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Grab 20% off this tiny Wi-Fi security camera, less than $50 now

TL;DR: Grab this useful TOKK™ CAM C2+ Range of Smart WiFi Discreet Day/Night Vision Camera on sale with an extra 20% off right now for just $48.79 with the code ENJOY20 (regularly $89). 

Having a tiny wireless camera in your box of gadgets has more uses than you might think. — Read the rest

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Crawfish crisis leads to disaster declaration by Louisiana governor

Extreme weather has caused a crawfish crisis in Louisiana, prompting Governor Jeff Landry to issue a disaster declaration. A brutal and ongoing drought dried out the ground to the point that crawfish can't burrow to lay eggs. The resulting crawfish shortage has decimated the state's $300 million crawfish industry by more than half for the year. — Read the rest

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Two women busted propping up dead man at bank to withdraw his cash

Loreen Bea Feralo, 55, and Karen Casbohm, 63, lived in Ashtabula, Ohio with a fellow named Douglas Layman. When Layman died at home last week, Feralo and Casbohm didn't see a tragedy but rather an opportunity. What happened next could be called "Payday at Bernie's." — Read the rest

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Enjoy the power of a desktop computer in a tiny package with this $190 like-new Lenovo ThinkCentre

TL;DR: Sometimes, a laptop just won't cut it. Now, you can get your own powerful desktop computer for less than $190 with this pre-loved Lenovo ThinkCentre M900!

When people visualize desktops, they imagine something big, bulky, and outdated. That's not the case anymore, however! — Read the rest

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Here are some fantastically fun bicycle designs in Chicago from 1939

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Here are some fantastically fun bicycle designs in Chicago from 1939. Watch people ride around on them in the middle of traffic, sans helmet. 

The footage shows a double-decker bike, a super tall bike, a two-story bike with a sewing table in the middle (including a woman sewing a garment while others peddle), and more. — Read the rest

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In 1996 Stefan Sigmond smoked 800 cigarettes in less than 6 minutes

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In 1996, Stefan Sigmond smoked 800 cigarettes in less than six minutes, breaking the previous world record of 750. Sigmond completed this difficult and dangerous task by attaching all the cigarettes to a circular inhalation device, where he could breathe in the smoke from all the burning cigarettes through a single tube. — Read the rest

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Cecil Beaton wins for having the best bathroom wallpaper

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Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980) was a "British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as an Oscar–winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre," according to Wikipedia.

He also had the best bathroom wallpaper I've ever seen. — Read the rest

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Portable UFO detection kit in development by US military

The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)—the US defense department's group that investigates unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)—is developing a portable UFO detection kit. The device is apparently called a Gremlin.

"We're working with some of the government labs, such as the Department of Energy labs, and we have a great partner with Georgia Tech," AARO acting director Tim Phillips said. — Read the rest

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NASA just unveiled the message plate to greet Jupiter's moon Europa

NASA's upcoming Europa Clipper mission will carry a unique artifact to Jupiter's moon Europa, blending science, technology, and art. The spacecraft is set to launch in October and will journey over 1.6 billion miles to orbit Jupiter, making multiple flybys of Europa. — Read the rest

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Vintage racist slurs and Republican pendejos at the Texas border

vintage racism

This Daily Show segment on the border security circus in Eagle Pass, Texas, fully displays the Republican political stunt.

The Republicans are beating a drum about the border, even though most Americans recognize they could have passed the laws and policies they were looking for and just wanted their favorite issue to remain available to them. — Read the rest

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The $3,000 Cybertruck tent looks like cheap junk compared to the official photos

cybertruck tent disappoints

When Tesla introduced the Cybertruck, it posted a photo of an add-on tent so owners could sleep in the back of the vehicle. The price tag for the tent, named "Basecamp," was a steep $3,000, but for people who think the Cybertruck is cool, it's probably not an outrageous amount. — Read the rest

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Undercover video exposes massive "Pig Butchering" romance scam center in Dubai

Pig butcher Scam

Scam Buster Jim Browning collaborated with an insider to record undercover video inside a pig butchering scam operating from a large complex in Dubai. Here, offices full of migrant workers impersonate glamorous models on dating apps to lure victims into fake investment opportunities. — Read the rest

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Why A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin ended up hating Winnie the Pooh, and stopped speaking with each other

If you've ever suspected that the seemingly innocent Winnie the Pooh had a hidden sinister side, here's your proof.

The lovable, roly-poly, honey-aficionado became a cherished figure in children's literature almost overnight with the publication of author A.A. Milne's When We Were Very Young in 1924. — Read the rest

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Protect your real phone number with lifetime access to Hushed, now 20% off!

TL;DR: Safeguard your privacy with a Hushed Private Phone Line. This service keeps your personal phone number hidden for only $19.99 with code ENJOY20!

Your parents always warned you of stranger danger, and the same holds true as an adult. — Read the rest

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Some of my favorite quotes from Stoic philosophers

stoic philosophers

I've always been partial to the Stoic philosophers. Something about their approach to life has always resonated with me:

"The Stoic virtues of Courage, Temperance, Justice, and Wisdom offer a timeless roadmap to living a life of purpose and integrity. These virtues are not mere abstract ideals but practical principles that guide our actions, decisions, and character. — Read the rest

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Open-source alternatives to popular software

Open Source

OpenAlternative collects and sorts open-source alternatives to popular software.

OpenAlternative is a community driven list of open source alternatives to proprietary software and applications.

Our goal is to be your first stop when researching for a new open source service to help you grow your business.

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This literary giant of the early 20th century understood the MAGA Mentality

Here's a killer quote — it really captures how a MAGA type can be a kind, decent individual, love their family, pet the dog, etc., and still defend absurd, noxious, or plain monstrous ideas to the death: 

"Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important.

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Tire falls off jet departing San Francisco, crushing vehicles in parking lot

The tire fell off, reports ABC 7 News out of San Francisco.

A tire fell off a United Airlines flight departing from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka, Japan Thursday morning, officials confirmed.

"At approximately 11:35 a.m., United Flight 35 departing to Osaka lost a portion of landing gear tire during takeoff," a United representative said.

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The"independent" report Uvalde paid a retired police detective to write has exonerated its coward cops

Police in Uvalde, Texas stood by for an hour as a gunman embarked on a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School there, refusing to confront or otherwise intervene as he killed 19 children and two adults. Though widely condemned for their behavior and an international disgrace—at one point hundreds of officers from many departmenrts were milling around and doing nothing in particular beyond stopping distraught gathering parents going in themselves—an "independent" report commissioned by Uvalde has found the first responders didn't do anything wrong.Read the rest

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Interview with Case Esparros, independent filmmaker and director of "The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost"

I had the pleasure of interviewing Case Esparros, an independent filmmaker from Los Angeles, about his sophomore feature, The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost. It's an experimental narrative featuring Gary Wilson, outsider pop music extraordinaire with an original score by Aaron Dilloway. — Read the rest

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New study finds that closing the toilet lid when flushing isn't all that effective for cutting down viral contamination

Sorry, folks, I've got some real shitty news for you. Turns out that closing your toilet lids when flushing isn't all that effective for cutting down viral contamination. At least, that's what a team of researchers reported in a recently published study in the American Journal of Infection Control, entitled, "Impacts of lid closure during toilet flushing and of toilet bowl cleaning on viral contamination of surfaces in United States restrooms."  — Read the rest

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Todd Klein's online book, The Art and History of Lettering Comics

Comic book letterer and historian Todd Klein has released what he calls an "online book" on his blog: The Art and History of Lettering Comics.

Neil Gaiman, who employed the lettering services of Klein on his legendary Sandman run, among other projects, writes in the introduction:

If you have even a passing interest in lettering, Todd Klein's writing on the subject and the people who he knew and the people he only knew through their work is gripping.

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