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London
www.standard.co.uk
10 months ago
London

London charity worker's suicide sparks calls for greater awareness of body dysmorphia

A beloved charity worker from London took his own life following a lengthy battle with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) - igniting calls for better awareness of the debilitating condition.Conrad Colson, 34, died by suicide last March after suffering from severe BDD, primarily concerning the appearance of his skin.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

One in five Londoners now work from home, ONS data says

A round one in five Londoners are working remotely after the pandemic while four out of ten balance working from home with going to the office.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released figures on Thursday to show that 19 per cent of London workers are now exclusively in the comforts of their homes, the BBC reported.
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experiences
Medium
10 months ago
UX design

Designing the latest generation of Uber Navigation: maps built for ridesharing

1. Uber's Navigation Maps are designed to optimize for ridesharing, with features such as a more efficient route planning algorithm, a bigger focus on driver-partner destination accuracy, and improved visuals.
2. Uber's Navigation Maps have been designed with accessibility in mind, with features such as larger fonts, improved color contrasts, and more easily-identifiable landmarks.
3. Uber's Navigation Maps have been designed to reduce driver fatigue, with features such as reduced unnecessary [ more ]
The Daily Dot
1 year ago
Remote teams

'POV you've been working remote 8 hours straight': TikToker shares the relatable feeling of working remotely at your desk for the entire day

A video of a man sharing his perspective on working remotely for eight hours straight went viral on TikTok.
The video only featured user Aman Kalsi's (@aman__kalsi) computer screen.
The Marginalian
1 year ago
Inspiration

Poet Mark Doty on Connection and Creativity

"I'm stricken by the ricochet wonder of it all," poet Diane Ackerman wrote in her sublime Cosmic Pastoral, "the plain everythingness of everything, in cahoots with the everythingness of everything else."
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www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

Johnny Depp on his Cannes return and finding 'the basement to the bottom'

Just a year ago, the image of Johnny Depp smiling and waving atop the Palais steps at the Cannes Film Festival would have been unthinkable to most including to Depp, himself.When you hit the bottom, you hit the bottom, you hit the bottom, then you find the basement to the bottom, Depp told The Associated Press the day after Jeanne du Barry," in which he stars as King Louis XV, opened Cannes.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Scots Tory Douglas Ross says police dealt very quickly' with death threat

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross had to phone his wife at work to tell her a credible death threat had been made against him.He said that while police had acted very quickly to deal with the situation, he wanted to alert his wife Krystle, a police sergeant, before she saw details of it on her work computer.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

How to digitise your artwork

(Image credit: Nicolette Hamilton)
Learning how to digitise your artwork is a superb way to get your creations out into the world.Once you've made a beautiful work you're proud of, it's only natural that you'll want others to see it too.There are several ways to do this; of course, you could frame your paintings and drawings and hang them up at home, or put them on display at an exhibition.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Football banning order for fan who sent England's Ivan Toney racist abuse

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A fan who racially abused England striker Ivan Toney online has been banned from every football ground in the country in a legal first.Antonio Neill, 24, sent the abusive message to the Brentford player in October and police began an investigation after Toney shared it on his social media.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

BeReal still has potential for advertisers, but its hype period is well and truly over

BeReal isn't just losing steam with users, it's now losing steam with marketers and creators too.That's not to say BeReal has entered its flop era.It's still far too early to write the app off completely.It is, however, already clear that marketers are well past the apex of the hype cycle.As Digiday reported last October, if the app didn't move quickly to provide marketers with unique features that could pique their interests, BeReal would become a victim of its fleeting success and see attention spent elsewhere.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
11 months ago
Design

Massive 3,981-piece LEGO Batcave Shadow Box draws inspiration from upcoming Batman movie - Yanko Design

Warners Bros. next big movie "The Flash" is all set to hit the theatres on June 16th and a complementing LEGO set arrives just in time for caped Crusader fans.Based on the classic Batman Returns movie released way back in 1992, this detailed LEGO set is complete with working lights, moving parts, batarang cabinet and a Batmobile with flame element attached to the exhaust that rotates when the car moves.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Lean On lets you rest while still staying on your feet - Yanko Design

As someone who spends more than half a day sitting in front of a computer screen or lying down scrolling or reading or watching, I keep reminding myself that I should get up every few minutes or so.The problem is that even if I'm just sitting down, my work is stressful enough so standing up takes a lot of effort.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

This literally Tiny TV comes with a cute but miniature screen that plays real videos - Yanko Design

When I watch my TV shows, movies, and all sorts of videos, I prefer to watch it on the biggest screen that I have in my home.If I could buy a bigger screen smart TV, I most probably would.But maybe that's just me or at least those with poor eyesight like me because it seems like people want to watch on their mobile phones and for a certain market, they want to watch on something even smaller.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

NinDoio is a fun-looking device for leveling up your productivity game - Yanko Design

Every year, more people have to sit in front of computers for work or sometimes even for leisure.While some jobs might be simple enough to get by with the basics of word processing or spreadsheets, a lot require more complex processes and multiple steps, not to mention the use of a variety of software to get the job.
www.mercurynews.com
11 months ago
Education

Teaching from 3,000 miles away: San Jose school's response to the California teacher shortage

On a Wednesday morning in May, a dozen students streamed into their geometry class at the Cindy Avitia High School.But instead of looking toward the blackboard, the 10th-graders opened up their laptops and got ready to connect with a teacher nearly 3,000 miles away.Their class is one of 11 taught by a virtual teacher at the charter school, which is pulling in educators from Alaska, Maryland and Texas to address California's teacher shortage.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Do Blue Light Blocking Glasses Really Work? Not Exactly

There are a lot of promises wrapped up in blue light blocking glasses, from reduced eye strain to clearer vision, preventing retina damage, or even helping you get better sleep.Do they live up to the hype?At the end of the day, experts says blocking blue light isn't a cure-all and that the evidence on the effectiveness of blue light blockers isn't all that clear.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
France politics

Macron says 'no panic' about possible French power cuts

Issued on: 03/12/2022 - 15:45 This photograph taken on December 1, 2022, shows French ecowatt website on a computer screen in Rennes, western France.Damien Meyer, AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said there was no reason to panic about possible power cuts this winter, but he called on citizens to use less energy and on state utility EDF to restart nuclear reactors to prevent outages in case of cold weather.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Virtual meetings can crush creativity, new study finds

Collaboration has been behind some of humanity's greatest achievements the Beatles' biggest hits, putting a man on the moon, the smartphone.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Writing

Tim Dowling: my wife is gardening. I'm in my shed writing. It's a risky situation

A long time ago I read a quotation in a book of advice, which held that the hardest thing about being a writer is convincing your spouse that looking out of the window is part of your job.I have never been able track down the exact wording or the author of that quotation; when I look online the only source I can find for it is me, because I cite it so regularly.
Inverse
11 months ago
Science

Scientists Spy a Supermassive Black Hole Adorned With the Shredded Remains of a Star

Astronomers recently watched a supermassive black hole rip apart an unwary star much like our Sun.Just before a star falls into a black hole, the tremendous gravity of the black hole pulls the star apart and stretches it into a thin stream of blazing hot gas.Astronomers call this act of cosmic destruction a tidal disruption event.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

How the James Webb Space Telescope transformed astronomy this year

James Webb Space Telescope launched on December 25, 2021.Its first images - like this one of the Carina Nebula - stunned researchers.NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI One year ago, the James Webb Space Telescope began its journey through space."JWST was launched on Christmas day, and then was a present that took six months to unwrap," said Jane Rigby, an astronomer at NASA and the Operations Project Scientist.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
11 months ago
Boston real estate

Boston Condo Broker And The Online Dating Service Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Boston condo broker and the online dating service
Boston condo broker and the online dating service
On the computer screen was a coffin, tastefully shrouded in red roses."Well this one looks promising," said theThe two Seaport broker "What do you mean!" exclaimed the Beacon Hill broker, "He's dead."
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
OMG science

What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA

It has been 20 years since scientists put together the first rough draft of the human genome, the three billion genetic letters of DNA tightly wound inside most of our cells.Today, scientists are still struggling to decipher it.But a batch of studies published in Science on Thursday has cast a bright light into the dark recesses of the human genome by comparing it with those of 239 other mammals, including narwhals, cheetahs and screaming hairy armadillos.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Museum of Failure opens at Industry City to great success * Brooklyn Paper

The Museum of Failure, an exhibit displaying the globe's most notable failed projects and innovations, opened to the public at Industry City on March 17.Psychologist Samuel West launched the idea for the tribute to breakdowns and missteps after contemplating the psychology behind innovation - or the lack thereof.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Inside Rajah Caruth's transformation from gamer to rising NASCAR driver

Dale Earnhardt Jr. proved he could drive fast in the front seat of his daddy's stock car on short tracks throughout the Carolinas.Jeff Gordon was trading paint in quarter midgets in Northern California 11 years before he was old enough to have a driver's license.Most NASCAR drivers got started in similar ways.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

Microsoft will use ChatGPT in its search service Bing

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its powerful AI tool ChatGPT will now be used in its search service Bing.Google unveiled its own AI tool a competitor to ChatGPT roughly 24 hours before.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Remember Bing?Before you Google it, it's the search engine that Microsoft released more than a decade ago.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Police staff member shared dead body image with WhatsApp group and his partner

A police control room worker who shared a picture of a teenager's body in a WhatsApp group was arrested after telling a colleague he had also sent the image to his girlfriend, it has emerged.British Transport Police said the actions of Joshua Tilt  who has since been sacked after his resignation was refused  were sickening and completely incompatible with both public decency and what is expected of police staff.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ex-police worker who shared photograph of dead body admits misconduct charge

A police control-room worker has admitted a misconduct charge after using his personal mobile phone to take a picture of the body of a teenager who was hit by a train.Ex-British Transport Police employee Joshua Tilt, who is understood to have shared the image via WhatsApp, will face sentence in December after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office by photographing a computer screen showing an image of 18-year-old RAF Cadet Lewis Williams.
www.romfordrecorder.co.uk
11 months ago
Education

Romford school's new principal on making education 'fun' and Covid's ongoing impact

Bower Park Academy's new principal Eddie Aylett with pupils (Image: Eddie Aylett) A Romford secondary school has a new headteacher - and he aims to make education "fun and enjoyable".Bower Park Academy's new principal, Eddie Aylett, has known the school since he was just a nipper.Actually, he says, I taught some of our current students' parents, so the children are really close to my heart.
Futurism
1 year ago
Education

College Students Say Crying In Exams Activates "Cheating" Eye Tracker Software

Colleges and universities are increasingly using digital tools to prevent cheating during online exams, since so many people are taking class from home or their dorm rooms in the era of COVID-19.
BuzzFeed
2 years ago
Education

15 Teachers Who Were Absolutely Infuriating And 15 Students Who Were Even Worse

Some teachers need to go back to school, and some students need to leave it.
6. ALSO ANNOYING...this class clown who manages to disrupt the teacher's lesson even over Zoom:
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk and scientists call for halt to AI race sparked by ChatGPT

The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT, on March 21, 2023, in Boston.Michael Dwyer (AP) Are tech companies moving too fast in rolling out powerful artificial intelligence technology that could one day outsmart humans?That's the conclusion of a group of prominent computer scientists and other tech industry notables such as Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who are calling for a 6-month pause to consider the risks.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Anker Docking Station Monitor Stand frees some more room on your desk - Yanko Design

Organizing your desk can be one of the most stressful chores of your life, especially if you have a mix of both analog and digital tools that you need to get stuff done.In addition to keeping everything in its proper place, cable management can become a necessity if you don't want to let your desk look like a jungle.
Shopify
1 year ago
UX design

Could we make the web more immersive using a simple optical illusion?

In the history of mind-blowing tech demos there is one that stands out, and that is Johnny Lee's Wii Remote hack to create VR displays:
That video is from 2007, and yet the technology being shown is so impressive that it feels like it could have been made yesterday.The response to Johnny's demo was universal acclaim.
Medium
1 year ago
UX design

How to make users actually read your online content?

Are you tired of squinting at your computer screen, trying to make sense of the text?You're not alone!With so much online information, users tend to quickly scan the page to find what they're looking for.Reading from a screen can be more difficult than reading from a paper.The constantly emitting light and unstable image can make it harder for our eyes to focus.
Ebony
1 year ago
Productivity

Expert Tips to Level Up Your Home Office Space in 2023

Upgrading your home office is essential for achieving success and productivity while working from home.A well-designed and functional office space can improve productivity, help reduce discomfort and strain on the body, enhance air quality, and provide a pleasant and inspiring atmosphere, all of which are crucial for maintaining good mental well-being.
House Digest
1 year ago
Productivity

Take Your Home Office To The Next Level With These 5 Savvy Upgrades - House Digest

Maybe you have always worked from home, or maybe it's a recent transition.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Why Wandering Eyes Aren't Always What You Think They Are

Humans are easily distracted - and noticeably so.No matter the situation, a beautiful woman, handsome man, or moist piece of cake will grab peoples' attention and not release it until others have noticed.This so often leads to fights over the difference between normal distraction and pathological distraction, between wanting to see and wanting too much.
Nashville Business Journal
1 year ago
Career

Tractor Supply's Joe Scarlett: Do you really want to work from home? - Nashville Business Journal

Covid has changed the working lives of a big portion of our country - actually, the whole world.Half the people I know are now "Zoomers": visible only from the waist up during working hours.So, the question to my Zoomer friends is: Is that the way you want to spend the rest of your working life?
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

Huion Inspiroy Dial 2: a professional quality drawing tablet for less

The Huion Inspiroy Dial 2 is the latest drawing tablet from this budget-friendly brand that has been catching up to Wacom in the last year.This tablet is a design update to the award-winning Huion Inspiroy Dial.Not only has Huion revamped the design and feel of the Inspiroy Dial but it's also included the new battery-free PenTech 3.0 stylus.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

The best Cyber Monday and Black Friday drawing tablet deals

(Image credit: Xencelabs)
The Cyber Monday deals and Black Friday sales are in full swing and the makers of the best drawing tablets are lowering their prices; now is the best time to get a good drawing tablet deal.The top drawing tablets enable you to draw directly on high resolution touchscreens or convert your stylus movements onto you laptop or computer screen.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

XP-Pen Deco 01 V2 review: Comfortable drawing tablet hits that midrange spot

The XP-Pen Deco 01 V2 is a mouthful of a name, but let's unpack it for you.
The Verge
1 year ago
Graphic design

Google's latest Roboto variant is a font customizable to its core

As someone who is really into fonts, I know that most people don't share my passion - but I genuinely think that anyone who cares at all about typography will have some interest in what Google announced on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Music Inspired by Notre-Dame Fire Wins a Top Prize

When a fire broke out at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2019, the British composer Julian Anderson was devastated.Seeing a precise and beautiful and precious structure like that dissolving almost into the fire was very, very traumatizing, he said in an interview.Anderson soon began channeling some of his despondence into Litanies, a 25-minute meditation for cello and orchestra.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

On the River at Night, Ambushing Russians

ON THE BANKS OF THE DNIPRO RIVER, Ukraine  Under cover of darkness, a group of soldiers heaved their dinghy off the sand into the water.Another group loaded equipment with a heavy clanking into their boat, while a third pushed off silently with oars.Engines humming quietly, the boats turned to the open water and disappeared into the blackness.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Nadine Dorries joins Glastonbury-ticket hopefuls in online queue

Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was among the thousands of hopefuls queuing online for tickets for next year's Glastonbury festival.Organisers revealed that ticket-and-coach packages for the 2023 festival sold out within half an hour, after going on sale at 6pm on Thursday.Ms Dorries tweeted her frustrations with the infamously difficult-to-acquire tickets, sharing a picture of her own computer screen.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Health

Trial shows psilocybin could help treat depression DW 11/03/2022

Researchers have been looking into ways to treat depression with psilocybin for years.Although some studies have shown promising results, psychiatrists aren't prescribing magic mushrooms as an antidepressant yet.Why?In short, they haven't found enough evidence that any positive effects they've observed would be translatable to the wider population.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Health

The benefits of open air: Sleeping better, feeling better

Cold, rainy weather and gloomy days always trigger a flood of social media posts with photos of people curling up on the sofa with a blanket and a cup of hot tea to watch a movie or read a book.Why go outside unless you have to?The urge to stay home explains the consistent reports that Europeans and Americans spend 85%-90% of our time indoors.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Wellness

Tiny Love Stories: I Love Drama'

After I fell down the stairs as a toddler, I became very timid.Hoping to expand my comfort zone, my parents signed me up for a baby gymnastics class, enlisting my grandfather to take me.Week after week, he sat with me on the sidelines.I never got the courage to join the group, and he never pushed me.
Metro
1 year ago
Wellness

Heading back to the office? Nine expert tips to protect yourself from flu

When you've been working from home or on annual leave for a while, returning to the office can feel a bit daunting.
The Daily Dot
1 year ago
Remote teams

'I do not make enough money for this. I'm done': Worker remotely quits, turns computer off right after

When remote work became the norm at the start of the pandemic, workers had dreams of finally feeling a bit less tethered to their offices and jobs.
In some cases, this proved true.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Canada news

FIRST PERSON | I quit my job and I never want to work full time again | CBC News

This First Person article is the experience of Eliza Baynes, a writer in Montreal.
For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
CBC
1 year ago
Canada news

Canadians will feel the impact as cryptocurrency crashes | CBC News

People who put their hard-earned cash into a tumbling cryptocurrency unit that is at the heart of the latest sharp decline in digital coins may be regretting they did not read a recent paper by Canadian financial technology scholar Ryan Clements demonstrating why it was bound to fail.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

A librarian collects all the things left in books from love letters to old photos

An ornate pencil drawing of a dragon; a floral postcard congratulating a 40th birthday, never mailed; a silver crochet hook.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

As the work-from-home crowd returns to the office, they're left wondering what to wear.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Chicago Tool Library gained popularity during the pandemic. And now it's expanding.

Anthony Nicholson and his wife have embarked on a number of home improvement projects over the past couple of years, from fixing up the family's front porch to 3D-printing household items with their three kids, all with the help of tools borrowed from the Chicago Tool Library.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

My Block, My Hood, My City brings back youth-led community walks to educate people about North Lawndale

On Tuesday, nine high school and college students between the ages of 14 and 18 gathered on the West Side at Collins Academy High School in Douglass Park to prepare for the seven weeks ahead.
TODAY.com
1 year ago
Parenting

How am I supposed to parent in a world like this?

My new pandemic hobby is scrolling Reddit and reading about how selfish I was to breed during a time when the Earth is heating to unsustainable temperatures, millions are dying from a virus that scientists can't seem to get under control and half the country thinks gun control is a joke.
Breaking Muscle
1 year ago
Exercise

How to Do the Single-Arm Dumbbell Row for Bigger Lats | Breaking Muscle

Back workouts will always require both vertical and horizontal pulling exercises for complete development.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Isle of Man medical director faced 'disgraceful' bullying, tribunal finds

The chief minister of the Isle of Man has expressed his "deep discomfort" after a tribunal found that the island's medical director had been forced out of her job and suffered "disgraceful" bullying for whistleblowing over the Manx approach to Covid-19.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Louvre Bids to Keep a Chardin Bought by U.S. Museum in France

The Kimbell Art Museum in Texas is revealed to be the buyer of "Basket of Wild Strawberries," at auction.The Louvre has been working to name it a national treasure.
Nytimes
2 years ago
Dining

A Beloved Indigenous Dessert Evolves With Each Generation

Different versions of grape dumplings have been passed down and adapted over time - and they are all delicious.
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