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lundi 1 décembre 2025, 17:39
boing Court rules Alina Habba can't cosplay as a U.S. attorney anymore
Turns out Donald Trump can't just slap a badge on his favorite TV lawyer and call her a U.S. attorney. A federal appeals court has ruled that ethically challenged Alina Habba, best known for losing lawsuits on Trump's behalf with unwavering confidence, was unlawfully...
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first Kermit the Frog joins the "tactical frivolity" protest movement
I love how protesters across the country have dressed up like unicorns, hot dogs, giraffes, and other animals to join marches and protests against ICE and National Guard deployment. The most famous is the Portland Frog Brigade, which inspired activists in cities across the...
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appeared From 1979-1995, Omni featured the best science fiction minds predicting our future
I love Omni magazine. For those too young to remember, it was a lavish, shiny publication dedicated to science, science fiction, futurism, and the people who dabble in such things. It launched in 1979, but I didn't discover it until the mid-1980s. — Read the rest The post...
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quot Brain drain: Many U.S. researchers making plans to leave the country
A poll released by the journal Nature in April revealed that 75% of U.S. scientific researchers are considering leaving the country. The Trump administration's cataclysmic slashes to federal science funding have had a devastating effect on research institutions, and top...
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post Disney's new generation of robots have taught themselves how to walk flawlessly… and fall flawlessly
Released almost simultaneously with Defunctland's epic four-hour video documentary on Disney animatronics, Disney itself released a video about its incredible strides in autonomous character robots. It's part of a series called 'We Call It Imagineering' Disney can now...
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rest Hackers have a new attack vector: podcasts
Listening to podcasts is a great way to burn through your commute or help you get through an early morning hour at the gym. It's an absolute pleasure to find a program that dovetails nicely with your passions. There's something for everyone! — Read the rest The post Hackers...
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read "Stranger Than Kindness" is the incredible new Nick Cave virtual exhibition
If you're a fan of Nick Cave, you really must go spend some time exploring the Nick Cave exhibition, 'Stranger Than Kindness,' which opened last week online. It's a virtual version of the original 2020 exhibition at the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen, which included 300...
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it's Tiny vinyl records are adorable, but check your turntable first
Tiny Vinyl is a resurrection of a classic medium in pocket-sized form. The appeal is immediate and obvious: it's vinyl! It's tiny! Adorable! But it doesn't take an expert in areal density to land on one problem: capacity. It's not as if the reader devices are under heavy...
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pc "Rage bait" is the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year
Every dictionary has its word of the year now, but the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) reigns supreme among categorisations of the vocabulary of our post-Norman tongue. And so its choice carries a certain weight. And, this year, that weight falls upon us like online fury:...
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geek Bright results in a dark year for science
2025 wasn't easy for the sciences. With U.S. President Donald Trump back in office, surrounded by conspiracy theorists, cranks and crooks, research funding is evaporating, anti-science rhetoric is dominating public discourse, and expertise is leaving. Departments stretched...
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internet Maclock is a clock that looks like an original Macintosh
The Maclock is a clock that looks like a Mac—an old Mac. The monochrome LCD display has three modes (the time, the date, and Susan Kare's famous 'Happy Apple' pixel art face. It's only 11cm (4.3 inches) tall and doesn't do anything else, but it's only $29.99 and has a...
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tech Lightning detected on Mars for first time
In shots from Nasa's Perseverence rover on Mars, the skies are usually clear or fogged by dust storms. As it explores the Jazero Crater, the probe's SuperCam has now recorded evidence of a phenomenon familiar on planet Earth: lightning. — Read the rest The post Lightning...
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dimanche 30 novembre 2025, 23:30
technologie Speaker that fits in Ikea Kallax shelves
Looking for speakers that fit perfectly in Ikea's Kallax cube shelving¹, I was surprised to find only a single good fit on offer: the Tangent Spectrum Square. It's exactly what I'm looking for, though there's two problems: they're €249 each, and they're not available in...
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news Man who exposed genitals on interstate highway "needed excitement" in his "blah life"
An Iowa man accused of flashing drivers on the interstate highway told authorities he 'needed some excitement in his life,' report local media. Danan Ary, 30, was charged with indecent exposure. Drivers saw Ary in his vehicle, exposing his genitals to oncoming drivers,...
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news pc France's far-right leader floured and egged
Let them bake cake: on Tuesday, a 17-year-old boy dumped flour on Jordan Bardella, the leader of France's far-right National Rally. On Saturday, a 74-year-old man dropped an egg on his head. The boy must attend a citizenship course, according to CTV News, and the senior was...
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news geeks Human washing machine unveiled in Japan
After a hard day downt pit, gaming, I like nowt better than to slip into the massive Mirai Human Washing Machine. Only paid ¥60 million for it and knew I had to have it the moment I visited the Experience Corner at Yamada's flagship store in Ikebukuro. — Read the rest The p...
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boing Benjamin Netanyahu requests pardon in corruption trial
Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition government has seen Israel subjected to a horrific terrorist attack, retaliatory genocide in Gaza, recognition by key Western powers of a Palestinian state, and the total collapse of its international standing. A rarely-mentioned...
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first Balcony solar poised to take off in U.S.
Inexpensive 'balcony' solar power panels, which plug into a standard wall socket and provide up to a kilowatt of power, have become popular in Europe and elsewhere—but not in the U.S., where business-friendly regulations prohibit attaching such devices to the power grid. —...
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appeared Poco's flagship smartphone comes in denim
Double denim? Rookie numbers. On a good day, I can muster septuple denim: jeans, jacket, cap, boots, scarf, gloves and bag. But soon I shall have the unimaginable power of octuple denim at my disposal, thanks to Xiaomi's Poco F8 Ultra Denim smartphone. — Read the rest The po...
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quot Black Friday sales down 2%, but cost 10% more
A fine example of whiplash in the news this morning: first, a negative-toned segment lamenting the increased prices of everything due to high tariffs. Then, a positive-toned segment exalting Black Friday spending being up 10 percent. The two segments exist in different...
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