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  • Rob Beschizza
    4:25 pm Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    Modern displays designed to look good with old computers

    The Checkmate A1500 Plus is a new display designed to complement old computers. Beige, blocky and beautiful, it comes in 19" and 17" models, 5:4 and 4:3 aspect ratios in… Read the rest of the article: Modern displays designed to look good with old computers

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  • Rob Beschizza
    1:41 pm Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    U.S. vetoes UN Security Council vote for Gaza ceasefire

    The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It was the only country among the council's 15 members to vote against… Read the rest of the article: U.S. vetoes UN Security Council vote for Gaza ceasefire

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  • Rob Beschizza
    9:05 am Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    Eric Adams now New York City's least-popular mayor in polling history

    Mayor Eric Adams, beset by problems, lawsuits, investigators and delusions, now commands the approval of only 28% of New Yorkers. It's the lowest approval rating for a New York City… Read the rest of the article: Eric Adams now New York City's least-popular mayor in polling history

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  • Rob Beschizza
    8:33 am Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    Everyone hates self-checkouts, from customers to shareholders. They're disappearing in U.S. stores.

    Self-checkout stations looked like a great way to redundify human clerks and make marginal retail outlets proftable again, but it isn't working out. Dollar General is the latest major chain… Read the rest of the article: Everyone hates self-checkouts, from customers to shareholders. They're disappearing in U.S. stores.

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  • Rob Beschizza
    8:14 am Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    U.K. faces prospect of fourth prime minister in 18 months as Conservative Party turns once again on own leader

    U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government is in crisis Friday after one right-wing cabinet member resigned and another recently-fired one sought to capitalize on the matter at hand—his government's failure… Read the rest of the article: U.K. faces prospect of fourth prime minister in 18 months as Conservative Party turns once again on own leader

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  • Rob Beschizza
    7:17 am Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    Elon Musk demands Disney fire CEO Bob Iger

    Billionaire nutcase Elon Musk ranted Thursday at Bob Iger, the Disney chief executive he blames for the company not buying ads on Musk's website. Musk accused Iger of endorsing child… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk demands Disney fire CEO Bob Iger

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:40 am Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    Gunman who killed 3 faculty at University of Nevada was unemployed professor

    Anthony Polito, 67, was a business professor hoping to end his career on a high note at the University of Nevada or one of Vegas's other respected towers of learning.… Read the rest of the article: Gunman who killed 3 faculty at University of Nevada was unemployed professor

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:27 am Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    Three felony charges for Hunter Biden, the president's tax-evading offspring

    Hunter Biden has two things that distinguish him from former president Trump's own comically corrupt offspring: the love of a father, and felony charges. In addition to the three felonies… Read the rest of the article: Three felony charges for Hunter Biden, the president's tax-evading offspring

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  • Rob Beschizza
    5:28 am Fri, Dec 8, 2023
    Texas Attorney General threatens to prosecute over court-ordered emergency abortion of unviable, life-threatening fetus

    Texas's famously corrupt Attorney General, Ken Paxton, says he will prosecute those involved in a court-ordered abortion about to take place in the state. The fetus has a severe genetic… Read the rest of the article: Texas Attorney General threatens to prosecute over court-ordered emergency abortion of unviable, life-threatening fetus

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  • Rob Beschizza
    4:54 pm Thu, Dec 7, 2023
    Hemingwrite Traveler, the focus-writing e-ink device, gets a translucent "Ghost" case

    I'm fond of the Hemingwrite Traveler's compact clamshell form, similar to classic mini-laptops such as Sony's Picturebook and Vaio P and the NEC Mobilepro. But my God the prices! And… Read the rest of the article: Hemingwrite Traveler, the focus-writing e-ink device, gets a translucent "Ghost" case

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  • Rob Beschizza
    11:43 am Thu, Dec 7, 2023
    Chipsynth C64 emulates the SID sound chip "so good, it can replace hardware"

    Plogue today launched Chipsynth C64, a DAW plugin that emulates the famed SID sound chip found in the Commodore 64. Crunchy, bleepy and completely distinctive, the SID is famously difficult… Read the rest of the article: Chipsynth C64 emulates the SID sound chip "so good, it can replace hardware"

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  • Rob Beschizza
    8:26 am Thu, Dec 7, 2023
    U.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, again

    The circle of life. Stores fail for complex reasons → retailer quietly posts accurate analysis of its own mistakes → retailer loudly posts press release blaming shoplifters and gangs →… Read the rest of the article: U.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, again

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  • Rob Beschizza
    7:33 am Thu, Dec 7, 2023
    A woman took her gun to an MRI appointment. It shot her in the ass.

    You know those weird headlines that appear when cops shoot people, where it reads like the gun shot someone by itself? For once, it's the plain truth. That's not to… Read the rest of the article: A woman took her gun to an MRI appointment. It shot her in the ass.

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:46 am Thu, Dec 7, 2023
    Venezuela says it will annex most of Guyana—and all of that newly-found oil there

    Venezuela, the despotic economic hole kept running by oil, declared plans to annex most of Guyana, the much smaller country next to it. Guyana, with its cricket and tea, enjoys… Read the rest of the article: Venezuela says it will annex most of Guyana—and all of that newly-found oil there

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  • Rob Beschizza
    1:57 pm Wed, Dec 6, 2023
    Long commutes and depression go hand in hand

    Commutes longer than 30 minutes either way are associated with an increased likelihood of depression, according to a study published by Dong-Wook Lee and others published in the Journal of… Read the rest of the article: Long commutes and depression go hand in hand

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  • Rob Beschizza
    12:56 pm Wed, Dec 6, 2023
    Trump says he'll be a dictator when re-elected, but only on Day One

    On Fox News, GOP front-runner and former president Donald Trump said he would not be a dictator if re-elected, except for when he will be: on "day one," for purposes… Read the rest of the article: Trump says he'll be a dictator when re-elected, but only on Day One

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  • Rob Beschizza
    11:05 am Wed, Dec 6, 2023
    Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, facing sex trafficking claims, sues his old company

    Mike Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch and presiding king of botched facelifts, is suing the company for failing to pay his legal fees after he was accused of… Read the rest of the article: Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, facing sex trafficking claims, sues his old company

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  • Rob Beschizza
    7:05 am Wed, Dec 6, 2023
    Trailer for Bitconned, a documentary about one of the many scamcoins minted in the mid-late 2010s

    The first line in the trailer for Netflix's Bitconned is one of the scammers, free as a bird, saying "Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be… Read the rest of the article: Trailer for Bitconned, a documentary about one of the many scamcoins minted in the mid-late 2010s

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:29 am Wed, Dec 6, 2023
    DNA database 23andMe admits 6.9m users hacked

    Nearly 7 million of the people who gave their DNA to 23andMe to learn questionably-accurate things about their ethnic origins are now owned by hackers. Though the actual DNA profiles… Read the rest of the article: DNA database 23andMe admits 6.9m users hacked

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  • Rob Beschizza
    5:35 am Wed, Dec 6, 2023
    New media euphemism for "Israeli soldier" drops

    The IDF admitted to CNN that "Israeli soldiers had been involved in a confrontation with a mentally disabled man near Hebron on Tuesday and said its Military Police were investigating… Read the rest of the article: New media euphemism for "Israeli soldier" drops

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