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vendredi 27 décembre 2024, 15:31
If you died in an airplane in 2024, chances are you were hit by a missile. Wednesday's crash of an Azerbaijani jet, taken out by an air defense system in Russia, gave that cause the largest slice of the pie in the chart. — Read the rest The post Missiles now biggest killer...
Federal agencies must now share their own source code with one another. A bipartisan bill (H.R. 9556) requiring them to do came into affect this week. This bill requires federal agencies to ensure that custom-developed code (i.e., source code that is produced under an...
It's been several years since we highlighted the work of Kevin Parry, who has over fifteen years of experience in the film and animation industry and who describes himself as a 'stop-motion animator and video wizard.' In the meantime, he's continued making awesome videos...
When I unwrapped the Tiny Arcade Atari 2600 on Christmas morning, er, afternoon, I could not believe how cute it was. Then I played it, and it blew my mind. The Tiny Arcade Atari 2600 is billed as the world's smallest playable Atari 2600, and boy, is it tiny. — Read the rest...
jeudi 26 décembre 2024, 23:00
TL;DR: Babbel can help you learn the local language of your destination with its 14 language offerings, now $129.97 (reg. $599) until December 31! As much as we'd like to deny it, Americans have earned worldwide recognition for being bad travelers and (generally)...
An indoor kitty with a strong case of FOMO had big dreams of becoming an outdoor cat — until he actually stepped out the front door. 'He wanted out so badly—until the snow said hello,' says the caption of his TikTok video, which shows the tuxedo cat bolting across his...
The Sony Trinitron KX-45ED1, aka the PVM-4300, is considered to be the world's largest consumer tube TV set. With a 43' screen, the hulking CRT weighed 440 pounds. Released in 1988 in Japan and the US a couple years later, the built-to-orderproduct reportedly cost $40,000. —...
In 1979, a wild rabbit swam aggressively toward President Jimmy Carter's fishing boat in 1979. It quickly became known as the 'killer rabbit attack,' and was used against him by Ronald Reagan's campaign in the 1980 election. The incident occurred on April 20 while Carter was ...
Although U.S. prisons sprouted up before the United States were even formed, it wasn't until 1851 that prisoners were given official inmate numbers. And the first gentleman to receive such a number — 00001 — was a 22-year-old cabinet-maker from Sacramento, California. —...
There is 'endless hyperbole about how incredibly complex and powerful the human brain is,' says California Institute of Technology neuroscientist Markus Meister. 'If you actually try to put numbers to it, we are incredibly slow.' LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? —...
The Shelby County, Alabama Sheriff's Office reports that 'on Sunday, December 22nd, deputies responded to an armed and dangerous suspect attempting to roost in a local church parking lot. A brave, young deputy gave chase, risking his life to protect the church flock.' — Read...
Are humans the result of a pig and a chimpanzee mating? Maybe, says Eugene M. McCarthy, who holds a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Georgia, and specializes in studying hybridization in animals. Uri Bram, in his delightful Atoms vs Bits essay, says the idea that...
A lucid dream is one in which you're aware of the fact that you're dreaming and can often control what happens. If you can train yourself in the practice, it can help boost creativity, confront fears, practice new skills, and even alleviate recurring nightmares, all while...
TL;DR: Plug 13 things into the 13-in-1 Docking Station, on sale for $44.97 (reg. $70) until January 12 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Sick of all the adapters? Ditch 'em. This Docking Station trades one USB-C port on your computer for 13 ports for everything from monitors to chargers...
Cornell University warned international students that they should arrive in the U.S. before president-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated in January, as he is expected to impose a wide-ranging travel ban as soon as he can. A travel ban is likely to go into effect soon after...
Paul Batchelor's Trio presents a simple fretboard to the viewer: click/tap and it will sing. Move the note and the voice follows; hold the note and vocal harmonies will layer themselves upon the note. There's no control over the chord, I don't think, but it sounds beautiful! ...
Mike Jeffries, longtime CEO of mall retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, was charged with sex trafficking over parties where dozens of young men were allegedly paid for sex with money, drugs and modeling gigs. But now he has dementia and late-onset Alzheimers disease, his lawyers...
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The Defunctland YouTube channel has just released a video documentary on the history of Disney animatronics, and as usual for creator Kevin Perjurer, it is a deeper dive into the subject than you'd ever suspect. It starts in Ancient Egypt, lingers in the 18th and 19th...
TL;DR: Save 27% on this SWFT beach cruiser e-bike that goes up to 20mph, now $799.99 (reg. $1,099). Do the future of gas prices have you creating permanent wrinkles on your forehead? Here's how we're forgetting all about how high (or low) gas prices will go: by ditching our...
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