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Monday March 17, 2025. 03:34 PM
My main interest in Japanese electronic pocket dictionaries is seeing them on Pinterest and becoming briefly excited by the idea it might be a cool new minimalist writing gagdget being crowdfunded online. Nope—electronic dictionary from Japan. The curiously persistent...
The engineers squeezed as much performance as they could from the 16-bit processors of yore and then turned the job of optimization over to coders. Such was the hunger for power they provided co-processors in the game cartridges themselves. It's astonishing, then, to find...
Amazon Echo users received an email notifying them that they could no longer opt out of sharing their voice recordings with the company to train Alexa's AI features. Dear Echo Customer,We are reaching out to let you know that the Alexa feature 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' ...
There is a standard trailer for the 1979 movie The Jerk, starring Steve Martin. But I just discovered an alt trailer that is unusual, clever, and meta. It features Martin in a short film talking directly theater owners, ostensibly not intended to be shown to theatergoers. —...
I recently rode the 'Jurassic World VelociCoaster' roller coaster at Universal Orlando's Island of Adventure, and it's a groundbreaking ride with multiple inversions that tops out at 70mph. It's the fastest roller coaster in any Universal or Disney park. Photo: Ruben Bolling ...
Sunday March 16, 2025. 10:00 PM
TL;DR: Get the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus for $119.99 (reg. $149) and take total control of your doorstep. Gone are the days when people enjoyed answering the door when the doorbell rang. This is a familiar story: someone knocks, and instead of responding like a normal person...
TL;DR: Get a 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership and $45 to spend for just $65. Where do you go for groceries? How about to pick up meds? Get gas? What about clothes shopping? What if you have an emergency and the only solution is a brand-new toaster? — Read the rest The...
TL;DR: Edit photos with AI using Luminar Neo, on sale for $89.99. The best thing AI can do right now is take over for all the really annoying work you don't want to do. Replacing photo backgrounds? You could either manually cut out the background and replace it yourself...
Saturday March 15, 2025. 10:00 PM
Have trouble falling asleep? You're not alone. And if you're tired of counting sheep or reading boring books every night, we have a more fun solution that could help. The SleepEEZ Mini Noise-Blocking True Wireless Earbuds for Sleeping were made to let you nod off while...
Crunchlabs proves Tesla's camera-only system is inferior to LIDAR, killing several mannequins in the process. Mark Rober also smuggled the LIDAR into Disneyland for some of the most amazing LIDAR mapping I've seen. Elon Musk's 'Anyone relying on LIDAR is doomed' quote is ...
Looking to spend less at the grocery store? Since we're all sick of paying top dollar for eggs, we might as well try to find more affordable ways to feed the family. BJ's Wholesale Club is ready to help you save up to 25% off grocery store prices. — Read the rest The post...
What would happen if everyone in the entire world peed into the Grand Canyon at the same time? One might think that the pee would at least fill up a noticeable portion of the canyon, but that is false. The amount of pee produced by 8 billion people at once would still be no...
Beware of this tiny critter that wants to make a home inside of your rice. The rice weevil is smaller than a grain of rice, but could turn a jar of perfectly good uncooked rice into a house for its entire family. — Read the rest The post Beware of the tiny weevil that turns ...
I recently ran across this video of Belle the greyhound sleeping in what looks like a terribly uncomfortable position, with her long bendy snout smushed and askew. I watched it several times because I truly couldn't believe that she—or any creature—could actually breathe...
Electronic music legend Moby is feeling overwhelmed and wants to hear from you. He recently shared a post on social media asking folks to call him and tell him what we are all doing to stay sane in this absolutely bonkers world. — Read the rest The post Moby wants you to giv...
TL;DR: Add Microsoft Office to your PC for just $29.97 — no recurring fees. Microsoft REALLY wants you to subscribe to Microsoft 365, but unless you're using things like Clipchamp, Microsoft Forms, and Viva Engage (seriously, does anyone?), you're paying at least $70 a year...
Musical mashup maker William Maracni created this curious remix of Hootie & the Blowfish singing their two hits—'I Only Wanna Be With You' and 'Hold my Hand'—to the music of The Smiths' 'Cemetery Gates.' It's surprisingly catchy in a dumb-funny way. — Read the rest The ...
When the Earth passed by the Sun earlier today, the Blue Ghost lunar lander had a beautiful view from the moon's surface. Image above, video below. Built by Firefly Aerospace, Blue Ghost touched down on the Moon last week, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to stick...
Write negative coverage about Dictator Trump, and you're breaking the law. At least that's what the highly sensitive MAGA man said when speaking to reporters today. 'I believe that CNN and MSDNC [sic], who literally write 97.6% bad about me, are political arms of the...
Friday March 14, 2025. 11:12 PM
Convicted Felon #47 was hawking Teslas from the yard at the People's House and now the Attorney General is acting like a mall cop. There is nothing going on except that globally people are locally attacking Teslas or Tesla dealerships out of anger at Elon Musk. — Read the re...
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