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vendredi 28 février 2025, 16:42
This pineapple experiment shows the heat-resistance of pineapple skin. This super heated, iron ball was heated to 1800 degrees and then placed on top of the pineapple skin without making a mere dent in it. The rind of the pineapple helps retain moisture within the fruit, and ...
Fyre Fest 2 tickets are on sale, but that doesn't mean you should buy them. The Guardian reports that there's little evidence the sequel to the worst-planned festival since DashCon is even real. And local government at the purported venue warning that 'for us, this is an...
Given that Cybertrucks fall to pieces in the face of a particularly menacing spray paint can, the rationale behind wanting to take one camping is just as strange as the rationale behind buying one in the first place. Given that absolutely abysmal bed space, though, you're...
Command & Conquer: Red Alert and its spinoffs represented the peak of the 1990s real-time strategy genre. EA has released the source code to many of the games in the series, now available at Github with an open-source license. The current state of the source code does not...
I've heard of Markov Chains, but I didn't understand them until I visited this site that explains them with simple interactive animations. Look at the illustration above. The gray circle can move in the direction of the blue and orange arrows. — Read the rest The post What...
This week, there will be a great planetary alignment, also known colloquially as a planetary parade, where all the planets in our solar system will be visible simultaneously in the night sky. Weather permitting, just after sunset, all seven planets will be visible in a line...
A federal judge put the kibosh on Elon Musk's DOGE-led mass firings of federal workers, calling the billionaire's tactics 'illegal.' San Francisco's U.S. District Judge William Alsup said on Thursday that the Office of Personnel Management can hire and fire employees within ...
I never tire of watching videos of adorable puppies getting bussed to doggy daycare. We've previously shared the bus riding adventures of the precious pups from Skagway, Alaska-based Mo Mountain Mutts—including their sweet tribute to regular rider Bernie. I'm thrilled to...
Loosen your belt by a few notches, or, even better, don your comfiest elastic-waist pants, because the first-of-its-kind combination Applebee's-IHOP restaurant is now open near San Antonio, Texas. Culture Map San Antonio provides some details: The dual-branded restaurant...
Shrek 5 feels overdue, right? Am I alone in this? Well, regardless, we're getting it anyway, after years of having to sustain ourselves on fan remakes and surprisingly great Puss in Boots-focused spinoffs. (Go watch The Last Wish.) Although rumors have swirled for a while,...
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...
jeudi 27 février 2025, 23:59
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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