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  • Andrew Yi
    7:55 am Sat, Jul 1, 2023
    After 320 Years, 12 Presidents, 10 Emperors and 2 Republics, Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition

    The Wiener Zeitung, which is owned by the Austrian government but editorially independent, suffered a sharp decrease in revenue after a recent law dropped a requirement for companies to pay… Read the rest of the article: After 320 Years, 12 Presidents, 10 Emperors and 2 Republics, Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:07 am Fri, Jun 30, 2023
    How filmmakers make crew and camera invisible in mirrors

    In his How Filmmakers Make Cameras Disappear series, Paul E.T. explores the sneaky techniques necessary to create scenes that will stick with you, long after you've forgotten your childhood home… Read the rest of the article: How filmmakers make crew and camera invisible in mirrors

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  • Andrew Yi
    4:35 pm Sun, Jun 18, 2023
    An homage to Gjon Mili and Pablo Picasso's Centaur light painting

    This black-and-white photo, captured by Gjon Mili, ran in LIFE with the caption "Squatting in the darkness, Picasso draws a distorted spatial centaur. The lines are thick where he drew… Read the rest of the article: An homage to Gjon Mili and Pablo Picasso's Centaur light painting

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  • Andrew Yi
    10:14 am Fri, Jun 9, 2023
    Every banned Track & Field technique has a story behind it

    Founded after the closing of the 1912 Olympic Games, World Athletics (previously known as IAAF) is the sports governing body that has since established what is and isn't accepted as… Read the rest of the article: Every banned Track & Field technique has a story behind it

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  • Andrew Yi
    12:00 pm Sun, May 21, 2023
    The Coravin preservation system uses argon to pour wine one glass at a time

    There is a scene at the end of Sideways, where Miles eats his way through a mélange of emotions after a publisher rejected his book "The Day After Yesterday", while… Read the rest of the article: The Coravin preservation system uses argon to pour wine one glass at a time

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:48 am Sat, May 20, 2023
    By Balenciaga meme is an amalgam of AI, Fashion & Pop Culture

    One of the emergent viral memes worming it's way into video stream suggestions across the internet is the "By Balenciaga" series that has rapidly evolved over the past 2 months… Read the rest of the article: By Balenciaga meme is an amalgam of AI, Fashion & Pop Culture

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  • Andrew Yi
    2:04 pm Fri, Apr 21, 2023
    Tonka's name is an homage to Lake Minnetonka

    Mound Metalcraft was Tonka's original moniker in 1946, established in Mound, Minnesota, where a 3 man startup focused on manufacturing gardening tools using WWII surplus machinery, tools and materials. A… Read the rest of the article: Tonka's name is an homage to Lake Minnetonka

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  • Andrew Yi
    10:12 am Tue, Apr 4, 2023
    Ingenious animatronics: Danny Huynh's toy-inspired creations are delightful feats of engineering

    Danny Huynh Creations shoehorns a metric shit-ton of life into incredibly detailed remote-controlled projects that meld motion, sound, and action into pure unadulterated fun. When it comes to animatronics, some… Read the rest of the article: Ingenious animatronics: Danny Huynh's toy-inspired creations are delightful feats of engineering

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  • Andrew Yi
    7:16 am Mon, Apr 3, 2023
    At 264 hours, "The Charles Dickens Collection: 10 Novels" is the longest Audible audiobook available right now

    I recently crossed over the 12-year mark as an Audible user, a whole Chinese Zodiac cycle's worth of audiobooks consumed from the Year of the Tiger [2010] to the Year… Read the rest of the article: At 264 hours, "The Charles Dickens Collection: 10 Novels" is the longest Audible audiobook available right now

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  • Andrew Yi
    7:29 am Sun, Jan 22, 2023
    If you've got a puppy, Pee Pads are very necessary

    Our puppy Faye has recently crossed the 6 month mark and, as an adolescent, still hasn't gotten the hang of Potty Training. We're still homing in on her signals and… Read the rest of the article: If you've got a puppy, Pee Pads are very necessary

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  • Andrew Yi
    1:33 pm Mon, Jan 16, 2023
    Living vicariously via a kid riding a motorcycle at Salar de Uyuni

    The infectious smile beaming forth from this kid living life to the fullest while riding a motorcycle on Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni is divine. The beauty of the scenic background… Read the rest of the article: Living vicariously via a kid riding a motorcycle at Salar de Uyuni

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  • Andrew Yi
    9:00 am Mon, Jan 16, 2023
    Istanbul's Rami Library was a military barracks

    Stretching out to fill it's 54.36 acre lot (220 decameters), the largess qualifies use of the term "Gracious Plenty", the Rami Library's military barracks origin is literally turning a sword… Read the rest of the article: Istanbul's Rami Library was a military barracks

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:52 am Mon, Jan 16, 2023
    Contact lens applicators and misappropriated memories

    Sometimes you hear something as a kid that sets a barbed hook in your mind, like when my mom told me she once fell asleep wearing hard contacts back in… Read the rest of the article: Contact lens applicators and misappropriated memories

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:43 am Sun, Jan 15, 2023
    Dog Years is to Human Years as 7 is to 1 = Wrong

    The 7 dog years to 1 human year fallacy was empirically corrected when a research team published their 2017 Quantitative Translation of Dog-to-Human Aging by Conserved Remodeling of the DNA… Read the rest of the article: Dog Years is to Human Years as 7 is to 1 = Wrong

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:24 am Tue, Jan 10, 2023
    Researchers reverse-engineer Roman concrete

    Amongst the capabilities lost to antiquity like Damascus steel and Ulfberht swords, Roman concrete with it's Wolverine'esque regenerative capabilities that allows it to weather centuries like no concrete made by… Read the rest of the article: Researchers reverse-engineer Roman concrete

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:44 am Sun, Jan 8, 2023
    Do you use a point or comma as decimal separator?

    Depending upon where one is from, Decimal Point, Decimal Comma, or both notations are used as a Decimal Mark to separate integers from the fractional portion of a number. Decimal… Read the rest of the article: Do you use a point or comma as decimal separator?

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  • Andrew Yi
    1:26 am Fri, Jan 6, 2023
    FTC proposes new rule to ban non-compete clauses

    The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making ("NPRM") that would "ban employers from imposing noncompetes on their workers, a widespread and often exploitative practice that… Read the rest of the article: FTC proposes new rule to ban non-compete clauses

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  • Andrew Yi
    8:03 am Thu, Jan 5, 2023
    Add Kewpie mayonnaise + 1 egg to instant ramen for extra kokumi

    As a ramen aficionado who cut his teeth by unsuccessfully cooking Neoguri, Maruchan and Top Ramen in my 90s dorm room Mr. Coffee, ramen hacks are a favorite thing for… Read the rest of the article: Add Kewpie mayonnaise + 1 egg to instant ramen for extra kokumi

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  • Andrew Yi
    7:31 am Thu, Jan 5, 2023
    You are so worth an Asahi synthetic rubber cutting board

    YouTube's algorithm served me a video in December that delved into Japanese synthetic rubber cutting boards used by sushi chefs, and one video led to another and then another, and… Read the rest of the article: You are so worth an Asahi synthetic rubber cutting board

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:38 am Thu, Jan 5, 2023
    Kokumi: The sixth-ish taste that adds richness and depth to savory foods

    Kokumi is another word that just about everyone has experienced and understands, however without an actual "word", the topic is an internal one for most and thus goes undiscussed; hanging… Read the rest of the article: Kokumi: The sixth-ish taste that adds richness and depth to savory foods

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