WASHINGTON — D.C. doesn’t have to be a lonely place if you’re single on Valentine’s Day. We spoke with recent D.C. ex-pat and author of “The Science of Single” Rachel Machachek for ideas on how to spend what could be a very uncomfortable day.
Whether you’re male, female, tired or just want to dance, here are six ways to spend a fun day avoiding or embracing Cupid, Machachek has you covered:
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With 40 billion App Store downloads and counting, if you haven’t already carved out your own little piece of mobile magic, it’s time to get crackin’. Kickstarter, the biggest name in crowdfunding, might be a bit late to the game, but its lack of presence in Apple’s mobile shop ends today, with Kickstarter for iPhone. As you might expect, the smartphone-native version of the popular site’s online store lets you browse through projects, watch pitch videos and submit a pledge just like you do on the web, but with a much less cumbersome interface. Project creators can also use it to track their own progress, or to post updates on the go. Kickstarter is compatible with iPhone 3GS and later, third-gen iPod touch devices and iPad, though it’s optimized for iPhone 5, so tablet users may want to stick with the website for now. The rest of you can hit up our source link to get started — the app just hit today.
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There are many ways to show affection on Valentine’s Day. Sure, you could make your darling smile by bringing flowers. You could even shower you sweetie with gifts of perfume or chocolate. But nothing, nothing professes profound romantic love more deeply than a poem. It’s a true expression of one’s inner feelings that when done right can intensify the bonds of love and send hearts a-fluttering. When done wrong, however, a love poem can be embarrassing — even laughable.
Here at The Huffington Post we want to do all we can to encourage the development of the kind of verse that is treasured in a lockbox, rather than crumpled in a trash can.
So we reached out to several Detroit-area poets and musicians to get their insights on crafting a meaningful love poem. Check out the slideshow below to see what Kresge fellow Kim Hunter, performance poet jessica Care moore and rocker and writer Josh Malerman (of the High Strung) had to say on the subject. Be sure to take good notes — after all, love is on the line.
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Mr. Madden said he is now sober. (“I can’t drink and drug safely, so I choose not to now,” he said. “But it’s not easy.”) And rich: he said he is paid too much, earning $5.41 million in 2012 and granted $80 million in restricted stock.
South Florida lawmakers got a stark look Wednesday at how rising sea levels could dramatically change Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade counties and the Keys in coming years, leading to calls for more state aid to stem the tide.
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NEW YORK — The third season of “Downton Abbey” ends this Sunday with a bang.
Exactly what that bang is, we’re not going to say, in deference to the maybe half-dozen “Downton” fans who still don’t know the shocking truth.
Movie-industry veterans — from Drew Barrymore to Roger Ebert — share their favorite romantic comedy — just in time for Valentine’s Day viewing.
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The Pebble smartwatch is finally shipping to customers after a number of delays, and we even got our hands on the thing during CES 2013 last month. Jailbreakers and app developers are also getting in on the fun, and now we’re seeing what looks to be the first jailbreak tweak for iPhone built for the Pebble smartwatch.
Developer Conrad Kramer released the “BTNotificationEnabler” tweak today in the Cydia app store, and it’s a fairly simple tweak that allows the iPhone to push all notifications to the Pebble smartwatch. Since the Pebble watch uses Bluetooth to connect to the iPhone, any notification from any app will be sent to the watch.
Granted, Pebble is allowing for third-party apps to use its SDK, so it would probably be just a matter of time before most apps eventually support push notifications on the smartwatch itself, but jailbreaking leaves the door wide open for possibly even better tweaks, since these kinds of apps aren’t subjected to Apple’s rules.
Then again, if you want seamless integration with your iPhone, it’s rumored that Apple is working on their own smartwatch, which may or may not happen of course, but it’ll be interesting to see how that plays out in the next few months. If an Apple smartwatch does happen, the seamless integration could be quite good for iOS users, and it may even integrate with OS X as well, which would be even better.
[via Cult of Mac]
Pebble watch jailbreak tweak shows all notifications from iPhone is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week we’re hearing several accounts on the iPhone Brazil case in which the group by the name of Gradiente trademarked the word way back in the year 2000. The team at Vimeo have acquired a gif app by the name of Echograph, likely to compete with the likes of Vine. Be sure to check out our feature interview with the makers of the new DIE HARD game for mobile devices – it’s an Endless Shooter, a brand new genre for mobile games!
There’s a brand new Wacom display in town, this one coming with pen action for your future drawing needs. Apple has confirmed that they will be squashing the iOS 6.1 Exchange bug rather quickly – right away! Watch out for the Sony PlayStation EyePad in the near future – that’s 3D control for the next-generation PlayStation 4!
NASA has let it be known that they’re working on Orion with parachutes and rocket engines – things are coming along nicely! Biometrics scanning is now a new focus of the US Defense Department – expect to be scanned soon and very soon. The folks at Tesla have decided to destroy the New York Times’ review of the Model S using the car’s own recorded logs. How about that?
The folks at ThinkGeek have created some fabulous geeky scented candles just in time for a late Valentine’s Day gift. Wahoo Fitness is breaking out a fabulous RFLKT iPhone-powered bicycle computer that you’ll be able to get your hands on soon. There’s a new Logitech Webcam C930e out there this week with business users in mind – check it out!
SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: February 14th, 2013 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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On your typical automobile if the vehicle has a door or flap that needs to be opened automatically, it requires little motors and other components to operate. Chevrolet has announced that the 2014 Corvette is the first General Motors automobile to use a lightweight “smart material” that is able to replace heavier motorized parts. The smart material in this case is a shape memory alloy wire that is used to open a vent to make closing the trunk lid easier.
The shape memory alloy wire opens the hatch when the deck lid is opened using heat created from an electrical current in a method similar to how truck lights are activated. When electrical current flows through the wire, it changes shape activating a lever that opens the vent. When the current is removed, the wire cools and the vent closes.
This particular vent on the new Corvette is used to allow air to escape when the trunk lid is closed making it easier to close than previous Corvette models. General Motors says that there about 200 motorized movable parts in the typical vehicle that could eventually be replaced with these shape memory alloys. These high-tech materials could ultimately help reduce the weight of vehicles and improve fuel economy.
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