https://www.curbed.com/article/cost-of-living-nyc-calculator.html? [click thru for the full scenario for each of these fact patterns] THE DREAM-LIFE CALCULATOR May 22, 2023, 8:00 A.M. How Much Does It Cost to Live Like This? We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures. Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost. Reporting by Rachel Sugar, Jack Denton, Laura Thompson, and Adriane Quinlan Illustration: … Continue reading How much does it cost to live a dream life in NYC?
Month: October 2023
Fani Willis stands tall in her scathing response to Jim Jordan
I don't post many political stories but this one made me smile. https://apple.news/AFj22dQLxSN6nE2z--7IXnA Fani Willis All but Calls Jim Jordan a Moron in Scathing Letter About Prosecuting Trump The Fulton County district attorney more or less told the House Judiciary chair to take a remedial civics class. BY BESS LEVIN SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 In a withering … Continue reading Fani Willis stands tall in her scathing response to Jim Jordan
Diet sodas with aspartame may carry a cancer risk
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/aspartame-artificial-sweetener-health-history? A group arrives in Washington, D.C., to protest the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's proposed ban on saccharin in May 1977. Amid a rising backlash against the nation's sugary diets, a new compound called aspartame would soon eclipse saccharin as the artificial sweetener of choice.PHOTOGRAPH BY BETTMANN, GETTY IMAGES HISTORY & CULTURE Addicted to … Continue reading Diet sodas with aspartame may carry a cancer risk
10 rules of smartphone etiquette
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/27/stop-phubbing-the-10-rules-of-smartphone-etiquette-from-the-bathroom-to-your-bed Stop phubbing! The 10 rules of smartphone etiquette – from the bathroom to your bed How do you use your phone without snubbing everyone around you? Experts explain when to pick it up and when to switch on ‘do not disturb’ Paula Cocozza, @CocozzaPaulaThu 27 Jul 2023 00.00 EDT Paying too much attention to … Continue reading 10 rules of smartphone etiquette
Apple’s iOS17 improves how you use your voicemail — here’s how
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/problemsolved/2023/09/19/apple-ios-17-update-live-voicemail/70864985007/ Apple's iOS 17 is changing the way you check your voicemail. Here's how it works. Cody Godwin USA TODAY Answering machines and voicemail inboxes have been around for decades, with seemingly very few changes or obvious updates. Apple’s iOS 17 introduces a simple change to a feature many millennials rely on when avoiding answering … Continue reading Apple’s iOS17 improves how you use your voicemail — here’s how
NYC’s Juilliard goes tuition-free for acting degrees
http://www.westsiderag.com/2023/09/29/juilliard-goes-tuition-free-for-acting-degree-take-a-bow Juilliard Goes Tuition Free For Acting Degree: Take A Bow September 29, 2023 | 6:58 AM A graduation ceremony at Juilliard from 2013. By Gus Saltonstall The Juilliard School is cutting costs — but not in the way you might guess. The world-renowned performing arts school located within Lincoln Center on the Upper West … Continue reading NYC’s Juilliard goes tuition-free for acting degrees
Retailers wouldn’t like self-checkout so much if they paid more attention to the real costs
Customers don't like self-checkout (for the most part), but it turns out that there's three times the thefts as cashier-checkouts. Does it still pay off just because of fewer employees? https://www.thestreet.com/retailers/heres-why-walmart-target-and-kroger-should-drop-self-checkout Here's Why Walmart, Target, and Kroger Should Drop Self-Checkout It's easy to see why retailers want self-checkout, but there is one major reason why … Continue reading Retailers wouldn’t like self-checkout so much if they paid more attention to the real costs
How to use iMessage on Android
http://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-imessage-android/? How to Use iMessage on Android by Justin Pot, May 13, 2023 7:00 AM Yes, you can send texts in blue bubbles—and knock your friends with iPhones off their high horses. IT'S A QUESTION we've been asking for ages: Why isn't iMessage on Android? Of course, we know the answer. Clearly, Apple enjoys using the social pressure … Continue reading How to use iMessage on Android
Pamela Anderson does her own documentary on her life
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/31/pamela-anderson-netflix-documentary-love-story-ryan-white-interview? ‘People are going to be really surprised’: inside the Pamela Anderson documentary The actor and activist has reclaimed her narrative in a revealing Netflix film that shows her at her most vulnerable and honest ‘She’s a total free spirit. She’s a total artist. But she’s not calculating in any way’ … director Ryan White … Continue reading Pamela Anderson does her own documentary on her life
Human walk pattern is unique: why?
https://www.wired.com/story/humans-walk-weird-scientists-may-finally-know-why/ JAN 4, 2023 7:00 AM Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks. FOR SOMETHING SO routine, walking is shockingly complicated. Biomechanists break a single step into several phases: First there’s touchdown, when your heel strikes the floor. … Continue reading Human walk pattern is unique: why?
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