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Monday September 9, 2024. 05:59 PM
I love niche museums that are dedicated to one specific thing. The Mississippi Spoon Gallery, which came onto my radar through Atlas Obscura, is a lovely collection of over 10,000 spoons, both new and old. They say they are the world's largest souvenir spoon collection on...
Retroid's Pocket Mini and Pocket 5 gaming handhelds come with official support for Linux, including Armbian and the all-in-one retrogaming distro Batocera. I love the little 4:3 AMOLED display on the Mini–what's the largest OLED in that aspect ratio you can buy? — Read the...
American support for banning Tik Tok has collapsed, according to data released by Pew Research, falling from 50% to 32%. Meanwhile, opposition to the ban has gone up from 22% to 28%. Those who are not sure are up to 39% from 28% last year. — Read the rest The post Support...
TL;DR: This HP EliteBook 840 G6 is the laptop upgrade you never knew you needed, now available for $299.99 (reg. $499)! Aw, come on! Your clunky dinosaur-age laptop is already dying within 10 minutes of you sitting down at your favorite café. — Read the rest The post It's...
Last month, Big Lots announced it was closing 300 stores in hopes of staying in business. Alas, bankruptcy is now upon it, confirming earlier doubts over its ability to survive. CNN reports that Nexus Capital Management is acquiring 'substantially all' of Big Lots stores and ...
Britons might be unsure about the growing potential for solar power there, but there's no question about the wind and tides. Electric Insights reports that wind power was the country's largest energy source in the second quarter of 2024. 'After a century of either coal or...
Sunday saw the conclusion of three days of Mud Bowl (not to be confused with professional Mud Bowls), celebrating its 50th year in filthy fashion as football players trudge through a 'pitch' of wet mud in North Conway, New Hampshire. — Read the rest The post Mud Bowl...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning e-bike users to steer clear of generic 'universal' chargers for their rides unless they've been specifically tested with it: 'Chargers marketed as 'universal' or suitable for general categories of micromobility devices...
TL;DR: The plug-and-play OTTOCAST adapter turns wired CarPlay into wireless, allowing for hands-free navigation, calls, and more for $50! Don't you just love how convenient Apple CarPlay is? It makes navigating your way to the beach simple and skipping songs so easy. — Read...
Sunday September 8, 2024. 08:48 PM
No longer flip-flopping about women's rights, adjudicated rapist Donald Trump is thanking the Supreme Court for, as he sees it, bravely revoking them. We find ourselves in a shocking state of seeing women's rights reduced. The folks celebrating this are also looking forward...
Now That's What I Call Music! is the umbrella title for a series of compilation albums comprising songs already huge hits. Created in 1983 by Virgin Records and launched in the UK and Ireland, the Now! music series eventually spun off to other countries and genre-specific...
As the seas worsen and the Trump Campaign continues to founder, convicted felon and adjudicated rapist Donald Trump promises violence if he loses and an end to democracy. When Trump says things that do hang together as a coherent thought and aren't just his 'weave' of brain ...
Comedian Patton Oswalt demonstrates that he can toss off this very entertaining and thought-provoking riff while doing a podcast about a sitcom. While guesting on the podcast 'Park and Recollection,' about the TV show 'Parks and Recreation' (talking about the episode in...
An 85-mile tunnel carries water from upstate New York reservoirs to New York City. It leaks a lot, and it is finally being repaired. New York City relies on vast reservoirs in upstate NY to supply its water. These reservoirs were created by flooding dozens of upstate towns...
The Great When is the new novel from acclaimed comic book creator and wizard Alan Moore—supposedly the first in a quintet, though the book stands well enough. It's a magical realist crime thriller set in London after World War II. — Read the rest The post Alan Moore's new...
TL;DR: The TREBLAB HD77 Bluetooth speaker comes with waterproofing, all-day battery, and crisp 360° HD sound for $51.99 (reg. $79)! Whether you're at the beach or camping, one thing that's bound to make either experience more fun is a solid playlist…and you can't share the g...
Saturday September 7, 2024. 11:03 PM
Boeing has not been having a great year. The company has had multiple in-flight emergencies, dead whistleblowers, and a fraud conviction. Then there is Starliner. Starliner launched in June, but thruster issues stretched the eight-day mission into months as NASA and Boeing...
TL;DR: Until September 29, own Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro for $54.97—a practical, one-time purchase. Ever thought about owning your software instead of paying for it over and over, just like all your other bills and subscriptions? For a one-time payment of $54.97,...
I hope you survived 'avocado hand' summer! Did you know that, according to research, the most popular months to slice your hand open while cutting an avocado are April through July? In a recent article, The Independent explains what 'avocado hand' is: According to research,...
In this impressive video, a dude in a stream shows his wild rock balancing skills. I've only ever seen vertical rock towers, but this skilled guy arranges the stack of rocks horizontally like a bridge, wedged between two boulders. The only thing keeping them in place is the...
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