6. Interesting Reads
“Announced in 2015 to a wildly positive response, the 2017 Ford GT is the second resurrection of the GT40, the car that captured the first win for Ford (and the United States) in one of the most prestigious races in the world: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This new GT was supposed to honor that 1966 accomplishment in a way that the 2005 reincarnation never did — by being both an amazing supercar on the road, while also giving Ford the chance to return to victory lane on the track. Last summer, on the 50th anniversary of that historic first win, Ford fulfilled half of that goal by coming home first in its class at Le Mans.”
“Humans have a centuries-old reputation as poor smellers. We can see more colors than the average mammal, but our noses are simply no match for the questing snouts of rabbits and hounds. Sure, the aromas of coffee and pie are great. But intelligent humans outgrew the need to sniff our way through life. Or so the thinking went. In a review published Thursday in the journal Science, John McGann, a professor of psychology at Rutgers University in New Jersey, argued that this is a flawed perception dating back to the 19th century. He blamed pioneering French anatomist Paul Broca, who wrote that, given the comparatively small olfactory organs in the primate brain, “it is no longer the sense of smell that guides the animal.”
“If you’ve already forgotten, Google GOOGL +0.11% Allo is that messaging app with a strong artificial intelligence back-end. To further refresh your memory, Allo is the one with Google Assistant, a digital servant that offers up Smart Replies and other suggestions for your lame ass day-to-day life. Now Allo is adding a feature that embraces your addiction to your own face by turning it into an emoji. The thing is, as narcissistically moronic as turning yourself into an emoji is, the technology behind doing so is quite complex. In fact, it’s so complex that Google isn’t even calling it a selfie.”
(Forbes)
“Are you one of the thousands suffering from severe acne in the United States? Like many others, you might be avoiding specialized treatment because of the cost. You groan at the thought of paying for an expensive dermatologist on top of any over-the-counter or prescription medications. Rather than ignoring your acne problem, however, you could try a variety of cheap home remedies to clear up the inflammation. Click here to read more.”
“Apple launched a new site on Friday with sixteen videos dedicated to teaching iPhone 7 owners how to take better photos. Apple has always marketed how great its phones are at taking photos, often showing off shots snapped by professional photographers, but it hasn’t yet provided such useful and simple tutorials to users. These sixteen videos are simple in their scope, allowing everyone to better understand what they can do with the phones that are already in their pocket.”
(CNBC)
“You’ve read the Galaxy S8 reviews, and suddenly your Galaxy S7 seems old and antiquated. However, upon closer inspection and thought, you might realize that your Galaxy S7 isn’t really that far behind the Galaxy S8. Sure, the Galaxy S8 boasts a bunch of new features and a gorgeous design, but do those new additions warrant an upgrade that’ll set you back at least $700? And if you have an older phone but the Galaxy S8’s price tag seems high, you could be better off, and $150 richer, by upgrading to the Galaxy S7 instead.”
“Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note to investors on Friday that Apple has a huge opportunity to increase its revenues by $100 billion in the long term by entering new product areas, including expanding its presence in healthcare, exploring the console gaming market and launching a Siri smart home assistant. “In our opinion, Apple is well positioned to capture share in the video game market using its iOS platform, but also to leverage that more broadly over time to support an experience similar to console gaming,” BoA Merrill Lynch said. “Further recent hires suggest that the capability of the Apple TV can incorporate console gaming and set-top box all integrated into a single product down the road.”
(CNBC)
“It is always fun knowing something amazing that most of the people do not know, and among many interesting things we have picked the 11 easiest card tricks to learn in the world. Why card tricks are so amazing and handy to know, is because you can do them anywhere, you just need a simple deck of cards (well, sometimes a bit modified deck). According to specialists, mastering magic tricks consist of three stages: discovery, practice, and mastery. For practicing card tricks, you’ll need to train your fingers and hand movements in order to do them properly and make it look like real magic. And never do your tricks if you haven’t mastered them!”
“If you often feel sick when you eat or drink something then our list of 10 easiest ways to make yourself gag or throw up fast will definitely help you. Do you like going out and staying late? How many times have you had too many drinks and then felt nauseated and wishing you could just throw up? If you could just get that alcohol out of your system then you wouldn’t have such a hangover the next day. Oh, how you regret the night before and you will never ever do anything like that ever again! Sounds familiar? Inexperienced drinkers often make the mistake of drinking too much or mixing different types of strong alcohol drinks. Even though this usually happens when we’re younger, it is still possible when we’re older, too.”
