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When he’s not on the run from authorities in Belize, watching his home burn down, or having his location inadvertently revealed by the brain trust at VICE, John McAfee is fielding emails on how to uninstall the impotent software that bears his name. That’s probably pretty annoying to the guy, … Read More
Need a louder iPhone without a lot of fuss? Check out the Timbre Amplifier ($60) from Tyler Pratt Industrial Design. Essentially, it’s a minimalist amplifier made from black walnut. It works through passive amplification: no battery, no cord, just your iPhone’s existing speaker, which it can boost by up to … Read More
After spending far too much time on the internet, I’ve fallen into something of a dangerous trap: I’ve mistaken the internet for something entirely virtual, instead of something with a physical presents. This is a trap that has been corrected by Andrew Blum’s engrossing and edifying book, Tubes: A Journey … Read More
We have plenty of reasons to split logs, not least amongst them our storied love of barbecue, but log-splitting technology could use a bit of an update. Chopping using a normal axe cuts into Scotch time, and hydraulic wood splitters are expensive . . . and also cut into Scotch … Read More
Stand aside, four-poster beds—we’ll take a hammock any day. Still, the only drawback of civilization’s most comfortable sleeping apparatus is it’s lack of rain cover. Enter the Kammock Glider ($175). Kammock is a socially conscious purveyor of high-tech wilderness gear, and the Kammock Glider is probably their best idea yet. … Read More
