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This advertisement is run in partnership with StackCommerce TL;DR: Get 2TB of cloud storage for life with a $110 FolderFort subscription. A few days ago, I found an old flash drive with a bunch of pictures of my senior dog as a tiny, perfect puppy. — Read the rest The post...
Astronaut and astrophotographer Don Pettit gifted the world with the breathtaking video below of the Aurorea Borealis as seen from the International Space Station, approximately 250 miles above Earth. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! —...
In Napa Valley, California, a one-ounce South African Krugerrand gold coin valued at thousands of dollars was discovered in a Salvation Army donation bucket. Meanwhile, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, someone dropped an Elizabeth II gold coin valued at $2,700 into the...
Smug fraudster and MoviePass mastermind Ted Farnsworth finally faces justice after years of exploiting investors' dreams – but his potential 25-year sentence feels light for someone who made a career of destroying trust and retirement accounts. The 62-year-old serial...
Is Collins' Pocket Interpreters: France (1937 edition) the most pessimistic phrasebook ever published? What was meant as a practical tool for British tourists instead became an accidental masterpiece of travel anxiety literature, suggesting that a trip to France was less...
Columbian police arrested Kevin Orlando Arias Forero for allegedly murdering two people in April 2024. Forero had been on the wanted list for months. Why did it take authorities so long to nab him? According to Forero, he had the assistance of a 'diabolical goblin' in...
Dramatic video circulating online shows two men and a dog staring out of wall-to-ceiling windows in their Los Angeles home as raging fire surrounds them. (See video below, posted by Mike Sington.) With not enough context or news sources (besides TMZ), it's not clear why the...
When John Mills got caught in the path of California's Wallbridge Fire in 2020, the off-the-grid tech entrepreneur realized the chaos of trying to gather critical wildfire information could be deadly. His solution? Watch Duty — a free app to stay ahead of advancing flames. ...
Scientists have discovered a crucial mechanism behind one of sleep's most vital functions — cleaning toxins from the brain. The process relies on a rhythmic cycle of vessel squeezing and relaxing, driven by pulses of norepinephrine during deep sleep. Researchers at the...
Despite growing concerns about avian influenza, Bird Flu Risk, a new data-driven risk assessment suggests the chances of bird flu becoming as devastating as COVID-19 are remarkably low – just 5 out of 100, according to a tracking dashboard launched by forecaster Nathan...
A 75-year-old woman was reportedly partially eaten by her neighbor's pigs in Pataskala, Ohio. Police were initially called to perform a welfare check on 75-year-old Rebecca Westergaard in Pataskala because she had not arrived as planned at her niece's home in Norton, just...
Move over, Narcos – Colombia has an even more iconic cultural exploit you've never heard of. Also about drugs, coincidentally. Remaking shows entirely is one of the rarer forms of localization, likely due to the expense involved, but it does happen from time to time. — Read...
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Donald Trump isn't president yet, but he's asking the Supreme Court to block his sentence for lying about hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Though he successfully delayed the big day this far—and has already been told that he does not face jail time or even...
The Nintendo Switch 2 might just be the worst-kept secret in gaming right now. Although Nintendo has confirmed that it is coming and made broad statements on its capabilities, it's remained tight-lipped on anything else of substance… not that that has helped much. — Read the...
If you need a laugh today, check out this extra fluffy little gray doggo who has a hilarious way of demanding treats. The adorable pooch—who is featured on a TikTok account called 'Furry Bites'—absolutely adores apples, chicken jerky, and chicken breast, and asks for...
It's the beginning of a new year, and from the perspective of dads everywhere, that means it's time to tackle some annual household tasks. And who better to walk you through those chores than Bo Petterson, dad to six adult children, and known on social media as 'Dad Advice...
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Using 1/10th scale 3D-printed hula hooping robots and a lot of math, researchers have determined the ideal body shape for hula hooping. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Hula hooping is a simple child's activity but requires defying...
Lenovo's Legion Go S is the first third-party handheld PC to come with SteamOS out of the box, heralding a new era in PC gaming—the one where Windows might become increasingly optional. The Legion Go S boasts AMD's exclusive Z2 Go processor and Zen 3 architecture,...
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