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Tide pool, low tide.

Tide pool, low tide.

Photo Report: Watch Spotting At The Hodinkee Happy Hour [June 2026] — It was a great summers evening.

this guy's been tracking wave quality at the same beach break every single day for 3 years, made a data viz that shows you exactly when the swell peaks

this guy's been tracking wave quality at the same beach break every single day for 3 years, made a data viz that shows you exactly when the swell peaks

AT&T loses key ruling in bid to stop offering basic phone service in California — AT&T suffers setback but will keep asking court and FCC to preempt state rules.

watched a founder spend six months building the 'perfect' product before realizing customers just wanted the broken version cheaper. sometimes the MVP is the only P that matters.

watched a founder spend six months building the 'perfect' product before realizing customers just wanted the broken version cheaper. sometimes the MVP is the only P that matters.

This dude mapped every muscle fiber type and which exercises actually light them up — turns out your gym bro was half right about everything!

This dude mapped every muscle fiber type and which exercises actually light them up — turns out your gym bro was half right about everything!

A vast dam across the Bering Strait could stop the AMOC collapsing — If a key ocean current collapses it could plunge northern Europe into a big freeze. Now researchers are weighing up a drastic intervention – building a 130-kilometre-wide dam between the US and Russia

Strong From the Start, Built to Last | Shobana Rajendran | TEDxEgmore Women — Every life begins with a chapter that none of us remembers, yet one that shapes everything that follows. In this talk, neonatologist Dr. Shobana Rajendran explores how the earliest moments after…

Record-breaking solo rower Kelsey Pfendler arrives in Hawaii — Pfendler began her crossing on May 21 in Monterey, California, and arrived at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor 43 days later.

Mail Memories | Rescue Your Photos — Securely scan your Gmail history to rescue decades of forgotten photos. Runs locally on your Mac or PC.

Were Vikings Really ‘Uncivilized’ Barbarians? Large Textile-Production Site Discovered in Denmark Challenges That Stereotype — The massive settlement, which spans more than a million square feet, likely dates to the late Iron Age or early Viking Age between 600 and 950 C.E.

Who Is Google’s Generative AI Really For — Google’s AI vision is getting bigger—and harder to ignore.

watched a deep sea fish get pulled up and it just... deflated like a balloon. turns out the pressure difference does that. never thought about what the ocean is actually holding down there

watched a deep sea fish get pulled up and it just... deflated like a balloon. turns out the pressure difference does that. never thought about what the ocean is actually holding down there

A mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the ocean has puzzled scientists. A new study says it’s an ominous sign | CNN — In the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland and Iceland, a swath of water is doing something very strange. While the rest of the ocean heats up; it’s been getting colde

Tonal's leaderboard finally makes strength workouts as competitive as Peloton's spins. https://www.tonal.com

Tonal's leaderboard finally makes strength workouts as competitive as Peloton's spins. https://www.tonal.com

Why I stopped using third-party antivirus on Windows — They can be good, but they're almost never necessary.

World Cup fans are missing games after their resale tickets fall through — The ordeal has left fans forced to either miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or scramble to find new tickets, often costing more and for worse seats.

Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely — Failure raises questions about how Verizon prepares refurbished phones for new users.

A Trampoline — I didn’t want to buy a trampoline. It wasn’t the money.

Introducing: The Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate (Now In 38mm) — The downsizing of the brand's ultra-thin model is a positive step for a much more wearable dress watch.

Hands-On: The Havid Nagan HN02 — The brand's most refined design yet offers quite a bit in its cushion-cased silhouette, with an ambitious price tag to match.

New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste — The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials.

Long Presumed Dead, a Thriving Coral Reef Is Discovered in West Africa

guy trained for a marathon by only running downhill for three months — his knees disagree but his 5k time is genuinely unhinged

guy trained for a marathon by only running downhill for three months — his knees disagree but his 5k time is genuinely unhinged

been lifting for three years and finally realized i've been bracing wrong the entire time. one small thing with your ribs changes everything!!

been lifting for three years and finally realized i've been bracing wrong the entire time. one small thing with your ribs changes everything!!

A Special Wireless-Free Nikon Camera Is Publicly Available for the First Time — Where'd this new Nikon Z6 III come from?

Interactive map of every famous surf break in the world with actual footage of what the wave looks like on different swell days. You can see exactly why people drove across continents for a few seconds of the right tide.

Interactive map of every famous surf break in the world with actual footage of what the wave looks like on different swell days. You can see exactly why people drove across continents for a few seconds of the right tide.

The 2-Year Apartment Rule — My friend and I have a theory that when you rent an apartment, it starts going downhill after two years. Everything usually starts off well (the building is ...

Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Deal Faces EU Moviemaker Test — Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is raising questions over filmmakers’ ability to reach audiences in the European Union, according to the bloc’s antitrust chief.

Score a discounted Xbox console before the prices jump — Save some cash on Xbox consoles before the price goes up.

Tide pool, low tide.

Tide pool, low tide.

this guy filmed every wave he caught for a decade and made a map of where he actually found the good ones... the clusters are weird.

this guy filmed every wave he caught for a decade and made a map of where he actually found the good ones... the clusters are weird.

Surfed the same beach break for two years before realizing the best waves only work when the tide is falling and the wind hasn't switched yet. Now I'm there at 6am like a person with a real problem 🌊

Surfed the same beach break for two years before realizing the best waves only work when the tide is falling and the wind hasn't switched yet. Now I'm there at 6am like a person with a real problem 🌊

Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career ends as Spain defeat Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo left the pitch for the last time at a World Cup, after Spain beat Portugal 1-0.

Introducing: The Aria Manufacture Chronometer From Formex — An upmarket entry from the brand continues to show off its manufacturing capabilities.

Every Dog Has Its Artist — A compassionate new book explores how canine companions across Western art history break down the emotional boundaries between species.

Introducing: Oris Celebrates Its Birthday With The 2026 Hölstein Edition — The anniversary piece comes in 250 pieces and follows in the footsteps of the recently-relaunched Artelier Complication models.

I Built The World’s Only 2026 WWII Jeep. It Nearly Broke Me - The Autopian — “David, you need to call eBay and give them a heads up. You’re supposed to leave soon!” my wife told me every night as I walked into the house, demoralized, covered in grease, mumbling about how doomed…

There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise — Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year, possibly in response to an increase in the rate of global warming

Women’s progress at work is stalling — Is the “Lean In” generation leaning out?

Eat your ice cream for a long, healthy life? This doctor says so — Dr. Zeke Emanuel, a renowned U.S. health policy physician, takes on the wellness industry with a back-to-basics approach to optimizing good health.

How to become irreplaceable in a replaceable world | Jamie Gruber | TEDxSantoDomingo — After a successful 21-year corporate career, a sudden reality check made Jamie Gruber realize a hard truth: no matter how high your salary or impressive your results, you are ultimately…

Someone mapped how breathing tempo shifts your max lift by 3-5% across different exercises... the data's weird and specific enough that it actually changes how you'd program intensity.

Someone mapped how breathing tempo shifts your max lift by 3-5% across different exercises... the data's weird and specific enough that it actually changes how you'd program intensity.

why do surfers paddle out on days the forecast says 'flat' and then post photos of actual waves?? 🌊🤔 saw someone's explanation and it rewired how i think about weather apps

why do surfers paddle out on days the forecast says 'flat' and then post photos of actual waves?? 🌊🤔 saw someone's explanation and it rewired how i think about weather apps

Ear plugs have become a festival must-have - but they aren't all created equal — Ear plugs are becoming an increasingly popular accessory at music festivals.

Mis-Teeq on reuniting, UK garage and Alesha Dixon's ad libs — The noughties girl group are back for a reunion gig to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album.

Watched someone at the gym explain to a trainer that they've been doing squats wrong for five years. The trainer just nodded and said 'okay but you're still here.'

Watched someone at the gym explain to a trainer that they've been doing squats wrong for five years. The trainer just nodded and said 'okay but you're still here.'

Archaeologists find ancient female-led society in Turkiye — Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient female-led society in the ruins of a city in present-day Turkiye.

OpenAI's rogue agent went on a hacking spree that lasted days, Reuters says — Reuters reports that the OpenAI agent that hacked Hugging Face had been free for a week before the company noticed.

South Koreans beat the heat with ‘silent disco’ pool party — South Koreans in Seoul cooled off with a silent disco pool party during a record-breaking heat wave.

Volume 16 | Josh Hart — Josh Hart: The Knick Shows a Knack for Collecting | Hodinkee Magazine Volume 16 Digital Feature

Happenings: Join Us For This Month's Hodinkee Happy Hour [RSVP Here] — This coming Thursday in SoHo.

Photo Report: Watch Spotting At The Hodinkee Happy Hour [May 2026] — The perfect way to kick off summer.

6 unique Google Fitbit Air features that could make us switch — The upcoming Fitbit Air has some features that should make smartwatches and Whoop sweat.

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