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Sunday December 22, 2024. 03:00 PM
We all know—and love—that cats make biscuits, and we even have archaeological evidence that such feline biscuit making occurred 1200 years ago! But I bet you didn't know that binturongs—those adorable creatures that WIRED describes as having 'a face like a cat, a body l...
TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2021 comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more, and it's only $59.97 (reg. $219) through December 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Remember when every piece of essential software wasn't a subscription? That was cool. Let's go back to that. — Read the rest ...
Saturday December 21, 2024. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Save 32% on this smart voice recorder that captures meetings and writes detailed summaries. Ever wish you could clone yourself so you could pay attention to that soul-crushing meeting without actually having to be there for it? Well, this AI audio recorder is the next...
Big Lots, the former trash palace that sold a bit of everything on its way to selling … patio furniture and nylon bedding? … is reportedly preparing to go out of business. A deal to sell itself to a private equity group didn't work out, and now the entire chain—900...
Zeera's MacForge is an aluminum case for the new Mac Mini that makes it look like a tiny Mac Pro. [via Notebookcheck] The ZEERA MacForge is designed as a nod to Apple's iconic Mac Pro, blending powerful functionality with sleek aesthetics. — Read the rest The post Mac Pr...
TL;DR: BitMar is a content finder that works with all your streaming services and YouTube to help you find something new to watch. Check out while it's $14.99 with code SAVE25. Do you ever do that thing where you know you want to watch something, but you spend so long trying...
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University mass-produces cyborg cockroaches by implanting electronic backpacks into their carapaces. They can 'assemble' one in 68 seconds—much faster than manually inserting the gear. The research is to be published as Cyborg Insect...
I get that the new console generation is expensive, but this feels excessive. At a recent home game, the Charlotte Hornets hosted a 'special segment' in which a few children selected from the audience received various goodies including a signed jersey and a PS5, presumably...
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Positive buoyancy syndrome, also known as Bubble Butt, is a serious condition affecting sea turtles. Sea turtles are unfortunately often struck by boats, causing their shells to be deformed. Air bubbles can form in the deformed shell, throwing off their natural buoyancy and...
iFixit's teardown videos show the inside of your tech, breaking it down to determine how to repair it. However, not all tech survives the teardown process, like this unfortunate Furby. CLICK HERE TO GET BOING BOING AD-FREE For its final teardown of 2024, iFixit takes a look ...
Rejoice, dear readers, because I've found the absolutely best animal ASMR on the entire internet! The search is over, as nothing can top tree kangaroos crunching on raw vegetables. The tree kangaroos in question—Paia, Keweng, LaRoo, and Morobe—live at the Rhode Island...
A Texas woman got a fright in the middle of the night when she sat on the toilet, felt something sharp, and realized she was bitten by a snake. 'The rat snake bit me in my leg when I sat on it,' Maria Jaimes told KXAN. — Read the rest The post Texas woman bitten by snake...
TL;DR: Clean up any video with VideoProc Converter AI, on sale for $29.97 (reg. $119). Have you ever tried editing your own videos? Even just removing some of the visual distortion is such a massive hassle. And don't even think about manually removing blur from each frame....
A single 'yes' click on a Google prompt cost two cryptocurrency investors millions after falling victim to sophisticated phone scammers impersonating Google support, reports Brian Krebs on KrebsOnSecurity. Adam Griffin, a Seattle-area firefighter, lost $450,000 from his...
Friday December 20, 2024. 11:50 PM
Party City helped fill kids' lives with joy for forty years. But the party supply retailer is going out of business, closing all its stores and laying off most of its employees. the company's closure was due to ongoing financial challenges at the party supply retailer,...
TL;DR: Download Microsoft Visual Studio for Windows at $27.97 through December 22 (reg. $499). Visual Studio Professional is your coding headquarters, with everything you need to create websites, apps, games, and more. Use.NET MAUI to create apps that work seamlessly on...
For 25 years, Robert Shields documented every five minutes of his life with obsessive dedication. The former minister and English teacher from Dayton, Washington produced what may be the world's longest diary— 37.5 million words that filled 91 boxes. Starting in 1972,...
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continued her mission of using great wealth to try and improve the world. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Setting an example we wish all billionaires would follow, MacKenzie Scott tries to use her more than enough ...
Spotify pads playlists with music by unknown artists, and has been accused of generating this music itself or using cheap library music to reduce the amount paid to artists. At Harpers, Liz Pelly, building on reporting by Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, reveals that the...
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