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  • Andrew Yi
    6:06 am Fri, Jun 28, 2024
    Martin from Downward Dog will make you feel all the feels Downward Dog on Instagram

    Ever since the Instagram algorithm suggested Downward Dog in my feed, I've been on an emotional roller-coaster complete with ups, downs, laughs, and as of the latest episode, heartbreak and… Read the rest of the article: Martin from Downward Dog will make you feel all the feels

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:41 am Fri, Jan 5, 2024
    Microsoft adds "Copilot" key to keyboard layout Screenshot of Microsoft Copilot Website

    Microsoft announced the introduction of the Copilot key, reducing the WIN+C keyboard shortcut into a single button press, located next to the ALT key. The introduction of the Copilot key… Read the rest of the article: Microsoft adds "Copilot" key to keyboard layout

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:29 am Thu, Dec 21, 2023
    Meet "Dash," the old-fashioned Costco shopping cart that somehow survived the purges

    Dash stands out as the only white and red shopping cart at the Woodinville Costco, surrounded by its newer gray stablemates. Legend has it that the cart's longevity is the… Read the rest of the article: Meet "Dash," the old-fashioned Costco shopping cart that somehow survived the purges

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:16 am Thu, Dec 21, 2023
    There is a school where Santa Claus learns how to answer heartbreaking requests

    Christopher Spata reports on an incredible story that left me speechless at the crossroads of childhood earnestness and a deep and desperate yearning for a bygone era, where a small… Read the rest of the article: There is a school where Santa Claus learns how to answer heartbreaking requests

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:46 am Wed, Dec 20, 2023
    Ever experienced sickness after getting a tattoo?

    Tattoo artist Graiey describes "the intense levels of Morning Sickness that almost everybody will experience after getting a tattoo." The "almost everybody will experience after getting a tattoo" part brings… Read the rest of the article: Ever experienced sickness after getting a tattoo?

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  • Andrew Yi
    6:01 am Sat, Dec 16, 2023
    Shigeharu Takeuchi's amazing replica food displays

    Shokuhin sampuru is a Japanese portmanteau of the kanji characters 食品 (food) augmented with the katakana characters サンプル (sample), which is the name for the replica food displays commonly found… Read the rest of the article: Shigeharu Takeuchi's amazing replica food displays

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:23 am Fri, Dec 15, 2023
    Happiness is a warm full-scale remote-control vehicle

    The Little Car Company and Team Associated have scaled legendary remote controlled cars of yore into full scale fantasy garage queens. The Little Car Company's Tamiya Wild One Max EV… Read the rest of the article: Happiness is a warm full-scale remote-control vehicle

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  • Andrew Yi
    5:22 am Fri, Dec 15, 2023
    Apple TV+ announces Murderbot adaptation

    Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård has been selected to play Murderbot in the upcoming 10-episode series recently announced by Apple TV+. I'm unsure if I'm more excited that after 5… Read the rest of the article: Apple TV+ announces Murderbot adaptation

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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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