by bleffel | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
On March 10, 1876, a 29-year-old Scottish immigrant named Alexander Graham Bell sat in a modest laboratory at 5 Exeter Place in Boston and did something no human being had ever done: He spoke into a wire, and someone in the next room heard his voice. His exact words,...
by bleffel | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. | Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Vermont Sen....
by bleffel | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 119, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope your agents are well, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been...
by bleffel | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
I just got back from the GDC Festival of Gaming, a big industry-focused event in San Francisco that was formerly known as the Game Developers Conference. While the show is mostly about educational sessions and networking opportunities for working developers, there...
by bleffel | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
A notable phone. “Someone might be watching everything I’m doing on my screen,” I tell myself in public. Even when I’m doing nothing of consequence – just making my little Wordle guesses – there’s a sense of unease that stays...
by bleffel | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, during a Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2026. | Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images A major change is underway at the top of the Department of Homeland Security. In the first...
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