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Tuesday January 14, 2025. 03:59 PM
With the U.S. ban on Chinese-owned Tik Tok thought to be imminent, users are starting to flee. The most popular replacement? A different Chinese video app, RedNote. The Verge's Emma Roth reports: RedNote, the Chinese social media app also known as Xiaohongshu, rose to the...
Twin skyscrapers, linked at the penthouse by a 43-foot 'sky pool' looking down on Dubai's Marasi Marina. It sounds like a scene from a movie or video game where a rich baddie goes for an ominous swim and gets assassinated by Jason Statham in shattering style, but soon it...
If you've been hanging out in Starbucks, maybe you should move on and make space for someome with money to spend. The coffee shop chain is reversing a policy that previously 'allowed people to use their facilities' without having bought anything. — Read the rest The post...
A trip to the RURU cafe in Shibuya, Tokyo is a beautiful (and super tasty looking) experience. In this luxurious cafe, people eat and drink off clear platters that float on water in front of them. The design makes it look as if the food is seamlessly drifting around on the...
Watch a stunning octopus squeeze itself into a tiny hole in the sand and disappear. I'd never guess that a creature as large as this Octopus could fit through such a narrow opening. Next time I see a hole in the sand, this video will definitely come to mind. — Read the rest ...
This fun list by Atlas Obscura shows 15 places around the world that celebrate fairies. Fairies are one of the most popular creatures throughout folklore worldwide. Some lore describes fairies as kind and bashful, while other tales describe them as mischievous or even...
As the catastrophic fires continue to burn in Los Angeles, a fascinating documentary of the 1961 Bel Air fire has resurfaced, and it's as if it were talking (and warning us) about today's Palisades and Eaton Canyon fires. Only, unlike today's 'experts,' the narrator of...
TL;DR: Don't give up on your PC yet. Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $19.97 (reg. $199). Have you thrown some side-eye at your computer recently? Maybe it's slow, clunky, or just not keeping up with your daily grind. But before you start browsing for a new one, there's a...
Monday January 13, 2025. 09:43 PM
A Los Angeles couple is suing JetBlue after a huge block of ice 'the size of a watermelon' fell from a plane and crashed through their roof — right into their bedroom. Homeowners Michael Reese and Leah Ferrarini, who live in Inglewood near LAX, say the terrifying...
Deep in our evolutionary past, the constant threat of becoming prey shaped not just how our ancestors survived — but potentially how we make every moral judgment today. That's the argument from moral psychologist Kurt Gray, who believes our ancient fears still drive modern ...
Malibu mansions face the same statistical certainty of burning as inner-city tenements, yet receive vastly different levels of protection and support. As the late Mike Davis argued in his 2018 analysis of LA's fire ecology, this disparity reveals uncomfortable truths about...
An investigation reveals that major hotel booking sites are quietly charging San Francisco residents up to $500 more per night for the exact same hotel rooms compared to travelers from less affluent cities. SFGATE's investigation found that booking platforms like Expedia,...
A substitute teacher at a high school in Houston thought it was a good idea to watch porn on the job — until police marched into the classroom and arrested him. The 81-year-old sub, Kenneth Hartley, allegedly sat in front of his teenage students watching a video that...
Meddling in UK politics is not helping Elon 'Pedo Guy' Musk's popularity. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! A recent YouGov poll shows that Elon Musk is widely reviled in the UK. Collaborating with the far right, smearing politicians with his...
This handcrafted digital fluid simulation pendant creates pure magic — as you move it, light flows like liquid inside the golden case. The creator, Mitxela, assembled a grid of tiny lights controlled by a computer chip. When the wearer moves, a motion sensor inside detects ...
California firefighters explain to Elon 'Pedo Guy' Musk why his political attacks regarding the Palisades fire are wrong.
While firefighters battle a couple of the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history, Marjorie Taylor Greene scoffs at the effort, wondering why 'they' don't just plant some water seeds in them clouds. 'Why don't they use geoengineering like cloud seeding to bring rain...
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for just $59.97—the smartest way to get your favorite tools without paying for features you'll never use. While everyone would like to tell you otherwise, you do not need the newest, shiniest version of Microsoft...
A dog was reunited with his lost friend after being separated by the Palisades fire for 5 days. My parents were ordered to evacuate in the face of the Palisades Fire. They grabbed their dogs and dog food; their medications and necessities were less of a concern to them and...
Christophe Meneboeuf asks 'Is the Mac Mini G4 the best classic Macintosh for retro-gaming?' It being among the last pre-Intel machines that didn't come with a built-in display or in a chassis the size of carry-in luggage, this is maybe a rhetorical question—it's great for...
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