Patent

1. the official legal exclusive right to make or sell an invention for a set period of time 2. easily recognizable; obvious 3. open and unobstructed; failing to close; exposed; typically used in the medical context to describe a vessel, duct, or aperture Note: originates from the Latin patere, which means 'to lay open'

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Apple patent filing is for an ‘Electronic Device With Strengthened Foldable Cover’

Apple has filed for a patent for an “Electronic Device With Strengthened  Foldable Cover.” It almost certainly involves the upcoming foldable iPhone (the rumored “iPhone Fold”).

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Syncopation

the normal rhythm or beat is shifted (a musical term); something that is happening in a slightly offbeat manner; counterpoint rhythm

Alex Reed

Alex Reed

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Here's an underdiscussed feature of cover songs: attempts at musical faithfulness often reveal that the new performer hears the original piece differently than I (or you) do.

A ghosted note, a little syncopation—they show that two musicians can hear two different pieces in the same recording.

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Desiccate

To dry thoroughly

Revenge of the Man-Thing’s Menagerie of Malevolent Monsters

Revenge of the Man-Thing’s Menagerie of Malevolent Monsters

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I’m in the Raccoon City portion of Requiem.

It is beautiful.

Even when playing as Leon, they let you take in the atmosphere with some quiet exploration.

Dusty, desiccated, and desolated.

Who says you can’t go home again?

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