Mike McCue

CEO, Co-founder Flipboard. I love design, startups, exploration, photo journalism and classic wooden boats.

Flips

App of the Month: FastSeas Weather Routing
Cruising World - Jen Brett
It’s the question of the ages: Should I stay, or should I go? To offer a bit of clarity into this, at least as far as passage planning goes, is …
Spinlock launches the new Deckvest VITO lifejacket at Annapolis Boat Show
sail-world.com
Tomorrow, at the Annapolis boat show in America, Spinlock will launch the new VITO lifejacket, introducing a new generation lifejacket to the leisure …
Sailing
Weather Routing Software for Sailors
Cruising World - David Schmidt
While sailors successfully cruised the world’s oceans long before weather-routing technology, today’s offerings can shave passage times while also …
Jackline Installation Tips
practical-sailor.com
One of the most startling conclusions from our upcoming jackline test was that despite the International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) generalized …
Batteries
EPIRBs, PLBs, and MOB Beacons: What is Best for Your Boat? | Cruising Compass
bwsailing.com
Pete Dubler simplifies the facts of electronic rescue devices in this overview. Previously published in BWS. So much has changed over the years. …
flipboard.com
NY40 MARILEE: Restoration of a Herreshoff Classic
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Technology
SpaceX Crew Dragon makes historic splashdown
USA TODAY
The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean carrying a dummy named \"Ripley.\"
Product Reviews
The Best microSD Cards for 2019: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company
Wirecutter
Who this is for You’ll find microSD cards being used for expanded storage in some smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers; as the main video and …
Apollo Missions
50th anniversary of Apollo 9: The last lap of the space race
newatlas.com - David Szondy
America's first astronaut-ready spacecraft in eight years is currently being put through its paces in an unmanned test flight to the ISS, but 50 …
Technology
Leica's Q2 is a beautiful camera that I want and will never have
TechCrunch - Devin Coldewey
Leica is a brand I respect and appreciate but don’t support. Or rather, can’t, because I’m not fabulously rich. But if I did have $5,000 to spend on a fixed-lens camera, I’d probably get the new Q2, a
U.S. Politics
Sanders seizes pro-Omar lane in 2020
POLITICO - By MARC CAPUTO and HOLLY OTTERBEIN
No other presidential candidate came out as quickly — or as forcefully — on the Rep. Ilhan Omar controversy as the Vermont senator. When the latest controversy erupted over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments Israel,
Business Intelligence
Facebook’s Privacy Cake
stratechery.com - Ben Thompson
What was striking about the reaction to Mark Zuckerberg’s latest missive about the future of Facebook, A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social …
Bryan Chong's letter in full
pbo.co.uk - Practical Boat Owner
In the July issue of PBO on sale Thursday May 24 we detail the capsize of a Sydney 38, Low Speed Chase, during a race from San Francisco and back via …
Is it safe to use a tether? - Practical Boat Owner
pbo.co.uk - Ben Meakins
The tragic drowning of the skipper of the Reflex 38 Lion 15 miles south of Selsey Bill in 2011 shocked the sailing world. But the subsequent Marine …
HIV And AIDS: Possible Cure In Sight
Almost 12 years after Timothy Ray Brown became the first person to be cured of infection by HIV, scientists say a second patient appears to be free of the virus and is in long-term remission. While these cases are a massive breakthrough in the global fight against the disease, researchers believe it will take years to translate the latest successes into practical treatment.
National Enquirer
“We’re F--ked. Gavin Is Going to Get Jeff Back Together with MacKenzie”: Inside the Bezos Affair, a Tale of Love, Lust, and
Vanity Fair
Improbably, given all that’s happened, they’re still together. There are any number of people or entities who have been accused of trying to tear Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez asunder: Donald Trump, the
SpaceX
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Docks at Space Station for First Time
space.com
SpaceX's new astronaut taxi just checked off another huge milestone on its maiden orbital flight. The Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked with the …
SpaceX
SpaceX's first NASA Commercial Crew launch: Everything you need to know about Demo-1
CNBC - Michael Sheetz
SpaceX is set to launch its astronaut capsule to space for the first time in the early hours of Saturday morning. Called Demo-1, the mission is a key …
Sailing
In 1969, or 2019, Sailing Round the World Alone Is Vexing
The New York Times - By CHRIS MUSELER
In 1968, nine sailors set out to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the first organized, solo, nonstop, round-the-world race. They were heading into the unknown, with no idea how their sailboats
Science
Birth of a black hole witnessed for first time
sciencefocus.com - Jason Goodyer
Last June, astronomers noticed the appearance of a mysterious bright object in the constellation of Hercules. It remained visible for a little over …
Cabins
Peanut Airstream Land Yacht Renovation by Sitka Concept
dwell - Lucy Wang
After two years at sea with their family of five, a couple continues their tiny house lifestyle by renovating a rundown Airstream. Having flipped 11 houses—and lived in all of them—in the span of a decade,
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic spaceplane reaches space with first passenger on board
The Verge - Loren Grush
Astronaut trainer Beth Moses tagged along for the ride Tourism venture Virgin Galactic sent its spaceplane into space for the second time this morning, qualifying all three people on the flight for their
Media Industry
The New York Times’ Mark Thompson on how he’d run a local newspaper: “Where can we stand and fight?”
Nieman Lab - Ken Doctor
“I believe that if you’re producing journalism of value, there is no reason to expect that consumers wouldn’t be prepared, in some way, to support that — potentially to pay for it. And that’s probably,
Long-form Journalism
“She Never Looks Back”: Inside Elizabeth Holmes’s Chilling Final Months at Theranos
Vanity Fair - By Nick Bilton
At the end, Theranos was overrun by a dog defecating in the boardroom, nearly a dozen law firms on retainer, and a C.E.O. grinning through her teeth about an implausible turnaround. Elizabeth Holmes appeared
Bashar al-Assad
Assad regime found liable for war reporter Marie Colvin's death in landmark $300m US lawsuit
The Telegraph - By Josie Ensor
The Syrian government has been found culpable for the killing of veteran conflict correspondent Marie Colvin in a £230m judgment in a US court - a landmark case holding Bashar al-Assad’s government to
Columbia University
How to Raise a Child Who Is Resilient
Real Simple - Jennifer King Lindley
Resilience—not letting setbacks destroy you, learning from them, trying again—is one of life’s great skills. This is how you teach it. I now realize …
Opinion
The Mueller Report Is Coming. Here’s What to Expect.
The New York Times - By NEAL K. KATYAL
The special counsel Robert Mueller will apparently soon turn in a report to the new attorney general, William Barr. Sure, there is still a lot of activity, including subpoenas, flying around, but that
Technology
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 successfully touches down on Ryugu asteroid
The Guardian - Kate Lyons, and Ian Sample, science editor
A Japanese spacecraft has successfully touched down on a speeding asteroid 300 million kilometres from the Earth as it attempts an audacious manoeuvre to collect samples and bring them back for scientists