Matt Gaetz, light of his own life, fire of his own loins. His sin, his soul. Matt-Ga-etz: the lip and the tongue and the uvula flapping to return at three… Read the rest of the article: Matt Gaetz "to run for Florida governor"
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Matt Gaetz, light of his own life, fire of his own loins. His sin, his soul. Matt-Ga-etz: the lip and the tongue and the uvula flapping to return at three… Read the rest of the article: Matt Gaetz "to run for Florida governor"
Israel was warned by Egypt of Hamas's planned terror attacks days before they happened, reports the BBC, quoting House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee head Michael McCaul (R-Texas). Israeli Prime… Read the rest of the article: Egypt warned Israel it was about to be attacked
Explosive allegations that babies were decapitated en masse at a kibbutz in Israel during Hamas's terror attacks earlier this week—allegations yesterday repeated by U.S. President Biden, among others—are now being… Read the rest of the article: Israeli officials back off baby massacre claim
The web browser Firefox will warn users when they're looking at fake reviews online. The feature follows the foundation's acquisition of Fakespot, a web service that specializes in doing just… Read the rest of the article: Firefox to have built-in "fake review detector"
Tech giant Microsoft owes Uncle Sam nearly $29 billion, according to the IRS. The appeals process will "take years," reports NBC News. Microsoft said the dispute concerns the company's allocated… Read the rest of the article: IRS: Microsoft owes $28.9 billion in back taxes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law California's Right-to-Repair bill, which guarantees access to parts and manuals and aims to extend the longevity of our gadgets. All such devices… Read the rest of the article: California governor Gavin Newsom signs right-to-repair law
Grazia Pizzuto performs excellent piano covers of classic computer game themes. She brings out how beautifully-composed they were, irrespective of the original games' low-fi instrumentation, while remaining well-tuned to their… Read the rest of the article: Formal piano covers of classic game themes
All set to deliver his keynote speech at the Labour Party's annual conference, U.K. opposition leader Keir Starmer found himself being showered in glitter by a protestor—who managed to deliver… Read the rest of the article: UK opposition leader glitterbombed on stage
Missing debris from the Titan submersible, which imploded on a deep-sea dive in June, was found at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean near the wreck of the Titanic. US… Read the rest of the article: Rest of imploded deep-sea sub found, with "presumed" human remains
Sir Terry Pratchett died in 2015, but his legacy grows even now: a collection of short stories [Amazon] published pseudonymously by him in the 70s and 80s is intriguing fans… Read the rest of the article: Early pseudonymous Terry Pratchett stories identified and published
I'm delighted to imagine Victorian readers scandalizing themselves with the Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, published in London in 1860. [via Hacker News] Could you have learnt… Read the rest of the article: A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words (1860)
The U.N. is world-beating when it comes to absurdly-populated committees, but Russia taking a seat on the Human Rights Council there was too much to expect. Its bid to regain… Read the rest of the article: Russia fails to win seat on U.N. Human Rights Council
Sony today announced the slim edition of its PlayStation 5 console, reducing its size by 30% and its weight by 18%. An ultra-HD Blu-ray drive, and a vertical stand—so it… Read the rest of the article: PS5 slim edition coming
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to revisit libel standards Tuesday, leaving the law as it stands after 1964's New York Times v. Sullivan: public figures have to prove intentional lying… Read the rest of the article: Supreme Court declines to "open up our Libel law"
Every so often I get a hankering for a really small laptop and end up buying a total piece of junk. This time I found Ultrabook Review's guide to the… Read the rest of the article: Useful guide to small laptops
Mini Tokyo 3D is a real-time 3D map of the city's very large subway system. At the time of writing, it is 11:24 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, and… Read the rest of the article: Explore Toyko's subway system in 3D
Welcome to the bleaches of Florida. Convicted earlier this year of selling chlorine as a cure for Covid, cancer, autism, alzheimers and all other maladies, a Florida family minicult is… Read the rest of the article: Florida family that sold bleach as Covid cure is off to jail
After the Hamas terror attacks in Israel, Kylie Jenner posted an Israeli flag on social media with a pro-forma message of support, then deleted it as it became clear to… Read the rest of the article: EU reverses suspension of aid to Palestine after backlash. It's like if Kylie Jenner was a supranational political entity
It's redesign day for Android, which is getting a "modern new look." You know, the modern new look. Everyone loves redesigns! Our new visuals draw inspiration from Material design to… Read the rest of the article: Google redesigns Android logo to be more like every other logo
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today vetoed a law that would make condoms available free-of-charge to high school students, and which prohibited retailers from denying sales to same, claiming the law… Read the rest of the article: California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes free condoms for high school teens, allows retailers to refuse to sell them