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Halide is overkill for the majority of iPhone photographers but if you want something approaching the control you can get with a DSLR, Halide is your best choice.

The recently announced new Nikon COOLPIX P1000 has insane levels of zoom. Check out the detail in the lion when it’s fully zoomed in. I don’t have any interest in that camera specifically but that zoom makes me drool.

It’s a shame that because we humans are the way we are, the answer to the headline question is, “Yes.”

I now know more about steel than I ever did and I had fun reading this very accessible article with my 12 year old.

I grew up watching some of Knievel’s stunts on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports”. What Pastrana did was absolutely incredible.

This was really interesting and a fascinating way to discover these ancient ruins.

When I was a kid, everyone wanted an Atari system.

Those of us “of a certain age”, will read the title of this and think, “YES! Why is that!?” The answer is more interesting than it has any right to be.

For many people, security is “boring’ but, as we become more and more reliant on our iPhones, it becomes even more important – if no less boring and inconvenient for the average user.

It is one of the most important documents in human history and the process of its care and preservation is fascinating.

Apple rightly toots its own horn here. While the App Store can (and will) deserve criticism from a lot of people, developers and users alike, it’s still the best, most secure way to to get apps on our iOS devices.

The idiots running Twitter continue to make decisions that hurt the platform.

Many know the song. Few know the composer. Even fewer realize he was an immigrant.

What a fascinating story to read on this July 4th. I hope all of our American readers are having a fun, safe holiday.

I never would have guessed that this particular activity was “the most dangerous” world record to try and beat.

I predict Apple will announce they have, once again, made metric buttloads of money.

I knew you could do this but this video of their process is really interesting.

This is one of those things I find most fascinating about Apple – they make acquisitions and decisions that aren’t obvious in the moment but that play out in aggregate over time.

Ellison passed away last week and there are condolences and obituaries of and for him all over the web. But this story encapsulates Ellison for me – a brilliant writer who pissed off almost everyone he came in contact with.

I’m a fair weather soccer fan but am familiar enough with the game to understand why players do it. But the more egregious flops can really take the fun out of watching a game.

Currency in general fascinates me (who doesn’t like money, amirite) especially the lengths countries go to not only differentiate their currency from others (countries and denominations) but also the security measures they put in place and how they are integrated into the look and feel of a their money.

There’s nothing like actually visiting one of these museums but I like showing the 12-year-old some of the exhibits in the Louvre, Smithsonian, and NASA museums.

I guess because I’m the “new” father, this place would freak me out to send my child into (I’d still do it) but my wife said she wouldn’t have a problem letting him play in this “risky” playground. I certainly agree with her when she says similar things to this article – we protect children too much at times.

The slow motion video of this phenomenon is fascinating.

Along with our own look at the public beta, there are a lot of other takes. This one is particularly interesting to me.

Reading the reports about this demo are very interesting but it also seems pretty clear this is a long way off from being a real product.

This puts the lawsuit to bed – until the next time Samsung copies Apple.

Tim Cook is scheduled for 6:05 PM PT today (Monday).

Great piece on the inevitable rise of “Little Vehicles”. Many city residents would be much better served by various combinations of LVs, especially if cities are redesigned away from cars.

This history of (disgusting) wine coolers is actually interesting. Sadly, it seems wine coolers are making a comeback.