Inflamm-ageing? That’s the inflammation which makes you miserable and angry in midlife. Here, an science
dailymail.co.uk - Maria Borelius
Menopause crept up on me slowly. First it was the dull backache and noticeably painful joints. Then I started coming down with constant colds and sore …
Food Allergies
Why Do Some People Suddenly Develop Food Allergies Later in Life? - VICE
VICE - Shayla Love
It can be confusing and daunting to suddenly not be able to eat a food you've eaten your whole life. In 2013, my digestive life went to crap, nearly literally. I started to have strange episodes where
Gaming
This video game lets doctors sharpen their skills playing virtual surgery — Future Blink
Mashable - Danica D'Souza
Level Ex makes video games for doctors by capturing the challenges of medical practice via diagnosis, clinical challenges, surgical challenges, difficult cases, etc.
Mobile Technology
Yes, your emails are being tracked. Here's how to stop it.
Mashable - Karissa Bell
Here's something you might want to think about next time you check your email: chances are, at least some of your messages are being tracked. From how many times you open a message, the time of day, and
Technology
Warning: free hotel wifi is a hacker’s dream
The Guardian - John Naughton
Any intelligence service that hasn’t been inside the systems of Trump’s Washington hotel ought to be fired for incompetence You’ve just arrived at the hotel after a delayed flight and a half-hour wrangle
Photography
How to avoid clichés in your photography
amateurphotographer.co.uk - Amateur Photographer
Bagging an iconic landscape is great for many photographers, but knowing when to explore alternatives is vital for expressing identity as an artist, …
Skin
This Top-Rated Natural Facial Oil Basically Makes Fine Lines & Wrinkles Disappear Like Botox
SHEfinds.com - Emily Belfiore
Not sure how to incorporate a facial oil into your existing skincare routine? These nourishing formulas are designed to help the skin lock in …
Lifestyle (UK)
How to grow your own medicine cabinet
The Guardian - Alys Fowler
I recently walked into a tree. I didn’t mean to, but I was, as usual, looking at what was growing around my feet and not where I was going. The result was a messy scrape of torn skin, but nearby was also
Weight Loss
Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong
HuffPost - The Huffington Post
From the 16th century to the 19th, scurvy killed around 2 million sailors, more than warfare, shipwrecks and syphilis combined. It was an ugly, smelly death, too, beginning with rattling teeth and ending
Facebook
Facebook’s image outage reveals how the company’s AI tags your photos
The Verge - James Vincent
Everyone knows the bit in The Matrix when Neo achieves digital messiah status and suddenly sees “reality” for what it really is: lines of trailing green code. Well, thanks to an outage currently affecting
Americana
Bear Corn (Conopholis americana) — Not Your Typical Plant, with Adam Haritan
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Lifestyle
Old-style rowing machines and punching bags gain a new edge
Los Angeles Times - Roy M. Wallack
Peloton showed that you don’t have to leave your living room to get a group cycling workout. Now age-old fitness devices such as rowing machines, treadmills, weight machines and even punching bags are
Copyright
What Exactly is the “Fair Use” Defense in Copyright Law? | PDN Online
pdnonline.com - By Holly Stuart Hughes
There are many misconceptions about fair use, the legal exception that allows the use of copyrighted works under certain limited circumstances. Part …
Andy Warhol
Court Rejects Lynn Goldsmith’s Copyright Claim Against Warhol Estate
pdnonline.com - By David Walker
A federal judge in New York has rejected photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s copyright infringement claim against the Andy Warhol Foundation [AWF]. The …
Case Review: Warhol v. Goldsmith | Center for Art Law
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Andy Warhol
Judge Rules Fair Use in Photographer’s Copyright Case Against Andy Warhol
petapixel.com - DL Cade
A District Judge in Manhattan has sided with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in a fair use case that will likely leave many …
Culture
Meet the scientist on a magic mushroom mission
Mashable - by Chris Taylor
It’s an almost-too-warm California spring morning at Lightning in a Bottle, one of the preeminent music festivals for eco-conscious, EDM-loving millennials. You’re under shade, mercifully, chatting in
Instagram
'We're anti-influencer': ice-cream truck makes Instagram 'stars' pay double
Guardian US - Sam Levin in Los Angeles
Customers at Joe Nicchi’s ice-cream truck have increasingly had the same demand: give us your ice-cream for free. CVT Soft Serve, a popular truck in Los Angeles, has started to receive weekly requests
Lifestyle
Want a bumper crop of tomatoes? Listen to this guy
Los Angeles Times - Jeanette Marantos
David Freed spent most of his adult life in the restaurant business, but when he sold the 8th Street Grill, his University Park coffee shop, in 2007, he discovered there were plenty of other things to
Fasting
Fasting Can Decrease Fat In This Very Unexpected Place
mindbodygreen.com - By Gretchen Lidicker
Intermittent fasting is all the rage in the wellness world, and for good reason! So far, fasting has been connected to any number of healthy …
Amazon Echo
Amazon Just Made a Shocking Admission That Should Truly Worry Every Customer
Inc Magazine - Chris Matyszczyk
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. The company does so many pleasingly dynamic things, yet increasingly casts a unpleasantly Silicon

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Keep Chrome from revealing your data to everyone

The Truth Behind What Intermittent Fasting Does to Your Body

Valkyrie Industries is building a haptic VR suit for industrial training

Japanese airport hotel puts flight simulator in room

Instagrammers warned against swimming in toxic Siberian 'Maldives' lake

Instagram now asks bullies: 'Are you sure?'

Here's How to Get SHARP Photos at Night without a Tripod (VIDEO)

How an app made hiking easier – with unintended consequences

Steve Wozniak thinks you should quit Facebook

Are you suffering from Inflamm-ageing? That’s the inflammation which makes you miserable and angry in midlife. Here, an science

Why Do Some People Suddenly Develop Food Allergies Later in Life? - VICE

This video game lets doctors sharpen their skills playing virtual surgery — Future Blink

Yes, your emails are being tracked. Here's how to stop it.

Warning: free hotel wifi is a hacker’s dream

How to avoid clichés in your photography

This Top-Rated Natural Facial Oil Basically Makes Fine Lines & Wrinkles Disappear Like Botox

How to grow your own medicine cabinet

Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong

Facebook’s image outage reveals how the company’s AI tags your photos

Bear Corn (Conopholis americana) — Not Your Typical Plant, with Adam Haritan

Old-style rowing machines and punching bags gain a new edge

What Exactly is the “Fair Use” Defense in Copyright Law? | PDN Online

Court Rejects Lynn Goldsmith’s Copyright Claim Against Warhol Estate

Case Review: Warhol v. Goldsmith | Center for Art Law

Judge Rules Fair Use in Photographer’s Copyright Case Against Andy Warhol

Meet the scientist on a magic mushroom mission

'We're anti-influencer': ice-cream truck makes Instagram 'stars' pay double

Want a bumper crop of tomatoes? Listen to this guy

Fasting Can Decrease Fat In This Very Unexpected Place

Amazon Just Made a Shocking Admission That Should Truly Worry Every Customer