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I think we’ve all suspected this happens at some stores, but not doubling the price. At least I didn’t think they went that far.

Very cool that he still has the packing slip.

This is really sad.

Holy shit, that’s just incredible. Thanks to everyone that subscribes to Amplified with me and Dan Benjamin—we appreciate it.

Ryan Gosling and director Nicolas Winding Refn (DRIVE) are back with this visionary Bangkok-set thriller. Kingpin Julian (Gosling) avenges his brother’s killer, while a mysterious, unhinged policeman follows his every move.

I love it when Apple posts exclusive content like this.

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Here’s what’s holding back 3D printing, the technology that’s supposed to revolutionize manufacturing and countless other industries: patents. In February 2014, key patents that currently prevent competition in the market for the most advanced and functional 3D printers will expire, says Duann Scott, design evangelist at 3D printing company Shapeways.

It will be interesting to see where this goes in the next couple of years.

The Boston Bruins weren’t taking any chances when Justin Bieber played the TD Garden this weekend.

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I would do this. Gone!

Daniel D’Addario for Salon:

But for a word that’s tossed around so frequently, its meaning seems to evaporate into air when grasped at. Trolling is bad. Trolling provokes a reaction, usually negative. Trolling is apparently quite easy to do. But, if only to better gird one’s own defenses against it — what is trolling?

We’ve all come across this on the Internet.

Always fascinating to see things like this.

A new kickstarter project:

“Of Beards and Men” is a labor of love for graphic designer and photographer Joseph D.R. OLeary. Over the past 18 months, he’s photographed 130+ bearded men. Each portrait is an exploration into that man’s passions, personality and unique individuality.

Why wasn’t I photographed?

What happens when you want to get crosstown in Manhattan but only have a child’s toy? Will you go faster than the bus?

A Rolling Stone magazine cover featuring Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has caused outrage online.

Thousands of people posted on social media networks calling it “tasteless” and “disgusting”.

Good article by Ash Furrow, the developer of the 500px app, on the importance of bringing your app to iOS 7 quickly.

Incredible.

A new iOS companion app that allows users that control Airfoil on their Mac.

Shawn Blanc:

If you think you’ve reached a point where you can create work that never makes you cringe again, then you’re saying that what you do today will be just as good as what you do next month, next year, and in 5 years from now.

Shawn is absolutely right. We grow everyday and our work becomes better the more we do it.

Jim and Dan talk about Logic Pro X, Apple TV and ad skipping, insta-deleting iOS apps, the coming public freak-out about iOS 7, releasing beta software as production-ready, Smoke on The Water, and more.

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This is definitely not safe for work or children, but I laughed all the way through.

Constraints expose compromises, and we can judge products (and their designers) by the apparent wisdom of those compromises. Some are barely noticeable, like a laptop that lacks the (bizarrely prevalent) hardware wi-fi toggle switch. Some are minor inconveniences, like a badly-placed USB port. But some are thwarting. There are some compromises that sabotage the promise of the device. The ultrabook with an awkward and RSI-exacerbating keyboard. The tablet with a narrow field of view. The smartphone with a poor touch-screen.

These aren’t compromises, but rather flaws.

Great article.

“Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey” is one of my all-time favorite Saturday Night Live skits. I can remember some of them by heart to this day. I’m ashamed to admit I didn’t know Jack Handey is a real person and … Continued

For more than a year, Apple has been seeking rights from cable companies and television networks for a service that would allow users to watch live and on-demand television over an Apple set-top box or TV.

[…]

In recent discussions, Apple told media executives it wants to offer a “premium” version of the service that would allow users to skip ads and would compensate television networks for the lost revenue, according to people briefed on the conversations.

I would pay for that.

Get your apps ready for iOS 7 now—don’t become an insta-delete.