Maybe it's just me, but when Bill Gates talks about how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, I trust him more than Donald Trump, Rush Limbaugh, or Ann Coulter.… Read the rest of the article: Bill Gates on CNN: returning to normal life in April is not realistic
Stray cats follows you into the store and guides you to his fav cat food from r/funny Lacking money and hands, this cat was waiting for someone with both to… Read the rest of the article: Stray cat leads convenience store customer to pet food shelves
Yesterday Bob Dylan released his first original song in 8 years. "Murder Most Foul" is a 17-minute murder ballad about the assassination of President John Kennedy.
holy shit this @JoeBiden ad is good. pic.twitter.com/CAgIrt2Zua — Florida Chris (@chrislongview) March 26, 2020 This Biden campaign ad needs no narration. Trump sinks himself.
Does anyone ever read the introductory paragraph preceding a listicle like this? I sure don't. I always skip straight to the numbered list. So without further ado, here are the… Read the rest of the article: Here are the 5 kinds of pandemic villains who are making things worse for the rest of us
A woman thought it would be good fun to enter a Pennsylvania grocery store and cough on produce, meat, and other fresh food. As a result, the store threw all… Read the rest of the article: Grocery store throws away $35K of food after woman purposefully coughs on it
Ed Yong's article in The Atlantic, "How the Pandemic Will End," is the best piece I've read about why we were so unprepared for the covid-19 pandemic, how it will… Read the rest of the article: Here are three ways the pandemic could play out
This is probably the simplest set of instructions Ikea has ever made, and yet I suspect many won't be able to follow it. <em>[<a href="https://www.facebook.com/IKEAIL/">via Ikea Israel</a>]</em>
The sounds of 93 KHJ "Boss" radio coming from car speakers in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was a great highlight from the movie. If you want to hear… Read the rest of the article: If you enjoyed the radio shows on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, here are two hours of Boss Radio from 1968
KUOW, a public radio station in Washington state announced on Twitter that it will no longer air live Trump briefings because the gentleman in the oval office is a prevaricator:… Read the rest of the article: Public radio station in Washington state says it won't air Trump briefings because of 'false or misleading information'
Make is kicking off Family Maker Camp this week, and the timing couldn't be better for this free, at-home guided week of fun activities that families can enjoy together. Dale… Read the rest of the article: Family Maker Camp 2020 is starting
My friend and Cool Tools partner, Kevin Kelly created a 36-part lecture series about the future for China Mobile. He's running them on his YouTube channel. The first one is… Read the rest of the article: Kevin Kelly on the future of the Internet in China
CNN spoke to psychologists to find out why some people refuse to practice physical distancing during an epidemic. They give 6 reasons: They think they are invulnerable. "They aren't following… Read the rest of the article: Six reasons why some people refuse to stay home during a pandemic
Sunbathers at Galheta Beach in Brazil were treated to sandstorm created by helicopter police tasked with enforcing public distancing rules. Image: YouTube
A man filmed at a Canada supermarket loading up two grocery carts with meat now express regret for his actions.
Pacific Gas and Electric pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2018 Camp fire, reports Los Angeles Times. The utility cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid… Read the rest of the article: Pacific Gas and Electric pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2018 Camp fire
The Action Lab Man made a table supported by thread. You can see other examples of "floating compression" in this Wikipedia article about tensegrity.
Dr. Adrian Smith of the Ant Lab YouTube channel recently found some little bugs on the lid of his trash can. They are called globular springtails, and as their name… Read the rest of the article: These tiny bugs might be the world's fastest jumpers and spinners
Only 8 million people need to die to ensure that decabillionares don't become mere billionaires. One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is an economic policy.https://t.co/QuP4iNSEbD — TrillionDollarCoinHat (@Popehat)… Read the rest of the article: Winner of the creepiest Covid-19 tweet goes to this gentleman
(I originally reviewed this in 2008, but thought it was worth reposting, for obvious reasons. — MF) In World Made By Hand (2008) by James Howard Kunstler, the population of… Read the rest of the article: World Made By Hand is a post-pandemic world novel
