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Friday February 7, 2025. 04:30 PM
In 1914, Marian and David Fairchild published Book of Monsters. This fabulous book features early macro photographs of creepy crawlies. The couple found innovative ways to photograph dead bugs from their backyard, transforming these everyday creatures into close up...
My new favorite thing to look for at online markeplaces is photos of people trying to sell their mirrors. Many people find hilariously awkward ways to hide their own reflection while taking a photo of the mirror. Other people simply accept the fact that they're going to be...
The Public and Private Life of Animals (1877) by J. Thomas is a satirical book about animal life from the 19th century. My favorite thing about this book are the incredible illustrations. I can't get over how beautifully drawn and compelling they are. — Read the rest The...
I've never seen a person who looks more like the Statue of Liberty than London-based musician Su Krikken. It's truly uncanny—Su looks like she could have been the actual model that ol' Lady Liberty is based on. Krikken shared a funny video on her Instagram explaining...
If you're the kind of person who's ever wondered, 'What the hell happened to Glenn Greenwald?' or 'Damn, I liked Matt Taibbi during the Iraq War, but what happened?,' then Eoin Higgins' new book, Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left ...
If you're feeling overwhelmed and defeated by the flurry of awfulness coming out of the Trump/Musk Regime, here are two terrific resources that provide two things I'm desperately needing right now: (1) up-to-date, true news about what's actually happening in various agencies ...
I love baby animals, and there's almost no lil' critter cuter than a sea otter pup. And they're even more ridiculously delightful when they're frolicking in the snow—which they otter-ly adore! The Vancouver Aquarium recently posted footage of sea otter pups Luna and...
Elon Musk has worn out his welcome in Washington, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov. When The Economist/YouGov took a poll right after the 2024 election, 47% of Republicans said Musk should have 'a lot' of influence in Trump's administration. — Read the rest ...
Just two months after Luigi Mangione allegedly assassinated United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, HBO's MAX is already prepared to launch a new one-hour documentary. The film (apparently called Who is Luigi Mangioni? despite the alleged shooter spelling his last name with an ...
A new phone from the startup Minimal Company has an e-ink display and a physical keyboard. The idea behind the Minimal Phone is that you use it only for the things you need and no more. Phone calls, messaging, Kindle books, Spotify, Waze, and Android Auto work fine. — Read...
Elon Musk's inexperienced boys doing DOGE's dirty work are not just demanding access to highly restricted information on millions of federal workers, but they're reportedly also screaming at anyone who gets in their way. 'Idiots!' one of the youth shouted during a recent...
The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed a new baby, a Malayan tapir, which the zoo describes as a 'tiny, walking watermelon.' The squeaky baby looks more like a tiny alien to me, but either way, it is unbelievably cute. — Read the rest The post Adorable baby tapir...
When you log into your bank's website, you might be presented with an image showing distorted numbers and letters and asked to enter them into a field to prove you're human. These tests, called CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams was a notorious procrastinator. When it became clear that he wasn't making progress on a text adventure game adaptation, Infocom sent game designer Steve Meretzky to England in 1984 to get the ball rolling. — Read the...
A Bering Air plane carrying 10 people vanished less than an hour after it took off at 2:37 p.m. from Unalakleet in western Alaska yesterday. Bering Air Flight 445 had 9 passengers aboard and one pilot, who contacted air traffic control in Anchorage about 10 minutes before he ...
TL;DR: Get a full year of Trend Micro Maximum Security for three devices at $19.99 and guard against ransomware, phishing scams, and identity theft. Your devices deserve a bodyguard — and not the kind that just stands around looking cool. — Read the rest The post Get...
Thursday February 6, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Supermusic AI lets you compose, produce, and share studio-quality music—no skills required—for just $39.97 (reg. $319). Remember when making music required, you know, actual musical talent or years of training? Yeah, not anymore. Supermusic AI is the songwriting...
Smugglers tried bringing a lot of giant beetles into the country disguised as potato chips and chocolates. The whole thing creeps me out just thinking about carrying around 37 giant beetles. Had things gone wrong, beetles on a plane are way more scream-inducing than...
A displeased Donald Trump called to 'immediately terminate' staff at 60 Minutes and shut down CBS in this morning's daily rage-post. First the immigrants, now journalism. 'They 100% removed Kamala's horrible election changing answers to questions, and replaced them with...
Federal Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly temporarily blocked the US Treasury Department from sharing sensitive data with outsiders. Elon Musk and his DOGE cronies are the outsiders in question. SUPPORT INDEPENDENT WEBSITES CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! Much of the United States...
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