Jacob Krol
@jakekrol.bsky.social
Really into tech. Managing Editor News at TechRadar. Springsteen Fan. Tech, Lego, Star Wars, and Marvel lover. Proud New Jerseyan.
The holy grail is here.
"I’ve written a lot of other narrative records, but there's just something about that batch of songs on 'Nebraska' that holds some sort of magic." –Bruce Springsteen
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Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition Trailer
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September 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The holy grail is here.
One of my favorite Disney World rides is getting a major tech upgrade – and I got a sneak peek www.techradar.com/streaming/en...
One of my favorite Disney World rides is getting a major tech upgrade at Disney World – and I got a sneak peek
New blasters, targets, and ride vehicles for Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
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September 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One of my favorite Disney World rides is getting a major tech upgrade – and I got a sneak peek www.techradar.com/streaming/en...
Disneyland turns 70, and it's celebrating with MagicBand+, LED spectacles, and next-gen shows www.techradar.com/streaming/en...
Disneyland turns 70 — and these 5 things make attending the celebration worth it
One parade alone has over a million LED lights
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May 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Disneyland turns 70, and it's celebrating with MagicBand+, LED spectacles, and next-gen shows www.techradar.com/streaming/en...
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When I was about to leave, I saw something I never thought I’d see in this life or the next. He cried. I loved him.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
When I was about to leave, I saw something I never thought I’d see in this life or the next. He cried. I loved him.
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I hung out for a while, he pulled me close and his voice raspy and nearly gone whispered “ We sure had some adventures didn’t we?” I answered “we sure did”
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I hung out for a while, he pulled me close and his voice raspy and nearly gone whispered “ We sure had some adventures didn’t we?” I answered “we sure did”
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No, I didn’t and neither did Carl Virgil West. The last time I saw him he was in the hospital, near the end, dying from throat cancer. He smiled when he saw me, and I kissed one of my errant father’s goodbyes.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
No, I didn’t and neither did Carl Virgil West. The last time I saw him he was in the hospital, near the end, dying from throat cancer. He smiled when he saw me, and I kissed one of my errant father’s goodbyes.
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After I became a huge success over the years Tinker asked me for exactly nothing. He was forever alone, working, off the grid and independent. I was always satisfied when I would be the recipient of Tink’s highest compliment. “Springsteen, you don’t fuck around.”
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
After I became a huge success over the years Tinker asked me for exactly nothing. He was forever alone, working, off the grid and independent. I was always satisfied when I would be the recipient of Tink’s highest compliment. “Springsteen, you don’t fuck around.”
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I’d be going to see my folks once a year in San Mateo and Tinker would be headed into San Francisco to see who, I cannot imagine. Did my old friend have parents? I can’t believe so. I believe he sprung near full grown from the mountains, valleys, and waves of a primitive and unknowable California.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I’d be going to see my folks once a year in San Mateo and Tinker would be headed into San Francisco to see who, I cannot imagine. Did my old friend have parents? I can’t believe so. I believe he sprung near full grown from the mountains, valleys, and waves of a primitive and unknowable California.
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We graduated to an old Nomad station wagon in later years and each Christmas we’d find ourselves heading west on I-10 through dry desert and western mountain blizzards.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We graduated to an old Nomad station wagon in later years and each Christmas we’d find ourselves heading west on I-10 through dry desert and western mountain blizzards.
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The truck was old and huge with an unwieldy, grinding transmission and he insisted we drive straight through to Big Sur, our only gig, without stopping, for 72 hours. He also insisted I, without skills or license drive my share. That’s how Tinker taught you something. He just made you do it.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The truck was old and huge with an unwieldy, grinding transmission and he insisted we drive straight through to Big Sur, our only gig, without stopping, for 72 hours. He also insisted I, without skills or license drive my share. That’s how Tinker taught you something. He just made you do it.
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I drove across the country many times with Tinker, first at twenty in his 1940’s Chevrolet flatbed truck with all our band equipment under a tarp in the back seeking our fame and fortune out west.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I drove across the country many times with Tinker, first at twenty in his 1940’s Chevrolet flatbed truck with all our band equipment under a tarp in the back seeking our fame and fortune out west.
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If you weren’t being useful he didn’t want you near him. If you visited the surf shop for more than ten minutes he’d shove a broom in your hand and tell you to start sweeping. He wasn’t joking.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If you weren’t being useful he didn’t want you near him. If you visited the surf shop for more than ten minutes he’d shove a broom in your hand and tell you to start sweeping. He wasn’t joking.
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He was a natural born misanthrope. He was not an easy man to know, live with, or be around. He was from California and was an old school frontier individualist asking no quarter and giving none.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
He was a natural born misanthrope. He was not an easy man to know, live with, or be around. He was from California and was an old school frontier individualist asking no quarter and giving none.
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In 1970 when I had nothing, nowhere to live, was broke with nowhere to go, he recognized my talent and took me in. We lived together in one tiny room of his Wanamassa, New Jersey Challenger Eastern Surfboard Factory. His mattress was on one side of the room and mine was six feet away on the other.
May 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In 1970 when I had nothing, nowhere to live, was broke with nowhere to go, he recognized my talent and took me in. We lived together in one tiny room of his Wanamassa, New Jersey Challenger Eastern Surfboard Factory. His mattress was on one side of the room and mine was six feet away on the other.
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Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
Land of Hope and Dreams
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May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
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Survey says most Gen Z would marry an AI, but I've got more faith in Gen Z – and AI should stay in the friend zone
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Survey says most Gen Z would marry an AI, but I've got more faith in Gen Z – and AI should stay in the friend zone
A marriage made in ones and zeros
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May 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Survey says most Gen Z would marry an AI, but I've got more faith in Gen Z – and AI should stay in the friend zone
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iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI, but don't expect a new ChatGPT smartphone www.techradar.com/computing/ar...
iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI, but don't expect a new ChatGPT smartphone
OpenAI is buying Ive's company, io, and they're working on something
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May 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI, but don't expect a new ChatGPT smartphone www.techradar.com/computing/ar...
Best Star Wars Day 2025 Deals – Shop new Lego sets, Funko Pops, Galaxy-themed tech, and more for May the 4th www.techradar.com/streaming/en...
Best Star Wars Day 2025 Deals – Shop new Lego sets, Funko Pops, Galaxy-themed tech, and more for May the 4th
May the 4th is nearly here
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May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Best Star Wars Day 2025 Deals – Shop new Lego sets, Funko Pops, Galaxy-themed tech, and more for May the 4th www.techradar.com/streaming/en...
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American Music Honors. April 26, 2025. 📸: Rob DeMartin
May 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
American Music Honors. April 26, 2025. 📸: Rob DeMartin
Act fast – if you're lucky, you can get a free limited-edition Apple Watch pin at the Apple Store today www.techradar.com/health-fitne...
Act fast – if you're lucky, you can get a free limited-edition Apple Watch pin at the Apple Store today
It celebrates 10 years of the Apple Watch
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April 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Act fast – if you're lucky, you can get a free limited-edition Apple Watch pin at the Apple Store today www.techradar.com/health-fitne...
Glass bottles in, sand out – Disney World is crushing glass to make pathways and more in its latest sustainable move www.techradar.com/tech/glass-b...
Glass bottles in, sand out – Disney World is crushing glass to make pathways and more in its latest sustainable move
The crushed glass becomes a somewhat shiny, clean, sand-like material
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April 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Glass bottles in, sand out – Disney World is crushing glass to make pathways and more in its latest sustainable move www.techradar.com/tech/glass-b...
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start in the United States on April 24, and the price is not increasing www.techradar.com/gaming/ninte...
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start in the United States on April 24, and the price is not increasing
The console isn't getting a price increase, but some accessories are
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April 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders will start in the United States on April 24, and the price is not increasing www.techradar.com/gaming/ninte...