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Sunday November 10, 2024. 02:00 PM
If you have a big, ugly water stain on your ceiling, you have a few options. You can take a trip to home depot and fix the problem yourself, or you can call a maintenance worker who will use their expertise to solve the issue. — Read the rest The post How to turn an ugly...
Sure, you know the story of Nolan Bushnel and the early days of the video arcade game Pong. And as a kid (or parent) maybe you ate pizza while watching his animatronic rodent Chucky Cheese. But do you know the story of rival Intellivision? — Read the rest The post Explore...
In the wake of Trump's victory, many of his supporters have gone fully mask off – even if, in the case of outspoken white supremacist Nick Fuentes, the mask was barely on in the first place. In recent days, Fuentes has become the face of the unrepentant, ghoulish glee of...
'The Rust trademark policy has been updated and a new draft is available to view,' announced the Rust Foundation this week. The last proposed trademark policy (in April of 2023) was criticized by open source advocate Bruce Perens in The Register as 'far awry of fair use...
Remember how the PS5 Pro met with widespread ridicule (rightly so) for its extortionate $700 asking price? What if I told you it could be jacked up to almost a thousand dollars in the near future? Like many less-than-ideal things happening this week, it can be tied back to...
Researchers are exploring new ways that quantum computers will be able to reveal the secrets of complex quantum systems.
If you broke your Wordle and Connections streaks to support the striking New York Times tech workers, they also have your back. The NYT Tech Guild, the union representing the striking workers, has a page of games to keep you entertained until the strike ends. — Read the rest...
Oral phenylephrine was shown to be ineffective for treating nasal congestion over a year ago. This week, the FDA took the first steps toward removing it from pharmacy shelves.
This 100-year-old grave belongs to a dog named Rex. Rex is believed to have belonged to a fruit merchant named John E. Stow, who died in 1884. Instead of flowers, Rex's grave receives sticks. In the photo [note: no photo is actually included], visitors have accumulated a...
Sodium-ion batteries are cheaper than lithium-ion batteries — and they're also more environmentally friendly. And 'In the past few years, sodium-ion battery production has increased in the United States,' reports the Washington Post, with a new factory planned to manufacture...
TL;DR: Xbox Game Pass Core gives you a year of games for $49.99, multiplayer access, exclusive discounts, and the option to stack codes for up to 36 months. Holiday gatherings are great, but let’s be real — sometimes you just need an escape from the endless chit-chat...
TL;DR: The OneAir AI Travel Elite plan helps you find the best flight deals and stay one step ahead of travel trends with lifetime access to AI-powered trip planning for $59.97. Dreaming of far-off places, but hate the endless scroll for deals? The OneAir AI Travel Elite...
On Tuesday Massachusetts voted to become the first state to allow gig-working drivers to join labor unions, reports WBUR: Since these gig workers are classified as independent contractors, federal law allowing employees the right to unionize does not apply to them. With the...
Friday 'would have been his 38th birthday,' writes the EFF, remembering Aaron Swartz as 'a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open...' And they add that today the official web site for Aaron Swartz Day honored his memory with a special...
TL;DR: These refurbished MacBook Airs make perfect holiday gifts—head to checkout now to save 77% while supplies last. Picture this: They tear open the wrapping paper, expecting another pair of slippers or a 'World's Best Friend' mug. Instead, their eyes widen in disbelief ...
This week Discover magazine looks at evidence — both old and new — for a ninth planet in our solar system: 'Orbits of the most distant small bodies — comets or asteroids — seem to be clustered on one half or one side of the solar system,' says Amir Siraj [an astrophysicist...
Saturday November 9, 2024. 11:57 PM
'The majority of strokes could be prevented,' reports the Associated Press, according to the first new guidelines in 10 years from the American Stroke Association, which are 'aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that.' Stroke was the fourth leading cause of...
TL;DR: Save 64% on this Helios men's heated coat that comes with its own power bank. Winter is coming, and sooner than you'd like to admit. Last year was dubbed the 'Year of Record Cold Temperatures,' and you definitely don't want to be shivering every time you step out of...
Tuesday at California's Vandenberg Space Force base, the U.S. launched a Minuteman III missile, 'in an important test of the weapon's ability to strike its targets with multiple warheads,' according to Air and Space Forces magazine: The Minuteman III missiles that form a...
Back in 1976, Mattel Electronics Auto Race became the very first handheld game to use only solid-state electronics, according to Wikipedia. (Its only mechanical elements were its on/off switch and hand-operated controls...) Nearly half a century goes by — until the ancient...
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