by Joe | Nov 14, 2017 | Everything Else, Products We Like
PHOTO FROM QUARTZ BOTTLE ON KICKSTARTER I HAVEN’T BACKED A SINGLE PROJECT ON KICKSTARTER, YET. However, I am often tempted to do so. For years, and with increasing frequency, I’ve been seeing really cool gadgets and life-improving devices on Kickstarter, so someday I will most likely just go for it. The QUARTZ Bottle is one of those really cool devices that I consider backing. I like this, not only because of its main bacteria-killing feature, but also because it is one of the... 
by Joe | Nov 14, 2017 | Everything Else, Food and Drink, Starbucks
PHOTO FROM STARBUCKS.COM STARBUCKS IS PERPETUALLY MAKING MOVES, especially in Chicago, according to Starbucks: “This spectrum of Starbucks retail experiences is not new for Chicago: Since opening in 1987, the Chicago customer has seen many firsts from the company…” The newest inclusion in the “spectrum” of Starbucks in Chicago is their planned Chicago Reserve Roastery, illustrated as a very impressively massive (43,000 square feet!), shiny, glass concept and set... 
by Joe | Nov 14, 2017 | Everything Else
BOSTON DYNAMICS HAS A HISTORY OF WOWING THE INTERNET with (often disturbingly) lifelike robots, the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Their newest video above is just a teaser, but every time Boston Dynamics posts a new video, (which they do rather infrequently, because they’re busy building robots, I assume), I inevitably go back through their video archives and always experience equal-parts amazement and amusement, It’s great entertainment. I encourage you to check... 
by Joe | Nov 13, 2017 | Everything Else
PHOTO BY DEPTH OBSESSED, FLICKR I’M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE PHOTO BY DEPTH OBSESSED, AND I DON’T CARE. It’s definitely a long exposure of a subway, but I have no idea where all those vibrant colors on the ceiling are coming from. This photo really stands out from the pack with an almost-abstract look, this is a beautiful perspective on something as mundane as a subway platform. A great composition, utilizing the symmetry of a massive man-made structure to give a... 
by Joe | Nov 13, 2017 | Everything Else, Products We Like
A FRIEND RECENTLY LET ME KNOW ABOUT A NEW SERVICE that goes by the name MoviePass. Actually, it’s not a new service at all, but the pricing is, and that’s really what makes this of interest to a majority of people. If you go to the movies even once a month don’t mind seeing movies on 2D screens of non-IMAX variety, this is for you. I don’t even see movies on IMAX screens and 3D doesn’t work for me, so MoviePass is the perfect fit in my situation. Before... 
by Joe | Nov 12, 2017 | Everything Else
PHOTO BY NAZZARENO B, FLICKR THIS PHOTO, BY NAZZARENO B, IS SOMETHING SPECIAL, so when I saw it, it immediately caught my eye. The deep contrast, ultra-sharp focus, and not-quite-black blacks give this photo a very intense, unusual beauty. The composition is excellent to the point where I doubt that, even if staged, it could be any better. For candid photography, this is extremely impressive. The light on the little girl is super soft, but the extreme contrast creates almost an optical... 
by Joe | Nov 12, 2017 | Everything Else, Products We Like
MARK RECENTLY HAD HIS CREDIT CARD INFO STOLEN, and determined that it was very likely done by a credit card skimmer device at a gas pump. Thanks to a watchful credit card company, the fraudulent charges on Mark’s card were declined without further incident. When he told me about the fraud on his credit card, I let him know that I had recently come across a cool app called Skimmer Scanner that might prevent this kind of thing in the future. First, what’s a credit card... 
by Joe | Nov 12, 2017 | Food and Drink, Starbucks
IMAGE FROM STARBUCKS.COM STARBUCKS NOW INCLUDES THEIR CARAMEL BRULÉE LATTE in their menu of returning Holiday drinks that they bring back every year, but despite being a fan of caramel, I’ve always missed the availability window of this drink, so I hadn’t tried it. This year, I made sure to give it a shot before it disappears again, when the Holiday season fully ends at Starbucks and they stop restocking stores with Caramel Brulée sauce, which will probably happen a few months... 
by Joe | Nov 11, 2017 | TV and Movies
PHOTO FROM CALLOFDUTY.COM A little background: I don’t think I’m the typical gamer. As a child, I played games a lot, starting with PC games from a very young age in the 90s, and eventually, I grew to enjoy Call of Duty in general above all other games. To me, it was a masterpiece of a near-perfectt mix of game mechanics and social competitiveness. For a time, I played it ceaselessly with my brothers and friends online, or spilt-screen, together in front of an old TV, and it... 
by Joe | Nov 11, 2017 | Deals, Everything Else
IMAGE FROM SONY.COM BLACK FRIDAY DEALS ARE STARTING TO ROLL IN ALREADY, and Sony just revealed their gaming deals, starting 11/19 and running through 11/27. I highly recommend the PS4 as a gaming console, even if you just want to game very casually. I only play sporadically, and very casually, but I did buy a PS4 on day one when it launched four years ago, and it’s still working great. Occasionally, I play PS4 games with my small children, which can be great fun, and from time to time...
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