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Thursday September 25, 2025. 03:36 PM
Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, was today found guilty in a corruption case over millions of euros that found their way from Muammar Gaddafi's Lybia to Sarkozy's failed 2012 re-election campaign. Though cleared on other charges of corruption and illegal campaign ...
This is a fantastic video explaining what to do if you fall through ice. The video cuts to the point as a guy gives us a real-life demo. He falls into the ice on purpose to teach us what to do, and shows how to get out in a few easy-to-remember steps. — Read the rest The...
When describing the Supreme Court, the first word to come to mind is not usually 'funny.' Some current and past justices do, however, enjoy using the bulliest of pulpits to crack a joke or two. SCOTUSblog has broken down the laugh counts to determine who the funniest current ...
Here at Boing Boing, we've discussed misophonia — also known as 'sound rage' or, as this article in the journal PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science) describes it, 'a disorder characterized by a disproportionate emotional response to everyday sounds' — several times...
A startup called Seattle Ultrasonics has introduced an ultrasonic chef's knife. You can't see the blade move, you can't hear it when it's on, and you can't feel any vibration in the handle. But when you press the orange button, the knife cuts with up to 50% less effort,...
If cutting-edge PC tech can't run Borderlands 4 without struggling, trying to put it on a Switch 2 sounds like a quick and easy way to turn your console into a $500 IED. Perhaps in recognition of this, Gearbox has indefinitely delayed the promised Switch 2 version of...
A controversial new Medicare pilot program will introduce AI-driven prior authorization, with contractors paid to deny claims. Starting January 2026, the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model will require providers in six states to obtain pre-approval...
Yesterday, we shared images of a statue placed on the National Mall that had been approved and granted a permit to remain in place until Sunday, the 28th. I was just informed by the artists, The Secret Handshake Project, that the artwork was destroyed in the middle of the...
Wednesday September 24, 2025. 11:45 PM
South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, who holds no medical degree, no certification, or training of any kind, decided this week to lecture pregnant women online about Tylenol, autism, and Donald Trump. 'They hate Trump more than they love their babies,' she claimed, accusing women ...
Who would win in a battle between a medieval knight and a Japanese samurai? An article on History Defined tackles this question, pitting these warrior classes against each other. In a battle in full armor, a knight would likely take the win. — Read the rest The post...
TL;DR: The Western Digital Elements portable hard drive for $64.99 gives you 2TB of reliable, eco-friendly storage in a slim, travel-ready design. Running out of storage is like running out of gas — it always happens at the worst possible time. — Read the rest The post...
California lawmakers passed Senate Bill 771 to reduce the proliferation of hate speech, misinformation, and harassment. It is awaiting Governor Newsom's signature, The bill applies to social media platforms generating over $100 million in annual revenue, with penalties up to ...
Michael Pollan's new season of the Altered States podcast kicks off with a fascinating episode about religious leaders who participated in a groundbreaking psilocybin study. The research, conducted at Johns Hopkins and NYU, involved giving high doses of the psychedelic...
Pollsters found that Dem and Dem-leaning respondents presented with the party elite's 'Abundance' agenda of reducing bureacracy are not particularly interested. Only 12% have heard of it, despite abundant media coverage, and of them only 34% say they support it. — Read the re...
Yes, I know patent application art is weird because you have to represent often nebulous concepts while also being as specific as possible, but still. What kind of Internet would this be if we couldn't laugh at it regardless? Context Free Patent Art is a sort of sister...
Activist comedian Walter Masterson is a real stand-up guy. Case in point: him literally standing up at a charity fundraiser hosted by David Rubinstein to tell him to his face that the billionaire class and the private equity lobby is actively destroying the planet. — Read...
Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller, and lackey to Elon Musk, talks about heroic Erika Kirk, who sold hats and T-shirts at her slain husband's carnival of a 'funeral. At Charlie Kirk's circus of a funeral, his widow Erika attempted a saintly pose, albeit with a shower of ...
Ferro Pet is a super cute toy that I wrote about earlier this year. It uses iron filings to simulate a cute little alien creature that moves around using magnets. The creature lives in a little diorama, safely sealed under a plastic dome, so kids and pets don't eat it. —...
Someone needs to check in on the people at Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, best known for (and named after) their Yakuza series. They're famous for putting out multiple high-quality games a year between the main Yakuza series, spinoffs, and the weird experimental stuff, which sounds...
My biggest celebrity crush of all time, Jessie Buckley, is playing a badass? In a movie I had no idea had been made? With Christian Bale? And it looks like Bonnie and Clyde, except with monsters? Why yes, I would like to have some of that, please. — Read the rest The post...
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