Adam Clark Estes
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Uh, Apple, Did You Think This Through?
The crowd cheered in California this morning, when Apple announced HomePod, a new smart speaker armed with Siri, the company’s virtual assistant. Minutes later, an image of the product appeared on Apple’s website and, well, holy crap, it looks just like HAL 9000! Is Apple screwing with us?
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These GIFs Of Endlessly Looping Waves Will Soothe Your Battered Soul
OK, so technically they’re not GIFs, but “cinemagraphs”, short, seamlessly repeating videos. Either way, these incredible loops of dramatic waves from Ray Collins and Armand Dijcks are endlessly soothing. Just watch and watch and watch and forget that the Earth will soon be one giant ocean.
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Hong Kong Looks Beautifully Uncanny When Seen From The Sky
Few cities represent the remarkable 20th century trend of skyscraper-filled, obscenely dense cities better than Hong Kong. At its height, The Kowloon Walled City, which was demolished in 1993, was perhaps the most dystopian portrait of urban living. And according to photographer Andy Yeung, 21st-century Hong Kong isn’t all that different.
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Here’s Getting Attacked By A Bear Looks Like
Video: So you’re doing some hunting in Canada and all you have is a bow and arrow. And then, suddenly, a black bear appears in the distance and starts charging straight at your face. What do you do? You scream — scream and hope for the best.