mathewi
@mathewingram.com
I write about technology and culture from my kayak somewhere in Canada
Them: Why do you say that Apple is a cult?
Me: This phone-carrying sock is $230 and it's sold out
Me: This phone-carrying sock is $230 and it's sold out
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Them: Why do you say that Apple is a cult?
Me: This phone-carrying sock is $230 and it's sold out
Me: This phone-carrying sock is $230 and it's sold out
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Imagine being Palmer Luckey and the part that excites you about Iron Man isn't saving the world but building new kinds of weapons
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Imagine being Palmer Luckey and the part that excites you about Iron Man isn't saving the world but building new kinds of weapons
Before he found himself on the Al-Shahaniya racetrack on the outskirts of Doha, Esan Maruff had never seen a camel race.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Before he found himself on the Al-Shahaniya racetrack on the outskirts of Doha, Esan Maruff had never seen a camel race.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In a recent edition of The Torment Nexus, I wrote about Wikipedia, which I argued was one of the best things the internet ever created. There is another thing that ranks right up there with Wikipedia on the list of great things, and that is the Internet Archive mathewingram.com/work/2025/11...
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In a recent edition of The Torment Nexus, I wrote about Wikipedia, which I argued was one of the best things the internet ever created. There is another thing that ranks right up there with Wikipedia on the list of great things, and that is the Internet Archive mathewingram.com/work/2025/11...
With the outbreak of the First World War, the British people grew paranoid that undercover German agents were infiltrating the nation, and the notion that artists might be spies drew some of its credence from none other than Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the
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November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
With the outbreak of the First World War, the British people grew paranoid that undercover German agents were infiltrating the nation, and the notion that artists might be spies drew some of its credence from none other than Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the
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During World War I the UK banned landscape painting: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/13/during-world-war-i-the-uk-banned-landscape-painting/
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
During World War I the UK banned landscape painting: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/13/during-world-war-i-the-uk-banned-landscape-painting/
In a recent edition of The Torment Nexus, I wrote about Wikipedia, which I argued was one of the best things the internet ever created (or that we all created with the help of the internet).
mathewingram.com/work/2025/11...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In a recent edition of The Torment Nexus, I wrote about Wikipedia, which I argued was one of the best things the internet ever created (or that we all created with the help of the internet).
mathewingram.com/work/2025/11...
mathewingram.com/work/2025/11...
The Internet Archive should be protected not attacked: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/13/the-internet-archive-should-be-protected-not-attacked/
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Internet Archive should be protected not attacked: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/13/the-internet-archive-should-be-protected-not-attacked/
When the ketamine really starts to kick in
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When the ketamine really starts to kick in
As the Cold War simmered between the US and the Soviet Union, both nations proposed some pretty outlandish ideas, but one of the most mind-boggling was the once-classified plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
As the Cold War simmered between the US and the Soviet Union, both nations proposed some pretty outlandish ideas, but one of the most mind-boggling was the once-classified plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon.
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The US planned to detonate an atomic bomb on the moon: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/12/the-us-planned-to-detonate-an-atomic-bomb-on-the-moon/
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The US planned to detonate an atomic bomb on the moon: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/12/the-us-planned-to-detonate-an-atomic-bomb-on-the-moon/
It was the morning of November 1, 1918, and the end of his reign was nigh – that much was clear to Austria’s final emperor.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It was the morning of November 1, 1918, and the end of his reign was nigh – that much was clear to Austria’s final emperor.
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Austrian crown jewels found in a Canadian safe deposit box: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/11/austrian-crown-jewels-found-in-a-canadian-safe-deposit-box/
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Austrian crown jewels found in a Canadian safe deposit box: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/11/austrian-crown-jewels-found-in-a-canadian-safe-deposit-box/
The year was 1939. In an otherwise unoccupied auditorium, a man knelt on hands and knees chiseling a square hole into a large stone pillar. The man had wrapped his chisel in cloth to quiet his hammer strikes. Whenever there was some unexpected sound, he froze.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The year was 1939. In an otherwise unoccupied auditorium, a man knelt on hands and knees chiseling a square hole into a large stone pillar. The man had wrapped his chisel in cloth to quiet his hammer strikes. Whenever there was some unexpected sound, he froze.
mathewingram.com/work/2025/11...
mathewingram.com/work/2025/11...
The German clockmaker who almost killed Adolf Hitler: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/10/the-german-clockmaker-who-almost-killed-adolf-hitler/
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The German clockmaker who almost killed Adolf Hitler: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/10/the-german-clockmaker-who-almost-killed-adolf-hitler/
Why you’re here: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/07/why-youre-here/
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Why you’re here: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/07/why-youre-here/
During his student days, Sam started to experiment with the idea of an artistic alter ego – a character to accompany his work.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
During his student days, Sam started to experiment with the idea of an artistic alter ego – a character to accompany his work.
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His doodles made him famous then put him in the psych ward: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/07/his-doodles-made-him-famous-then-put-him-in-the-psych-ward/
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
His doodles made him famous then put him in the psych ward: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/07/his-doodles-made-him-famous-then-put-him-in-the-psych-ward/
A computer game-style drone attack system has gone viral among Ukrainian military units and is being extended to reconnaissance, artillery and logistics operations, the nation’s first deputy prime minister has told the Guardian.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A computer game-style drone attack system has gone viral among Ukrainian military units and is being extended to reconnaissance, artillery and logistics operations, the nation’s first deputy prime minister has told the Guardian.
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Ukrainian drone operators win points they can use for weapons: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/06/ukrainian-drone-operators-win-points-they-can-use-for-weapons/
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ukrainian drone operators win points they can use for weapons: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/06/ukrainian-drone-operators-win-points-they-can-use-for-weapons/
Is AI like the slide rule or is it the Industrial Revolution?: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/06/is-ai-like-the-slide-rule-or-is-it-the-industrial-revolution/
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Is AI like the slide rule or is it the Industrial Revolution?: https://mathewingram.com/work/2025/11/06/is-ai-like-the-slide-rule-or-is-it-the-industrial-revolution/
MaryBeth was 25 when she married a pilot named Bob Lewis. The couple had five daughters. When the girls neared adulthood and empty-nest syndrome kicked in, MaryBeth wanted more children. In her late 40s, she used in vitro fertilization to give birth to twin girls.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
MaryBeth was 25 when she married a pilot named Bob Lewis. The couple had five daughters. When the girls neared adulthood and empty-nest syndrome kicked in, MaryBeth wanted more children. In her late 40s, she used in vitro fertilization to give birth to twin girls.
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