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Wednesday July 9, 2025. 08:25 PM
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass describes a scene of 'chaos and fear' as Angelenos are abducted off the streets by masked men purporting to be police, and rejects DHS threats of arrest as 'pathetic.' The threats start around 3:30 in the video. — Read the rest The post DHS...
Fond of discussing characters from his favorite movie, The Silence of the Lambs, it sounds like Trump missed the discussion of tariffs in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Everyone should feel confident that the President of the United States has a firm grasp on the history...
Bluetooth is as rinky-dink as it ever was, dongles are easily lost, and batteries fail at the most annoying moments. But wired keyboards tend to be old-fashioned and cheaply-made or expensive gamer bling. Logitech's new K620 keyboard has the looks and key travel of its MX...
Linda Yaccarino, the TV executive picked by Elon Musk as CEO of Twitter/X, today announced her departure from the company. Her job was to convince advertisers to return after Musk scared them off with his far-right follies, and her exit comes hours after Musk's Grok chatbot...
The New York Times recently disgraced itself obsessing over Zohran Mamdani having checked 'Asian' and 'Black or African American' boxes on a failed college application when he was a 17-year-old Ugandan immigrant. Worse, it got the data from hacked personal records provided...
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Frame of preference is a history of the settings available on the Apple Macintosh through and just beyond the classic era. 'As a designer, I'm meant to dislike settings,' writes author Marcin Wichary. 'As a user, I love them.' The story begins in 1984 (though there was a...
Elon Musk's chatbok, Grok, often annoys him by echoing mainstream consensus on political topics, leading him to declare that it will be fixed. Today, the fix was clearly in, as the AI-powered account praised Hitler, issued a series of antisemitic remarks, and helped...
Tuesday July 8, 2025. 02:53 PM
Online calculators are simple apps but mostly look rough on phones for all the usual 'website on a phone' reasons. Calculate How is a new set designed to be functional and accessible on handsets. [via] So far, there are mathematical calculators, a time card thingy, unit...
Anthony 'decryption' Agius writes about Trying To Find Meaning In Owning An Old Mac. Following in the footsteps of his father's late-life interest in classic cars, he bought an SE/30 from 1989 and 'hasn't been this excited about a computer for a long time.' — Read the rest ...
Heavily armed, masked Federal agents with armored vehicles staged and swept through MacArthur Park in Downtown Los Angeles in a blatant display of force. LA's Mayor insisted they leave, 'ASAP.' It's unclear if anyone was arrested during the sweep. 'This was just one...
Monday July 7, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: These Digital Binoculars can see at night, snap photos, and record video. They're also only $90 (reg. $159.99). Most binoculars are great in daylight but nearly useless once the sun goes down. If you've ever tried spotting wildlife or navigating a trail in low light, y...
How lightfast art markers and pigments are is often discussed: everyone 'knows' fading is the tradeoff for rich, subtle colors such as those offered by Copics and Dr. Ph Martins. But I never thought twice about the lightfastness of colored pencils. — Read the rest The post W...
Having served his purpose to convicted felon Donald Trump, Elon Musk suddenly finds himself thrown under every available bus. 'I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks. — Read the rest ...
Painter Aron Wiesenfeld is best known for his moody, realistic oil paintings of often-solitary figures drifting through strange and dreamy spaces. His work has caught the attention and admiration of fellow artists like Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, and Jim Lee, among...
Some may call culinary YouTuber Ordinary Sausages a mad genius for what he's done with the medium of food, simply following in the footsteps of innovators like famous condom sous-vider Dennis Lee. I agree, but without the genius part. He's gone from simply making sausages...
The Salt Path is Raynor Winn's bestselling memoir about finding spiritual renewal on a 630-mile hike along the English coast. Setting out with her husband after they lost their house and learned he was terminally ill, it's a tale of transformation, bravery and the generosity ...
Cats, evidently, contain multitudes. On one end of the spectrum, they're getting spooked over LEGO sculptures of themselves, while on the other, they're effortlessly trouncing their owners at irreverent card games. Take, for instance, Siamese cat Noelle, who has achieved...
A Czech musician and Kent State graduate was invited back to the U.S. to play in a concert series this summer, only to be detained and traumatized by ICE agents upon arriving at the Detroit airport last week. 'On July 1, as I arrived in the United States, I was detained by...
Fans of The Tiny Chef Show, unite! His heartbreaking post-cancellation videos have launched a campaign to get him renewed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tiny Chef (@thetinychefshow) On Friday, July 4, The Tiny Chef ...
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