It is a winter afternoon in the French Alps and the tiny glove shop owned by 69-year-old Jean Strazzeri is bustling with activity. His wife, Odile, is making packages, while his daughter Julie manages sales at the boutique counter. An intern sits at the sewing machine. But why does an old man still continues to make these gloves?

“I could have retired long ago, but I don’t want this profession to die with me,” [Strazzeri] says. “I will stop working the minute someone tells me they can carry the mantle after me.”

Find out more about Jean Strazzeri’s life, and the history of glove-making, over at Atlas Obscura.

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The 2020 Singapore Motor Show took place this past week in the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Center. In the event, auto companies showcased their new models. But there is one car that, I believe, stood out on the motor show, and that car is from Subaru.

While I am not knowledgeable to the specs of the car, it is its name that really catches my eye.

This model is called the Subaru Forester Ultimate Customised Kit Special edition.

Yeah, you be the one to do the acronym.

What are your thoughts about this one?

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These are not your ordinary contact lenses. Revealed by California-based tech startup Mojo Vision, these contact lenses utilize augmented reality (AR) to place information inside of the wearer’s eyes. The Mojo lens use 14k pixels-per-inch micro-displays to project statistics like health tracking as well as other data, such as names of places and people.

They also pack wireless radio, image-recognition tech (which it claims will be able to understand the activities you’re engaged in, so as to not disturb you when it’s not wanted), and motion sensors. Mojo calls this eyes-up experience invisible computing, a platform that enables information to be instantaneous, unobtrusive and available hands-free.

The lenses are still in development but the company is currently demonstrating a working prototype of the device and plans an early application of the product designed to help people struggling with low vision through enhanced image overlays. This application of the mojo lens is designed to provide real-time contrast and lighting enhancements as well as zoom functionality.

The future is now.

What are your thoughts about this one?

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The National Weather Service Miami Bureau issued a falling iguana alert as night time temperatures are expected to dip into the 30-40 degree range.

According to the Weather.com:

While the iguana warning might be slightly tongue-in-cheek, it's no joke. Much like human Floridians, iguanas go into a bit of shock when the state's weather departs from its typical warm, sunny nature. Because iguanas are cold-blooded animals, their metabolism slows way down and they become more and more lethargic as temperatures drop lower than what they are used to. They can become completely immobile when temperatures dip into the 30s and 40s. When that happens while they're up in a tree, the large lizards can come crashing down to the ground.

It is best to leave the immobile iguanas alone. Once the temperature starts rising, they can become feisty as they come out of their cold induced stupor. One Floridian discovered this the hard after he loaded them in a garbage bag and then into his vehicle during a 2018 cold snap.

Falling iguana alerts had also been issued in 2008 (previously on Neatorama) and 2010 (and here).

Image Credit: Twitter-NWS Miami (check out the chuckle inducing comment thread)

Japanese Twitter user @thumb_tani is a master of balance. He'll put coins, glasses, fruits, and other household items on top of each other and they will stay in place!

He's not cheating at all. As you can see in this video, he really can just line up items vertically.

Not surprisingly, he's also an expert juggler. I suspect that there's a lot of overlap between these two skills.

-via Nag on the Lake

Pedro Arizpe of Port Sherry (previously) intends to start telling longer stories in his comics, like this fairy tale that began in December. The suspicion that starts to eat at the king continues through the rest of part one, posted here. Was there magic involved in his whirlwind romance? Does the queen have an ulterior motive? And will the king ever find out? Is this a Disney movie or a Shakespearian tragedy? Arizpe knew the backstory, but he involved his readers in deciding a crucial plot point. They registered their opinions, and the conclusion of the story was posted today.  -via Geeks Are Sexy

Alexander Christofi, a book publishing editor (!), took to Twitter to confess to a ghastly crime: he cuts his books in half through the spine in order to make them physically smaller and therefore easier to carry around and mutilate further in his spare time.

It's just you, Mr. Christofi. I won't even read literary abridgments on principle, let alone physically abbreviate the books.

SparkNotes, which operates a very funny Twitter account that you should follow, had the best response:

-via David Burge, who prefers his books cut diagonally, like sandwiches.

This guy, who deserves to be inducted into the Guys in Action Hall of Fame, roots an ice auger in place and goes for a spin on top. Now I want to move to some frozen hellscape in the north, such as Oklahoma, in order to try this fun wintertime activity!

Content warning: foul language.

-via Debby Witt, who comments that "It's a miracle that our species has survived the invention of the internal-combustion engine." I guess that means that I can take her turn.

An Iranian couple recite poetry together, until they are stopped in traffic and see another couple fighting. Thursday Appointment may make you cry when watching it, and then afterward, you find out that *spoiler*

Joker is a comic book movie that is nominated for eleven Oscars. If you haven't seen it, that might be confusing, but Screen Junkies clears it up with this Honest Trailer. Or maybe not, but it is intriguing. What is clear is that Joaquin Phoenix went the extra mile for his character.

Having a day off work is one of the ways you can sit back and relax away from the stress of your job. It may be a day that you can sleep, play games, or just laze around your home the whole day. If you’re running out of options on your plans for your next day off, maybe these points from The New York Times can give you an idea of what to do the next time you get the chance to take a little free time: 

Embrace laziness

Yes, yes, you’re busy, I’m busy, we’re busy-ing ourselves to exhaustion. But if you have today off, take a conscious stand against all this busyness. Being busy — if we even are busy — is rarely the status indicator we’ve come to believe it is. Nonetheless, the impact is real, and instances of burnout, anxiety disorders and stress-related diseases are on the rise.

Evaluate your career

When was the last time you were completely honest with yourself about your career and whether you’re doing what you want to be doing? If you’re like most people, probably not recently. A full-time worker will spend roughly 80,000 hours at work over the course of her working life, so if you’re in the wrong career that could mean tens of thousands of hours spent devoted to something you don’t even really care about, much less feel is your passion.

Have a family meal

It can be tough to get the whole family together for a meal. Work, school, sports practices and other obligations all seem to get in the way. But studies show that families who dine at home together are happier and healthier.

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On the Surface is a project by Seoul-based Studio PESI. The project features a series of wireless charger solutions for Samsung phones. The wireless chargers are in five different forms: container, clock, mirror, speaker, and tray. The chargers are both functional and decorative, and can be a minimalist table accessory. The project aims to elevate the act of charging into a more enjoyable experience. Would you charge your phones using these? 

(via Plain)

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We use Google a lot of times for searching even the most mundane things. From your assignment to finding Shrek’s height, it’s been a very helpful tool for finding information. Have you ever reached a point where you can’t find the exact answer from Google search results, or worse, no results matched your inquiry? Maybe the issue lies in how you use the famed search engine. The Guardian’s Jack Schofield shares how we can get better at using Google search: 

The easiest way to create advanced search queries in Google is to use the form on the Advanced Search page, though I suspect very few people do. You can type different words, phrases or numbers that you want to include or exclude into the various boxes. When you run the search, it converts your input into a single string using search shortcuts such as quotation marks (to find an exact word or phrase) and minus signs (to exclude words).

You can also use the form to narrow your search to a particular language, region, website or domain, or to a type of file, how recently it was published and so on. Of course, nobody wants to fill in forms. However, using the forms will teach you most of the commands mentioned below, and it’s a fallback if you forget any.

Happily, many commands work on other search engines too, so skills are transferable.

image screenshot from Google

"Have you heard of the River of Blood? Apparently bathing in it makes you lose all of your memories. Do you know where it is? Because this encounter wants me want to take a dip."

"They say that beauty is in the eye of the Beholder. But I don't think that even eleven eyes could find you attractive."

"Help me out here. Looking at you, I can't tell whether I should be casting Dominate Person or Dominate Monster."

Cosplayer Ginny Di recently brought us fifty pickup lines inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Apparently your use of them resulted in consecutive natural ones because she's offended by your existence. Watch her insult you in one hundred creative ways for nearly ten minutes. Then drown your sorrows with a Potion of Greater Healing.

Content warning: foul language.

-via Geekologie

When you’re invited to attend a funeral, it’s highly recommended that you don’t post it on social media, take photos of the service, and to not badmouth the deceased. It’s a very solemn ceremony, sad and painful for the deceased family’s members. To show proper respect in a funeral, one must observe a few rules, and be on their best behaviour. The Huffington Post shares a few rude things that one mustn't do in a funeral, and bringing coffee is one of them. 

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