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Another reason to be wary of “photo contests” in general and absolutely avoid paid contests.

Manjoo’s piece was widely shared on social media but I read it with my usual dose of hefty skepticism about everything Manjoo writes and he didn’t disappoint. Or rather, he disappointed in exactly the way I knew he would.

I used Texture back when it originally started up (it was called Next then) and liked the service’s potential, even if I didn’t use it after a few months. It will be interesting to see what Apple does with this going forward.

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Josh Centers joins me this week to talk about home automation and all the different things you can do with. We also discuss some of the limitations and the products he’s using in his home with Apple’s iOS.

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Amazing video showing some of the work that went into creating illuminated manuscripts.

Like most lists, this is completely subjective but, for at least the first eight on the list, I would have to agree.

I’m in the latter camp that can’t really use this (I use Twitterrific to manage this kind of stuff on a finer level) but for some of you, this might be useful.

It’s tax season so please make sure your less tech-savvy family and friends are aware of scams in general and this type specifically. My wife almost got caught in a “Canada Post” phishing scheme a few days ago.

Even a more-than-cursory look at the two photos would lead you to believe they were identical. Great story.

Heavy Metal was unabashedly sexist, even misogynist, but as a kid I devoured every issue, in particular, the amazing writing. I’d never read the fantasy genre before discovering it in the pages of Heavy Metal.

Western Australian Museum blog:

The world’s oldest known message in a bottle has been found half-buried at a West Australian beach nearly 132 years after it was tossed overboard in the Indian Ocean, 950km from the coast.

Until now, the previous world record for the oldest message in a bottle was 108 years, four months and 18 days between jettison and discovery.

The message is dated 12 June 1886 and was jettisoned from the German sailing barque Paula as part of a long-term German oceanographic experiment to better understand global ocean currents and find faster, more efficient shipping routes.

Fascinating. This is just a bit like time travel to me.

Raise your hand if you’d forgotten this even existed.

When this story first broke yesterday, I didn’t post about it because I thought, “Naw. He didn’t say that. No one would be that stupid.”

This view of the earth is oddly fascinating.

Good article pointing out the bottom line – Apple’s plans for the HomePod go far beyond the idea of just being a “smart assistant”.

I really shouldn’t find this story as funny as I do. And it’s an entirely predictable problem.

What a fun read about pinball, a game I still love to play.

Behind the scenes stuff always fascinates me and what goes on at a crematorium definitely qualifies.

Caution: This video may make you laugh uncontrollably.

This guy has the hands of a surgeon and the patience of a saint.

The skill and patience of this is mind blowing.

As we (I) get older, we can have a significant loss of flexibility. My wife is a long time yoga practitioner and has been teaching me some small movements I can do to increase strength and flexibility and this was a big help.

That big black circle we often see in movies and TV isn’t real but some of the images in this post are equally amazing.

I’m old enough to remember lusting after an LED watch when I was a kid. They seemed so cool and space age-y. I had to “settle” for an old Timex my dad gave me that turned out to be my most valued possession for years – just because dad gave it to me.

Let’s make this a Summer Olympic sport!

Along with the four “First Dance” ads we linked to this morning, Apple has added four new iPhone spots:

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Josh Centers has looked at all of the options we have to cut the cord from traditional cable and satellite TV companies, so I had him on the show to talk about what he likes and doesn’t like about the choices. We talk about Hulu, Direct TV, YouTube TV, and others as we try to find a solution.

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I was pointed to this old video of Jean-Louis Gassée introducing the Macintosh Portable. Fun and funny to watch.

I’ve test-ridden a previous model of the Zero and they are fun, if weird, to ride.

I’ve known a few people who are color blind but this is the best description I’ve read of what dealing with it on a day to day basis is like.