Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth might have a Harvard degree (that he doesn't want you to know about), but that didn't stop him from mangling e pluribus unum — the original… Read the rest of the article: Pete Hegseth flubs words of U.S. motto — asks soldiers to "help me out" (video)

I love the idea of specialized writer decks, fail at using them productively, and am always a sucker for the next one. The latest Pomera—a range of monochrome word processors… Read the rest of the article: Pomera's latest writer deck folds into a (deep) pocket

Making a graphics processing unit with 1.8 terabits of memory bandwidth, 24,576 CUDA cores, 768 tensor cores and 192 ray-tracing cores, capable of produding 1636.76 gigatexels per second? Easy! Pushing… Read the rest of the article: Gamers complain Nvidia's powerful new video card is melting connectors

Unelected bureaucrat Elon Musk has managed to get his hands on the private data of millions of federal employees, prompting the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to file a lawsuit seeking… Read the rest of the article: EFF sues Musk: Keep your grubby mitts off our government worker data

TL;DR: This $250 refurbished 13.3" MacBook Air gives you all the Apple style with none of the Apple tax. Whether you prefer Apple's software or just like the feel of their products,… Read the rest of the article: A MacBook without the premium price? This one's $250.

I still use a screenless graphics tablet, an Intuos Pro PTH 660, not because it's the right tool to use in 2025 but because it's fine and it hasn't died… Read the rest of the article: The new Intuos Pro is an old-timey graphics tablet

Using variation selectors, you can conceal messages of arbitrary length within emoji, or indeed any unicode character. "To be clear, this is an abuse of unicode and you shouldn't do… Read the rest of the article: How to hide secret messages in emoji

The Memphis Zoo has you covered for Valentine's Day, whether you want to send something sweet to your sweetie or something decidedly less sweet to your ex. For 10 dollars,… Read the rest of the article: Send video of a pooping elephant to your ex for Valentine's Day

A completely made-up scientific term is making the rounds in academic journals, and instead of being "oops!" one major publisher is basically saying "this is fine!" As reported in Retraction… Read the rest of the article: Fancy science journal caught publishing nonsense term "vegetative electron microscopy," doubles down

I'm in love with the London Vegetable Orchestra! Playing music with hand-crafted instruments made from locally grown vegetables might sound like a gimmick, but they are actually incredibly talented musicians… Read the rest of the article: The London Vegetable Orchestra makes beautiful music with home-grown veggies

A new slime-like material developed by University of Guelph scientists generates electricity when squeezed, opening doors for applications from medical devices to clean energy harvesting. The material, made of 90%… Read the rest of the article: Scientists develop slime that generates electricity when squeezed

Scott Manley is a software developer with degrees in physics and astronomy. He uses his self-taught engineering and rocket science knowledge on his YouTube channel, teaching people orbital mechanics to… Read the rest of the article: Scott Manley has a plan to save the Earth from Asteroid 2024 YR4

Elon Musk stood over a hunched, seated Donald Trump in a show of dominance during a joint press conference in the Oval Office yesterday. And according to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell,… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk looms over Donald Trump in "most powerless image ever" of U.S. president (video)

I swear I've watched this video of Patrick the potbelly pig running to get his breakfast at least 30 times already (and counting), and it never fails to make me laugh. In… Read the rest of the article: Adorable pig comes running for his breakfast

The Alps? Too cold. Japan? So last year. Hawaii? They don't even want us there, for good reason. No, when you're planning your big vacation this year, there should only… Read the rest of the article: Your next vacation destination: Mystery Flesh Pit National Park

Tim Robinson is one of the most talented and underrated comedians of our time, and I will die on that hill. I Think You Should Leave is nothing short of… Read the rest of the article: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd link up for a bizarre-looking dark comedy

WESH's helicopter hovering over the upcoming Universal Orlando theme park Epic Universe caught the testing of a freestanding animatronic figure for the park's "How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of… Read the rest of the article: An amazing walking and dancing animatronic dragon at Universal's upcoming Epic Universe theme park (video)

Support your friendly neighborhood independent comic strip: SIGN UP FOR THE INNER HIVE and you'll get each week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic at least a day before publication. Plus other exclusive content like extra… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: A Calvinesque and Hobbesian look at a criminal presidency

You know we're living in interesting times when "nuke the ocean floor" makes it onto the list of climate solutions. A new proposal suggests using the world's largest-ever nuclear explosion… Read the rest of the article: Here's a plan to detonate the world's largest H-bomb to end global warming — what could go wrong?

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and while I'm a big fan of love, I'm not a big fan of the obscene amounts of money that Americans spend on… Read the rest of the article: For Valentine's Day, save $188 and get your loved one this instead