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Thursday May 29, 2025. 04:21 PM
The New York Times ran an article titled 'Is Trump's 'Made in America' iPhone a Fantasy?' which received criticism for indulging said fantasy with vaguely-reported numbers ($2000 iPhone? Which iPhone?) and sourcing to dial-a-quote analysts. But the bottom falls out with this ...
Cyberpunk 2077, with all its neon-soaked open-world chaos, launched in rough shape but ultimately sold 10m copies. A sequel is in development, say the creators at CD Projekt Red. Just the idea of such a thing suggests glorious mishaps both in and out of the game. — Read the...
At Cybercultural, Richard McManus looks at the early heydey of web design and 'three musketeers' pioneering the discipline long before it was lost to frameworks, adtech and social media: Jacob Nielsen, Jeffrey Zeldman and David Siegel. Back then there were other hazards,...
Which word has the most definitions in the English language? Here's a hint: the word is only three letters long, can be a noun or a verb, and has more than 600 senses (or meanings), according to the Oxford English Dictionary via Mental Floss. — Read the rest The post Which...
Wednesday May 28, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: This refurbished MacBook Air is available for just $199.97 (reg. $999) — but inventory is limited. You might be thinking about getting by without a laptop, but when it comes to filling out documents, managing spreadsheets, or enjoying a larger screen, a phone just ...
Boo hoo. Convicted felon #47, Donald 'TACO' Trump raged at a reporter for asking him about his new nickname. As we shared earlier, Financial Times analyst Robert Armstrong is credited with coining the term 'Trump Always Chickens Out' in response to Trump constantly caving...
When your local Waffle House locks its doors, it's time to evacuate. The venerable chain is famous for staying open through almost any weather conditions. But when storms are projected to be catastrophic, even Waffle Houses will close until the danger passes. — Read the rest...
When Congressperson Nancy Mace (R-SC) isn't confirming that people are in the 'right' restroom, she's apparently creating fake social media accounts to praise herself, or cyberstalking an ex. Wired reports that former employees and contractors claim Nancy Mace had them...
Natas Kaupas is the artist behind some awesome decks, the star of 80s and 90s skate movies, and one of the most innovative street skaters ever. Real Skate Stories shares an awesome documentary: I ran across this video not long after directing a friend to the Natas 720...
If you're looking for a natural way to improve your sleep, research points to an enjoyable solution: sex before bedtime. A new study from Central Queensland University found that on nights when participants had sex or masturbated, they experienced less nighttime wakefulness...
Bad cars are lemons. Good cars are peaches. There's a special kind of lemon that appears on the surface to be a peach, which Uri Bram calls an 'internally bruised peach.' On his Atoms vs Bits blog, he cites three examples: if you meet someone implausibly attractive and also ...
David Lynch's collection of stuff will be sold at a live auction in Los Angeles of June 18. It's going to be a mob scene. Take a look at the catalog of 450 items. I want his La Marzocco GS/3 Home Espresso Machine ($2,000-$3,000)! — Read the rest The post David Lynch estate...
Sex, slavery, and rebellion collide in Raging Clouds, a lush graphic novel that reimagines 16th-century Holland as a powder keg of female desire and defiance. Korean artist Yudori makes her English-language debut July 15 with this Fantagraphics hardcover about Amélie, a...
Several months ago, a beloved stuffed animal from the La Farge Branch of the Santa Fe Public Library disappeared. Clifford the Big Red Dog, a mainstay of the children's play area, was missing, and the library's young patrons missed him enormously. — Read the rest The post...
Watch as a farm uses a clever plastic bag technique for irrigation. In this oddly satisfying video, a water-filled tube of plastic slows the flow of water, giving soil more time to absorb the moisture. As water moves through the bag, it creates a rolling motion across the...
TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro for $14.97 before Windows 10 support ends in July. Enjoy better performance, gaming, shopping, and AI features. The clock is ticking. Microsoft 10 officially ends support on July 20, 2025, and that means no more security updates or bug fixes. —...
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Mac Schwerin reports on the use of 1993's Doom to illustrate the computing power of random gadgets with screens, from alarm clocks to pregnancy tests: 'The Monster-Slaying Game You Can Play Almost Anywhere.' Doom's most entertaining developments happen in the shadow of the...
Wall Street was turned upside-down by President Donald Trump's tariffs, but now we've been through a few rounds of him posting then withdrawing threats and trying to shake down foreign governments, things are settling down. They have a nickname for him, 'Taco,' to remind...
Atheists, imagine you're going skydiving with a Christian baby. Suddenly, the baby tells you he won't open his parachute until you renounce atheism and accept Jesus as your lord and savior. What would you do? If your response to that question was anything other than 'what...
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