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Alibaba finally got its shitcoin namesake to drop its name

Mar12
by on March 12, 2019 at 9:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


After losing a preliminary copyright lawsuit last year, cryptocurrency knock-off Alibabacoin has finally rescinded and agreed to stop using the Alibaba name. In a joint statement released on Monday, Alibabacoin and Alibaba announced they have reached an agreement which will see Alibabacoin change its name, Reuters reports. According to the statement, the two firms have “reached a worldwide settlement of claims involving the use of the name Alibabacoin, with ABBC agreeing not to use trademarks that include the term Alibaba worldwide,” a local news outlet reports. Having worked out their differences – or should it be similarities? – Alibabacoin will…

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This architecture firm works with a ‘cookbook for buildings’ to avoid design chaos

Mar12
by on March 12, 2019 at 8:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Fundamentals


For our ongoing series Fundamentals, we’re looking at different companies worldwide and the basic principles they were built on. This time: architectural firm UNStudio.Imagine you’re running an architect firm with offices on three different continents, employing people from 27 nationalities, and designing for clients in over 30 countries. How do you make sure the many buildings you’re developing are all reflecting, well, you? UNStudio came up with a ‘cookbook’ for its architects to follow. Designing according to recipes UNStudio (formerly Van Berkel en Bos Architectenbureau) is a Dutch architectural practice with offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and, soon,…

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How to turn on Slack’s dark mode on iOS and Android

Mar12
by on March 12, 2019 at 7:13 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Basics, Insider


Slack‘s finally rolling out its dark mode on its iOS and Android apps. We’ll show you how to turn on the dark mode, but first make sure that you’ve got the latest version of the app. A small bit of news for your Monday morning, afternoon, or evening: today we released an update for our Android and iOS apps, which you can find in the Google Play Store and the App Store, respectively. The update is dark mode. https://t.co/yCNw8yfWcq — Slack (@SlackHQ) March 11, 2019   iOS Open the Slack app on your phone. Swipe left to open the sidebar…

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Hifiman Arya Review: These $1,600 headphones could be your endgame

Mar12
by on March 12, 2019 at 7:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


High-end headphones vary tremendously in sound and presentation – more than speakers. Because of this, some headphone addicts like to use different cans for different types of music. They might sport one headphone for classical, another for bass-heavy genres, yet another for vocals. Perhaps there’s just one headphone that sounds perfect with the tuba. But I suspect most of us spend our cash looking for that holy grail, do-it-all headphone. As much as audiophiles spend on audio gear, I’d hazard that most of them would be happy to eventually find their endgameheadphones. I think Hifiman’s Arya is good enough to be that…

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