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In the late 1970s, musician Don Bolles began collecting lost pet posters that he found around his neighborhood in West Hollywood. He was captivated by the hand-drawn images and heartfelt pleas for help. Despite the moral dilemma of taking these flyers, Bolles continued to collect them, preserving an art form that was lost with the […]
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England’s climate is often credited to the Gulf Stream, a warm current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe. However, this belief is nothing more than an urban legend. While the Gulf Stream does warm the atmosphere, it does not account for the mild winters experienced in England. The real reason behind Europe’s […]
In September 2023, Safari 17.0 on macOS introduced a change to the element where you can now add an element inside it to create visual breaks between options. This feature, which was previously supported by Safari over a decade ago, has gained attention recently. To implement this feature again, some modifications had to be made […]
The author begins by discussing their exploration of a bug bounty program that uses ExifTool to strip tags from uploaded images. They had previous experience with ExifTool but didn’t know what language it was written in until they discovered that it was Perl. They decided to investigate the source code for possible vulnerabilities and found […]
The Apollo Theater in Harlem is set to open new stages at the revamped Victoria Theater in February, marking the first expansion since its original opening in 1934. The Apollo has a rich history, and it has played a significant role in the world of entertainment. The venue has showcased legendary performers such as Ella […]
Disney has announced their latest project called the HoloTile floor, which could revolutionize the VR experience. Lanny Smoot, the first Disney employee besides Walt to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, is behind this groundbreaking invention. The HoloTile floor is described as the “world’s first multi-person, omni-directional, modular, expandable, treadmill floor.” It […]
Untranslatable is a unique project, serving as the first multilingual urban dictionary. It goes beyond mere translation by exploring the hidden aspects of languages. This online dictionary allows users to contribute words, idioms, and expressions from all over the world. It offers insights into usage, context, and cultural significance, going beyond the traditional understanding of […]
The Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument that was released in 1981. It features an automatic accompaniment function and a harp sensor, allowing users to easily accompany songs by pressing chord buttons and sliding their fingers on the harp sensor. The Omnichord gained popularity for its portability and unique electronic sounds, reminiscent of the 80s. […]
In this blog post, the author shares their experience of using their cybersecurity skills to find a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on Chess.com, the leading chess site on the internet. They explain how they discovered a feature that allowed them to automatically friend anyone who visited their profile and used it to their advantage. They […]
In “A Terribly Serious Adventure: Philosophy and War at Oxford, 1900-1960,” Nikhil Krishnan, a philosophy professor at Cambridge, delves into the affiliations, conflicts, and intellectual disputes of prominent philosophers at Oxford during the mid-20th century. These influential thinkers, such as Gilbert Ryle, J.L. Austin, and Elizabeth Anscombe, focused on linguistic philosophy, analyzing the words we […]