Last month, I wrote about my love affair with the quirky little word processors that Pomera makes. I'm still impressed with the DM250, and I still think that the only… Read the rest of the article: A simple hack improved my booklight and my life

According to the BBC, a former family pet is currently in an undisclosed location after a stint as a "support dog" in Magilligan Prison in Northern Ireland. Bailey, a three-and-a-half-year-old… Read the rest of the article: "Support dog" released from prison in Northern Ireland

Logitech's MX Master 4 is a startlingly expensive high-end mouse. It's even better than the last-generation model, and is clearly a safe bet for anyone with $120 to drop on… Read the rest of the article: Logitech MX Master 4: best mouse still the best

Prince of Persia is one of the most famous action-adventure games of all time and was converted to most home systems—here's just a few of them on YouTube. But which… Read the rest of the article: Jordan Mechner's favorite version of Prince of Persia

TL;DR: Get a refurbished 2018 Lenovo 300E 11.6″ Touchscreen Chromebook for $69.97, 75% off the $284.99 MSRP. Laptops can be pricey, but it's still possible to get a good deal. If you're looking… Read the rest of the article: This refurbished Lenovo Chromebook is a steal for under $70

TL;DR: For a limited time, get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows at its lowest price ever — only $9.97 until Oct. 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT. For anyone who codes, whether… Read the rest of the article: Lowest price! Microsoft Visual Studio Pro is $9.97 through Oct. 19

This instagram page posts videos of addicting optical illusions known as  parallel view stereoscopic 3D videos. These videos feel like watching a 3D movie but without the red and blue… Read the rest of the article: No goggles. Just your eyes. Watch 3D illusions that feel like magic

This awesome website created by Alex Plecsan is a mosaic collection of  random old-school GIFs, pulled from the Internet Archive's GeoCities collection, The mosaic of GIFs  slowly moves across the… Read the rest of the article: Watch a living mosaic of vintage GIFs pulled from the GeoCities archive

Since at least the early modern period, shoes have been deliberately hidden in buildings across Europe and beyond, including in chimneys, roofs, floors, and near doors and windows. This odd… Read the rest of the article: Concealed shoes: the strange folk tradition of hiding shoes in walls for protection and good luck

Despite Trump's many, many attempts to deny and deflect from his long friendship with professional child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, the cry for him to release the Epstein files hasn't dimmed… Read the rest of the article: Trump gets confused, orders release of Earhart files (rather than Epstein)

Convicted felon Donald Trump may be desirous of the Nobel Peace Prize, but he clearly has no clue what is going on in Israel, the Middle East, the United Nations,… Read the rest of the article: Low-energy Grandpa Puddin' Brains makes peace with no one

My initial reaction to the phone cases by artist and industrial designer Bailey Hikawa was "Hell, no." My pockets are already too small for my phone, with the thinnest possible… Read the rest of the article: Ergonomic art or pocket nightmare? Bailey Hikawa's wild phone cases

Georgia's reprehensible congressperson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, seems to think it is a foreign government standing in the way of releasing the Epstein files. Even stranger, Texas reprehensible Senator Ted "Cancun"… Read the rest of the article: Marjorie Taylor Greene confused about which government is hiding the Epstein files

This video is more reminiscent of Benny Hill than the image of glorious defenders of Americana, ICE Barbie, and bribery-prone Tom Homan portray them as. Humiliating CBP and ICE? That's… Read the rest of the article: Delivery cyclist easily escapes the brownshirts

In March 2025, Chuck Schumer caved, claiming fear of a government shutdown could further empower Donald Trump. Rather than sit on his hands and force the Republicans to find a… Read the rest of the article: Let's hope Hakeem and Chuck don't capitulate

Thanks to the European Commission, websites worldwide have cookie consent pop-ups. The annoying unskippable windows warn and allow customization of cookies, the tiny bits of data that can keep users… Read the rest of the article: The EU might finally kill cookie pop-ups, but surveillance ads live on

When I was 14, I worked under the table at a car wash owned by my great uncle. The pay sucked, but hey, it was tax-free. Most days, excluding Sundays… Read the rest of the article: How therapy, trauma, and one brilliant tuning got me playing harp again

Tabletop game designer Joseph McCullough is forever on a roll. Ten years on, Frostgrave and its sci-fi analog, Stargrave, remain two of the most consistently inventive skirmish miniatures games out… Read the rest of the article: A decade on, Joseph McCullough is still making gaming magic

Mike Lindell, the MyPillow entrepreneur who threw it all way for Trump, had another bad day in court after losing a $2.3m defamation case against an election worker. He also… Read the rest of the article: Judge rules Mike Lindell defamed election tech company

The UK-based Telegraph has a long piece that describes former Marine Thomas Jacob Sanford, the man shot and killed by police after attacking a church, as a known Trump supporter.… Read the rest of the article: US media outlets ignore shooter's pro-Trump imagery in favor of "snapped neighbor" narratives