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Friday February 28, 2025. 01:32 PM
From the excellent Boomerang newsletter (subscribe at their wehsite), here's a recommendations for the Sly & The Family Stone documentary streaming on Hulu: Your next TV-night absolutely needs to include the just-dropped documentary SLY LIVES! (AKA The Burden of Black...
Canadian surgeons are giving new meaning to the term 'eye teeth' by transplanting patients' own teeth into their eyes to restore vision. The surgery, known as osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP), involves removing a patient's canine tooth, installing a plastic optical lens...
Dear Skype, please sit down. We found something in a routine scan of your source code, and we have to tell you, it doesn't look good. Take a look for yourself: 'Starting in May, Skype will no longer be available. — Read the rest The post Microsoft finally putting Skype out...
An 'unknown disease' continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 60 people and infecting 1,000 others since it first broke out in January, reports CBS News. Even more concerning, the majority of deaths have taken only 48 hours from when symptoms ...
Boris Spassky, the World Chess Champion who faced Bobby Fischer in the legendary 'Match of the Century,' died Thursday at age 88. Spassky was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), where he became a grandmaster at 18. He claimed the world championship in 1969 and held it...
TL;DR: Invest in your kiddo's education with a refurbished Lenovo 10e 10.1' Chromebook for $49.99. The days of high prices on tablets are over: get this refurbished Lenovo Chromebook for just $49.99. The Lenovo 10e 10.1' Chromebook (2021) is the perfect starter tablet for...
Elon Musk is making the most of his vague but powerful role in Trump's administration, but conservatives are upset that his cronies and hatchetmen—the 'Department of Government Efficiency'—are being publicly named. Such is the price of being a public official responsible ...
TL;DR: Plug this mini charger directly into your device for convenient on-the-go charging, now priced at just $64.99 for a three-pack. Cordless charging while you're still on the move? Get it with the Snap-N-Charge 3000mAh 10W Universal Magnetic Power Bank that plugs...
I didn't think there could be a job title better than 'Evil Hypnotist,' but the 'Manipulative Gardener' of Suffolk, England, has taken the title—with a title given to him by a magistrate in Ipswich punishing him for swindling some $45,000 out of his clients. — Read the...
Thursday February 27, 2025. 11:59 PM
On Washington's Pacific Coast, a man posing as a ship captain boarded a huge commercial boat, woke up the crew, and ordered them to head out into Grays Harbor. The crew just assumed the imposter was a new skipper assigned to the Jamie Marie, an 80-foot, $8 million fishing...
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Researchers in Pompeii were studying the skeleton of a young man who died following the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Inside his skull, the found strange glass fragments. A close look revealed what appeared to be solidified nerve cells. Turns out, the shiny shards are...
A severed hand turned up outside Our Lady Immaculate School in Darndale, Dublin, Ireland last Friday. Obviously concerned, police combed CCTV footage but found no evidence of any violent act. But they did spot a bird flying overhead with the hand in its beak, and then...
Failing to ask the scripted movie question: 'You guys aren't cops are you?' has landed some braggy hunters in hot water. SF Gate shares excellent story about some dumb, misguided hunters. Seated on a plane near some plainclothes Fish and Wildlife officers who were flying...
Everyone loves a good brownie. YouTube chef Brian Lagerstrom has a recipe to make the best. I have been on a quest for a good fudgy brownie for a long time. When I saw that Brian Lagerstrom had a video out promising his best recipe, after making what he says is hundreds of...
Anyone who has social anxiety when dropped into a group of one or more people will relate to this adorably awkward corgi, who didn't know what to say or do when she was forced to join a puppy party. While the other frisky pups cavorted around, barking and wagging their...
Monterey Bay, California played host to a superpod of dolphins. Monterey Bay, California, has an amazingly diverse marine ecology. Sitting atop Monterey Canyon, one of the deepest canyons on the West Coast, a cold upwelling of nutrient-rich water feeds all sorts of...
Windows's nag screen is match for Microsoft's own AI, Copilot, which is more than happy to explain how to activate Windows. 'Yes, there is a script you can use to activate Windows,' wrote Copilot in its chirpy, helpful tone. 'One popular option is the Microsoft Activation...
A tweet was sent on Elon Musk's personal social network pleading for retired air traffic controllers to return. Even if they wanted to, which retired ATCs probably do not, the mandatory retirement age is 56 for a good reason. A post earlier from today reaffirms that Pedo...
TL;DR: Get a 1-year Pro License to Hedy AI, your clever real-time meeting assistant, now only $29.99 (reg. $69). Many meetings suck. They can be endless and confusing and occasionally. But what if you had a snarky-but-smart AI sidekick whispering exactly what to say, when to...
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