What Early Reviews Are Saying About The MacOS Sierra Developer Preview
Sierra, the first version of macOS, isn’t a huge change from OS X Yosemite, but it includes a few new features — Siri on your computer! Universal copy-paste! — and a number of upgrades to existing apps and features like Photos and Music. Here’s what early users are saying about the developer preview.

June 22, 2016 at 01:40PM
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This Etch A Sketch Can Tell Time
There’s not a lot going on in terms of action, but hey, it’s a video on a clock. What did you expect?

June 22, 2016 at 12:36PM
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Cody Wilson’s Ghost Gunner Will Help You Build a DIY AR-15 Assault Rifle
Cody Wilson’s Ghost Gunner milling machine makes the most crucial element of an assault rifle. It costs just $1,500 and there’s a waiting list to get it.

June 22, 2016 at 11:30AM
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Will Social Media Make You Sleep With Casper?
Casper wants to be your best friend on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. But should you really be buddies with a mattress company?

June 22, 2016 at 10:32AM
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Stephanie Barton: In the Service of the Sun
How the military, adobe houses, and finger-sized solar panels can pave the way to a more democratic distribution of energy.

June 22, 2016 at 04:54AM
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How An Archive Of The Internet Could Change History
We don’t truly understand our favorite artists and icons until we dive into their notebooks and letters. Could we risk losing that with the internet?

June 21, 2016 at 07:51PM
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Amazon and Google’s drone delivery plans hit snag with new US regulations
The Obama administration has green-lit commercial drones so long as they stay within sight of a pilot — which isn’t exactly what companies had in mind.

June 21, 2016 at 06:14PM
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Way Too Much Time On Your Hands? Well, Here’s How To Make Springs At Home
Tired of heading to tool stores all the time to get springs? Make your own at home! But before that, you still need to head to the tool store to buy the twenty other things you’ll need to make them.

June 21, 2016 at 05:42PM
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Thomas Edison Might Not Be The Father Of The Light Bulb
Turns out, another guy named Sir Joseph Swan did the same thing around the same time, too.

June 21, 2016 at 04:22PM
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Taking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid
Look, I know you’re going to tell me that the traditional TRS headphone jack is a billion years old and prone to failure. But just face facts: ditching the headphone jack on phones makes them worse, in extremely obvious ways. Let’s count them!

June 21, 2016 at 03:40PM
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