A hero in Victoria, British Columbia, knew that what Grandpa Pudding Brains loves most is his name on things. Toilets around the municipality have been emblazoned with "Donald J. Trump Memorial," most notably one along the Gorge Waterway near the Selkirk Trestle. — Read the rest … | Continue reading
I can't believe Nintendo finally hired this man. For the uninitiated, "Nintendo, hire this man!" was a serious rallying cry that eventually became an ironic meme. Every time someone who'd just discovered Unreal Engine uploaded a "This is what Ocarina of Time would look like in 20 … | Continue reading
There's a pretend country called Bookland. If you're an avid reader, there's a good chance that you have a book on your shelf that has been labeled as being from this pretend land. Bookland was created to serve as a unique prefix within the European Article Number barcode system. … | Continue reading
These photos by David Hurn, shared here by Anonymous Works on Instagram, show a room full of Dolly Parton look-alikes in a 1979 competition in Phoenix, Arizona. Some of the women are wearing fancy dresses while others appear in more casual apparel. — Read the rest The post This … | Continue reading
This Instagram post from dieselsugar shows photos of people's cars with stuffed animals attached to them. The stuffed animals all look weathered and worn down in a way that shows they've survived many drives. I wonder what all of the stuffed animals have seen, where they've been, … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro while it's on sale for $9.97 (reg. $199). Windows 10 is over a decade old, and it shows. Between the outdated interface and rusty security features, it's a small wonder more people are finally upgrading to Windows 11. — Read the rest The post Normally $ … | Continue reading
Conspiracy theorist RFK Jr suggested that two deaths attributed to measles were "fabricated." A coroner made it abundantly clear that measles was indeed responsible for at least one. Regardless of actual medical professionals decrying Kennedy's message, the toilet seat cocaine en … | Continue reading
In today's edition of Dan Lewis's excellent Now I Know newsletter, there's a photo of a red plastic whistle that used to come in boxes of Cap'n Crunch cereal in the 1960s. Besides being a cool-looking whistle, it had a unique property that made it popular among phone hackers. — R … | Continue reading
The rest of us have been clear about her for a very long time. Silicon Valley grifting superstar Elizabeth Holmes has been investigated, prosecuted, convicted, podcasted, documented, and dramatized. Somehow Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim decided there might still be an Eliza … | Continue reading
Texas health officials set a schedule, then realized when the election was. The state's maternal mortality committee documented that its next biennial report would be published by September 1, 2026. They've moved that date, without giving a reason, to December. Publicly availabl … | Continue reading
Free climber Thomas Perry discovered he'd picked the wrong line, and was perched on a 20-inch ledge 260 feet up the side of a mountain with no rope. Suddenly, 911 was no joke. After realizing he was in an impossible position, Perry phoned rescue services. — Read the rest The pos … | Continue reading
The Dummyzine Instagram account posted a 1930s British catalog advertising Mickey Mouse novelty items. The page has masks, headbands, and mouse-shaped headpieces. Mickey's face changes from one mask to the next. Disney had only begun licensing Mickey to outside manufacturers a fe … | Continue reading
The Japanese Instagram account Suzume Okyakusan posted a video on August 8, 2026, of six sparrows eating breakfast at a miniature picnic table set with small ceramic dishes of seeds and miniature cakes, along with a tiny teapot and cups. Each bird gets its own place setting. — Re … | Continue reading
TL;DR: This refurbished Lenovo 300e touchscreen Chromebook is on sale for $74.97 (reg. $284.99) through September 10, extended for Labor Day. Most touchscreen laptops start well north of $300, and that's before you add a case or a mouse. Refurbished options rarely close that gap … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to Luminar Neo, a beginner-friendly AI photo editor, plus a landscape photography course and eight creative add-ons for just $69.97 (reg. $332) with this bundle. With Luminar Neo, you don't need to learn Photoshop inside and out to create stunning image … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Learn transferable AI skills you can apply across tools and professional settings with this 12-course ChatGPT & Automation E-Degree for $14.97 (reg. $790). AI literacy is becoming less about knowing that tools like ChatGPT exist and more about understanding how to use them … | Continue reading
At the Created in LA conference, to be held in Los Angeles starting September 17, Disney is launching its first creator event, gathering some of the biggest social media creators in a celebration of self-made videos and stories. Among the content creators speaking will be Adrian … | Continue reading
Jan Vormann is a German artist who uses LEGO bricks in his artwork. He patches up broken sides of buildings and walls with legos in a beautiful way that turns the structures into art. This is one of my favorite uses of Legos that I've come across. — Read the rest The post German … | Continue reading
Years of sunlight can do more than fade a sign. Ultraviolet radiation breaks down pigments and the materials that hold paint together, causing colors to fade, crack, and peel away. When that happens unevenly, parts of the lettering can survive while the surrounding color disappea … | Continue reading
Japan has a museum dedicated to rocks that look like people, animals, and other things our brains have decided to see in random geology. The Chichibu Chinsekikan, or Hall of Curious Rocks, houses more than 1,700 of them, including stones resembling Elvis, ducks, sheep, and assort … | Continue reading
In recent months, we've seen the Trump administration grasp at every straw it can to appeal to youth who, by and large, think its figurehead is a spray-tanned monster concerned only with his own self-enrichment by any means necessary. Paying off TikTokers is one thing, but as an … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Koofr is a privacy-first cloud storage platform, and you can get a 1TB plan at one of its best-ever prices with code KOOFR: $129.97 (MSRP $810). Most cloud storage plans want your money every single month. Google One's 2TB plan runs $9.99/month, and that meter never stops. … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Coding is a whole lot easier with the right tools, and now Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 can help you tackle all your projects for just $49.99 (MSRP $499.99). AI is changing virtually every part of your workflow, so instead of resisting, it might be time to inc … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 gives you Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, and Publisher on one Windows PC for $29.97 (reg. $219.99). If you've somehow survived this long without needing AI inside your spreadsheets (in that case, congratulations), Micr … | Continue reading
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In the late 1980s, gamers were spoiled for choice when two completely different versions of the Aliens computer game came out, one a series of movie-faithful minigames and the other a loosely-adapted dungeon crawl. And as dissimilar as they were, neither of these games were anyth … | Continue reading
If NUKEMAP is the web's classic demonstration of what a nuclear blast would do to your hometown or that of your enemy (don't forget to set the yield!) then Nuke Simulation is the modern novelty, depicting the explosion in handsome animated 3D over the community to be obliterated. … | Continue reading
TL;DR: This Grade A refurbished 2018 MacBook Air is just $319.99 (MSRP $2,299) with 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, a Retina display, an Intel Core i5, and support for macOS Sonoma. You can spend a lot of money on a MacBook. — Read the rest The post Replace your everyday laptop with a … | Continue reading
Police in England have thirsty work ahead of them after thieves took off with two trailers loaded with Guinness Stout from an industrial park in Runcorn, near Liverpool. "It is famously said that 'Guinness is good for you,' but that is only the case when it has been bought and p … | Continue reading
I've painted rocks for years, off and on. It's less intimidating to paint on a rock than on a canvas, and it is easier to display rocks than canvases. You can just set the rock on a desk, table, or any horizontal surface — no mounting hardware or holes in the wall required. — Rea … | Continue reading
In the emergency room at Salisbury District Hospital in England, no drip stands were available for incoming patients during a period of "exceptionally high demand." So emergency workers made use of what they could find, including picture hooks and a medical training skeleton. — R … | Continue reading
For all of Elon Musk's outrage that there are actors in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey who do not possess the racial characteristics of the ancient Greeks (he's not referring to Matt Damon's straight, light hair and non-Mediterranean Anglo/Germanic face), that is the least impor … | Continue reading
Southern California bird watcher Alexander DeBarros captured a photo of a coyote holding a roadrunner bird in its mouth. He was conducting a bird survey at the Chatsworth Nature Preserve on August 29 when he spotted the iconic sight. In an incredible coincidence that is a movie … | Continue reading
Few governments seem more enthusiastic about undermining private communications than those in Britain, where a total ban on encryption is often touted by non-technical minds and mass surveillance is openly dreamed by cabinet ministers. Apple withdrew its advanced data protection … | Continue reading
TL;DR: The $24.99 GoCable packs up to 100W charging, Lightning and USB-C connectors, an LED power display, data transfer, magnetic cable management, a bottle opener, a hidden cutter, and a carabiner into one compact EDC gadget. Some charging cables know their place. — Read the re … | Continue reading
The GOP's primary election for Missouri's 161st District State Representative was decided by just 32 votes, with Thomas Ross defeating Louise Secker with Republican voters in Joplin last month. But Ross is now incarcerated after authorities say he tried to have cocaine planted on … | Continue reading
The city of Dallas is using AI-powered cameras mounted on trash collection trucks to assign "blight scores" to homes there. The obvious intent is code enforcement, which implies issuing fines to people living in low-income neighborhoods. Unhappy locals made their thoughts clear a … | Continue reading
Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK, was filmed celebrating secret foreign donations, alongside other senior members of his party. Farage believed he was talking to a wealthy foreign supporter funneling money through a British relative, but it was actually … | Continue reading
"Anger as human poo and maggot-infested food left behind at beauty spot," goes the headline at BBC News. If it had been any other species… [The] National Park said there was "no justification" for fly-tipping after noticing a "change in attitude" among visitors to its beauty spo … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows lets you enjoy seven tools for a one-time low price, just $14.97 (MSRP $229) now through September 3. When you think of Microsoft Office, you probably think of Word and Excel, but these days there's a whole lot more to th … | Continue reading
Trust AI to help fix your PC or make a funny image to tease your friends; don't use it to plan your ascent of a 14,000-foot volcano that regularly kills people. Three college students used Google Gemini to plan their ascent of Mount Shasta. — Read the rest The post Hikers let … | Continue reading
Couch enthusiast JD Vance offered two helpful reminders today that beneath the eyeliner, beard, expensive suits, and enormous ambition lies a real jerk. Yelling at his kid to shut up so Vance can kiss Trump's butt, straight up telling the press he'll lie to get attention, even wh … | Continue reading
Destined to become as Netflix-famous as the "Poop Cruise," Raygun's documentary is proving to be even worse at rehabilitation than the notorious Olympian is at dancing. Mr., however, is still legit. This clip of Raygun's husband fawning over her performance is like a sinkhole fo … | Continue reading
The Constitution keeps getting in the Trump administration's way, so an unholy triumvirate of DHS, DOJ, and whatever RFK Jr is thinks it's found a route around it: keep pregnant foreigners out of the country in the first place, and their kids won't be born citizens. — Read the re … | Continue reading
Eric Antonow is an artist best known for the Methaphone, a slab of clear acrylic shaped like a smartphone. The idea of the Methaphone is that it gives you something to hold instead of your phone. You can use it while you are waiting in line or in other situations, like sitting in … | Continue reading
"If you have a mental picture of guys living in computers, it'll likely prepare you for the future better than otherwise," the pseudonymous AI researcher roon wrote on X, describing that mental model as the right way to read the recent Hugging Face breach: AI models that broke ou … | Continue reading
The inaugural Fat Marmot Week has concluded. After over 23,000 votes, the winner is Dawn. Facing funding cuts, scientists at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory's Marmot Project launched an OnlyFans to raise money to keep the project going. Fat Marmot Week piggybacked on the suc … | Continue reading
Plant Smart is a database of plants that are harmful to pets, so you're not stuck asking Google or Claude if you just killed Rover by letting him eat a daffodil. Narcissus spp. is toxic to cats, dogs, horses, small mammals and reptiles. — Read the rest The post Plant Smart: … | Continue reading