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Monday October 14, 2024. 09:18 PM
Afghanistan's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (PVPV) announced it was forbidding images of any living thing, as reported in The Telegraph. Saiful Islam Khyber of the PVPV said, 'The law applies to all of Afghanistan … and it will be implemented...
Two weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, the majority of the city still doesn't have running water. It may be weeks before it returns. Not only does this make it impossible for schools, restaurants, and many other businesses from opening, it means...
NASA's Europa spacecraft launched today on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It will slingshot around Mars, then Earth, and reach Jupiter in April 2030. Once in orbit around Jupiter, the Clipper will perform about 50 flybys of the moon Europa, studying its icy surface and...
Donald Trump said in a patronizing speech last month that he would 'PROTECT WOMEN AT A LEVEL NEVER SEEN BEFORE.' But the self-described pussy-grabber has a funny way of showing it, joking with his Coachella, California rallygoers over the weekend that a female protestor...
This astonishing photograph from the surface of the Red Planet was NASA's recent 'Image of the Week.' The Mars Perseverance rover snapped the photo using the cameras on the vehicle's mast. NASA provided no explanation for this freaky find, leaving it all up to us—of...
House of the Dragon's slow and inconclusive second season made Game of Thrones uncool again, but that didn't stop a sale of props from the original show raise a spectacular $21m at auction. Heritage Auctions in Dallas featured more than 900 lots including armor, swords and...
In 2013, James Howells accidentally discarded a hard drive containing the keys to 8,000 bitcoins at a recycling center in Newport, Wales. Upon realizing his mistake, he asked the local council for permission to search the landfill to recover the drive. — Read the rest The po...
An Amish family in Pennsylvania — including a 1-year-old child — ended up in a hospital after eating freshly picked toxic mushrooms. But getting to the hospital wasn't easy, as the man, woman, and their nine children did not have a telephone to call 911. — Read the rest ...
Dubai seems like a fun place to go if you're in the mood for getting thrown in prison for no good reason. In 2008, a British man was sent to prison for four years when authorities found a 'microscopic speck of cannabis stuck to the bottom of one of his shoes.' — Read the...
Getting your car towed in Los Angeles can quickly turn into a Kafkaesque nightmare, as the daughter of LA Times columnist Mary McNamara recently discovered. What happened sounds like a poorly designed and atrociously expensive alternate reality game about a bureaucratic...
TL;DR: Make a new friend abroad when you learn a new language with Babbel, now $179.97 (reg. $599) through October 20! You've probably heard stories of your friends and other randos making lifelong friends after vacationing in Europe. But how? Their new friends don't seem to...
Before Hurricane Milton arrived, a homeowner in Orlando, Florida, gained internet fame for his unique approach to storm-proofing his home. Pedro Casares had been through a hurricane before in Puerto Rico, so he was determined to be prepared. As Milton grew to a category 5...
The New York Times reports that Twitter co-ordinated with the Trump Campaign to ensure that damaging information about GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance was kept off the platform. It disclosed this fact somewhere within a floaty piece about Elon Musk's massive...
Apple's M4 MacBooks aren't set to be announced until later this fall, but YouTubers in Russia have managed to get their hands on M4 MacBook Pros and are only too happy to put them through their paces. As annoying as it must be to have rogue reviewers scooping whatever PR...
DIY gadgetry tends to be expressive and useful to its creator and like minds, but technically homely. Not Sitina, an open-source mirrorless camera that yields little to commercial full-frame offerings from Sony, Sigma and Panasonic. Inside is a Kodak full-frame sensor...
Porch pirates are following FedEx drivers and have access to tracking data for iPhones being sent out by AT&T, reports the Wall Street Journal, resulting in a wave of thefts, many captured by doorbell cams. As summarized at Ars Technica: 'The key to these swift crimes,...
TL;DR: This compact flashlight is portable, has 12 lighting modes, and comes in a two-pack for only $27.99 (reg. $69). You might think you've got everything you need in your iPhone, but let's be honest: it's a little lacking in the flashlight department. — Read the rest The...
TL;DR: If you're ready to regain control of your TV-watching experience, this Button Remote for Apple TV/Apple TV 4K is just $34.97. For many of us, using the standard Apple TV remote can be like trying to drive a stick shift for the first time. — Read the rest The post The...
Sunday October 13, 2024. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: The 4K Dual-Camera Drone is beginner-friendly and just $64.97 (reg. $119) through October 27. It's no big secret that most first-time drone flights end with the user fishing the poor thing out of a bush. But that's not going to happen with this 4K Dual-Camera Drone. —...
Like the Robotaxi, Tesla's Optimis robot is also not ready for prime time. Driverless taxis roam the streets of my hometown now, and none of them are Teslas. There are also robotic novelty bars in many tourist-heavy locations, and none of them use Tesla Optimis robots. —...
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