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I enjoy coffee, cycling and design. http://jwr.vc
Let’s catch some rays TO MAKE electricity from sunlight you can convert it directly, using a photovoltaic cell. Or you can use the heat of that sunlight to boil water, and then drive a turbine…
Being vegetarian saves cows' lives, but threatens the future of other sentient creatures. nunro The ethics of eating red meat have been grilled recently by critics who question its consequences for…
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It probably goes without saying that I am a huge fan of Apple ; as is almost everyone in the design field. However, their UI, especially in iOS, has always bothered me. For a company with such…
I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind…
My friend Merlin Mann and I had a session at SXSW Interactive about two weeks ago. It certainly wasn t a panel, and it wasn t really a presentation. It was more like an hour-long duet rant, the main…
I guess one of the benefits of beginning my blogging career * while I was still living with my parents was treating every semi-public piece of content I placed on the Internet like something my mom,…
THE Palestinians are edging closer to getting a recognised state, at least on paper. Their application to the UN’s Security Council, pencilled in for September 23rd, will be rebuffed by an…
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