At the 23:15 mark, John Edgar Park shows you how to add a coil to USB cables so they look like the cables between the handset and base station of… Read the rest of the article: How to coil your cables

The folks at Watchfinder had the opportunity to take a close look at the Patek Philippe Grand Complications 5270/1R, a wristwatch costing $200,000. The way it handles days of the… Read the rest of the article: In-depth look at a $200,000 wristwatch

Lucy Knisley is one of my favorite cartoonists (here are past posts about Lucy). She's written a number of excellent autobiographical comix, and her newest work is a graphic novel… Read the rest of the article: Cory reviews Stepping Stones By Lucy Knisley

Under 1.5-inches long, the Streamlight Nano flashlight has a quick-release clip so you can easily keep it on a zipper pull or flashlight. It's powered by four button cells. Here's… Read the rest of the article: Nifty itty bitty flashlight fits on a zipper pull

One third of US households failed to make a housing payment in the month of July, according to a survey by online rental platform Apartment List. From CNBC: About 19%… Read the rest of the article: In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments

On July 7, Harper's published "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate," which was signed by a diverse body of writers and public intellectuals. Without actually using the term "cancel… Read the rest of the article: Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb

At the same time Facebook's billionaire chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg was writing a post on her personal page that Facebook "stands firmly against hate," her company was taking money… Read the rest of the article: Facebook is still running white nationalist advertising

https://youtu.be/2vKIrJUOigU This video of "10 Slack Commandments" is really catchy.

Three-term Seoul mayor Park Won-soon, who was reported missing yesterday following a police complaint that sexually assaulted a staffer, was found dead today. From The Independent: His daughter contacted police… Read the rest of the article: After being accused of sexual assault, the mayor of Seoul is found dead

The Caribbean island nation of Barbados is issuing 12-month "Barbados Welcome Stamps" as an incentive for people to come and work remotely. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said people can… Read the rest of the article: If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year

Vacuum cleaner filters are a good material to use in homemade masks, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection. Masks made from tea towels, cotton-blend fabrics, and… Read the rest of the article: The best (and worst) materials for DIY masks

On Friday evening my family and I watched a wildly original Japanese movie called We Are Little Zombies. We loved the 8-bit special effects and soundtrack, crazy colorful costumes, and… Read the rest of the article: We Are Little Zombies is a treat for eyes and ears

Try this code: 4KFIRETV to see if you can get the Fire TV Stick 4K for a large discount. It worked for me, so I bought it to replace my… Read the rest of the article: Good deal on Fire TV Stick 4K streaming device

Yesterday, Rob posted about a man in a Florida Costco who refused to wear a face mask and screamed and charged at a person who complained. I feel threatened!” he… Read the rest of the article: The screaming no-masker was fired from his job

Denis Shiryaev took film footage of Tokyo from 1913 to 1915 and upscaled it, deflickered it, removed the noise, enhanced the faces, added ambient sound, and converted it to 60… Read the rest of the article: Incredible restored video of Tokyo from 1913-1915

As someone who spends a few hours today in Zoom meetings, this new "virtual camera" looks interesting. It's called mmhmm and it gives you a bunch of presentation capabilities that… Read the rest of the article: mmhmm turns Zoom chats into SNL's weekend update

How does a neural network connect perceptions to concepts? In other words, how can you make something that accepts an array of pixels as an input and correctly outputs "dog"… Read the rest of the article: How neural networks work – A good explainer video

Yahoo News reports that a team of doctors in Britain is warning that people with mild cases of COVID-19 could suffer from "potentially fatal complications in the brain including delirium,… Read the rest of the article: Even mild coronavirus cases can lead to brain damage, say doctors

I loved Cory Doctorow's 2008 novel, Little Brother, and its 2013, sequel Homeland. Today,

I'm looking forward to interviewing Yuko Kaifu, president of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, for a live streaming event on July 17 about virtual meetings and how the rest of the… Read the rest of the article: How Japanese-style business culture applies to today’s new “business normal”