A profoundly dreadful Macintosh marketing video produced while Dr. Gil "I insist that you call me Dr. Amelio" Amelio was CEO of Apple. (Via Doobybrain)
Hideous Macintosh marketing video from 1996
Google AI researcher Timnit Gebru fired after complaining of "aggressions and harassments"
Timnit Gebru, an AI ethics researcher at Google, was fired this week after sending an internal email complaining that marginalized voices at the company were being silenced. Google, for its part, claims that Gebru failed to follow Google's requirements for a paper submission and that she subsequently threatened to resign. Ms Gebru is a well-respected… READ THE REST
Modem noise spectrogram
Scotty H created this spectrographic animation of a classic dial-up modem's startup noise. Here's a breakdown, by Oona Räisänen, of what each section concerns: READ THE REST
Apple's head of security indicted in iPads-for-gun-licenses bribery case
Apple's Chief Security Officer Thomas Moyer was charged with bribery Tuesday after allegedly giving 200 iPads to local officials in exchange for concealed-carry gun licenses for Apple's security team. The Morgan Hill Times reports that others indicted included Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Rick Sung, Capt. James Jensen, and local businessman Harpreet Chadha, also… READ THE REST
Skullcandy is serving up end-of-the-year deals on all of its top earbuds and headphones
Skullcandy has carved out an interesting lane for itself in the ultra-competitive audio earbuds and headphones market. Unlike the big business interests of most of their big-name corporate competitors, Skullcandy was born from a simple human moment. Sitting on a chairlift in Park City, Utah in 2003, Skullcandy founder Rick Alden couldn't take a call… READ THE REST
This wood-fired pizza oven will wipe Dominos right out of your phone forever
While there are those few weirdos that don't like pizza, the rest of us normal folks can usually find our place on the pizza loving spectrum. If you're a kid, you're likely fine with a frozen pizza from the store. It's usually not fantastic, but you know…it's still pizza. As you get older, you order… READ THE REST
This mini massage gun fits in the palm of your hand, pounds tired muscles, and is under $100
Massage guns have become a staple of athletes, trainers, and other workout fans who appreciate the pounding burst of that percussive power after an intense session. Unfortunately, there's a problem with these therapeutic wonder tools: most are so heavy that they feel like you're lugging around a jackhammer. Assuming you don't have a personal assistant… READ THE REST