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Monday December 9, 2024. 09:55 PM
Remember the time a a former US president was convicted of a felony? The New York Times compiled a curious collection of '24 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2024.' The selections range from groundbreaking scientific moments to technological breakthroughs and, of...
The New York Police Department is praising themselves for the work of a McDonald's employee who gave them a break today. Failing to keep the cool side cool, a McDonald's employee's tip, not all this puffery by New York's finest, caught the suspect in the United Health Care...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Dr. Jon T Kosloski is the new head of the US defense department's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office that's responsible for investigating UFOs or, as they prefer to call them, Unidentified Aerial...
Of the two notable things the president-elect said last night, media were most interested in his threat to jail political foe Liz Cheney. But the thing normal people were most interested in is his admission that his tariffs could make everything more expensive. — Read the...
The new Tesla Bot Action Figure sold out less than 24 hours after hitting the market on November 16, 2024. Those who want to get their hands on one of these figures are now facing premium prices from auction sites like eBay and other third-party resellers. The Tesla Bot...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Grab your calculators and head for New Cuyama, California — a spunky little desert hamlet proudly displaying a sign that's either a mathematical cry for help or a ruse to scare away city folk who want...
It might not be the biggest-selling or most expensive product in Apple’s basket, but a very important part of Apple’s future will be defined by the upcoming iPhone SE upgrade in 2025. That’s because it is expected to bring in a new Apple-made 5G modem, impressive...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Marco McDewey placed a trail-cam in the Newport, Washington woods. When he later reviewed the video it captured, he noticed something rather unusual. Three deer were calmly grazing until a hazy form...
A man's beloved hobby, which he's practiced 'more than 1,000 times' to help him relax, got him arrested two weeks ago. Because much to his dismay, breaking into people's properties — as pleasurable as it might be — is against the law. — Read the rest The post Man caught...
For many users, Windows 10 and 11 feel like missed opportunities in design evolution. The look is functional but unremarkable, dominated by flat icons and muted colors that lack character or charm. While simplicity can be effective, the current design comes across as a bit...
Stealing the famed Madonna Inn's welcome mat seems to have become a local tradition among young men who want the excitement of stealing a welcome mat. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Young men with little fear of reprisal have taken to stealing ...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! When scientists want to understand how dangerous a toxic substance is, they use something called the 'median lethal dose' or LD50. This tells us how much of the substance it takes to be deadly. — Read...
To train the large language models (LLMs) that power generative AI (genAI) technology, Microsoft and other AI companies need to use massive amounts of data. The more data, and the higher its quality, the more effective LLMs will be. So it’s not surprising that Microsoft, ...
What a letdown — this video tour of what is alleged to be Syrian dictator Assad's brother's sad-sack hidey-hole reveals a Spirit Airlines VIP lounge aesthetic when we were expecting Doctor Evil's summer home. The videographer (who apparently went to the Blair Witch Project ...
In Marjorie Taylor Greene's black-and-white world, accused sex traffickers P Diddy and Jay Z should face the death penalty if found guilty. But not so for her former Congress colleague Matt Gaetz, also accused of sex trafficking a minor. 'As far as P Diddy and now Jay Z...
Convicted felon and President-elect Donald Trump's new sidekick, Elon 'Leon' Musk, is poised to direct government cost-cutting efforts while preparing to suck up a ton of new subsidies. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Billionaire investor of his ...
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A coalition of Canadian news organizations, including the Toronto Star, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the Globe and Mail, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday. The 84-page legal document accuses OpenAI of using their copyrighted materials without permission...
In 2019, the Python community had a lengthy discussion about changing the rules (that some find counterintuitive) on using break, continue, or return statements in finally blocks. These are all ways of jumping out of a finally block, which can interrupt the handling of a...
A study done by automation vendor Hyperscience and the Harris Poll found that four out of five organizations are currently using AI, and almost all plan to increase usage in areas such as data analysis, cybersecurity, and predictive analysis. However, it also found...
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