More scenes from a book tour: duct-tape Converse, sported by a sterling young man at my signing tonight at the Books, Inc in Palo Alto. They're sweaty, the tape doesn't stick well to the canvas, but man, that's a pair of shoes.
Duct-tape Converse
Gotta catch all grandpas: Japanese town turns seniors into trading card stars
In a small Japanese town, children are trading cards featuring local grandfathers instead of Pokémon, turning ordinary community members into neighborhood celebrities. The "Ojisan Trading Card Game" in Kawara, Fukuoka… READ THE REST
Spotify uses ghost artists to "shape listening behavior" and avoid paying real ones
Spotify pads playlists with music by unknown artists, and has been accused of generating this music itself or using cheap library music to reduce the amount paid to artists. At… READ THE REST
Tom Whitwell's annual collection of 52 fascinating facts returns, featuring expensive calculators and trademarked scents
For the last several years, Tom Whitwell, has written an annual list of 52 things he's learned that year. He just posted his new one. Here are five samples: There… READ THE REST
Bring your dreams to life with AI Magicx
TL;DR: The AI Magicx: Lifetime Subscription (Rune Plan) is on sale for $59.97 (reg. $972.00) until July 20. Got strange and wonderful dreams you'd like to revisit? To recreate the… READ THE REST
Make this your most productive summer ever with Microsoft Office 2024 (for less than a year of Office 365)
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office 2024 Home for the most up-to-date version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more with no subscription required for just $129.97, 13% off the $149.99 MSRP. Everyday life is a… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office is doing the impossible: Making your business suite less boring
TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 with just one payment of $29.97 (reg. $229.00). If it feels like everyone is using AI for everything, it's because they… READ THE REST
