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Monday October 13, 2025. 05:00 PM
TL;DR: If your digital storage is one accidental download away from total chaos, FileJump's Lifetime 2TB Cloud Storage for $69.97 (85% off) might just be the deep breath your hard drive's been waiting for. You know that feeling when your phone says 'Storage Almost Full'...
Abrams ComicArts has just released a huge new prestige book celebrating the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. The Essential Peanuts is 336 pages, and filled with comics, but also packed with commentary from author Mark Evanier; essays, introductions, and quotes from...
A 2,000-year-old Roman toilet in Switzerland yielded an unexpected discovery: 19 large seeds from a fruit medieval Europe was obsessed with, but which has now vanished so completely that professional botanists often can't identify it. The medlar was politely named, but for...
Wine experts can't tell good wine from bad — and they've been exposed repeatedly for decades. In 1976's famous Judgment of Paris, French wine connoisseurs blindly rated California wines superior to French ones, shattering the assumption that only France produced excellent...
Of the companies making handheld consoles fit to play old games, Ambernic likes to stay close to its inspirations. The Ambernic RG DS is its latest, and it looks for all the world like a Nintendo DS. With two screens and a stylus for $100, it promises plenty of cheap...
Ever wonder why your grandmother called her refrigerator an 'icebox'? A YouTube video explores historic home features that have disappeared from modern architecture, revealing the clever solutions our ancestors used for everyday living. From dumbwaiters that transported...
Once upon a time in 1997, a campaign was started by one very religious man to replace the word 'hello' with the less satanic greeting 'Heaveno!' Canales campaigned to change his town's official greeting and was successful. He even had a website dedicated to 'Heavano!' — Read...
Dolly Parton's sister, Frieda, posted a request for prayers for her on Facebook. Then, a ghoulish AI-generated photo surfaced of Reba McIntyre at Dolly's deathbed. Dolly had recently canceled shows at her Las Vegas residency due to health issues, so fans were understandably...
Framework makes repairable technology and established an ecosystem of easily-upgraded modular components to go with their ultraportable laptops and tiny desktop PCs. But support for a project from David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails and disliker of muslims,...
In this 1987 cartoon by Bulgarian artist Milen Radev, an engineer operates a wireless remote control to command a towering robot— but the robot's mechanical hands grip puppet strings attached directly to the engineer himself. Who's really in control? The image appeared in...
You might hide your bout of acute stress from human observers, but thermal imaging cameras won't be fooled: our noses cool sharply when we're under pressure, the result of our bodies altering blood flow to the face. Scientists have discovered that the drop in temperature...
In the flatlands of Sampson County, North Carolina, before telephones connected isolated farms, neighbors communicated across miles using 'hollers' — loud, melodic calls in falsetto that carried across open fields. Filmmaker Kier Cline captured this vanishing tradition in...
Last month, Costco ended sales of Xbox consoles or accessories in the U.S. and U.K. after Microsoft announced price hikes. Walmart and Target are following suit, report workers there on social media, though official sources were quick to state this is not true. — Read the...
Sunday October 12, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: It's the final day to grab Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 (reg. $199) before Windows 10 stops getting updates and your system becomes vulnerable. Windows 10 support officially ends this week, which means no more updates, security patches, or protection from new threats. —...
Carla and I met Ben Golomb at Allee Willis's former house, where he told us about 'Ornamental,' a song he wrote with the legendary songwriter shortly before her passing. We're happy to share it here. Willis wrote hits like 'September' for Earth, Wind & Fire, 'What Have I Done...
TL;DR: The Ultimate Microsoft Office Professional 2021 Suite for Windows: Lifetime License + Windows 11 Pro Bundle is available for only $44.97 (MSRP $418.99) until Oct. 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Sometimes it seems like even the bare minimum is too high a point of entry. — Read...
Saturday October 11, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: New members can score a 1-year Sam's Club membership for just $15 through Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT. A Sam's Club membership gives you access to exclusive savings on everything from groceries and household staples to electronics and home upgrades. — Read the rest The...
The Q Timex 1975 SSQ reincarnates the company's first liquid-crystal wristwatch, now 50 years old and rarely found in wearable shape. Stainless steel and always-on, it was cutting edge then and a 38mm retro treat now. It ships later this month and can be pre-ordered for...
TL;DR: The Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License + FREE Microsoft Training Bundle is just $39.97 (MSRP $239.99) until Oct. 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Procrastinating on buying the Microsoft Office Pro Suite? Here's your trigger; until Oct. 19 at 11:59 p.m. — Read...
Friday October 10, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Get this refurbished 13' 2GHz i5 MacBook Pro with four Thunderbolt 3 ports for just $429.97 (reg. $1,999). You don't need to daydream about owning a MacBook Pro — you can snag one now, and for a steal. This refurbished 2020 Apple MacBook Pro 13' with Touch Bar and f...
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