Quote of note from Futurismic's Paul Raven, writing on Makers and Breakers: "If there's any lesson to be taken from punk, grunge, rave and any other subcultural scene that went mainstream, it's this: the aesthetic is not just a veneer. If you start changing the box to make it more appealing to more people, then what's inside the box will start to change as well, because otherwise you'll start getting a lot of returns; simple market forces."
If you change the box to make it more appealing, what's inside the box will change too
"Volatility" returns as Trump revives tariff plans: 50% on Europe, 25% on iPhones
Targeting the European Union and U.S. tech giant Apple, president Donald Trump threatened 50% tariffs on goods coming from Europe ("Our discussions with them are going nowhere!") and 25% on… READ THE REST
"Eccentric" brewery owner seems more interested in shutting than opening pubs
The BBC reports on the sudden and bizarre closure of The Abbey, a tiny historical pub in Derby, England, whose operators were dismissed with immediate effect because someone took a… READ THE REST
The Onion CEO on saving media
Ben Collins, CEO of the revived The Onion, is profiled by Chris Murphy for Vanity Fair. He has interesting ideas on how to succeed in the whitewater rapids of modern… READ THE REST
Cancel Microsoft 365 and buy this lifetime MS Office license instead
TL;DR: Pay once, own it forever—get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $49.97 (reg. $219.99) through June 1. Subscription fees are basically everywhere. Between your health apps, entertainment apps, and gaming… READ THE REST
Get a credit-card-size tracker—because a lumpy one ain't it
TL;DR: MagTag is a slim, credit-card-shaped tracker that fits in your wallet and works with Apple's Find My app—just $23.99 (reg. $59.99). Ever feel like your tech was designed by someone who never… READ THE REST
Transform robotic AI text into human writing with this $40 tool
TL;DR: Stop settling for lifeless copy—humanize it with a lifetime of Undetectable Humanizer for just $39.99 (reg. $1,080). We've all read that AI-generated paragraph that technically makes sense but gives the emotional… READ THE REST
