Origami is the art of using precise folding patterns and sequences to create something beautiful out of almost nothing—a piece of paper. UI design is also the outcome of many small, meticulously assembled elements coming together. So in many ways, building a perfect user interface (UI) is like folding together a perfect paper swan. But…
It’s one thing when a PR firm or a travel agency or a furniture company need data analytics tools. But when true eggheads need raw processing power — you know, all those scientists and engineers and serious math major types — well, that requires some heavier artillery. When the big boys need serious horsepower to…
You are what you binge You know those really old-school moms who guilted their kids into cleaning their plates by shrilly reminding them that “there are children starving in Africa”? How about those even more intense moms who said that wasting even one grain of rice was an insult to her, since she cooked it,…
One of the main problems with plastics is that although we may only need them fleetingly – seconds in the case of microbeads in personal care products, or minutes as in plastic grocery bags – they stick around for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, much of this plastic ends up as environmental pollution. We’ve all seen…
China’s role in the global tech scene is now impossible to ignore. Previously seen as just a producer of components or builder of goods for tech products, the success of WeChat, Douyin, and Weibo, show it is now taking the centre stage with its own creations. With the US government becoming increasingly worried about the country catching up with…
Making great espresso is a skillful balancing act. You need good coffee beans – preferably roasted within a few weeks – and a considered combination of grind, pressure, temperature, and time. Mess up one or more of these variables, and you’ll end up with a shot too strong or to dull, too sour or too…
An 18-year-old in Indiana has apparently been charged with attempting to intimidate his school by posting a video of himself shooting people in the hallways. The problem? The people were zombies, and the video apparently was just him enjoying a new augmented reality video game. In the video, Small was evidently shooting the faux zombies,…
Learning what it takes to be a well-paid, highly respected project manager isn’t all that different from actually being a project manager. There’s benchmark groundwork that needs to be done first, along with steady progress toward defined signposts that prove you’re heading in the right direction. Once you’ve completed your steps successfully, you’re ready to…
Following a spree of lynchings across India spurred on by misinformation spread through messaging services like WhatsApp, the country’s IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked the company to figure out a way to trace these misleading messages back to the original sender earlier this week. But it looks like the Facebook-owned firm won’t play ball.…
We think it’s astounding that no one has ever attempted to win a NASCAR or Formula One race by dropping a banana peel from the back of their car on the next-to-last lap. Don’t judge us, you don’t know — it could work. Actually, it probably wouldn’t. But it might. Hoonigan did an experiment, but…
