To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven. | | | | Dudley Moore in classic, hilarious scene from Foul Play. 1978.
(Getty Images) | | | | |  | “To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven.”
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| | rantnrave:// Commence geeky sci-fi interfaces timesuck... Amid reports of workplace misogyny, accusations of stolen technology, an ongoing executive exodus and widespread customer backlash, is Silicon Valley's "Bro Culture" destroying one of its most promising startups? TechSET: "Uber's Road to Hell"... Healthcare bill may be the GOP version of THE PURGE. Poor sick people get killed but every day. Get the sense that TRUMP knows almost nothing about these actions, bills, acts. Or the consequences. Just about winning and photo ops?... As you know I've been an APPLE fan my entire tech life. Lately, pretty frustrated and feel like our loyalty is taken for granted. The hardware is still the best looking. The software and services, not so great. Newer versions are not leaps anymore. iTUNES is dinosaur-like and the streaming response of APPLE TV needs a big improvement. Not to mention the constant login issues. Don't get me started on the TOUCH BAR which interrupts almost every action like sending a message or email. Poorly placed. Can't be turned off. Customer service is also important to me. This week I made a GENIUS BAR appointment to service my new MACBOOK PRO. The screen just stopped working. After waiting 20 minutes or so, I got a nice guy. He diagnosed. Said it was covered by warranty and they will ship it back to me in 5 days. Great. Get an email yesterday from APPLE saying service is on hold until I approve a repair cost of $600+. So I get customer service on chat. I explain the entire scenario. After a while, they transfer me to a senior advisor. He says he can't help me unless I want to pay and my only recourse is to go back to the store or call them. I'm 90 minutes into my life on this stuff. A snippet of what advisor said: "Now I did have the chance to review the repair notes on my side, since the Apple store did note that the repair for a hairline crack would be covered that can be disputed, however since the store set up the repair, you would need to reach out to them, because that exception is filed under them... No, since we’re not the repair warehouse, from our side we didn’t reject the repair ourselves. Which is why the location who did set up the repair does need to contact them." Huh? So why the f*** am I talking to you? Why did you email me? Just for payment? I just want my $4k laptop fixed like was promised. Now this harms Apple's brand in my mind. An "infinite loop" of little help and no accountability. More time for me. Let me finish by saying this: I own 3 IPADS. 2 IPHONES. 2 MACBOOK PROS. 2 MACBOOKS. 5 APPLE TVS. 1 APPLE WATCH. 1 AIRPODS. 2 BEATS WIRELESS. An untold number of accessories. So, Apple if you're listening. Call me. You didn't remove me from the plane. But you're eating into my hours. Small modern problems. Love ya... A highly anticipated exhibition at the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between" is dedicated to one of fashion's most radical practitioners. We've gathered essential coverage of the exhibition alongside pieces that lend insight into the world of CdG. FashionSET: "Museum Treatment: Comme des Garçons"... When you constantly ask me to include your pieces but you never invite me on your show... Happy Birthday to PAUL SAGAWA, SHAWN COLO, SARAH BERNARD, GREGG WILKES, and KEN RUTKOWSKI . | | | - Jason Hirschhorn, curator |
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 | Bloomberg |
| A recent acquisition spree including Jet.com gives the retail giant much-needed digital chops. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| The struggle for net neutrality was won -- but now it’s back, and citizen interest is waning. | | |
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 | NPR |
| A new podcast tells the story of one revered music exec's rise and tragic fall to document a cultural revolution. | | |
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 | American Press Institute |
| New research finds slightly more than half of all U.S. adults subscribe to news in some form - and roughly half of those to a newspaper. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| The visual effects industry, and the “movie magic” blockbuster films spend huge shares of their budgets on, are being lured away from California -- and into two of the most expensive cities in the world. | | |
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 | TIME |
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 | CBS News |
| Former CIA officer Hank Crumpton takes 60 Minutes on a tour through the shadowy world of the Clandestine Service and explains how the CIA toppled the Taliban after 9/11. Lara Logan reports. | | |
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 | Tonic |
| I went into it a skeptic--and I still don’t think it’ll work. And yet I’m sold. | | |
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 | China Heritage |
| Christopher Rea’s "The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China" (University of California Press, 2015) was awarded the Joseph Levenson Book Prize (Post-1900 China) at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies in March 2017. | | |
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 | CNBC |
| Apple CEO Tim Cook did a wide-ranging interview with CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer about earnings, new projects, and Apple's role in U.S. job creation | | |
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 | Berkeleyside |
| George Lakoff believes it's a mistake for Democrats to appeal to reason rather than worldview. People vote based on their values, not facts, he said. | | |
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 | ThinkProgress |
| “It is not worth it at all. I should have stayed quiet.” | | |
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 | Fast Company |
| A more practical answer to short-term detox and permanent plug pulling is gaining momentum among computer scientists, lifestyle experts, and even beauty brands. | | |
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 | CNNMoney |
| Many people could lose coverage under the Republicans' plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, while others could be charged more if they have pre-existing conditions. Younger, healthier people would likely benefit, but older sicker consumers could pay more. | | |
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 | Red Bull Music Academy |
| Today, rap is a ubiquitous part of any playlist, popping up in seemingly every subgenre of music that exists, but this has not always been the case. Flashback to the mid-’80s, when rap was beginning to reach a larger mass audience thanks to groups like Run-DMC and LL Cool J. | | |
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 | Rolling Stone |
| Read our new cover story on Chris Rock- - how infidelity, divorce and soul-searching fueled his bold new stand-up tour and a chance to start over. | | |
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 | Data Science Central |
| In this article, I clarify the various roles of the data scientist, and how data science compares and overlaps with related fields such as machine learning, deep learning, AI, statistics, IoT, operations research, and applied mathematics. | | |
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 | Racked |
| The popular retailer’s board is nearly all older, white, and male - and shareholders aren’t happy. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| Florida-based creator Catherine Hettinger couldn’t afford the patent on the ubiquitous playground toy but insists she’s ‘pleased’ about its sudden popularity | | |
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 | recode |
| Bilton used digital forensics to recreate huge chunks of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht’s life. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| When I recently dropped into the J. Crew store near my office, it was easy to see how a number of problems had converged. | | |
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 | MIT Technology Review |
| UC Davis plant geneticist Pamela Ronald wants to create rice varieties that can survive in harsher conditions, including more frequent droughts. | | |
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 | YouTube |
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