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Monday February 3, 2025. 04:45 PM
I gave up on Civ a few versions back: the historical features and flourishes didn't evoke 'guide human civilization' as a game any more for me. Just more themed elaborations of complicated game systems I didn't have time to figure out. — Read the rest The post Civilization...
German hunters know how to call a deer to its doom, and the best of them competed this weekend in the country's prestigious deer-calling championship. The AP's Daniel Niemann: The hunters used specially made ox horns, triton snail shells, glass cylinders, the hollow stems...
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Amorphophallus gigas, a close relative of the famed corpse flower and apparently plenty stinksome in its own right, has bloomed for the first time since it was established there in 2018. The carrion scent attracts pollinators. — Read the rest ...
Elon Musk, in his vague but now clearly powerful role as head of the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, spent the weekend gaining access to government computer systems, cutting off access to federal workers, and shutting down USAID, the federal agency that...
In what might be the most personal attack on our coping mechanisms since Marie Kondo demanded we throw away our comfort clutter, a federal judge in Illinois just ruled that stress-shopping doesn't count as legal standing. As reported by Courthouse News Service, our hero...
A couple of disoriented hikers on Scotland's second highest mountain called in for an emergency rescue — hours after calling and then turning the same rescue team away. The pair was halfway up Ben MacDui mountain last Tuesday night when they panicked, telling rescuers at...
Back in ye olden tymes of the 1800s, a French physician named Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne was shocking people's faces with electric probes to figure out how emotions work. His main test subject was some random old toothless dude whose face was conveniently numb to pain. —...
The vagus nerve is a busy bundle of over 100,000 information-carrying fibers that runs from the brain stem through the body to connect the brain with major organs including the heart, lungs, and digestive system. Scientists have discovered they can hack this neural network...
At Lumon Industries, numbers don't just represent data — they trigger emotional responses in the workers who sort them. The company's Macrodata Refinement (MDR) program tasks employees with organizing arrays of numbers based on the feelings they evoke. Workers face 'a sea...
A video clip of Ronald Regan warning against trade wars has resurfaced, and it's as if he were speaking directly to Donald Trump. 'Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies,' the Republican president said in a 1988 radio address, after reminding...
Gaming giant Nintendo just lost a trademark battle to a teeny grocery store in Costa Rica. José Mario Alfaro González had the audacity to name his San Ramón de Alajuela shop 'Super Mario.' Never mind that in Costa Rica, 'super' is just what everyone calls their local...
TL;DR: For $34.99, this USB-powered LED monitor lamp transforms your desk into a productivity (or gaming) haven with customizable light modes, DIY presets, and eye-friendly tech—all controlled by a nifty knob remote. If you've been squinting at your screen because the room...
Sunday February 2, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Here's how I'm planning on keeping track of where my wallet and keys are—with the KeySmart® SmartCard, an AirTag alternative available in a three-pack for $79.97 (reg. $119) for a little longer. I won't deny it. I'm easily the most clumsy and forgetful friend, at...
TL;DR: I'm tired of running out of horsepower and ammo when I'm gaming. That's why I grabbed this $35 Cheat Happens subscription to beat my PC games. I don't like to cheat on anything…except when I'm gaming! I mean, come on. — Read the rest The post These PC cheat codes...
I'm currently putting together a musical supergroup—but it's very niche, so you might not understand. It consists solely of dogs playing instruments with their tails. I've already lined up the drummer—it's this adorable dachshund who plays a mean metal trash can and...
Crabeater seals have some seriously cool teeth. In this video, you can see how their teeth stand out from other animals. Their teeth look like puzzle pieces, with multiple rounded 'pegs' on each tooth. These 'pegs' help the seals swim through the water with open mouths and...
Here's a wonderful thing currently happening in the midst of all of the terror, destruction, and chaos happening all around us: HillmanTok University. The collection of college-level courses, named after the fictional university from late 1980s to early 1990s sitcom 'A...
Look out, New York commuters! Eric Andre isn't the only comedian you have to look out for on the subway anymore. Kareem Rahma's The Last Stop series, also known more aptly as Subway Takes seeks to take a long, hard look at some of the most opinionated people in the country...
In his Washington Post newsletter 'How to Read This Chart,' Philip Bump presents a map of New York City street gangs from a 1954 article in The New York Daily News. Here are two images from this week's free-to-read newsletter, if you want to read it, for free. — Read t...
The Leaning Tower of Pizza [U.S. Library of Congress] was among the gems found in John Margolies' Photographs of Roadside America, but the building in his famous photo no longer stands. The internet says there used to be multiple leaning tower of pizza restaurants around the ...
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