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This Kentucky Distillery Is Blasting David Bowie Songs to Flavor Its Brandy
by Ashlie Stevens
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Sounds strange, right? I thought so too, but it actually makes a lot of sense. The vibrations of the barrels triggered by subwoofers placed around the Copper & Kings distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, constantly circulate the company’s brandy. This means that liquid spends more time in contact with the oak barrels, much more than the typical, stationary aging process allows.
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Uber’s Phantom Cabs You know those cars you see when you open up the Uber app? Turns out they aren’t an accurate representation of available rides; they’re “meant more as a visual effect.” |
Robot Umpires Should Be the Future of Baseball Humans aren’t perfect, as anyone who’s seen a referee or umpire make a bad call can attest. However, there’s a computer system for calling balls and strikes that’s already being used in minor-league games. |
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Netflix CEO Wants To Take Over the World While that headline probably comes as no surprise, how Netflix CEO Reed Hastings plans to do it just might. He’s looking to leverage a combination of storytelling and technology just like Pixar does. |
Inside Spotify’s Plan To Take on Apple Music Spotify has trotted out a number of new features of late, looking to maintain its top seat in music streaming after the arrival of Apple Music. While Cupertino’s service touts human curation, Spotify is using a mix of software and data from its users to serve up suggestions. |
[Image credit: Copper & Kings American Brandy Company]
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