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April 8, 2014
Are Extroverts Really Happier Than Introverts?
Science insists that extroverts are happier, but some argue that the problem isn't in personality but in the way we define happiness.
Here comes another study saying that extroverts are happier than introverts.
The Best Of Master Camouflage Artist Liu Bolin
Chinese artist Liu Bolin paints his body to camouflage into urban environments. His first retrospective opens in the U.K. this week.
Chinese artist Liu Bolin is known in the art world as "the Invisible Man" because of his uncanny ability to use bodypaint to camouflage into everything from grocery store aisle to library stacks to gun racks. Bolin is a master of disguise, but he isn't merely interested in neat optical illusions--rather, he uses his work to illustrate the oppression of artists and citizens in China, who are frequently silenced by the government. His first U.K. solo exhibition, The Heroic Apparition, opens this week at London's Scream Gallery.
Twitter's New Design Looks A Lot Like Facebook, And That's A Good Thing
Unveiled today, Twitter's new design is all about making your stream of consciousness seem less schizo.
After months of testing, Twitter has announced a new design that makes the popular micro-blogging service look a lot more like Facebook. But don't let that fool you. Twitter's as dedicated to being a digital stream of consciousness as ever. The redesign just makes it easier for others to track your thoughts. If your old Twitter was Finnegan's Wake, the new Twitter design integrates CliffsNotes inside the text.
If your old Twitter was Finnegan's Wake, the new Twitter design integrates CliffsNotes inside the text.
Before And After: Arizona's Disappearing Coin-Operated Rides
It's the end of an era of coin-operated grocery store rides and one photographer documents the disappearance.
There was a time when outside many American storefronts, 25 cents could buy a child a two-minute ride on a stallion, an Indy racecar, or a giant rabbit. Though most did nothing more than jerk back and forth, mechanical coin-operated rides made boring errands suddenly thrilling for kids. As photographer Ernie Button documents in his series "Back and Forth," these beloved rides may now be an endangered species.
Say Hello To The New Twitter
Twitter is finally rolling out its much-anticipated redesign aimed at making the network easier for non-techies to use.
It's here.
April 7, 2014
Uber To Launch UberRUSH, Its NYC Courier Service
The service starts at $15, and is available 24 hours a day.
The gig economy might not be all it's cracked up to be. Nevertheless, Uber looks like it's expanding into new potentially lucrative territory: In addition to shuttling customers around, it will soon begin shuttling around their packages, too.
What Is Cover And Why Did Twitter Just Buy It?
Six-month-old Cover lets Android users replace their default lock screens with relevant apps.
Cover, a startup that lets users replace the default lock screen on their Android devices, announced Monday it has been acquired by Twitter. The app, which launched six months ago, customizes Android home screens to surface relevant apps based on smartphone sensors, like location and time of day.
3 Dogs, 1 View: Goofy Photos To Rival Serious Portraiture
Smell the dog breath.
Ridiculously adorable and completely dumb animal pics populate the Internet in volumes. Animal lovers have a quirky hodgepodge of Buzzfeed listicles, Bored Panda galleries, and puppy-promoting Instagram accounts like that of the talented Earl Boykins to sift through. In praise of goofy seriousness, we'd like to offer an endorsement of the canine portraits by German photographer Elke Vogelsang.
Why Facebook Invented A New PHP-Derived Language Called "Hack"
Instead of throwing out years of legacy code, Facebook built a new branch of the language that originally underpinned TheFacebook.com. Here's the story behind a two-year labor of love.
This story includes interviews with Facebook engineers Julien Verlaguet and Ed Smith.
This Device Fully Charges Smartphones In 30 Seconds
A prototype displayed at Microsoft's Think Next conference in Tel Aviv aims to alleviate the anxiety caused by a draining smartphone battery.
A new charger from a Tel Aviv-based startup can fully power a smartphone in about 30 seconds.
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