Plutonic Rainbows

Amazon’s e-reader has come a long way since its inception. Today, I was genuinely impressed by the new 2024 edition. In comparison, my model from 2013 feels outdated in numerous ways. Over the past eleven years, Amazon has made significant strides, with approximately 487 million devices sold. The latest model is lighter, faster, and equipped with an ambient light sensor, along with greatly enhanced internal storage.

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The best thing about conventional wisdom is that it eventually ages into obscurity — and that’s what Amazon’s doing to previous perceptions about e-readers. I’ve tested Kindles for years, which led me to expect E Ink pages would always load slower than I’d like, as I was just used to seeing visible pauses after each tap. Amazon shattered that truth with its latest generation of Kindles that use a whole new oxide backplane display technology to simply move the digital ink around faster. Much faster.

In 1988 Tehran, Shideh’s attempts to rejoin medical school are thwarted because of her politically active history. Her husband is sent off to serve in the Iran-Iraq War while Iraqi air raids draw perilously close to their own apartment. As neighbours and friends flee from a city in chaos, she is left alone with her daughter Dorsa who becomes increasingly ill and seemingly disturbed.

This renowned niche fragrance brand is set to unveil their first new fragrance in over six years on November 1st at Harrods, London. While details about the new release remain scarce, the brand’s history of launching just six fragrances in the past decade highlights their thoughtful and meticulous approach to perfumery, making this upcoming launch all the more exciting.

Fal.ai have added a new model to their expanding portfolio of services that can be accessed through their API calls. Customers can now access Minimax (Hailuo AI) from today.