Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for September 1st from 09:35 to 14:57:

• New Apple TV Will Feature Universal Search, Start At $149 – View this image ›
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  On Wednesday, Sept. 9, Apple will unveil its next-generation Apple TV, as we’ve already told you. And, as we’ve also…
• What if I were 1% charged? – In case you hadn’t heard, the universe is governed by four fundamental forces . But when it comes to understanding nature at almost any level larger than a…
• New York cabbies are now required to buy the controversial ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ – As of today, taxi owners in New York City are required to purchase Nissan’s NV200 minivan — the so-called Taxi of Tomorrow — when replacing their current…
• To Stop Procrastinating, Start by Understanding the Emotions Involved – Putting off a work or school assignment in order to play videogames or water the plants might seem like nothing more serious than poor time-management.
  But…
• How Facebook Deconstructed the Status Update for a Lovely Series of Slow-Motion Ads – Heightened relatability, from the casting to the music People are on social media so much these days that the actual act of posting about one's life has itself…