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mardi 3 décembre 2024, 19:23
Virtual reality has mastered visual and auditory experiences, and even made progress in touch and smell, but taste has remained an elusive frontier — until now. Researchers have created a miniature 'lollipop' device that could revolutionize how we experience taste in...
Upsetting haters across the fandom, there was nothing to dislike about Disney's latest, really fun entry into the Star Wars universe: 'Skeleton Crew.' LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! This is fantastic! Skeleton Crew is set during the same...
AI-powered RealPage pools data to enable landlords to raise rental prices. While the company seems to push those increases aggressively, some cities are legislating solutions. Corporate property managers are pooling data into an AI platform run by RealPage that helps them...
China dominates the rare earth and critical mineral market. These elements are essential for electronic components, solar cells, and batteries, medical equipment and many other essential applications. And today, China banned exports of gallium, germanium, and antimony to the ...
Two U.S. mountain guides and a Canadian climber vanished while climbing New Zealand's highest mountain over the weekend. But a rescue team, which began a search on Aoraki (also known as Mount Cook) after the men missed their flight home yesterday, did find some of their...
A 70-centimeter (27-inch) asteroid lit up the sky over Yakutia, Russia a few minutes ago as it burned up in the atmosphere. Here's a video. Alan Fitzsimmons, a professor who specializes in asteroid and cometary science at Queen's University in Belfast, spoke to New...
South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law last night and there are reports of troops trying to force their way into parliament there. Yoon is at odds with opposition lawmakers who now hold a majority and are attempting to impeach elements of his government....
TL;DR: Buy this iPad 9th Gen for $259.97 with free shipping, and get Beats wireless headphones and a full set of accessories free — only while supplies last! Disappointed by the Cyber Week deals you've been seeing? We get it. 10% off? — Read the rest The post Cyber Week...
Thirteen years of service, one pancake meal: an IHOP server was fired for providing food to a hungry person who asked for it, reports Local 12 News WFLA in Lakeland, Florida. Victoria Hughes paid for the meal, but was fired for encouraging undesirables to 'loiter' in the...
Men believe women want them to be sculptures of bone and pure muscle. Women believe men want them to be thin and hyperfeminine. They significantly overestimate the appeal of such factors, according to a study published at Plos One. It's the latest survey to conclude that...
After destructive hurricanes hit Florida and the southeast this summer, conspiracy theories spread claiming that Democrats were controlling the storms to prevent people there voting for Donald Trump. Though no-one can in fact cause or direct the course of hurricanes,...
Ken Maguire writes about an odd trend in popular culture: the tendency for statues of celebrities to resemble them very badly. See, for example, those of soccer star Harry Kane and basketballer Dwyane Wade, neither looking much like their human inspirations. — Read the rest ...
Brendan Nystedt writes that the popularity of pocket-size vintage digicams among young photographers is not just a fad, but an artistic statement. One of the biggest points of contention among enthusiasts is the definition of 'digicam.' For some, any old digital camera...
A Delaware judge has again denied Elon Musk's bid to award himself a pay package at Tesla worth $56bn, upholding her own earlier ruling that the process leading to it was 'deeply flawed' due to his power over the company's board. — Read the rest The post Elon Musk loses bid...
This map is one of the coolest things I've seen lately, and would make the perfect gift for the book lover in your life—especially a Cormac McCarthy reader. I started reading Blood Meridian recently—at the suggestion of my son, who's a big fan—and I'm finding...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! If I drove past this amazing 3d billboard in Shinjuku, seen here displaying a Sanrio ad, I'd be in danger of getting in a fender bender. The effect is mesmerizing even in two-dimensional video. — Read...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! As someone on the shorter side, I empathize with these two adorable raccoons frantically jumping on their hind legs, trying to reach the handle of a door. Just yesterday, I was doing the same exact thing ...
Watch a feisty, tiny white horse knock someone over. I couldn't even be mad if I was knocked over by such a cute and funny little creature. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! The horse, running down a track, veers off to the side right as ...
TL;DR: Cyber Week has arrived! Get Microsoft's latest OS, Windows 11 Pro, for only $19.97 (reg. $199) through December 8. Is your PC on the #strugglebus? While your device served you well for a while, it's probably in need of a refresh. — Read the rest The post Cyber Week...
Last week, Michigan state representative Josh Schriver went on a family vacation, saying he would turn off his devices for seven days to 'pray, read, write and spend quality time with family.' The Michigan MAGA man then returned from his spiritual journey to share his...
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