Bedtime Stories for Broken Girls

• Lana Del Rey Obtains Marriage License Amid Jeremy Dufrene Romance
  ❝ Lana Del Rey is trading in “Summertime Sadness” for “Fiancé Fall” … as the singer looks set to marry her boyfriend, Jeremy Dufrene.
• Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe, Groundbreaking New Research Suggests
  ❝ This latest clue about the architecture of consciousness supports a Nobel-Prize winner’s theory about how quantum physics works in your brain.
• Social media’s financial advice can hurt your wallet, new study finds
  ❝ Financial advice on social media comes with hidden costs.
  💬 Holy shit, really?!?!
• OpenAI as we knew it is dead
  ❝ The maker of ChatGPT promised to share its profits with the public. But Sam Altman just sold you out.
  💬 Yet another shocker.
• 1 Simple Trick to Stop Panic Attacks Instantly
  ❝ You probably have one simple item in your kitchen right now that can provide quick relief.
  💬 I’m going to try this one out some time. Hopefully not anytime soon.

• Minnesota-based company Yelloh, once better known as Schwan’s, announces November closure
  ❝ Once the operator of the largest fleet of freezer trucks in the U.S., Yelloh announced Monday it will wrap up operations in November. Until recently it was known as Schwan’s Home Delivery, famed for its iconic yellow trucks.
  💬 Ouch. I used to love Schwan’s stuff… their frozen oatmeal raisin dough made the best cookies this side of homemade, and I remember enjoying their bratwurst too.
• The biggest news from Meta Connect 2024
  ❝ Meta revealed its Quest 3S VR headset and updated styles for the Ran-Ban smart glasses. Meta AI gets updated voices, and the new Orion AR glasses preview the future.
  💬 The Quest 3S is a great alternative to a Quest 2, but I’d probably recommend that anyone with $600 buy a full Quest 3 instead.

• Furnace is a multi-platform chiptune tracker
  ❝ We’ve come a long way since Soundtracker on the Commodore Amiga! Furnace is a new tracker—a highly-technical music-making app remiscent of player piano rolls sliding through The Matrix…
  💬 Back in my late teens and early 20s, I spent many hours collecting music to play inside any number of weird-looking, hopelessly complicated tracker apps. Despite that —and despite owning an Atari ST with built-in MIDI ports— I didn’t try my hand at actually creating music until I scored a free copy of ACID on Windows.
• Rapper Fatman Scoop died of heart disease, medical examiner says
  ❝ The Connecticut state medical examiner’s office has determined that hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop died of heart disease
  💬 When “fat” is part of your brand, “died of heart disease” is something approaching an inevitability.
• Brad Pitt Imposters Arrested for Scamming Women Out of Money
  ❝ Five people in Spain have been arrested for posing as Brad Pitt online and scamming two women out of $350,000.
• Satellite images suggest test of Russian “super weapon” failed spectacularly
  ❝ All that’s left of the Russian missile silo is a big hole in the ground.
  💬 Americans truly have no idea how much our government achieves because of the vast wealth at its disposal and the “overbearing” regulations we apply… but all you have to do is look at Russia’s long history of techno-mishaps and engineering failures to see that trying to save a buck while not giving a shit about consequences will usually lead to failure or utter disaster.

• An archive of RadioShack Catalogs (1939-2011)
  ❝ Flip-through every RadioShack electronics & computer catalog. These catalogs include vintage electronics, stereos, speakers, CB radios, tube radios, computers, communication equipment, electronic test equipment, gadgets, technology & more!
• Kyle Chandler will shine his light as Hal Jordan
  ❝ It’s been reported that Emmy-winning actor Kyle Chandler has been cast as Hal Jordan in Lanterns live-action series.
  💬 This is… not bad. Although I’m not excited to hear the show described as something like “True Detective with space cops”.
• Apple’s 80% Charging Limit for iPhone: How Much Did It Help After a Year? – MacRumors
  ❝ With the iPhone 15 models that came out last year, Apple added an opt-in battery setting that limits maximum charge to 80 percent.
  💬 TL;DR: Don’t waste your time. Just charge the damned thing as you like, and save up some cash for a battery replacement in a few years.
• How to use Disk Jockey for retro emulation on your Mac
  ❝ Disk Jockey is an app that allows you to create disk image files for a variety of retro computers and emulators. Here’s how to use it.

• Classic video game an effective treatment for PTSD
  ❝ A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden has validated a different kind of therapy – video games — specifically, Tetris.
• Arrests after Sarco ‘suicide pod’ used in Switzerland
  ❝ Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the first time.
• HBO’s ‘Ren Faire’: Behind the Scenes of How the Docuseries Was Made
  ❝ Director Lance Oppenheim put ‘Vanderpump Rules’ and ‘There Will Be Blood’ in a blender to create something unique.

• Book Club: Kelly Bishop’s memoir gives us plenty to chew on (politely, with our mouths closed)
  ❝ Book Club: Kelly Bishop’s memoir gives us plenty to chew on (politely, with our mouths closed)
• Sad-sounding Keegan-Michael Key confirms he really misses Jordan Peele
  ❝ Sad-sounding Keegan-Michael Key confirms he really misses Jordan Peele