USB-C promised a single port to rule them all, and succeding in making it impossible to tell Apple's $130 Thunderbolt 4 cable (20 conductors, 100W power delivery) from the $3… Read the rest of the article: USB‑C cables x-rayed
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Rob Beschizza Police in China say they have rescued more than 1,000 cats about to be slaughtered and sold as pork in the city of Zhangjiagang. The entire clowder was packed into… Read the rest of the article: Cat meat crackdown in Zhangjiagang
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Rob Beschizza Shadow chancellor and retired economist Rachel Reeves is expected to become the UK's first woman finance minister after the next general election, and she has a book out today titled… Read the rest of the article: New book from UK politician has at least 20 plagiarized passages
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Rob Beschizza Pressured by Taco Bell to drop its trademark on the term "Taco Tuesday", a New Jersey restauranter did so this week. CBC News wrote that his was the last outstanding… Read the rest of the article: Last 'Taco Tuesday' trademark vacated
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Rob Beschizza A Florida man was arrested in Orlando after he walked into a CVS and handed a cashier a handwritten note threatening to open fire unless "all bottles" of viagra and… Read the rest of the article: "Bag the following": Florida man charged with robbery after demanding viagra, oxy, codeine and other drugs in note
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Rob Beschizza New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman set off a fire alarm during chaotic efforts to fund the government. Presumed by many (though not admitted) to be a stupid joke, he's been… Read the rest of the article: Rep. Bowman to pay fine for setting off fire alarm in congress
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Rob Beschizza Paying a bill with a deluge of small coins is a classic fantasy of malicious compliance. It's also a sign that someone isn't as clever as they think they are,… Read the rest of the article: Company that tried to pay settlement with 3 tons of coins ordered to cut a check instead—and to pay $8k more for the coins nonsense
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Rob Beschizza Donald Trump, called to testify at his civil fraud trial in New York today, was subsequently fined $10,000 for a further breach of a court order limiting what he can… Read the rest of the article: Trump fined another $10k for breaching gag order as judge declares him an unreliable witness
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Rob Beschizza Just 22 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) eliminates the negative health effects associated with sitting all day, new research suggests: "Sedentary time was associated with higher mortality risk but… Read the rest of the article: Study finds 22-minute walk offsets mortality associated with sitting on butt all day
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Rob Beschizza Behold the Lego Ornithopter, a 1396-piece build and the first official item from the ultimate geek licensing deal; compare to the toys produced for the 1984 David Lynch epic. The… Read the rest of the article: Lego Dune is coming
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Rob Beschizza Microsoft Word was released 40 years ago, writes Tom Warren at The Verge. At the time, it competed with the famously powerful but difficult WordStar and the intuitive but late-to-Windows… Read the rest of the article: Microsoft Word is 40 today
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Rob Beschizza In the mid 2010s, Microsoft developed a surprisingly good OS for its smartphones: fast, intuitive, beautifully-designed and even-gasp!—minimalistic. One commentator—I forget who—smartly suggested that Microsoft should call it WIN and… Read the rest of the article: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: giving up on mobile was a mistake
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Rob Beschizza With better and cheaper competition [Amazon] at the entry level, Wacom appears to be focusing on higher-end and more expensive devices. The latest Cintiq Pro models come in 17.3-and 21.5-inch… Read the rest of the article: New Cintiq drawing tablets cost a pretty penny
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Rob Beschizza The off-duty airline pilot, charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after trying to disable a jet's engines, may have taken shrooms, reports the FBI. In a court appearance yesterday,… Read the rest of the article: Off-duty pilot who tried to turn off plane engines may have been on shrooms
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Rob Beschizza Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, has been granted immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony. The sources said Meadows informed [prosecutor Jack] Smith's team… Read the rest of the article: Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows granted immunity from prosecution
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Rob Beschizza Dutch flag carrier KLM posts only occasionally on Twitter nowadays, and its pinned post is a warning that it no longer provides customer service there. The result, though, is scammers… Read the rest of the article: As brands leave Twitter, scammers arrive, posing as the disappearing customer service agents
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Rob Beschizza Bobi's age was well-documented, making him the oldest dog ever recorded—the Rafeiro do Alentejo featured in a portrait (above) posted by Guinness World Records not long ago. Bobi died last… Read the rest of the article: World's oldest dog ever, Bobi, dies at 31
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Rob Beschizza The Arcade Flyer Archive collects business-to-business ads that went out to arcade operators in the before-time [via Buzzbloq, which picks out a few faves] These vintage arcade ads provide a… Read the rest of the article: Old ads for arcade games
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Rob Beschizza Tennessee's law banning drag in public or anywhere children can see it is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker, an appointee of former Republican president… Read the rest of the article: Federal judge rules that Tennessee's ban on drag shows is unconstitutional
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Rob Beschizza Joseph David Emerson, 44, was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after attempting to take the controls of an Alaska Air jet en route from Everett, near Seattle, to… Read the rest of the article: Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after trying to crash jet