Henry
Comedian Rob Delaney’s heartbreaking account of caring for his terminally ill son.

September 18, 2018 at 11:21AM
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If You Want To Be A Real Vinyl Snob, You Should Check Out This Vinyl Video Format
Sure, the video is only black and white, the frame rate is abysmal and the audio is mono channel garbage, but it’s cool as hell — and isn’t that really why you own vinyl?

September 18, 2018 at 02:05PM
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The Printer That Wouldn’t Print: Fixing An IBM 1401 Mainframe From The 1960s
The Computer History Museum has two operational IBM 1401 computers used for demos, but a few weeks ago one computer suddenly couldn’t print anything. I helped track down the problem, but it was more tricky than we expected; along the way we had to investigate the printer error checking circuits, the print buffer and even low level core memory signals.

September 18, 2018 at 01:05PM
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Here’s What The Reviews Have To Say About The iPhone Xs
Ridiculous names aside, the new iPhones are here. They are, of course, good. But how good are they, and are they worth the upgrade?

September 18, 2018 at 09:22AM
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WE GOTTA GET A BETTER BATTERY. BUT HOW?
“It will not be easy. It will not be immediate. But it must be done.”

September 18, 2018 at 07:55AM
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To Stop Overfishing in International Waters, Researchers Are Using Birds as Spies
It’s hard to catch illegal fishing in international waters — unless you turn to drones and birds strapped with spying devices.

September 18, 2018 at 07:00AM
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After Decades Of Silence, Soon-Yi Previn Speaks
As controversies tumbled around her, the daughter of Mia Farrow and wife of Woody Allen stayed silent for decades. No more.

September 17, 2018 at 07:40AM
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Another Tech Billionaire Turns Media Mogul
Salesforce’s Marc Benioff is the new owner of Time magazine.

September 17, 2018 at 07:32PM
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iOS 12 Is Out Now — And The Reviews Sound Promising
Based on the early reviews of iOS 12, this is one of those rare moments where your well-placed suspicions of $1 trillion tech giants can be, briefly, laid aside: iOS 12 is a winner.

September 17, 2018 at 02:50PM
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Inside The Infinite Imagination Of A Computer
Read an unnerving extract from technology writer and artist James Bridle’s book, “New Dark Age,” about how machines think.

September 17, 2018 at 12:43PM
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The Roundabout Of Death And Why People Hurt Themselves For Memes
Dangerous memes like the Kiki challenge, the Tide pod challenge and now the roundabout of death show how social networks can spread viral danger.

September 17, 2018 at 09:38AM
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Silicon Valley Thinks Everyone Feels The Same Six Emotions
By building a world filled with gadgets and surveillance systems that take this model as gospel, this obsolete view of emotion could end up becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy, as a vast range of human expressions around the world is forced into a narrow set of definable, machine-readable boxes.

September 17, 2018 at 08:41AM
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Instagram Is Supposed To Be Friendly. So Why Is It Making People So Miserable?
For a growing number of users and mental health experts, the positivity of Instagram is precisely the problem, with its relentless emphasis on promoting “perfect” lifestyles. Should everyone just stop scrolling?

September 17, 2018 at 08:41AM
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The Public Wants 100% Renewable Energy And Quick
The industry is groping for ways to talk the public down.

September 16, 2018 at 02:45PM
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Artificial Intelligence Has Got Some Explaining to Do
Explainable AI aims to reveal how algorithms make decisions in everything from ad targeting to prison sentencing. It turns out this is much easier said than done.

September 16, 2018 at 06:12PM
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