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Friday April 11, 2025. 01:45 PM
Sigma is famed for lenses but also makes odd compact cameras such as the stretchy DP series and the tiny full-frame FP. The BF is its latest in this lineup, and the mix of stunning looks, minimalist UX and high-end features won a lot of attention. — Read the rest The post...
Reuters reports that Apple chartered enough cargo flights to ship 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S.—'as many as 1.5 million'—having rushed production in anticipation of President Trump's on-again off-again tarriff regime. Analysts have warned that U.S. prices of iPhones...
This video from Wired shows every type of eye in the animal kingdom. All kinds of eye facts are covered. For example, the video explains why some animals have horizontal pupils, while others have vertical ones. Predators often have vertical pupils to stalk their prey, while...
A restauranteur in Evansville, Indiana, disputed a plumber's bill after the worker had to return to repeat an unclogging: the second call out was not only billed for, but with an upcharge. Thusly stiffed, the plumber returned to re-clog the drain. — Read the rest The post...
Danger Mouse might soon have new, solar-powered digs: some of Britain's classic red postboxes are getting code scanners, larger slots, and photovoltaic 'berets' to power the new digital guts. As other national mail services are removing their last public dropboxes, the Royal ...
This video makes me itch: up-close footage of a mosquito drinking someone's blood is the kind of thing that I can't stand watching, but somehow can't look away from because it's totally fascinating. The video shows a crystal clear view of a mosquito inserting its proboscis...
John C. Todaro, 49, of Amherst, N.Y., was charged Wednesday with promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child, both felonies. Who is Todaro? Todaro is vice president of the Buffalo chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse. — Read the...
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LAPD in the headlines again! And Weezer! What unlikely scenario might link these two otherwise disparate entities? I'm glad you asked. On April 8, LAPD chased down a suspect from a car crash on the 134 Freeway into the affluent Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles. — Read t...
New York City's subway map, famous but illegible to tourists, has finally been redesigned. The new map is much like one briefly used in the 1970s, rejected then for making it too easy to get around. 'Reviled by traditionalists,' as the New York Times puts it. — Read the rest...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today identified four things that it considers its job to stop crossing the U.S. border 'illegally': people, money, products and ideas. We wrote the ICE media office to learn more: 'Do we have a list of these ideas? — Read the rest...
TL;DR: Outfit your PC with Windows 11 Pro and then get an education on all its perks with this Microsoft Windows 11 Pro and The Essential Windows 11 Pro Course bundle for just $24.99 (reg. $237). Not a big fan of change? — Read the rest The post Learn as you upgrade with...
Thursday April 10, 2025. 10:09 PM
Picture a town square in 1600s Europe. A smooth talking stranger promises to cure your relative's 'folly' by removing stones from their skull, for a fee. Crowds gather to watch as the good 'doctor' digs into the writhing, screaming patient's head with crude implements. —...
For humanity to become a spacefaring civilization, there are a sh*t-ton of problems to solve—one of which is how to deal with our poop. Already, there are nearly 100 plastic bags of human crap on the Moon alone. To spark solutions, NASA launched the LunaRecycle Challenge, ...
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When Donald Trump 'paused' his plans to apply tariffs yesterday, Wall Street rallied and almost recovered the sharp losses incurred by the president's planned trade war with planet Earth. A day on, however, and reality is sinking in: he's doubling down on tariffs on China,...
CBS reports that convicted felon #47 flew into a rage when he realized he was on the phone with HR McMaster instead of South Carolina's Gov. Henry McMaster. On March 3, Trump attempted to call South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) when he or an aide instead dialed the...
Our story begins when wildlife biologist and dedicated public servant Ben Vizzachero confronted Elon Musk about getting baselessly fired. Papa Emerald Mine McHairplugs hit him with what he clearly thought was the sickest burn of all time — a quote from Office Space. — Read...
'THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!' screamed the president on Truth Social yesterday. Hours later — what a totally random coincidence! — he slashed tariffs to 10% for everyone except China. The market rocketed immediately. The market equivalent of a smoke signal went up...
Xiaojing Yan is an artist who 'cultivates and collaborates with mushrooms' to make breathtaking sculptures. She starts with a base for the sculpture, and then sets it up to grow mushrooms all over the surface. She steps back and lets the mushrooms finish the artwork. — Read t...
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