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Thursday October 11, 2018. 03:30 PM
Although properly breaking open eggs isn't as hard as they show in the video, people with certain disabilities might find value in The Q's 'DIY Simple Egg Opener' (or this one which is already on the market). This amazing kitchen gadget allows you to open any chicken egg in ...
Jennifer Howard, a professional writer and editor, found herself unable to re-read a Hermann Hesse novel she loved: the 'grafted, spasmodic, online style' of reading has forced itself onto all of her reading, making immersion difficult and the text unsatisfying. So she...
It's the age of the gig economy for good reason. With an unlimited market out there on the internet, side hustles are as easy as finding your voice and finding an audience. Whether it's podcasting, writing or design, these training courses are an easy mentor for your...
Sandsifter throws random machine code instructions at microprocessors, just to see what happens. The sandsifter audits x86 processors for hidden instructions and hardware bugs, by systematically generating machine code to search through a processor's instruction set, and...
Some strange things happened to papa-to-be Todd Cameron and his pregnant partner during their maternity photo shoot. It started off harmless enough, a nice couple in a field of pumpkins showing off that baby bump. But then it got weird... fast: Looks like 'baby' isn't...
What's got 100 BPM and can save lives? All the songs on New York Presbyterian Hospital's 'Songs to do CPR to,' of course. Their fact sheet explains how music can save lives: Song examples include “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé...
Police in the small English town of Burnham publicized bodycam video of an arrest they made earlier this year. Owen Pellow, 42, had called emergency services to report that his ex-partner, Lisa Marie Thornton, hurt herself. But they knew from Pellow's weird, shocked demeanor ...
Burning Man has announced its theme for the 2019 event in the Black Rock Desert: Metamorphoses: Burning Man is routinely described as transformative. At the personal level, a transformative experience. At the group level, a transformative event or culture. What does that...
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered an operation to lure Washington Post contributing journalist Jamal Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia where he was to be detained, U.S. intercepts show. The whole torture, dismemberment, and death inside the Saudi embassy...
You will definitely want to unmute this one. And be prepared to freak out your dogs. “I’m getting bigger and finding my voice,” says @penelopefauxfrenchie. She's a French Bulldog, or a Frenchie. OK, sound on! Listen: View this post on Instagram ...
Do not judge me when I am feeling the music. all the drugs [via, no identities or photographer credit provided]
I maintain emergency kits for my home and jeep. There are a number of bug out essentials in the pack I carry with me anytime I leave the RV. I've written a lot about emergency preparedness gear for several outlets over the years. Keeping folks safe during an emergency was a...
Last month, the Canadian Armed Forces announced its strict but reasonable policy surrounding the use of cannabis by service personnel. With Canada's decriminalization of cannabis nearly upon us, a lot of companies and organizations that deal with dangerous tasks or...
Wednesday October 10, 2018. 10:56 PM
You remember when HP tricked its users into downgrading their printers by sending them a fake 'security update' that actually made the printers refuse third-party and refilled ink cartridges? Well, now it's Epson's turn. The company's fake software update screwed over...
The world has long celebrated the 'critical hit' D20 face, the elusive 20 that doubles the damage and sets the players around the table baying with elation; but consider its opposite face, the lowly 1, the 'critical failure' that lets a sadistic DM dream up all kinds of...
President Donald Trump wrote an op-ed for USA Today about healthcare, attacking Democrats and touting his own vague plans. At the Washington Post, Glenn Kessler points out that most of it is misleading and false, going through each and every sentence. Here, omitting not just ...
The EU's catastrophic new Copyright Directive is steamrollering towards completion, and that should worry every internet user, not just those in the EU. Article 13 of the Copyright Directive requires online services to crowdsource a database of 'copyrighted works' (anyone...
Most jar openers work by giving you more grip or more leverage to unscrew the lid. But the reason lids are hard to twist off is because the jars are vacuum packed. This handy gadget allows you to lift the lid enough to break the vacuum, and then it is very easy to unscrew...
IT'S PERFECT. Full image below, click for large size. Christine McConnell wins cake porn internet with this incredible creation: A Freddie Mercury chocolate cake, to honor the singer of 'Queen'. Here's Christine on Reddit. Via REDDIT/IMGUR.
There's something about the detail and dimensionality of this animation that really sends a shiver down my spine. [Via Hurricane Tracker App] The BBC reports on the strongest hurricane to hit the panhandle in a long, long time: According to the National Hurricane Center,...
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