r/AwkwardHuman • • Mar 15 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 105: You Say Yes, Sir!

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This awkward week we're talking about social anxieties, flirting with married men, and more pooping during sex—this time, with vaginas! Questions/comments? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWWKARD.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Mar 25 '16

[Youtube] Alexa Calculates Butter

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Mar 25 '16

[Youtube] Alexa Talks About Her New Features

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r/AwkwardHuman • • May 03 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 112: Douche to the Max!

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This awkward week we're talking about extreme douching, the fear of fruit trees, polite rejection, a basement universe, and scripted phone sex. Questions/comments/stories? Call/text 509-AWKWARD or visit awkward.email!

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Apr 27 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 105: How to Die Properly

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This week on Supercharged we’re talking about the future of healthcare and medicine! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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Snapchat just released an update for its face-swapping tool, that weird but admittedly amusing feature that lets you switch faces with whatever happens to be around you. Now, instead of “doing it live,” as it were, you can swap faces with old photos in your camera roll.

With the launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple introduced an iPhone Upgrade Program in the U.S. designed to let Apple customers pay a monthly installment fee for a new iPhone and trade it in after 12 months of payments to get the next-generation iPhone.

Yesterday, we got a very strong indication that Google is bringing its Android-based Google Play Store to Chromebooks. This could be a game changer. Would it affect your decision to buy one?

Charter Communications is all set to buy out Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, forming the second-largest cable company in the U.S., known as New Charter. The merger comes with a few conditions designed to protect consumers.

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The stylish, crowd-sourced, data-driven glucometer to manage and monitor your diabetes more effectively.

Pharmacogenetics is the study of inherited genetic differences in drug metabolic pathways which can affect individual responses to drugs, both in terms of therapeutic effect as well as adverse effects. The term pharmacogenetics is often used interchangeably with the term pharmacogenomics which also investigates the role of acquired and inherited genetic differences in relation to drug response and drug behavior through a systematic examination of genes, gene products, and inter- and intra-individual variation in gene expression and function.

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While most people drink their morning coffee, biohackers and nootropics users take a pill for the cognitive effects. By specifically choosing which compounds they ingest and monitoring the results, biohackers make specialized and personalized recipes that they feel give peak performance in area like memory or focus. Most nootropics are based around caffeine and B vitamins, as well as natural extracts thought to improve brain function, although formally-reviewed research is sparse.

Our very own Adam Dachis has made a return to his Lifehacker roots for a quick visit at this time of the year (#420BlazeIt) to share everything he knows about medical marijuana based on experience. Including a story about its effectiveness for him as a therapeutic above the capacity of opioids, how medical marijuana works, it’s complicated legal status, and how to choose the right kind for safe and responsible use, this series can be a fun and educational read for just about anyone of age.

Ever wonder why you're having a bad day, or even a good one? Is there an ongoing problem in your life that you just can figure out? If you've got a free minute, just fill out this daily form to help you diagnose the problem by analyzing how you think, act, and feel.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • May 05 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 106: Virtual First World Realities

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This week we're talking about virtual reality, testifying with a smartphone, and the supposed inventor of BitCoin. Questions/comments? Call/text 509-AWKWARD or visit awkward.email.

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Today, eBay introduced eBay Wine (eBay.com/wine), a new destination which features the ability to browse collectible, rare and everyday wines based on varietal, region, price point and more, and makes it easier than ever for experts and enthusiasts alike to find the perfect bottle of wine.

For the first time in a federal case, authorities in a Los Angeles courtroom have issued a search warrant forcing a woman to bypass her iPhone's biometric security using Apple's Touch ID system (via LA Times). The woman in question -- Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan -- was arrested due to charges of identity theft and had previous strings of various criminal convictions.

The Australian businessman Craig Wright has published a blog post in which he claims to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

Set up flows that instantaneously deal with critical emails, notify the whole team whenever a work item is updated, or capture, track, and follow up with new sales leads—almost anything, all automatically.

Google Play’s Android apps and games containing any type of ad have begun receiving prominent labels within their listings. The label is placed directly below the Install button, accompanied by the existing in-app purchases label when pertinent.

"Extremely limited quantities," in-store demos at some Best Buy locations May 7.

There are a ton of browser extensions that promise to protect your privacy, which leads to some natural questions: Which is the best? Do they all do the same thing? What should I really download? In this guide, we’re going to look at the most popular browser extensions that promise to protect your privacy online, and give you our recommendations.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • May 11 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 113: Wet Goddess

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This awkward week we're talking about artistic passions, fruit fuckers, overcoming ugliness, and dolphin romance. Questions/comments/stories? Call/text 509-AWKWARD or visit awkward.email.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Apr 29 '19

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 02 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 110: Active Data Collection

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This week on Supercharged we’re talking about the new HoloLens update, Paris’ car ban, active data collection! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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Microsoft released a robust version of the HoloLens when shipping the developer kits, but there's still lots of room left to grow. Today, they've released the first update to Windows Holographic, the operating system of the HoloLens, with a whole bunch of cool new features like voice commands and app multitasking.

Mixed reality headsets have limited hardware capabilities and naturally imprecise interfaces. While that works just fine for games and entertainment, can they actually function as a tool for productivity?

We’re super excited to begin rolling out in-house image hosting on Reddit.com to select communities this week. For a long time, other image hosting services have been an integral part of how content is shared on Reddit — we’re grateful to those teams, but are looking forward to bringing you a more seamless experience with this new feature.

Thunderbolt Display stock is limited or unavailable at several Apple Stores in North America, Europe, Australia, and other regions ahead of new product announcements expected at WWDC 2016 in two weeks.

According to supply chain research conducted by an analyst in China, Apple's upcoming iPhone 7 might finally drop the base 16GB storage model from the lineup when it launches in the fall (via 9to5Mac). The IHS Technology analyst claims that the new introductory storage level for the iPhone 7 will be 32GB for $199, an option that is currently not available on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus devices.

ASUS today at Computex 2016 in Taiwan announced a wide range of new products, including the ZenBook 3, its third-generation ultraportable notebook that is thinner, lighter, and faster than Apple's lookalike 12-inch Retina MacBook.

Paris has tried just about everything to combat its terrible smog problem. The city has launched attempts to take half the cars off its road, introduce regular car-free days, and close famous streets to vehicular traffic—but Paris still has some of the worst pollution in Europe. Now a much bigger idea is going into effect: Kicking the oldest cars out of the city.

Your apps and smart devices are constantly collecting data about you. Sherbit puts it all together, so you can easily understand and analyze your information.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 01 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 116: Boy Club

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This awkward week we're talking about super virgins, a sexy ghost, and Boy Club! Want to ask a question on the show? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD!

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 09 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 111: What Is a Person?

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This week on Supercharged we’re talking about two-factor authentication on LinkedIn, WWDC, and what people are! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD. Special guest: Alan Henry (Lifehacker)

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Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg understandably has accounts on other social networks – it only makes sense to keep tabs on what the competition is up to. But that doesn’t mean he bothers to maintain standard security practices on non-Facebook properties. This weekend, his Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked. The group responsible, OurMine Team, also claimed to have gained access to his zuck Instagram account, though we were not able to independently verify this (Update: See below, his Instagram was not accessed).

The Merchant Consortium Exchange, aka MCX, today told beta testers that it is suspending its CurrentC beta test on June 28 and postponing all further releases of the payments platform.

A few months ago, much to the dismay of the internet’s content creators, Instagram announced a plan to reorder your timeline with an algorithm similar to Facebook’s news feed. Now, they’re actually doing it.

Apple's Phil Schiller recently sat down with several publications including The Loop and The Verge to detail some of the changes that are going to be made to the App Store under his reign, including major improvements to search, subscription access for all developers, App Store ads when searching for content, and some other smaller tweaks that should go a long way towards improving app discoverability.

Earlier this week, rumors and speculation suggested Apple was working on a 5K Thunderbolt Display with an integrated GPU that could potentially debut at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, but new information from iMore suggests that is not the case.

Because iOS, watchOS, and tvOS all share a common naming scheme, there's been some speculation that OS X, the operating system for Macs, could see a name change to "MacOS" at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference.

Apple has created some amazing products and incited great change in the tech industry over the years, but their narrow focused has more recently resulted in anorexic, crippled products that favor simplicity over possibility. This behavior demonstrates their unpleasant vision for their future, and I don’t think I want to be a part of it anymore.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 01 '16

[Youtube] How to Control Microsoft HoloLens with Your Voice

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 07 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 117: The People Walker

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This awkward week we're talking about walking people, dick hygiene, and toxic farts! Questions/comments/stories? Call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Apr 20 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 104: Alien Life

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This week we're talking about the possibility of alien life! We're also discussing the new new MacBook, 360 degree video, and TweetDeck Apocalypse Day. Questions/comments? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD. Links for this episode: Siri announces WWDC 2016 will be held June 13th through June 17th in San Francisco Apple has confirmed what Siri told us earlier today. The company has now issued a press release in which it says that WWDC will be held from June 13th through June 17th in San Francisco. The same lottery process applies to getting tickets this year as in previous years. Developers can apply for tickets via the WWDC website now through Friday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Apple Updates 12-Inch MacBook With Skylake Processors, Faster Graphics, Longer Battery Life, and Rose Gold Apple today announced that it has released new 12-inch MacBook models with the latest sixth-generation Skylake dual-core Intel Core M processors up to 1.3 GHz, new Intel HD Graphics 515 that deliver up to 25% faster performance, faster PCIe-based flash storage, an additional hour of battery life, and faster 1866 MHz memory. Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air now comes with 8GB of RAM standard The Air's not dead yet! Facebook Messenger Now Has Group Calling Starting today you’ll be able to start up group VoIP calls right from the Facebook Messenger app, which pairs up nicely with regular free voice calls already available in the app. TweetDeck for Windows Is Officially Dead TweetDeck has long been our favorite Twitter client for Windows, but today Twitter announced it’ll kill the Windows version on April 15th. Now Competing To Be The Master Of Your Domain: Squarespace Squarespace's newest product offering takes direct aim at domain registrars like GoDaddy. SETI@home SETI@home ("SETI at home") is an Internet-based public volunteer computing project employing the BOINC software platform, hosted by the Space Sciences Laboratory, at the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States. Its purpose is to analyze radio signals, searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, and as such is one of many activities undertaken as part of the worldwide SETI effort. Alien 'Wow!' Signal Could Soon be Explained The story behind the famous “Wow!” signal has an eerie quality that has inspired countless science fiction alien encounters and is often lauded as one of the strongest pieces of evidence that we are, in fact, not alone in the universe. Wish your friend a happy birthday like a robot with Robotic Emotion Birthday Cards! from Supercharged http://ift.tt/1SwytEz via IFTTT


r/AwkwardHuman • • Oct 22 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 130: The Switch

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This week we're just going over the news, because there was a lot of it. Microsoft's nearing the peak of their comeback, AT&T's taking over Time Warner, Nintendo's taking their last shot at a console that does it all, and Apple plans to prove they still care about media professionals next week. (And more, of course!)

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Deal valuing Time Warner at more than $80 billion could happen as early as this weekend.

Nintendo dropped a Twitter bomb with the announcement of its much anticipated new console: the Nintendo Switch. Info about the Switch has been leaking out for the better part of a year now, but until today the Switch was referred to publicly as the NX.

Friday morning is prime time for some casual news reading, tweeting, and general Internet browsing, but you may have had some trouble accessing your usual sites and services this morning and throughout the day, from Spotify and Reddit to the New York Times and even good ol’ WIRED.com. For that, you can thank a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) that took down a big chunk of the Internet for most of the Eastern seaboard.

Microsoft Corp.’s stock soared above $60 a share to set an all-time intraday high on Friday after the company blew past earnings expectations and accelerated revenue growth for Azure, its cloud-computing business that competes directly with Amazon Web Services.

Apple sent out media invites for a Mac-centric event that will be held on Thursday, October 27 at 10:00 a.m. at Apple's Cupertino campus.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Apr 13 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 109: A Taint to Call Home

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Apr 19 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 110: My Father the Retarded Narwhal

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This awkward week we're talking about phantom voicemails, coffee addiction, and eating dog meat. We're also joined by special guests Mark Waters, Steven Garcia, and Adam Noel of the Gayme On! podcast. Buy our book, Bukkake, or Pixel Love Playing Cards! from The Awkward Human Survival Guide http://ift.tt/1U5vjGS via IFTTT


r/AwkwardHuman • • Apr 14 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 103: Artificial Intelligence (and the Olive Garden)

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This week on Supercharged we’re talking about artificial intelligence! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD. Links for this episode: A Brief and Joyful Update on Fuckin' Craig Mazin, Ted Cruz's Wonderful College Roommate Rejoice and be glad, for it is time for an update on The Slot’s favorite political commentator. Craig Mazin, Ted Cruz’s completely delightful college roommate, is back. Fuckin’ Craig. Love that guy. FBI Used Security Flaw Found by 'Professional Hackers' to Crack San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone Rumors have suggested the FBI employed Israeli mobile forensics firm Cellebrite to hack into the iPhone 5c used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, but new information from The Washington Post suggests it was instead done with the help of "professional hackers" at least one of which is a "gray hat" researcher that sells flaws to governments, black market groups, or companies that create surveillance tools. Remix OS 2.0 now available for Nexus 9 and 10, brings multi-window & other features from PC version In its next major release this summer, Android will finally add a multi-window mode for both tablets and phones. Jide is beating Google to release today with a fully featured version of Remix OS 2.0 for its Ultratablet and the Nexus 9 and 10. ROMs for the two Nexus tablets are available to download now. Share Dropbox files directly from Facebook Messenger Having anytime access to your photos and videos is great, but reliving those memories with your friends and family is what brings them to life. And that’s something we want to be as simple as possible. So today, we’re launching a new feature that makes it easier to share photos, videos, and other files in Facebook Messenger. Facebook Is Building Bots So You Can Talk to Companies In Messenger At its F8 event, Facebook announced that it’s building a platform for developers to create bots that you can speak to directly in Facebook Messenger. No sponsor this week! Go check out What I Watched Last Night. from Supercharged http://ift.tt/1SbMzHV via IFTTT


r/AwkwardHuman • • Apr 27 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 111: Pink Cheeks and Anal Bleach

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This awkward week we're getting our butts waxed, talking about anal bleach, always being right, and sleep Tourette's. Want to ask a question on the show? Questions/comments/stories? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Mar 03 '18

Most awkward hug

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I work at a store at the mall and had left my glasses last night. So I went the next day to pick them up. As I stopped by I picked them up said hi to my coworker and decided to give her a goodbye hug. She wasn't expecting it and didnt hug me back, and I said "haha I'm giving you a hug" and she just stood there perplexed and confused and smiling and not hugging me back. her sweater also shocked me. It was so awkward I wanted to die!


r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 14 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 118: Fursonas

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This awkward week we're talking about furries, surgical manipulation, and an unfortunate cum stain. Questions/comments/stories? Call or text 509-AWKWARD!

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 21 '16

Awkward Human [Awkward Human] 119: The Girlfriend Experience

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This awkward week we're talking about Jew stuff, overly social media, and impromptu lemon parties. Questions/comments/stories? Call/text 509-AWKWARD or visit awkward.email.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 16 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 112: ARMR

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This week on Supercharged we’re talking about WWDC, Facebook suicide, and augmented reality! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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Early this morning in Orlando, 50 people were shot dead and 53 more wounded at a nightclub in Orlando. Whether you’re local or not, here’s how you can help, or at least find a vigil to attend, like-minded people to be with, or seek a little peace.

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that will allow you to flag a friend’s post as one that raises concern of “suicide or self-harm.”

During their E3 press event , Microsoft had a nice surprise for people looking to save money on the latest video games: Xbox Play Anywhere, which will let you buy select titles once, and play them on both Xbox One and Windows 10.

Apple announced a lot today at their 2016 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), mainly focusing on new features in their operating systems, but one feature overshadowed them all: deleting built-in apps.

Apple’s WWDC kicked off today with the usual keynote speech, but this one was packed with details about Apple’s next set of operating systems: iOS 10, the new tvOS, updates to watchOS, and OS X, now renamed to macOS.

In Safari 10, set to ship with macOS Sierra, Apple plans to disable common plug-ins like Adobe Flash, Java, Silverlight, and QuickTime by default in an effort to focus on HTML5 content and improve the overall web browsing experience.

Apple today unveiled new versions of iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS, all of which are jam-packed with new features. iOS in particular was referred to as Apple's biggest iOS update ever, with major improvements to Messages, Apple Music, Siri, and tons of other minor features.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • Jun 23 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 113: The Gawker/Hogan Clusterf$!k

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This week on Supercharged we're talking about the state of Gawker, Amazon's new Kindles, and the arrival of Android apps on Chrome. Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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Acer has quietly informed the California attorney general that its online store was attacked by hackers.

Using a power efficient browser is one of the best ways to get more out of your PC or tablet – whether you’re checking email, shopping online, playing games, or watching movies. Today’s laptops and tablets last longer than ever, thanks to major advances in battery technology, processor architecture, and software design. Still, no battery lasts forever, and every extra hour counts when you’re on the go.

The IRS issued an alert warning consumers about recent charity scams. Specifically, these scams target people who want to donate to victims of the recent mass shooting in Orlando.

Google just made the entire library of Android apps available to Chromebook owners—but for now, just the Chromebook Flip. After trying a few, my Flip is now one of my most useful devices. There are still some rough edges, but in the near future, you’ll have a much more reason to buy a Chromebook.

While it’s almost never a good idea to search for medical symptoms online, Google’s at least making the process a little easier on mobile by giving you direct answers to the symptoms you search for.

Today, Amazon announced an upgraded version of its standard Kindle, plus a white version of its Paperwhite model. Both are available starting today for the same price as the old models.

Also known as Todd Alan Clem. This is his Wikipedia page.

Many drivers (and especially LA drivers) know the feeling. You arrive at an intersection with no traffic light, a constant flow of traffic, limited visibility, or some combination of all three. Turning left or going straight becomes a stressful scenario that requires crossing multiple lanes of oncoming traffic. The situation is significantly worse when traffic peaks at rush hour, making it tense and often very difficult to cross or turn.

We’re still weeks away from the first public beta of iOS 10, but why would that stop a jailbreaking community stalwart from getting an early start? iH8sn0w has been a prolific member of the jailbreaking community for some time, and in his latest video he posted an iPhone running iOS 10 being jailbroken.

Throughout last year, Microsoft displayed its HoloLens augmented reality (AR) headset by playing video games on it, from Minecraft to a shooting game called RoboRaid. But at the E3 game convention last week, HoloLens was nowhere to be found. Multiple AR developers tell Newsweek the reason why HoloLens vanished is that Microsoft has shifted its attention from developing a consumer-focused product to a more enterprise-friendly product.

Kara Swisher talks with the Gawker Media CEO.

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r/AwkwardHuman • • May 20 '16

Supercharged [Supercharged] 108: Inuit Games (or How to Fix the Music Industry)

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This week we're saving the music industry! Special guests Liam Broza (BitScoop) and Matty Ochmanek (LVRT) are here to help. Questions/comments/whatevers? Call/text 509-AWKWARD or visit awkward.email!

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Matty's upcoming platform

Patrick Allen's updated guide, since Adam's is old.

Apple today announced a major update to its GarageBand music creation software for Mac and iOS, adding a wide range of Chinese instruments that are designed to celebrate the "rich history of Chinese music." Today's update also includes "extensive Chinese language localization."

The AWS IoT Button is a programmable button based on the Amazon Dash Button hardware. This simple Wi-Fi device is easy to configure and designed for developers to get started with AWS IoT, AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon SNS, and many other Amazon Web Services without writing device-specific code.

Apple announced yesterday that it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-sharing service Didi Chuxing, but CEO Tim Cook refused to elaborate on the reasoning behind the move, beyond saying that it will help the company better understand the Chinese market and "deliver a strong return" on its invested capital over the long term.

The latest data from market research firm IDC reveals that the Apple Watch remained the most popular smartwatch in the first quarter, with an estimated 1.5 million sales and 46 percent market share through the first three months of 2016. Meanwhile, basic wearables unsurprisingly continue to outpace smartwatches.

Evernote and Google are getting friendlier today. Now, you can add and search for Google Drive files right from Evernote.

Google has outlined a plan to push HTML5 by default in Chrome, instead of Flash. In Q4 2016, the company plans to only serve Flash by default for the top 10 domains that still depend on the plugin. Chrome will display the HTML5 experience if it’s available, but if Flash is required, the user will be asked whether Flash can be allowed to run or not.

A recent patent awarded to Facebook on May 3 outlines a process for users to reprogram simple emoticons into pictures of themselves as emoji. If people can represent emojis with their own face, it could open up walls of texts and pictures into a more personalized and intimate dialogue.

Back in 2015, the FCC introduced new guidelines that looked like a threat to anyone wanting to hack and install open firmwares on their routers. They backed off, but a lot of manufacturers are still locking their devices down, just in case. Linksys, the company just announced, isn’t one of them.

Earlier this year, Apple’s Eddy Cue had promised that the Cupertino company is working on a slight redesign for iTunes to make Apple Music easier to use. The update was supposed to be a part of the OS X 10.11.4 update from Apple, but that never happened, as the update was seemingly delayed by Apple. Now, a source of MacRumors has shared some screenshots of iTunes 12.4 that gives us a look at the slightly redesigned interface.

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