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Friday December 13, 2024. 02:00 PM
So that's what CD Projekt Red has been cooking in all the time since Cyberpunk 2077. Before stepping into the realm of sci-fi, it was the low-fantasy, distinctly Polish Witcher series that put them on the map, with 2015's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rightly considered one of...
TL;DR: Save 68% on a Microsoft Office permanent license for Windows, but check out now because our holiday sale ends soon. There's a hidden secret that Microsoft doesn't want you to know: you don't have to be trapped in their endless subscription system to use Word, Excel, an...
Scotty Allen, a former Google engineer, successfully machined an entire iPhone housing from a solid block of aluminum — a feat that took 11 month accomplish. 'This is the start of a revolution,' explains Allen on his Strange Parts website. 'Owning our phones shouldn't just ...
Thursday December 12, 2024. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Check out now to save 35% on this durable silicone USB-A to USB-C phone cable. How many phone cords have you lost? Now, how many stopped working because they were so frayed? That's a lot. Add that to the number of times you've had to untangle them all, and we're...
In August 1996, hundreds of puzzling messages flooded Usenet newsgroups, each bearing the cryptic subject line 'Markovian Parallax Denigrate.' The posts contained seemingly random strings of English words, and to this day no one has figured out what they mean. These messages ...
Independent reporter Ken Klippenstein writes that the New York Times has told staff to avoid posting photos showing the face of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The reason for its decision is not disclosed in the leaked...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! 'We are the world's largest entheogenic church, providing cannabis, mushrooms, and DMT as sacrament for people,' Church of Ambrosia pastor Dave Hodges said yesterday. 'We're the first and the biggest.'...
Using recycled plastics to make railway ties reduces the carbon footprint of construction—especially when you consider what otherwise becomes of it. 'Recycled ABS is significantly more suitable for use in track structures due to its superior mechanical durability,' write...
If you're fed up with endless robocalls about your car's extended warranty or fake IRS threats, here's good news. The FCC just launched its biggest crackdown ever on the companies that let these annoying calls reach your phone. Over 2,400 phone companies have been put on...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Dennis Winn, 72, heard a drone hovering outside his home in Clermont, Florida. Winn said he tried to 'shoo off' the drone but no luck. So he grabbed his Glock, aimed, and fired. — Read the rest The post...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! On Monday, Michael Lee Murray, 35, dropped $4,000 on a used Subaru Outback at a Mazda dealership in Sandy, Utah. Unfortunately, it seems Murray suffered buyer's remorse. He allegedly called the...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Police in Bangkok, Thailand raided a hotel party over the weekend where more than 120 people were apparently having a great time in their underwear. According to police colonel Pansa Amarapitak, it was...
The 1904 Olympics Marathon is probably the most spectacular failure in sporting history that didn't involve the 1919 Black Sox or the XFL. Picture this: It's hot as Satan's armpit in St. Louis (90°F), and some galaxy-brain organizer named James Edward Sullivan* decides,...
A US government-funded study reports a connection between everyday cooking oils and the surge in colon cancer among young people, as reported by The Mirror. The research, published in the medical journal Gut, examined 81 tumor samples from patients aged 30 to 85. — Read the...
Behold Bashar al-Assad, recently-departed despot of Syria, in repose. The snaps are floating around virally on the net, described as having been found in his abandoned palace outside of Damascus, though I don't see them in any real news reports. So perhaps it's just some...
TL;DR: Save 75% on this Babbel lifetime license and start your New Year's language learning resolution early—go to checkout now. If you set a goal to learn a new language in 2024, how's that going? Did you keep up with a few months of sporadic language lessons? — Read the...
Coca-Cola from Mexico, or as it is colloquially known, Mexican Coke, is beloved by its fans for being made with 'real sugar,' but science couldn't verify the presence of sucrose… until now. The debate about Mexican Coke goes on and on. — Read the rest The post The magic of...
Sony recently wound down blu-ray production, and now top competitor LG is following suit. No more disks, no more players. For major manufacturers, the format (if not optical media entirely) will soon be history. Samsung quit years ago. LG has now officially discontinued its ...
Commercial pilots were able to capture footage of some 'pretty crazy' UFOs; it was probably Starlink. The footage is fun. A research paper determined these illusory UFOs are probably reflections of sunlight off Starlink satellites. This is an incidental conspiracy theory...
Animal Farm Creamery in Shoreham, Vermont, makes butter that reputedly changes people. This video shares the charming story of a family that loves making butter, and restaurants understand the quality. In just a couple of minutes, Hillary Hague shares the process and a...
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