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Friday November 8, 2024. 03:10 PM
During his victory speech in Texas Tuesday night, Ted Cruz had no problem praising Donald Trump — the man who called the senator's wife, Heidi Cruz, ugly. Even Heidi dutifully stood on stage and clapped for the adjudicated rapist. But Cruz's teen daughter is no dummy, and...
Elwood Edwards died Tuesday, one day before his 75th birthday. If not a household name, Edwards was a household sound for a generation of internet users: his was the voice America Online commissioned to say 'You've got mail!' whenever you logged in and had something to read. ...
After a rough year that saw mass layoffs, half its value lopped off at the stock market, and its delisting from the Dow index, Intel has a turnaround plan: office coffee. Workers there will soon be able to avail themselves of the beverage free of charge at the point of...
I've seen pissy men who look like pitbulls, but I've never seen a pitbull who pisses like a man — until this doggo came along. Standing up on his hind legs, this hilarious dog confidently pees into the hole of a four-sided litter box as if he's just come back from a night...
TL;DR: This versatile little camera can be used as a body cam, dash cam, and more—plus, it records day or night for just $49.99 (reg. $89.99). Ever wish you had an extra pair of eyes? With the TOKK CAM C2+ Smart WiFi Camera, you can! — Read the rest The post Meet the tiny...
Thursday November 7, 2024. 11:38 PM
Election or not, I receive far too many spam robotexts. Creative coder Nolen Royalty created an elegant iOS automation that auto-replies STOP to unknown numbers, and kindly shared it with the world. Here is the logic: Make an automation that runs whenever a message contains ...
In another promising study on the medical use of psilocybin, the hallucinogen in magic mushrooms, researchers have shown that psychedelic therapy can help with treatment-resistant eating disorders. 'Our findings suggest that psilocybin may be helpful in supporting meaningful ...
Huntington, West Virginia resident Brittany Keller recorded the below video of a 'strange-looking creature' skulking around Ritter Park with a herd of deer. Keller shared the video with a local online group, some of whom insisted it's a lemur. It does indeed resemble a...
Junior Trump has just informed us that he and Daddy Trump are already vetting potential Cabinet members to make sure that nobody in the new administration is as smart as the mad king. 'I want to make sure…the people who don't think that they know better than the duly...
More than forty monkeys escaped a research facility in Beaufort County, South Carolina, and authorities are urging residents to lock their doors and windows. The rhesus macaques were inmates of the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center that, the company's site states,...
In 1864, a peculiar book called 'Spectropia' offered Victorian readers a scientific way to summon ghosts. As the Smithsonian reports, author J.H. Brown created this 'toy book' to combat what he called 'the absurd follies of Spiritualism' during an era when séances and...
United States Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders released a statement today addressing the 2024 Presidential Election and the Democratic Party's role in the loss of Kamala Harris to Donald Trump. He posted on his social media: It should come as no great surprise that a Demo...
Kamala Harris' campaign advisor David Plouffe threw shade at President Biden on social media after her loss on Tuesday — and then deleted not just his X post but his entire account, apparently because of some swift backlash. 'We dug out of a deep hole but not enough. —...
Star Wars Outlaws was released at the end of September to mixed reviews. Many of the early reviews and YouTube reactions were highly negative. I'm not here to tell you that Outlaws is perfect, but it's fun and feels like an immersive Star Wars experience. — Read the rest ...
'Did you vote today?' seemed like a simple question, until Jimmy Kimmel's crew asked it on Hollywood Boulevard the day after the election. In what could be either comedy or tragedy, the video revealed just how disconnected some Americans are from the electoral process. —...
Lexicographer, etymologist, and star of British game show 'Countdown,' Susie Dent, posted an incredibly appropriate 'word of the day' on her social media following yesterday's election in the United States: recrudescence. She wrote: 'Word of the day is 'recrudescence' (17th...
Here's a silver lining from yesterday's 'sh*tstorm' of an election—at least the utterly deranged news-anchor-turned-rightwing-conspiracy theorist Kari Lake hasn't won a seat in the U.S. Senate! While the race is officially too early to call, as of 3 pm MST on November 6,...
If you need to avoid the world for a couple of hours, here is a video of one of my favorite Disneyland vloggers riding a lot of rides. I love Freshbaked's updates on Disneyland. His park status videos, covering everything from crowds to construction, are wonderful for a fan ...
A Copa Airlines passenger flying from Brazil to Panama tried to make a quick getaway through the plane's emergency exit mid-flight — but his plans were foiled when his fellow passengers tackled him to the floor. The incident occurred on Tuesday about 30 minutes before...
GoBots were second-rate compared to Transformers, and I could never be taught to care about them without a backstory. My little brother loved the GoBots. I thought Cy-Kill was cool, but his wheel was always missing, as it had to be removed to transform. — Read the rest The p...
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