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jeudi 22 mai 2025, 22:28
Using the power of the US taxpayer for Elon Musk's sake, the US State Department demands that Starlink be given access to markets across Africa if those nations want to receive aid. Seems like Elon is getting his money's worth out of Donald 'Two Dolls, Five Pencils' Trump...
'Happy Birthday To You is a terrible song,' says Uri Bram in Atoms vs Bits. 'It's a terrible song in general and a terrible birthday song especially. It sounds like a dirge.' And that's not all, says Uri. It's hard to fit the birthday person's name into the song. — Read the...
Rosemary Mosco is a brilliant writer, cartoonist, and fellow pigeon appreciator. Her artwork is cute, funny, and informative — a triple threat. She has just updated a previous cartoon, which depicts a helpful flow chart to use if you come upon a baby bird that's not in its ...
There are some days when I sit in front of my keyboard for hours. I can't type a damn thing. On others, I get a story out of my skull, but I can't figure out what's missing. A lot of it is due to writing being writing: the words just don't always want to flow. — Read the...
It's well known that African grey parrots are super smart—research has revealed that they don't just mimic human voices but, in fact, can associate sounds with meanings. They also have the ability to count; distinguish shapes, colors, and materials; and use deductive...
I'm a passionate proponent of Right to Repair legislation. When you own a thing, you should be able to do whatever the hell you want with it–including fix or upgrade it yourself. But lately, I've been wondering: is there a point at which it's time to give up on the dead...
Every morning, writer A.J. Jacobs grabs a fresh index card and writes a list of emotions. The first five are gratitude, delight, fascination, compassion, and awe. His list includes 23 emotions in all, and he draws a check box next to each one. — Read the rest The post Moodwa...
A former aide believes Congressperson Nancy Mace is abusing the Speech and Debate clause of the Constitution to extort two properties from her ex-boyfriend. The congresswoman's former political adviser Wesley Donehue testified in a deposition that Mace planned to use the...
GOP Congressperson Randy Fine (R-FL) demonstrates he does not understand nuclear weapons, geography, or have anything resembling a soul. This Republican is taking the demonstrably stupid route. Calling for the eradication of the Palestinian people is disgusting. The...
Crop Swap LA and Degnan Microfarm founder Jamiah Hargins is enjoying his mission of helping feed and educate Angelenos. I enjoy these videos. Lawns in Los Angeles waste water and space, and the climate is perfect for growing everything. I live there and do most of my...
Oklahoma, challenging America's constitutional restrictions on government support for religion, wanted to funnel taxpayer money to religious charter schools in the state. Today the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a lower court's block on the plans, ruling 4-4 to let that...
Talk about shooting oneself in the foot, Florida does it again. Florida's 'The Villages,' a MAGA retirement community, is experiencing long construction lead times because residents reported workers to ICE. No one thought about the impacts of their racism. This thread is ...
An increasingly authoritarian United States might see the return of violent revolutionaries like the 1970s Weather Underground, warns Jukka Savolainen, a professor of sociology at Wayne State University. This was a group of young, well-educated, upper-middle-class Americans...
The BBC reports on the sudden and bizarre closure of The Abbey, a tiny historical pub in Derby, England, whose operators were dismissed with immediate effect because someone took a photo in the building. CLOSED!! Due to someone posting pictures of the Abbey on social...
The Fujifilm X Half is a compact camera with a 32mm-equivalent fixed F2.8 lens and a portrait-oriented 'half-frame' 18MP sensor. It only outputs JPEGs, but has all of Fujifilm's fabulous film simulations and various nods to the classic film-shooting experience (such as a...
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mercredi 21 mai 2025, 23:00
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The Wii has been a bit of a favorite for miniaturization enthusiasts – its circuit board has been cut down to just about every size and shape imaginable, from an Altoids tin to a cute tiny version of itself. Although other consoles have received this treatment – take, for...
A Federal Judge tore into Trump's Interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, for abusing her office as a weapon against the administration's political enemies. Dismissing the charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for 'trespassing' at a detention facility for...
Wesley Lowery, one of America's most prominent journalists, faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct spanning from 2018 to 2024, with four women describing a pattern of plying them with alcohol before sexually assaulting them. The Columbia Journalism Review reports...
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