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The OnePlus 7 Pro has a 90Hz screen, three cameras, and costs $669
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Why I (Still) Love Tech: In Defense of a Difficult Industry
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Adobe warns customers of potential legal action for using older versions of Creative Cloud apps
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Lenovo unveils preview of the world’s first foldable PC in ThinkPad X1 family
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WhatsApp voice calls contained a buffer-overflow vulnerability that was used to install spyware [CVE-2019-3568]
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Who identifies project stakeholders? Here's how to find out.
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Samsung spilled SmartThings app source code and secret keys
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Building a $100,000 speaker - Meridian facility tour
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Maciej Ceglowski's Senate testimony on privacy rights and data collection in a digital economy
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How WhatsApp leaked my private information to advertisers
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A Simple Way to Reduce Harassment in Online Discussion Groups
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I tried to make Facebook's news feed random and fun
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How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America
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Judge rejects Musk’s arguments to dismiss “pedo guy” defamation suit
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Any recommendations for a future-proof smartphone for a power user?
I'm gonna have to buy a new smartphone soon, but I want to be able to keep that as long as possible. From my viewpoint, there are mainly three aspects to that: performance, software and battery...
I'm gonna have to buy a new smartphone soon, but I want to be able to keep that as long as possible. From my viewpoint, there are mainly three aspects to that: performance, software and battery lifespan/replaceability.
Do you have any recommendations (what I was originally hoping for - but didn't find - is a mid to high range phone with a maintained lineageos build and a replaceable battery)? And what are your ways to handle the problem of the user experience on smartphones degrading so quickly?7 votes -
Mozilla Research Call: Tune up Tor for Integration and Scale
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The challenge of building a self-driving car
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Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
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/e/ (formerly eelo) started selling phones today
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Breaking up Facebook isn’t enough
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The long tail
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How a carding kingpin got caught and dealt a death blow to Seattle's Broadway Grill
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Washington Attorney General: Amazon must remove toxic school supplies, kid’s jewelry from marketplace nationwide, pay AG's office $700,000
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Kentucky’s $1.5 billion information highway to nowhere
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How technology hijacks people's minds
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Should the media quit Facebook?
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Technical details on the recent Firefox add-on outage
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It's Time to Break Up Facebook
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2600 denied access to UK stores due to fear of "negative publicity"
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I'm working on an app for learning Chinese, anyone interested in helping me test it?
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In contrast to Facebook, Google seems to be leaning into the message that they have all your data, and emphasizing how that allows them to make your life easier
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Google releases fifty-three gender fluid emoji
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Google is shutting down the "Works with Nest" API on August 31, 2019
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The rise of fear-based social media like Nextdoor, Citizen, and now Amazon’s Neighbors
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TikTok might be a Chinese Cambridge Analytica-scale privacy threat
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Google Pixel 3a: High-end features at a more affordable price ($399 USD, $479 for XL)
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Google I/O 2019 keynote
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Don’t let industry write the rules for AI
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What makes a video essay good?
Youtube channels like CGP Grey, Kurzgesagt, Vsauce and Nerdwriter are all incredibly popular. They bring up interesting topics, explain them fairly well, and have high production quality. But to...
Youtube channels like CGP Grey, Kurzgesagt, Vsauce and Nerdwriter are all incredibly popular. They bring up interesting topics, explain them fairly well, and have high production quality. But to me, something is missing. I'm not sure how to formulate my criticism, since it has nothing to do with the quality of their videos.
It feels like the mentioned channels lack depth. They give off an uncomfortable "pop-science" vibe. Pop-science isn't wrong, I have nothing against it. But they feel too "poppy". They provide sources, but the commentary is directed to people who don't read. They don't dare to use precise words, in case the audience won't understand them. I get the feeling that they make their videos for the lowest common denominator: persons who doesn't read, persons who can't google and persons who want to make no effort to actually learn.
I'd feel bad to only mention bad examples, so here is a list of high-effort video-creators with (in my eyes) good content:
Lindsay Ellis: Long-form film reviews that actually go into the details.
Every Frame a Painting: Very high-quality analyses of film directors and their styles.
3Blue1Brown: Beautifully animated math visualizations explaining multiple areas of mathematics.
Captain Disillusion: Critically debunking and deconstructing fake videos.
Historia Civilis: In-depth historical videos about Rome.
Bliss Foster: A hidden gem, with only 1000 subscribers, analysing runway shows.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on what makes a good video essay. I'd also really like some suggestions for more creators to follow.
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Silicon Valley's health-tech start-ups need to focus more on medical rigor and less on growth
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Firefox 66.0.4 has been released - fixes disabled extensions/add-ons
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Facebook faces a big penalty, but US regulators are split over how big
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5G signal could jam satellites that help with weather forecasting
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(1999) A refrigerator that “thinks” – intelligent refrigerator will simplify homes
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Reddit user uses linux on Nintendo Switch as a work computer/tablet
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Firefox bug: All extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate signing cert
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The making of Amazon Prime - An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever
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A technical and cultural assessment of the Mueller Report PDF
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How an Aquafresh parody Tumblr got swept up in a hate-speech purge
7 votes