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Archives for August 2015

Power To The People

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Friday, August 28, 2015

10 Greatest NFL Quarterbacks

Decent list by Kofi Bofah. Is your fav on the list?Second only to the U.S. President, the NFL quarterback is the most glamorous, if not important, job in the country. In addition to the hopes and dreams of his team, the quarterback carries the flag for entire cities, regions, and metaphorically,... Read More »

Best Food Trucks In The U.S.

Think Triple D on wheels. The Daily Meal's list of best food trucks in the country. Even if the buzz around the food truck renaissance started off frenzied and then cooled a bit, the resilience of these mobile eateries is a testament to the fact that creative, quite literally chef-driven food need not... Read More »
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Has Stephen Hawking Just Solved a Huge Black-Hole Mystery?

If the title of an article ends in a question mark, then the answer usually is 'no.' Mike Wall on Stephen Hawking's latest theory to solve a long-standing mystery.Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that the physical information about material gobbled up by a black hole is destroyed,... Read More »

The ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’

Owen Jarus:The truth may be finally emerging about the "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," a highly controversial papyrus suggesting that some people, in ancient times, believed Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. New research on the papyrus' ink points to the possibility that it is authentic, researchers... Read More »
Monday, August 24, 2015

3 Cars Automakers Should Ax

That's 'ax' as in get rid of, rather than take an ax to. John Rosevear: It can take three years or more for an automaker to take an idea from the first sketch to production. Ideas that seemed great at the start can look not so great when the new car finally hits the market.Or maybe they look great... Read More »
Friday, August 21, 2015

The 100 Greatest Songwriters Of All Time

Curious list from Rolling Stone with the usual cast of characters from Lennon and McCartney to Bob Dylan, from Carole King and Gerry Goffin to Paul Simon, all hitmakers extraordinaire. What was the criteria for ranking? Are songs only written in English?... Read More »

An Apple Watch Experience

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Apple's new Watch accessory for the iPhone seems to garner two kinds of responses. The first is from the howling monkeys populating the technorati elite and market analysts who seem to despise anything Apple does. The second is from customers. As a long time Apple customer I've learned through the years... Read More »

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Apple Pay: Watch vs. iPhone

Bernard Desarnauts took a survey on Apple Pay and the reading is insightful.79% of our users report a preference for using Apple Pay with their Watch versus their iPhone. All in all, our research suggests Apple Pay on the Watch is a delightful experience and it therefore seems fair to extrapolate... Read More »

Sex Sells

Further proof that we're creatures of habit, and marketers who tap those somewhat obvious veins can prosper comes from a McDonald's in Taiwan. Andy Wells:A woman dubbed the ‘McDonald’s Goddess’ for her striking looks has been the cause of a surge of sales at a Taiwan branch of the fast food... Read More »

The Mac App Store Is Not For Mac Users

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
On the surface, the title doesn't seem to make sense. If the Mac App Store is not for Mac users, who is it for? Honestly, I'm not sure. As a Mac user I find the Mac App Store to be so full of inconsistencies, oddities, and downright crazy functions that I'm sure Apple is going to great lengths to make... Read More »
Saturday, August 15, 2015

2,000-HP

It's called the Triton Nemesis. George Kennedy:The car is said to make 2,000 horsepower, derived from a twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8. That power is said to give it a 0-60 time of just 2.8 seconds, on its way to a claimed top speed of 290 mph. All this power and speed will come with an astonishing price... Read More »
Friday, August 14, 2015

Can Your Car Be Hacked?

It's not easy, but it's doable and it's been done already. Andrew Brandt has enough detail to make you feel better about buying a car with so much software.How hard is it to hack a car?Very. The teams of researchers working on each hack — yes, it took teams — spent months solving difficult... Read More »

Baseball’s Divisions Needs A Fix

Jeff Passan points out the obvious:Were the postseason to begin today, the National League’s second- and third-best teams would play each other in a single winner-takes-all game for the honor of going on the road and playing a series against the best team in baseball. In the meantime, the teams... Read More »