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Friday March 14, 2025. 03:15 PM
The dot com bubble rose in the late 1990s, peaked on March 10, 2000, then burst, with indivudal company stocks popping like popcorn on any given day and the rest of the Nasdaq nosediving in April. Here's CNN on April 14, 2000… The index lost over 1,000 points this week and...
Maeda Mameo's Honey Bunnies renders a large number of glistening 3D rabbits in a dynamic flood of gloopily-drawn honey. My desktop computer seems to manage 60fps nicely, but I'm not sure my cellphone would like the look of those numbers. Click the 'tiling' checkbox if you...
A Pennsylvania man attempted to pass through outbound security at New Jersey's Newark Liberty international airport with a turtle concealed in his pants. The creature reportedly set off an alarm and was found in the man's 'groin area' when Transportation Security...
In this incredible moment captured on video, a massive Maine Coon cat meets a gentle wolf. The two creatures slowly approach each other in the snow, not sure what to think at first. They finally put their noses together, and you can see them both relax and perk up. — Read...
Watch a trio break the world record for the most water drunk from a straw by doing forward flips over the cup. Manlio Massaro, Emanuele Nacca and Luciano Tartaglione achieved this incredible feat together on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 7 March 2024....
Watch a mesmerizing video of a chain link fence being made. The fence is 'knit' together using metal wire that gets twisted with a machine. Watching the machine twist the metal back and forth is so satisfying. Here's a little history about the chain link fence. — Read the re...
Elemind, a startup founded by MIT researchers, has developed an electroencephalogram (EEG) headband that emits acoustic stimulation aligned with people's brainwaves to help them fall asleep faster. Link to an article by Zach Winn in MIT News is here. Elemind's team believes ...
I wonder why Xbox is losing the console war so handily. Could it be because it's working on everything but its actual consoles? Case in point: Xbox's new 'Copilot for Gaming,' which is supposed to 'save you time' and 'help you get good.' — Read the rest The post Xbox...
On this week's episode of the excellent podcast 'Disney Dish,' Disney journalist and entrepreneur Len Testa (Touring Plans) describes a Maya Archaeology conference he recently attended, 'Maya at the Mouse,' in which Disney imagineers presented their current plans for the...
Q and Z (formerly at Panix) is a hidden pillar of the old web, converting text to appear to be upside-down, in a
Max Fosh may be reaching terminal levels of silly. As one of the few actually funny YouTube pranksters remaining, Fosh has become his best friend's grandfather, grown fish from supermarket caviar, and served insects to food critics, but now his particular brand of silliness...
Mochi the mountain tapir—one of only three of the critically endangered creatures in the entire United States—celebrated his 26th birthday last month! Mochi lives at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, CO, which is one of only two zoos in the United States...
If you've been around for a minute, you may remember Twitch Plays Pokemon, a social experiment turned genuine phenomenon that tasked thousands of people with collectively beating a single game of Pokemon Red. The project spawned dozens of successors and even got a nod from...
A Toronto LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) has denied that it recently displayed Wayne Gretzky Estate-brand wine bottles with altered labels. Photos of the supposed labels—which disparage the Canadian former NHL star because of Gretzky's embracing of Trump—appeared ...
It seems that the already convincing 'we are not happy with JD' at Kennedy Center was merely loud but not deafening because Trump's reorganization may be killing attendance. The most interesting thing about people booing JD and Usha Vance at the Kennedy Center is how empty...
Before the End is a new documentary by director Jeff Finn exploring the persistent conspiracy theory that The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison faked his own death at age 27 on July 3, 1971. The generally accepted and rather tragic tale is that Morrison drank himself death and...
Another day, another plunge in the stock market after Donald Trump threatened more tariffs this morning. Amidst a week of tumbling stocks, Trump thought it was a good idea to bully the European Union with tariff threats today, posting on Truth Social that he would 'shortly...
I came across a story about a gentleman who visited one of California's several micronations. Micronations are self-proclaimed sovereign states that lack official recognition by any major government, and California's are a vibrant bunch. Each of these five micronations...
Thursday March 13, 2025. 10:47 PM
The European Space Agency's probe Hera snapped this image of the tiny and mysterious Martian moon of Deimos. The probe zipped by at 20,000 mph when it used a suite of instruments to capture the image from 620 miles away. Hera is just eight miles wide. — Read the rest The...
TL;DR: Keep your eyes on the road with this HyperGear Universal Cup Holder Flex Mount, now just $14.99 (reg. $24). Spending a lot of time in the car? Whether you've got a long commute or are starting a side hustle as an Uber driver, it's important to make sure you've got...
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