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Friday April 12, 2024. 04:34 PM
For $700 and a $24 monthly subscription, a tiny wearable computer—the Humane AI Pin—will free you from your phone. Just tap it, talk to it, and it'll do what you ask, be it make a call, send a text, or answer questions. — Read the rest The post "Scathing" reviews of AI...
Twitter recently imposed blue checkmarks, previously assigned only to people paying to use the site, on all users meeting a certain threshold of paid followers. And soon users assigned blue checkmarks will no longer be able to hide them.
Mexico's colonial-era National Palace is home to a large number of feral cats and an official declaration now provides for their feeding and care. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador assigned them the status of state assets, the first animals to receive a...
Four people were arrested in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California when police busted a retail theft ring and seized $300,000 worth of Lego stolen from area stores. The suspects were involved in stealing the Legos from stores like Target, Home Depot and Lowe's and...
Civil asset forfeiture allows police to take cash, vehicles and even houses from people without charging them. They get to keep the proceeds, and it's difficult to challenge in court. Studies show that more property is taken this way than is stolen by burglars, and now...
Beavers are a keystone species and are also pretty cute. However, they have not always been appreciated as they should be. In 1948, after residents complained about beaver-related damage, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game decided to take action. Thankfully, they decided...
For the last few months, I've been working on a fun new project—a kid-friendly music-themed fantasy adventure podcast called Musicland Stories. The first 12-episode season was written by Bob Proehl, author of the Nobody People superhero book series, with two episodes by...
Pelicans are large water birds found on every continent except Antarctica. Some species can reach up to 11.5 feet in length. Their large bills and gular pouches set them apart from most other birds. They are considered opportunistic feeders, meaning they eat almost anything...
Watch ants drink from a drop of red nectar in a captivating video on the 'Crazy Ants' YouTube channel. Nature and art overlap as the timelapse shows the nectar bubble decreasing in size until it's all been ingested. It's pretty cool to see the color of the nectar show...
Donald Trump gave another confused speech that bordered on gibberish last night at Mar-a-Lago. This time, he bizarrely spouted nonsense that had something to do with New York Attorney General Letitia James — but he couldn't speak coherently, let alone get her last name...
TL;DR: if you've got someone in your life who is thinking of getting into STEM or has already sink their teeth into it, this Petoi Bittle: Palm-Sized Robot Dog is a fun way to continue their learning. It's here on sale for $263.20 with code ENJOY20. — Read the rest The post...
Thursday April 11, 2024. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Take your presentations to a whole new level with a little help from Microsoft Visio Professional 2021 for Windows, now just $23.99 when you use code ENJOY20 at checkout through April 16. Have you ever wanted to fall asleep looking through data? — Read the rest The...
Consumer Reports says Lunchables lunch kits contain dangerous levels of sodium, heavy metals, and endocrine disruptors. It has asked the federal government to remove the product from its free and reduced-cost school lunch programs. 'The Lunchables and similar lunch kits we...
SNL's Norm MacDonald did a fantastic job of covering the spectacle of the OJ Simpson trial. As the anchor of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, Norm MacDonald relentlessly attacked OJ Simpson. Eventually, Don Ohlmeyer, a good friend of Simpson, fired MacDonald, reputedly...
A woman who left over $1,000 in tips at a Florida taco restaurant because she thought she was going to be swept up in the biblical rapture on the day of the eclipse, now wants a Rapture refund, claiming the restaurant defrauded her. — Read the rest The post Rapture believer...
JK Rowling continues her campaign against transgender people, forcing us to wonder why she is still relevant. Rowling repeatedly rants on Xitter, the Nazi bar of the internet, owned and operated by a noted anti-trans activist and lousy parent, about the fact that trans...
Three experienced sailors in their 40s were rescued from an uninhabited island in the Pacific after they spelled out 'HELP' with large palm leaves. The sailors, who were related to each other, had traveled on Easter Sunday from Polowat to Pikelot, both atolls in the...
The Amstrad CPC 464, an 8-bit computer popular in Europe, was released 40 years ago today. A user-friendly monitor-included setup with no bells and whistles (Amstrad was a consumer electronics company pouncing on a crashed market) the system benefited from strong first-party ...
'…any Jewish person that votes for a Democrat or votes for Biden should have their head examined.' — Real estate fraud Donald J. Trump When presented with the opportunity to condemn American Nazis chanting about the great replacement theory and attempting to wave their tiki t...
Retailers like to blame shoplifting for their business woes (even if they must eventually admit they lied) and media, desperate for stories of America drowning in crime, are generally eager to play along. But I liked how CNN dealt with the announcement that 1000 Family...
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