Stock investors who are reeling after today's disaster on Wall Street can take comfort in the fact that people hodling Bitcoin fared even worse. The price of a bitcoin dropped… Read the rest of the article: Cryptopocalypse — Bitcoin drops almost 40% in one day
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that will allow the state to take over hotels to house coronavirus patients in case hospitals are overloaded. From The Los Angeles… Read the rest of the article: California governor issues order allowing state to commandeer hotels for coronavirus patients
If you want to be able to open and close your garage door from your phone, and receive alerts on your phone when the door is opened or closed, this… Read the rest of the article: I installed this Smart Wi-Fi garage door opener in a few minutes
I had this Old Maid deck when I was a kid. I liked the oversize cards and the Paul Coker Jr-esque illustrations, but I share Steve Banes dread of Thermo… Read the rest of the article: "Thermo Thelma" in this deck of Old Maid cards from 1968 still freaks me out
This lengthy New York Times piece by Jon Mooallem is subtitled, "The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 surprised everyone by showing that natural disasters can bring out more kindness than… Read the rest of the article: NYT: In times of global shock people help each other, while the elite panic
Rudy Gobert thought it was funny to touch every single mic and recorder in the media room. Now, he has Coronavirus and the entire NBA season is suspendedpic.twitter.com/A22U5AgmBi — Sports… Read the rest of the article: Pro basketball player who jokingly touched reporters' microphones tested positive for COVID-19
10 Years Of Progress In The Boston Dynamics Robotics from r/nextfuckinglevel On the left, a tethered robot from 2009 hobbles on a treadmill. On the right, an untethered 2019 version… Read the rest of the article: Look how much Boston Dynamics' bipedal robots have improved in 10 years
“There’s normally a lot of tourists here to feed the monkeys but now there are not as many, because of the coronavirus,” a person in Lopburi, Thailand told a News… Read the rest of the article: With tourist trade down, hungry wild monkeys storm city in Thailand in search of food
Check out this collection of 30 PDF templates for cut-and-fold paper mechanisms and 3D optical illusions. Some of these will be familiar to readers of pop-up books, but many look… Read the rest of the article: Download these PDF files of incredible paper mechanisms
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning attempted suicide while in jail today, say her lawyers. She is recovering in a hospital From Axios: Manning is still scheduled to appear on Friday for a… Read the rest of the article: U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning in hospital recovering from suicide attempt
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The fellers who posted this video wrote: "The 4 wheeler was rolled over the day previous and the steering shaft had bent. In the video, we were trying to straighten… Read the rest of the article: An attempt was made to fix a bent steering wheel on an ATV
If you think it is possible for consecrated bread or wine to give you an infectious disease, you are a blasphemer, according to the Church of Cyprus, which issued the… Read the rest of the article: Church of Cyprus says it is impossible for sacramental wine and bread to transmit diseases
Manisha Bharade (47) of New Jersey was arrested this week on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and deceptive business practices. Bharade, owner of a 7-Eleven, is accused… Read the rest of the article: Owner of a 7-Eleven arrested for selling homemade hand sanitizer that burned kids' skin
Everyone in my family has stolen my no-show socks. They have little rubber stripes to keep the socks from slipping off your heel. Interestingly, the photo on the Amazon page shows… Read the rest of the article: Get these no-show socks at a great discount
Recently unsealed court papers are not likely to help Harvey Weinstein when he gets sentenced tomorrow for two rape convictions. The New York Times reports the court papers contain emails… Read the rest of the article: In unsealed court papers, Weinstein suggested Jennifer Aniston should be killed for complaining about him
Harvard University told its 20,000 students not to return to campus after spring break concludes on March 23. They'll be given online classes instead. From MIT Technology Review: Harvard said… Read the rest of the article: Harvard is telling all students to stay home after spring break
Gougers have until March 15 to resell face mask in Japan. After that they face a fine and imprisonment. From Japan Times: In a prominent example of price-gouging, an assemblyman in… Read the rest of the article: If you try to resell a face mask for profit in Japan, you could go to jail for a year
Buzzfeed has a gallery of photos of popular tourist attractions, trains, and other usually crowded places in Italy, showing how most people are staying home. Here's an alarming thread about… Read the rest of the article: Photos of empty public spaces in Italy
Interested in learning how to set up a pheromone bucket trap to capture some western bean cutworms? This video produced by the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program should… Read the rest of the article: How to set up a pheromone bucket trap
