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Samsung Note 7 still ruining flights

It’s just horrifying that people are still using these fire hazards.

Update: Apparently it was some asshat who changed their SSID to Note 7. There are some stupid, stupid people in this world.

Scaling Responsive Animations

Scaling our websites and applications so that they look great on every screen can be difficult. A big portion of that difficulty can be trying to get specific components, particularly ones that have pieces that have to stay a certain size (like animations), to look good regardless of the screen size. In this post, we’ll cover how to help keep our responsive animations sized the way we want them.

Steve Jobs sold NeXT to Apple 20 years ago today

It’s hard to overstate the importance of this sale, not just for Apple (I don’t think the company would still be around if this hadn’t happened) but for the entire technology industry. It can be easily argued that, if it weren’t for this sale, we’d all still be using boring beige computers and talking on flip phones.

Facebook charged for providing misleading information to EU

The European Commission has charged Facebook Inc with providing misleading information during its takeover of the online messaging service WhatsApp, opening the company to a possible fine of 1 percent of its turnover.

The EU is on fire this year. Facebook, Google, and Apple have all felt the wrath.

Refurbished Apple Watches now on sale

Apple has a limited selection of refurb Watches now available. Don’t wait too long to decide. Even though the savings are fairly minor (but every little bit helps), refurbs tend to sell out quickly and I’d imagine the Apple Watch even more so this time of year.

Uber’s self-driving cars having problems with bike lanes

Uber has admitted that there is a “problem” with the way autonomous vehicles cross bike lanes, raising serious questions about the safety of cyclists days after the company announced it would openly defy California regulators over self-driving vehicles.

It’s interesting that this was observed before the launch of the self-driving cars.

Tim Cook says great desktops are coming

“Some folks in the media have raised the question about whether we’re committed to desktops,” Cook wrote. “If there’s any doubt about that with our teams, let me be very clear: we have great desktops in our roadmap. Nobody should worry about that.”

Look, I see why people are saying Apple might be done with desktops, but it doesn’t make sense at this point. Someday maybe, but not now.

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Wrap gifts without tape

I don’t have the gift wrapping gene my mom had so my attempts at wrapping gifts is always a disaster but I might give this method a try.

Peabody Hotel duck march

I’ve seen this duck march and it’s a wonderfully silly Southern tradition. If you’re ever in Memphis (it happens in the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Fl as well but it’s just not as good), you owe it to yourself to go see the ducks.

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FindLectures is curated database of free, mind-expanding talks

This is a great example of what I call “accidental learning”. A huge and very random list of lectures you can just pick and choose to listen to at your leisure. Everything from “Digging up Dinosaurs” to “Waterloo: Causes, Courses and Consequences” to “Solving the First Person Shooter in VR”.