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  • Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget Screenshot: Meta

    Meta laid off thousands of workers, started monitoring employees' computers, assigned people to train the AI that may replace them, and then discovered the real missing ingredient: snacks. Meta CTO… Read the rest of the article: Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget

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  • Grandpa Pudding Brains brags about how rigged U.S. elections are

    Grandpa Pudding Brains tried to sound tough about America and somehow wandered into saying that strength is based on stolen elections. "Nobody plays rougher than the United States," Trump said.… Read the rest of the article: Grandpa Pudding Brains brags about how rigged U.S. elections are

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  • HP 16c programmer's calculator returns in collectible form Image: HP

    The HP 16c Collector's Edition [HP via Adafruit] revives a mundane but well-loved tool. In 1982, the original 16c was designed specifically for programmers and engineers; after three decades, only… Read the rest of the article: HP 16c programmer's calculator returns in collectible form

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  • JD Vance turns dog whistles into a brass section The JD Vance meme at hand

    Sycophant JD Vance took the stage in New York and managed to cram "anti-Semitic," "anti-Christian," and "anti-white" into one sentence, like a man speed-running the Republican grievance menu. "They've become… Read the rest of the article: JD Vance turns dog whistles into a brass section

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  • Vienna's graveyards are full of hardcore hamsters Photo by Ricky Kharawala on Unsplash

    Forget the pet-shop fluffball on a squeaky wheel. Europe's wild hamsters are out in Vienna's graveyards stuffing their faces, throwing hands, and living like tiny cemetery goblins. Not a Biologist… Read the rest of the article: Vienna's graveyards are full of hardcore hamsters

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  • Pool expert explains Grandpa Pudding Brains' Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm

    Grandpa Pudding Brains' Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm may be ugly, expensive, and very funny, but Swimming Pool Steve says it is not especially mysterious. After two CNN appearances about the… Read the rest of the article: Pool expert explains Grandpa Pudding Brains' Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm

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  • The math is wild: ChatGPT Plus is $240/year—5 years of ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini is just $99.99 ChatOn Multi-AI Assistant Premium Plan

    TL;DR: ChatOn Premium is $99.99 for 5 years, giving you access to GPT, Claude, Gemini, Sonar, real-time web search with sources, image generation, cross-platform sync, and a dedicated mobile app for… Read the rest of the article: The math is wild: ChatGPT Plus is $240/year—5 years of ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini is just $99.99

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  • This $45 Deal Days bundle gets you Visual Studio Pro 2026 plus free coding courses Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 + The Premium Learn to Code Certification Bundle

    TL;DR: Get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 plus 15 lifetime coding courses for $44.97 (reg. $1,999.99) through Deal Days — our answer to Prime Day. Professional developers pay $499.99 for Visual Studio Pro… Read the rest of the article: This $45 Deal Days bundle gets you Visual Studio Pro 2026 plus free coding courses

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  • Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene, steals entire show image: cynoclub/Shutterstock

    A ballet performance of Romeo and Juliet in Izmir, Turkey, was nearing its tragic conclusion when an uninvited cast member wandered onstage and quietly took over the production. This mischievous… Read the rest of the article: Cat crashes Romeo and Juliet ballet in Turkey, bites Romeo mid-death scene, steals entire show

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  • Report on AI use in business rife with AI hallucinations Image: Chatty G

    The massive consulting firm KPMG had to pull a lengthy report on the use of Agentic AI after it was found to be riddled with AI-generated fabrications and mangled citations.… Read the rest of the article: Report on AI use in business rife with AI hallucinations

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  • One of my favorite games is finally getting DLC, which means I can recommend it again guilt-free

    I really, really loved Dragon's Dogma 2. Yes, even after its meme-filled moment in the sun was over. Yes, even in spite of the wholly unnecessary microtransactions that marred its… Read the rest of the article: One of my favorite games is finally getting DLC, which means I can recommend it again guilt-free

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  • "Mistakes are made": Grandpa Pudding Brains shrugs at school strike that killed over 100 Trump kiddie pool

    Asked whether anyone would be held accountable for a strike on an elementary school that killed more than 100 children, Grandpa Pudding Brains said no, called it "a strange question,"… Read the rest of the article: "Mistakes are made": Grandpa Pudding Brains shrugs at school strike that killed over 100

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  • Get Windows 11 Pro for life for just $10 during Deal Days Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

    TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for just $9.97 (reg. $199).  Deal Days, Stack Social's Prime Day equivalent, is an excellent time to get the software you've always… Read the rest of the article: Get Windows 11 Pro for life for just $10 during Deal Days

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  • Watching a middle-aged English woman enrage romance scammers is my new favorite pastime hacker dude

    It should come as no surprise by now that I enjoy a good scambait. Scambaiting, or the art of deliberately wasting scammers' time, has become a bit of a flourishing… Read the rest of the article: Watching a middle-aged English woman enrage romance scammers is my new favorite pastime

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  • Android 17 brings a customizable virtual gamepad to foldables Image via Google

    Well, this is a sweet bonus: if you own an Android foldable like a Samsung Z Series foldable, OnePlus Open or Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, you may soon have… Read the rest of the article: Android 17 brings a customizable virtual gamepad to foldables

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  • Shrek 5 sure looks like another Shrek movie Shrek 5 in all its glory. Image via Universal Pictures

    Back when Shrek 5 was officially confirmed as a project that was, indeed, happening, I thought it was overdue. Now that an actual trailer has dropped, though, I think I'm… Read the rest of the article: Shrek 5 sure looks like another Shrek movie

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  • In a Honduran town, fish appear on the ground after every major rainstorm Santa Rita, Yoro, Honduras, 1938 (CC BY-SA (via Wikimedia Commons)

    In the department of Yoro, Honduras, fish turn up on the ground after large storms. The lluvia de peces — literally "rain of fish" — has been reported for over… Read the rest of the article: In a Honduran town, fish appear on the ground after every major rainstorm

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  • The toast sandwich is a piece of toast between two slices of untoasted bread Qwantz / CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikipedia)

    A toast sandwich is exactly what it sounds like: a thin slice of toasted bread, placed between two slices of untoasted bread. Season with salt and pepper. The recipe appears… Read the rest of the article: The toast sandwich is a piece of toast between two slices of untoasted bread

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  • Stop relying on Google Translate — Rosseta Stone can help you learn for real Rosetta Stone Sapphire

    TL;DR: A 1-year Rosetta Stone subscription is $127.20 (reg. $159) through June 28 as part of Deal Days — new users only. Google Translate will get you through a crisis. Rosetta Stone will get you through… Read the rest of the article: Stop relying on Google Translate — Rosseta Stone can help you learn for real

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  • Tom the Dancing Bug: The Dementia Donnie Center for TV Watching

    Tom the Dancing Bug: The Dementia Donnie TV Room -> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist… Read the rest of the article: Tom the Dancing Bug: The Dementia Donnie Center for TV Watching

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