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Monday December 30, 2024. 10:45 PM
Asma al-Assad, who spent years living in luxury while her husband Bashar turned Syria into a slaughterhouse, is now stuck in Moscow with an expired British passport and a leukemia diagnosis. Despite being born in Britain, she's discovering that standing by while your spouse...
Donald Trump's admirers are losing what remains of their minds because the President-elect said something that wasn't cruel or insulting. On Sunday, Trump posted an uncharacteristically presidential-sounding tribute to the late Jimmy Carter — one so well-written and...
Kees Cook describes his work resulting in a kernel documentation commit whose ID shares the same first 12 characters as the initial commit in the kernel's repository. This is not yet in the upstream Linux tree, for fear of breaking countless other tools out in the wild....
TL;DR: A mouse-mimicking toy that keeps your pal active while you're away – $19.97 (reg. $26) till January 12. Cats get bored just like us, which can lead to issues you're not even looking to spot. Overgrooming, excessive meowing, and even clinginess are signs your cat...
Apple is starting the new year with what seems like a generous offer -- free access to its Apple TV+ streaming service from January 3 through January 5, 2025. With just an Apple ID, viewers can dive into the platform’s entire library on any device that supports the Apple...
It was fun while it lasted, but it looks Trump-sidekick Elon Musk won't be basking under the orange glow of MAGA-lago for too much longer, if reports by insiders are accurate. '100 percent Trump is annoyed,' said a 2024 campaign worker on the Trump team, via Mediaite,...
In 1994, an amendment to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act finally granted Native Americans freedom to use the peyote—a very slow-growing cactus containing the psychedelic compound mescaline—for traditional ceremonial purposes. In recent years though, the...
This YouTuber's experiment recreating theater popcorn butter explains the science of butter flavor. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! This is a great video to learn a lot about where butter gets its flavor. To make great popcorn, use...
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, some intellectuals were able to avoid being sent to Nazi concentration camps by volunteering for the potentially deadly job of allowing typhus-infected lice to feed on them. The Lviv Institute for Study of Typhus employed over 4,000...
A man accidentally dropped his phone into a donation box at a Hindu temple in India — and now the gods won't give it back. The devotee, identified only as Dinesh, was at a South Indian temple with his family to offer prayers when he unintentionally handed out his phone...
Cloudflare has introduced h3i, a new open-source tool intended to assist developers in debugging HTTP/3, the latest version of the protocol that manages communication between browsers and servers. HTTP/3 is known for being faster and more secure than earlier versions, but it ...
It was a white Christmas for Spanish police who seized seven tons of cocaine buried in shipping containers underneath a farm. The haul was hidden underground on a plot of land in Coria del Rio, Spain. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? — Read the rest The post Police...
OpenAI thinks it has found a way to make its transformation from non-profit to for-profit a little more palatable: make the for-profit part a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, while quietly limiting the ability of the non-profit board to oversee commercial operations. It...
For centuries, a single acacia tree stood as a life-saving landmark in Niger's Ténéré region of the Sahara Desert – until a drunk driver ended its remarkable run in 1973. Known simply as the Tree of Ténéré, this solitary sentinel was considered the most isolated tree ...
When colored contacts aren't enough, some people are paying thousands of dollars to have their eye color surgically changed. The techniques range from laser to implants to old-fashioned ink. While the cosmetic surgeons who do the procedure say it's safe, that may be an...
A video captured on a Ring security camera has revealed a person wearing an invisibility cloak. The footage shows a mysterious figure where only a floating head and shoes are visible while walking along a suburban street at night. 'Be careful of those guys. — Read the rest ...
Several lanes of traffic are closed, a light pole is bent, a truck is leaking fluids, and many Amazon packages will be late, but there is no mention of the people in a four-car pileup. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? — Read the rest The post Freeway crash causes concern...
Researchers discovered that comb jellies—one of the world's oldest animals—can fuse together into a single living organism. It's not just their bodies that connect but also their nervous and digestive systems, and it takes less than a couple hours to complete. — Read the...
Two Oregonian men hunting for Sasquatch in Washington State have died from the extremely cold weather. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! For hundreds of years, people have been searching for the elusive 'Big Foot.' — Read the rest The post Two me...
Today, modern matchmaking platforms rely on behavioral analytics to uncover deeper insights about user preferences, communication styles, and actions. These platforms are not just about matching people based on shared hobbies or interests. For individuals seeking specific...
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