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2024-07-29 · yankodesign.com

DON’T Throw Your Old Phone – Here Are 6 Ways You Can Still Use It

Image Credits: MKBHD Ever had a spare phone lying around at home and wondered what the resale value on it was? Then you went and checked online and it was probably a measly few hundred dollars. Yeah, me too. The last phone I owned depreciated by a whopping $700 in two and a half…

2024-07-28 · noemamag.com

A Journey Into Rebel-Held Myanmar

Seventeen years after I left my post as the U.N.’s representative in Myanmar, I crossed into the rebel-held part of the country to witness new forms of local governance emerge amid a dramatic revolution.

2024-07-27 · longreads.com

Into the Wind

"There is a fine line between losing yourself and finding your deepest truths."

2024-07-26 · chatgpt.com

Explore GPTs

Discover and create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills.

2024-07-26 · businessinsider.com

The Great Zelle Pool Scam

In search of a status symbol, I wound up getting ripped off big-time. But the real scam is how America's payment apps treat their customers.

2024-07-24 · nytimes.com

Why Paper Checks Refuse to Die

It’s hard to avoid hassle — or fraud — when you’re required to pay with paper and ink. Here’s why checks persist and why some people don’t mind.

2024-07-24 · bobsullivan.net

ARCHIVE: Why Plan B often goes badly — bobsullivan.net

ARCHIVE, March 18, 2011 — Engineers used to talk about guarding against the “single point of failure” when designing critical systems like aircraft control systems or nuclear power plants. But rarely does one mistake or event cause a catastrophe. As we’ve seen in Japan, disaster…