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I’ve written some in the past about how the predominant suburban design in the US is among the worst features of life here—viewed from the perspective of a European immigrant like me, at any rate. Far

Kenny Yin Jun 19, 2016 Apple’s updated Photos app recognizes thousands of objects, scenes and facial expressions. This is not documented anywhere and is subject to change. Nonetheless, I took the liberty to jot some of these down. Next time when testing, you would have a better idea which keywords…

Table of contents Tonight, Donald Trump will take the stage at the Republican National Convention and officially accept the party's nomination for president. It won't be his first time in the spotligh

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Credit: Flickr / Takashi Hososhima The two hardest things about becoming a manager have been: 1) the emotional exhaustion, and 2) letting go of the part of my identity that was tied up in writing code