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Thursday July 4, 2024. 10:10 PM
Movies are filmed at 24 frames per second with motion blur aplenty—an ancient technical and artistic sweet spot, or compromise, that defines the aesthetic of cinema. The folks at TV- and streaming-box-maker Roku know better, and pushed an update that adds the 'missing'...
Grindr, the hookup app mostly used by men looking for other men, has an astonishingly bad privacy record given the sensitive nature of its data. Fresh from being sued by users claiming it shared their HIV status, it now faces a $6m fine from the Norwegian government for...
TL;DR: Beat the summer heat with quirky hacks like freezing your lotion, making homemade slushies, and dressing your bed with bamboo bedsheets! Wow! You sure look hot. While we're sure you got the smokin' hot outfits to match, we're talking about this heat. — Read the rest T...
Floppy disks are no longer good for government work in Japan, among the last places where the ancient storage devices remain in wide use. But these rules have now finally been scrapped, said Digital Minister Taro Kono. In 2021, Mr Kono had 'declared war' on floppy disks. ...
Anthony Bray, 48, of Nuneaton in England, is off to jail for four months for possession of a prohibited knife: a six-inch Legend of Zelda-branded 'figdet toy'. Police conceded that was its intended purpose, but said it still had a functional blade and was a potential weapon. ...
If it seems a foregone conclusion given the opinion polls in Britain and Northern Ireland lately, the real polls sometimes tell a different story and politicians there are screaming at voters to get theirs in today. 46 million people are eligible to cast a vote, have until...
Ok, I admit that this video showing the damage caused by COVID-19 is pretty terrifying. But, as I've repeatedly said, I'd rather live in reality than be in denial about COVID and Long COVID, so I'm sharing this with you all. — Read the rest The post This video reveals the...
If you're not from Louisiana or have never visited, you might be surprised to find out how popular and ubiquitous drive-thru daiquiri stands are. Yes, you read that correctly, in Louisiana, you can get daiquiris—yes, the frozen alcohol drinks—at drive-thru windows. —...
TL;DR: Make coding easier and more collaborative than ever with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows, now discounted to less than $35 during Deal Days! Software development doesn't have to be an overly complicated or lonely process. In fact, with the right...
This post originally appeared in my newsletter, The Magnet. Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth trilogy is set billions of years in the future when our sun is a red orb on the verge of blinking out. Earth's few thousand remaining inhabitants practice different kinds of...
On March 14, 1998, Saturday Night Live aired a cartoon as part of Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse series: 'Conspiracy Theory Rock!' In a style parodying the 'Schoolhouse Rock' cartoons of the 1970s, it was about how deregulation had consolidated TV networks under the power of...
A recent study appears to show the first documented case of a species other than humans performing surgery. Ants have been observed amputating the injured limbs of their nestmates. In his 11 years studying ant behavior, biologist Erik Frank had never seen anything like...
A Delta Air Lines flight headed to Amsterdam from Detroit was cut short this morning after spoiled food — including black mold — was discovered in some of the in-flight meals, reports CBS News. The gruesome discovery — which sickened around 70 of the 277 passengers on...
Wednesday July 3, 2024. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Slice right! This 5-piece Damascus stainless steel knife set is on sale for only $74.97 (reg. $249) during Deal Days, so head to checkout now to enjoy over 60% in savings. Summer is upon us, which means we'll be slicing up vegetables, meats, and tons of other...
I love Mark Easting's Engine Sound Simulator and have already formulated plans to inflict it on the unsuspecting. It generates audio tracks for both engine and drivetrain, each with their own RPMs, 'theta' and 'omega,' with a drop-down that chooses a particular engine's...
If you keep a handgun in your house or have items that you want to protect from a smash-and-grab burglar, you might want to buy a small safe. In this video, a locksmith shows you some of the best places to hide a safe. — Read the rest The post The best place to hide a small ...
Esteemed vernacular photography collector Robert E. Jackson curated a curious collection of vintage photos hand-annotated with arrows. 'Arrows stand in for a variety of semantics, such as directions, movements, changes, temporal orders, interactions and binary...
Candace Owens, worshipped by many people around the country for her expertise on dozens of topics, revealed another area of expertise this week. She reported that she has learned everything there is to know about geology and is now casting doubt on whether the world is...
Monday July 1, 2024. 04:37 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that former president Donald Trump has 'absolute immunity' from prosecution for official acts as president, with the stipulation that courts must distinguish between what were official and unofficial actions. The case, decided 6-3 on...
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was pardoned by him after his fraud conviction, but Trump's not around to make his latest sentence go away. Bannon must report to prison today to serve four months for refusing to testify over his role in the Jan 6. — Read the rest The post...
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