#place

The city is a noisy place

I am presently waiting in a sandwich shop, radio going in the background, noises of knives against cutting boards, the whooshing of the coffee machine, someone on the phone and cars roaring outside the window. The city is a noisy place, and for a long time, I hadn't noticed. This is because I've always lived either in or near a city, so my soundscape has always been filled with noise. And since city noise isn't the most enjoyable, I've compensated by adding more noise to cover it up. It may have been songs, videos, podcasts and even white noise, I always had something playing in my ears. But r

Kagi Small Web · EN

The PeacePoti Push Locks Your Potentiometers in Place — Then Frees Them with a Simple Push

Next-generation successor to the original PeacePot aims to make accidental adjustments a thing of the past.

Hackster.io · EN

Bhutan: the last place

What happened when people in Bhutan, the last country on Earth without television, were allowed to watch it in 1999? - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Aeon Video · EN

Sunday Puzzle: All over the place

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WESA listener Deborah Freedman.

NPR Arts · EN