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Thursday June 19, 2025. 02:37 PM
Another SpaceX rocket underwent rapid unscheduled disassembly late Wednesday evening, and this time it didn't get off the launch pad. The latest Starship test was a bust. 'On Wednesday, June 18 at approximately 11 p.m. CT, the Starship preparing for the tenth flight test...
Framework's 12.2-inch laptop brings repairability to compact computing: a 'non-boring' device fit for people on the go. Though pre-built models can get pricey if you're not bringing your own RAM and SSD, the reviews are in and critics quite like the modular 2-in-1...
A study by researchers at MIT's Media Lab found that subjects using ChatGPT to generate SAT essays had the lowest levels of brain engagement and 'consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.' Moreover, those using it got lazier each time they...
Wednesday June 18, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Keep your Nintendo Switch's controllers powered up with the HyperX ChargePlay Quad 2: Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Controller Charging Station, now just $16.99. Nintendo Switch lovers know the pain of settling in for a game and then realizing the controller's battery is...
With Cybertrucks sitting around gathering cyberdust, Tesla is reducing production of the stainless steel albatross and their Model Y. Now, Tesla told employees that it is again shutting down Model Y and Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas over the first week of July. ...
The Daily Show sent Jordan Klepper to watch Donald Trump's underwhelming birthday celebration. The whole thing seemed like a not-veiled message to Trump. Soldiers who march out of time and tanks that squeak like no one cares about their maintenance. This show of farce...
Once again, convicted felon #47 blathers about forest cleanliness when asked about California wildfire relief. America's real estate fraud in chief regurgitates some logic he made up about sweeping California's forests to prevent forest fires. I am certain he has consulted...
Sen. Mazie Hirono asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he would 'shoot peaceful protestors in the legs' if Donald Trump asked him to. The question on the House floor this morning was straightforward enough, but the former Fox host could not bring himself to say 'no.' —...
Bolivia's Death Road claims the lives of nearly 100 people each year. This narrow mountain road in Bolivia has some sections that are barely 3 meters wide. It has earned the ominous title 'Death Road' for good reason. The 64-kilometer Yungas Road, which connects La Paz to...
Deep in Palau's Rock Islands is a remarkable marine lake where millions of golden jellyfish swim daily. The golden jellyfish have evolved to be distinctly different from their ocean-dwelling relatives. Their stings are extremely mild and generally harmless to humans. Each...
The gaming community's dedication to running games with platforms they have no business being on needs to be studied. Take, for instance, literally everything they've done with DOOM or running Minecraft's voxel model inside Mario 64. The next step in this pointless but no...
It's not often that we plop a music video on the site these days, but this recent story in Vulture about how the video for Jack White's Archbishop Harold Holmes is too good not to share with you. The short version: John C. — Read the rest The post John C. Reilly finally...
TL;DR: Tackle whatever the day brings you with this onn. 10.1″ Android Tablet, now only $49.99 (reg. $99). When you want the freedom to move without losing touch, a tablet is the perfect middle ground — offering all the power without the bulk. — Read the rest The post Th...
Sure, we may be experiencing a terrifying backslide into fascism, but at least we have satirical comedy duo The Good Liars there to make us laugh along the way. Wherever the MAGA cult can be found, the Good Liars are there to make them trip over their own words and expose...
In the age before warning labels and liability waivers, scientific experimentation often looked like something between a séance and a rave. Case in point: this glorious 1807 illustration from a University of Pennsylvania dissertation titled 'The Effects of Breathing Nitrous ...
Tucker Carlson clobbered Ted Cruz while the two argued about the Israel-Iran conflict, reducing Cruz to a squirming mess in a clip that's now gone viral. (See video below, posted by Acyn.) Catering to the 'America First,' pro-Putin, anti-war faction of MAGA, Carlson...
10-year-old Angelos Mako loved Dungeon Rampage, a simple Facebook game that had the player hack and slash their way through procedurally-generated dungeons. Fun as it was, it distracted him from troubles at home and offered an escape—until it was unceremoniously shut down. ...
Mike Lindell, already a stark example of wealthy men who gave everything to Trump and lost it all, was found guilty of defaming a voting machine company employee and is on the hook for millions of dollars in compensation. Jurors had no problem reaching the verdict, though...
With The Sims dead in the water for the time being (except for an endless stream of Sims 4 DLC), the sharks are seemingly beginning to circle. The venerable series' hold over the life-sim genre for which it's named is beginning to loosen — Nintendo has brought the obscure...
Scottish island Lewis—lovely in summer, bleak in winter—is now home to a mysterious low noise. The Hebridean Hum is yet to earn its own wikipedia entry alongside those in Taos, New Mexico and Auckland, but hypotheses for such phenomena include high-pressure pipelines,...
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