The thought of home was more than he could bear. The sunk-in feeling of his recliner, the smell of Linda’s pot roast, the weight of her body pressed up against
It came to Diana in a sex dream: Lust 6.9 knew the way out. It couldn’t really be trapped here: sex tablets traveled freely through space and time — especially those running iSX 6.9 — to bring their users soul-shattering orgasms. The flimsy walls of this space prison didn’t tickle the taint of a sex…
In the future, everyone’s going to have a robot assistant. That’s the story, at least. And as part of that long-running narrative, Facebook just launched its virtual assistant. They’re calling it Moneypenny—the secretary from the James Bond Films. Which means the symbol of our march forward, once…
It is with mixed feelings that we announce that the Ada Initiative will be shutting down in approximately mid-October. We are proud of what we accomplished with the support of many thousands of volunt
Profiles The Cop August 3, 2015 Wilson has been living for several months on a nondescript street on the outskirts of St. Louis. He hasn’t read the Justice Department’s report on systemic racism in Ferguson.Photograph by Ryan Pfluger Darren Wilson, the former police officer who shot and killed…
Loose Ends A park in Seoul.Credit...Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters ALL selfies are photos. Not all photos are selfies. This distinction is lost on many — including brands on Twitter, television news anchors, your parents, and let’s be real, newspapers — which have used the word “selfie” to describe group…
.@TheAVClub is binging on @tinysubversions’ bots this week. Coverage of @TwoHeadlines, @AutoCharts, and @MuseumBot. http://t.co/Q9jVezZBtX
— Bradley Momberger (@air_hadoken) July 29, 2015
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This @verge interview with BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg never talks about the show as a cartoon http://t.co/jIld80SnZ7
— Kevin Nguyen (@knguyen) July 31, 2015
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In less than two years Slack Technologies has become one of the most glistening of tech's ten-digit "unicorn" startups, boasting 1.1 million users and a private market valuation of $2.8 billion. If you've used Slack's team-based messaging software, you know that one of its catchiest innovations is…
More has changed in the past few years for women who allege rape than in all the decades since the women’s movement began. Consider the evidence of October 2014, when a Philadelphia magazine reporter at a Hannibal Buress show uploaded a clip of the comedian talking about Bill Cosby: “He gets on TV,…
1. Youngstown, U.S.A. The end of work is still just a futuristic concept for most of the United States, but it is something like a moment in history for Youngstown, Ohio, one its residents can cite with precision: September 19, 1977. For much of the 20th century, Youngstown’s steel mills delivered…
The minimal multiplayer features in Journey let players say less, but communicate more.
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— Denim & Steel (@DenimAndSteel) July 24, 2015
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Everyone tells me to visit Berlin, but I could barely breath in bars or pay for my beer: http://t.co/33zxfO9EcE
— Matthew R MacPherson (@tofumatt) July 21, 2015
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My latest on @zapier's fantastic blog: The Beginner's Guide To Customer Support Language - https://t.co/BzFr72o7pO
— Len Markidan (@LenMarkidan) July 20, 2015
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Her poll numbers are sinking and missteps are piling up. So how is Christy Clark still smiling—and thriving—in the ruthless world of B.C. politics? (Photograph
‘The API was, "One of our strategic errors we had to wind down over time,"’ @ev http://t.co/m2lfYuxMYL - I miss it: https://t.co/oQQvLpnSwa
— Kevin Marks (@kevinmarks) July 16, 2015
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Why is sleep so elusive? The first of a three-part series I wrote for @NewYorker on sleep in the modern world: http://t.co/SaLFwQiWdM
— Maria Konnikova (@mkonnikova) July 7, 2015
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love seeing this kind of content on the @RunKeeper blog - 8 tips for people who hate running but wish they didn’t http://t.co/sZ5Op5VE19
— Jason Jacobs (@jjacobs22) June 30, 2015
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Greece is a remarkable country full of wonderful people, but along dimensions of development and governance, the place is plainly pretty fucked up. It has been
Have @LinkedIn and @Medium Killed the Old-Fashioned Blog? My latest for @HarvardBiz https://t.co/flWVM1hOxP
— AlexandraSamuel.com (@awsamuel) June 30, 2015
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I made a video on how to break in a new baseball glove for my buddy, @JGoldsbie. It's simple: http://t.co/V3S73rkKxR
— DB (@dlbno) June 30, 2015
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Vancouver Picks Doing Nothing Over Proposed Transit Tax http://t.co/XO8P0eaB5I via @vicecanada, where @seanorr quoted all the right folks
— Jason M Vanderhill (@jmv) July 4, 2015
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Image Source: Vancouver Observer Andy Yan with Mark Heeney In the aftermath of the results of the Metro Vancouver transit plebiscite, BTAworks wanted to see…
The federal NDP leader tossed beach balls out and posed for selfies with parade participants to cheers and applause. It was a classic Mulcair moment, one of many small public appearances that have boosted support for the NDP leader and led to the larger "Mulcair Moment" (coined by pollster Angus…
Latest column @YahooSports on how the Canadian women's team need criticism not applause if they're to get better: https://t.co/cl1wYEFqbH
— Eoin O'Callaghan (@EoinOCallaghan) June 28, 2015
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News For The Well-Intentioned, Semi-Informed Layperson – a well-intentioned attempt to better inform the American citizenry. *** On April 30th, Bernie Sanders declared he was running for the Democratic nomination for president. As of this writing that is not saying much, as Hillary Clinton has a…
News Desk June 22, 2015 South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s speech was not without some political risk.Photograph by Joe Raedle/Getty Consider for a moment the vision of an Indian-American governor of South Carolina, flanked by a black senator whom she appointed and an eleventh-term black…
Gaming This man’s sky: Hello Games’ Sean Murray is making his dream game But make sure to bring your imagination, because No Man’s Sky won’t feed you plot. Lee Hutchinson – Jun 18, 2015 5:15 pm | 105 Sean Murray on stage at E3 demoing No Man's Sky. Sean Murray on stage at E3 demoing No Man's Sky.…
Algorithms, we are told, “rule our world.” They are ubiquitous. They lurk in the shadows, shaping our lives without our consent. They may revoke your driver’s license, determine whether you get your next job, or cause the stock market to crash. More worrisome still, they can also be the arbiters of…
Coming back to Vancouver after some time away normally comes with a familiar thrill. As the plane ducks below the clouds on its descent toward YVR, I’m often struck by the beauty of this city, and the privilege I enjoy in calling it home. That didn’t happen on my latest return after a week split…
At times we need (or are forced) to be alone. These 10 books can help us understand the value of loneliness. http://t.co/skDE9kBJjf
— Van Writers Fest (@VanWritersFest) June 10, 2015
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Getting out of the house and meeting new people is hard. For a long time, I let inertia limit me to the same neighborhood and daily routine—until I started playing a mobile, augmented-reality game from Google called Ingress. In just a few months, I’ve explored places I’d never seen before, met tons…
ABZÛ is gorgeous. So proud of my friends who created this stunning work. Can't wait for release! http://t.co/U20azIkXgq
— Theresa Duringer (@tduringer) June 10, 2015
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"Nonprogramistan" IMO is our failure to provide powerful tools for non-programmers other than spreadsheets! http://t.co/l0JZU0lR17
— Roland Tanglao (@rtanglao) June 8, 2015
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Technologist and blogger @JohnBiehler shows off 3D printing at @makerfaire_van http://t.co/21yYH9RVcd pic.twitter.com/KmsHjUCNkt
— Vancouver Courier (@VanCourierNews) June 4, 2015
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@counti8 "the rest of us" - Love it! Getting on with getting on. The rhetoric, the framing. Spot on and brava! http://t.co/hR05W689uR
— neil21 (@neil21) June 3, 2015
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Trying to land a new job? Why #introverts struggle with promoting themselves in interviews, and what to do about it: http://t.co/Er4ffC3juE.
— Introvert, Dear (@IntrovertDear) May 29, 2015
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