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Tuesday April 29, 2025. 07:37 PM
The tree at Sycamore Gap is one of England's most famous, a frequent star of movies (including Prince of Thieves) and one of the tourist attractions along Hadrian's Wall. It was illegally felled in 2023, allegedly by two men in an act of vandalism that prompted nationwide...
When Houthi rebels took aim at the USS Harry S. Truman last week, the aircraft carrier's evasive action had an expensive consequence: a $60 million F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet slid off and sank to the bottom of the ocean. As reported in AP, the costly mishap occurred as...
In February, Russia shockingly attacked Chernobyl's sarcophagus. The damage will be challenging to repair. In a massive affront to the memory of all the people who died cleaning up the disaster at Chernobyl, Russia struck the two billion dollar 'New Safe Confinement' with an ...
Viktoria Roshchyna made the fatal error of digging into Russia's disappearing-people-industrial-complex inside occupied Ukraine. As reported in the Washington Post, the 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist had been investigating Federal Security Service (FSB) operatives running...
Michael Flynn — professional conspiracy peddler and Trump-pardoned criminal — is getting a taste of his own tinfoil-wrapped medicine. As reported in The Bulwark, the man who once led 'digital soldiers' in QAnon's imaginary war is now desperately trying to wave the white...
In addition to being hilarious, this Honest Trailers offers Val Kilmer a nice hat tip. Val Kilmer's performance established Tombstone as a favorite western; the trailer reminds us that nearly everyone else was wooden. This film stands the test of time, and is as much fun to ...
TL;DR: Learn 14 languages for life with Babbel for just $129.99 using code LEARN40 when you order through May 4. Sometimes the world feels like it's being run by a committee of raccoons in trench coats. When the news gets overwhelming, you could keep refreshing Twitter—or...
Over the past few years, It's been damn near impossible to purchase an app for your phone or tablet without having to invest, after the fact, in an additional subscription to get access to all of the app's features. It's a charming financial death of a thousand cuts that has ...
UPDATE: Amazon says they never were going to do this. Amazon went for some truth-in-pricing and has pissed off the White House. Spiteful White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared Amazon's announcement that they will disclose all tariff price increases on goods...
Restoration isn't just for art anymore. Although, granted, some people probably would consider this vintage Thompson submachine gun a piece of art. This particular model of the iconic gun has been neglected since the late 20s, and it shows. Taking what is essentially a hunk...
A band has rewritten the lyrics to Cake's 'Going the Distance' to mock Elon 'Pedo Guy' Musk. View on Threads Also via Bluesky: The System—Sub-Radio Instagram @subradioband @subradioband.bsky.social [image or embed] — KellyK
When you move a piece on Nolen Royalty's One Million Chessboards, you move it for everyone. Rules still apply, but chaos reigns. I made a website. It's called 'one million chessboards dot com'. it has one million chessboards on it. — Read the rest The post Make your move...
A few months ago, it looked like Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party would easily replace the barely-governing Liberals in Canada's next election. But polls turned around sharply after the resignation of unpopular Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald...
With no followup to the criminally underrated PS Vita on the horizon and the Switch dominating the handheld market, things look pretty bleak for the future of PlayStation handhelds. One PlayStation fan, however, has refused to take this lying down. Using the ancient power of ...
Kate Morley is a software developer in the U.K. who developed the National Grid's live page showing where the power's coming from—only 20% fossil fuels, yay Britain. She describes how she designed the beautiful yet simple color pallette it uses. — Read the rest The post...
The House of Representatives yesterday passed the 'Take It Down' act, which requires that websites and platforms remove 'non consensual intimate imagery' within 48 hours when flagged. Though the intent is the protect victims of revenge porn or AI fakery, the material is left ...
AI guys who hope to replace human workers have a reality bite to chew on today: a study found that chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude have had no impact yet on employment levels or wages, even in those occupations widely seen as vulnerable to AI. — Read the rest ...
I love working on my iPad. More specifically, I love working on my iPad mini. I generally carry it with me, as it allows me to edit photos in Adobe Lightroom on the go. It's also great for times when my reMarkable Paper Pro feels too cumbersome to bring with me. — Read the re...
I recently came across a site called A Music Scrapbook, where you can learn about people's favorite songs and the stories behind them. The website is laid out like a bunch of sticky notes, each one with the song name and link at the top. — Read the rest The post Add your...
So, that moment finally happened in The Last of Us Season 2. With half the fans crushed, half of them baying for Abby's blood and everyone who played the games beforehand laughing at the unfolding chaos, it might be worth taking a step back from all the bleakness for a...
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