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  • Microsoft doubles down on Game Pass price hikes Xbox Game Pass

    Ever since Xbox Game Pass, a deal too good to be true, was announced I've been wondering when the other shoe would drop. That day has finally come. If you're… Read the rest of the article: Microsoft doubles down on Game Pass price hikes

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  • Doomsday scoreboard still at zero, but don't worry — we've got eight more chances to die screaming Boing Boing/Midjourney

    The Doomsday Scoreboard is a website that keeps track of people's failed doomsday predictions. The site has a list of past doomsday predictions and ones that are pending to be… Read the rest of the article: Doomsday scoreboard still at zero, but don't worry — we've got eight more chances to die screaming

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  • Just how alien is the CEO abducted by conspiracists in Bugonia's trailer? Image: Focus Features

    In Bugonia, Emma Stone stars as a tech executive kidnapped for a peculiar reason: her abductors think she is an alien. The movie, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and co-starring Jesse… Read the rest of the article: Just how alien is the CEO abducted by conspiracists in Bugonia's trailer?

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  • Why you more likely to die around your birthday Birthday Cake (Studio Romantic / shutterstock.com)

    I had a lot of fun looking through snippets from these wikipedia pages about various "effects" with funny names. These were shared by the fantastic instagram account called Depths of… Read the rest of the article: Why you more likely to die around your birthday

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  • Renewables overtake coal as world's top energy source Image: Shutterstock

    Energy think tank Ember claims that renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power provided more electricity than coal in the first half of 2025. They met 100% of… Read the rest of the article: Renewables overtake coal as world's top energy source

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  • Silent film from 1901 perfectly captures how we all feel about mornings Birth of the Pearl

    In Birth of the Pearl, an early silent film (1901)  by Frederick S. Armitage, a woman slowly rises from a giant oyster shell. She looks annoyed to be awake, rolling… Read the rest of the article: Silent film from 1901 perfectly captures how we all feel about mornings

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  • Sure, Jan: Stephen Miller has his finger on the pulse of Black Americans Image: Stephen MIller; lev radin / shutterstock.com

    Low-Rent Cobra Commander, Screamin' Stephen Miller, claims to know somehow that Black Chicagoans are "thrilled" the ICE Gestapo is terrorizing the streets, raiding homes, and abducting their neighbors. Perhaps Trump's… Read the rest of the article: Sure, Jan: Stephen Miller has his finger on the pulse of Black Americans

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  • Bye bye Dropbox: Save 90% on 20TB of lifetime cloud storage Internxt Cloud Storage Lifetime Subscription (20TB)

    TL;DR: Forget monthly fees. Internxt offers 20TB of lifetime cloud storage for $499.99 (regularly $4,900). Cloud subscriptions from Dropbox, Google Drive, or iCloud continue to bill you. Internxt is different. With one payment, you unlock 20TB… Read the rest of the article: Bye bye Dropbox: Save 90% on 20TB of lifetime cloud storage

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  • Microsoft Office for life is just $39.97 right now: Bye Office 365 Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License

    TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $39.97 until October 19 — no subscriptions or renewals. Why keep paying Microsoft 365's never-ending subscription fees when you can make a one-time investment… Read the rest of the article: Microsoft Office for life is just $39.97 right now: Bye Office 365

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  • Fake influencer jailed for fraud and indecent images of children Watkin in images released by Cheshire Police

    A 26-year-old British influencer who appeared in a Channel 4 documentary titled "Rich Kids of Instagram" turned out to be a prolific scammer, defrauding businesses and people out of more… Read the rest of the article: Fake influencer jailed for fraud and indecent images of children

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  • "Have a Dandy Day" is the delightfully strange website the internet was made for Have a Dandy Day Website

    I recently came across a website called Have A Dandy Day! It made me say "this is what the internet was made for!" Once you click the start button on… Read the rest of the article: "Have a Dandy Day" is the delightfully strange website the internet was made for

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  • Watch a thirsty frilled lizard get rejuvenated on a road in Australia Image: Frill neck lizard; DWI YULIANTO / shutterstock.com

    Watch a thirsty frilled lizard get rejuvenated on a road in Australia. This poor little lizard was dehydrated after a bushfire. Luckily, a nice person poured water directly from their… Read the rest of the article: Watch a thirsty frilled lizard get rejuvenated on a road in Australia

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  • Watch mouthwash obliterate germs under a microscope bosotochka/shutterstock.com

    See what happens under a microscope when an army of germs encounters a wave of mouthwash. The creator of this video uses his very own mouth germs for this experiment.… Read the rest of the article: Watch mouthwash obliterate germs under a microscope

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  • Incompetent ICE brownshirts thwarted by locals, protestors Copyright Lawrey / Shutterstock.com

    The people of the United States of America are fed up with masked Gestapo terrorizing our friends, neighbors. Abducting people from work, running errands, and dropping children off at school… Read the rest of the article: Incompetent ICE brownshirts thwarted by locals, protestors

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  • USPS driver shot by Amazon driver Amazon

    A mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service was "shot in the face" by an Amazon driver on Friday, report local media, after what the postal inspector in Everett, Washington,… Read the rest of the article: USPS driver shot by Amazon driver

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  • Kash Patel, and law enforcements, troubling worship of "The Punisher" Kash Patel

    Incompetent FBI Director Kash "K$H" Patel's troubling new FBI challenge coin represents vigilantism, retribution, and extrajudicial violence: all of which directly oppose the principles of lawful policing. Cops using "The… Read the rest of the article: Kash Patel, and law enforcements, troubling worship of "The Punisher"

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  • MAGA Mike: "Let me look straight into the camera…" and lie Image: Speaker Mike Johnson; Press conference

    Speaker of the House "MAGA" Mike Johnson's audacity knows no bounds. The Republican Party, which has spent decades gutting healthcare and making the for-profit system only work for the profiteers, wants… Read the rest of the article: MAGA Mike: "Let me look straight into the camera…" and lie

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  • Trumpworld court philosopher Curtis Yarvin thinking about "how to flee the country" Cash is essential, but don't forget the pills.

    Curtis Yarvin, the reactionary monarchist blogger described lately as the "court philosopher" of Trumpworld and Silicon Valley types, is dimming on the Orange King's prospects. In fact, he suggests everyone… Read the rest of the article: Trumpworld court philosopher Curtis Yarvin thinking about "how to flee the country"

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  • Government shutdown spells trouble for travelers: Here's how Babbel could help Babbel Language Learning: Lifetime Subscription (All Languages)

    TL;DR: New users can get lifetime access to all of Babbel's language offerings for $135 with promo code LEARN Nothing puts a wrench in your international travel plans quite like a government shutdown,… Read the rest of the article: Government shutdown spells trouble for travelers: Here's how Babbel could help

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  • ICE attempted to viciously attack the Portland Frog, but the frog is stronger

    A few nights ago video of an ICE brownshirt hosing down the air-inlet of a seriously not dangerous person with pepper spray made the rounds. The Frog is back and… Read the rest of the article: ICE attempted to viciously attack the Portland Frog, but the frog is stronger

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