LIFE

QWERTY’s Origin Story Is a Big Fat Lie

You use it every day without a second thought, but if you think about it for just a second, QWERTY is really, really weird. Where did something so strangely unintuitive come from? The popular story is that it has to do with typewriter mechanics and jamming prevention, and although that explanation sure is tidy, it’s also probably bullshit.FULL ARTICLE.

Building This Bike Is Almost As Easy as Making a Sandwich

The SandwichBike not only sounds delicious in name, it’s delightfully customizable. It comes to you in the mail, and you assemble it all by yourself. And though that sounds daunting, it’s supposed to be insanely easy. FULL ARTICLE.

ENVIRONMENT

This Shirt Can Be Worn For 100 Days Without Washing, Which Sounds Incredibly Sketchy But Also Awesome

Who even knows. The creators of Wool&Prince are claiming that you can wear their wool button-down shirts for days on end without them wrinkling, smelling or showing any dirt. Frankly, that sounds ridiculous, but maybe? FULL ARTICLE.

TECHNOLOGY

Tesla beefs up service with unconditional battery warranty, valets, and top of the line loaners

Tesla Motors has announced today that they’re beefing up their already very solid warranty and services offerings for the Model S electric car (which apparently has been selling very well). Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, has written a very good blog post explaining all the changes, so rather than paraphrase him, here’s choice excerpts:FULL ARTICLE.