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❝ David Lynch clarified that he will ‘never retire’ despite his emphysema diagnosis. - Alaska Official Sends BDSM-Themed Letter To Feds: ‘We’re The Sub To EPA’s Dom’
❝ Jason Brune invoked kinky sex to make a point about how he views power dynamics between his state and the federal government. - 1 dead and many ill after eating eel at Japanese department store
❝ The grilled eel at restaurant in Yokohama’s Keikyu department store was bad, with one diner dead and dozens more sick. - ‘Vanderpump’ Alum & ‘The Valley’ Star Jax Taylor Seeks In-Patient Treatment for Mental Health Struggles
❝ Jax Taylor is taking time for himself and seeking in-patient treatment for mental health struggles — this amid his ongoing split from his wife Brittany Cartwright … TMZ has learned. - Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing
❝ Coding was a preserve of elites, until BASIC hit the streets.
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❝ The EcoFlow Power Hat is a wide-brimmed hat with solar cells embedded in the brim that outputs at 12-watts via the USB-A or USB-C ports on the underside. - Epic’s Tim Sweeney ludicrously calls Apple’s ‘Find My’ a privacy hazard for thieves
❝ Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, has made an incredibly bad leap of logic and lambasted Apple for how its Find My service located his stolen MacBook, and violated the privacy of the thief. - 10 PRINT “NOSTALGIA”, 20 GOTO 10 – Wired reminisces about BASIC
❝ The wonder of early BASIC programming experiences and their role in shaping the digital age. A nostalgic look at computing’s formative years. - The People of Solano County Versus the Next Tech-Billionaire Dystopia
❝ If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state. - The New York Times’ pro-Trump Democrat voter was the famed fraudster who put a severed finger in her chili
❝ The New York Times’ habit for posing activists, criminals and weirdos as everyday Americans strikes again.
- Martin Mull, Comedian and Actor of ‘Clue’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ Dead at 80
❝ Martin Mull, the comedian and actor known for his rolls in “Clue,” “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died at the age of 80. - Susannah Breslin discovers that you can post nudity on YouTube
❝ Susannah Breslin discovers that you can post nudity on YouTube if it’s artistic (or advertising?) - Livestream of man making the world record for longest slackline attempt
❝ Recently, a live stream of Jan Roose making the world record for the longest slackline attempt was filmed. The livestream alternates between Roose’s POV and a bird’ s-eye view of… - Wooting joins Razer with a speedy new keyboard feature for PC gaming
❝ Wooting now has its own Snap Tap mode to speed up counter-strafing in games like Counter-Strike 2. It’s identical to Razer’s Snap Tap. - Experts say injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
❝ A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa
- Skibidi Toilet Film Reportedly in the Works From Michael Bay – IGN
❝ Skibidi Toilet looks set to break free from the shackles of YouTube infamy and explode out into the world of film and TV, with Transformers head honcho Michael Bay at the helm. - Man Who Allegedly Ripped Off Seagull’s Head for Stealing Daughter’s French Fries Arrested for Animal Cruelty
❝ Franklin Zeigler was placed on a summons and released pending a future court date - 13 glowing reviews of reviled movies
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❝ Cursed artifacts from the wrong dimension every weekday. - Global tech outage eases after widespread disruption, new focus seen on risks
❝ Services from airlines to healthcare, shipping and finance were coming back online on Friday after a mistake in a security software update sparked hours-long global computer systems outages, another incident highlighting the vulnerability of the world’s interconnected technologies.