Given all the money spent on advertising, it’s no wonder there are stereotypes about iPhone and Android users. But are these real? Is there anything you can predict about me just from knowing whether I use an iPhone or Android (and vice versa – can you predict my phone choice from my personality)? Well, according to these researchers, there really are population differences between iPhone and Android users: if I told them I used an iPhone, they would guess that I’m younger, fem ...read more
In recent days, two powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds have spun up in the North Atlantic. You can watch them in the animation above of GOES-16 satellite imagery. It was posted to the awesome GOES-16 Loop of the Day website.
The storm closer to North America was so strong that it churned the waters up into stupendous waves higher than 60 feet tall:
https://twitter.com/NWSOPC/status/965872247864004608
That would be almost high enough to inundate the White House.
Here ...read more
It turns out more than just Apple employees are crashing into the Apple campus. (Seriously, they're running into its glass walls)
A drone pilot recently crashed a drone at Apple Park — Apple's spaceship-like headquarters in Cupertino, California. Unfortunately, the pilot didn't know where the precious drone crash-landed, so he recruited a fellow drone operator to help. Matthew Roberts, known for his drone videos documenting the development of Apple Park, and his DJI Ph ...read more
Many of us are familiar with the phrases “water is life” and “every drop counts,” but may still take our access to clean water for granted. Not until incidents like the lead poisoning of Flint residents or Cape Town running out of water do we become truly thankful for being able to turn on our taps and immediately drink the water that comes out of them. Incidents like those in Flint and Cape Town serve as constant reminders of how precious water is and that we should do w ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine