opinion
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You Should Share a Robot Lawn Mower With Your Neighbors
If you’re looking to meet people in your neighborhood, buy a robot lawn mower. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been amazed at the traffic generated by using my Mammotion Luba 2. People stop to watch it work, they bring their kids by, and cars have slowed down, backed up, and then pulled over to…
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30 of the Best Movies Based on Mythology and Folklore
Many films drawing from ancient legends might be described as revisionist takes, but thinking of them in that way misses a key tenant of mythology and folklore: In every cultural context, stories bend and shape themselves with the teller and the listeners. Stories that are less malleable don’t have nearly the lifespan of these tales,…
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The Podcast Landscape Is a Mess, and That’s a Good Thing
I love the phrase “wherever you get your podcasts.” I celebrate, just a little, every time I hear a podcast host say that to promote their show. So much of the internet is dominated by a few massive would-be monopolists who force you to use their applications in order to access the things you want.…
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Why I Still Choose Android Over iOS
The first iPhone was unveiled on January 9, 2007, the first Android handset (the HTC Dream) showed up on September 23, 2008—and though it’s impossible to know for sure, I assume the very first Android vs. iOS article ran very soon after that. It’s a debate that’s spanned the decades, like Windows vs. macOS or…