Here's another excellent explainer video from CGI animator Jared Owen (see my previous posts about his explainer videos: escalator, combination padlock, pull-back toy car, gumball machine). This time, Jared shows… Read the rest of the article: Animated explainer video: how an oscillating fan works
A fellow identified as Alec in this Verge story bought a Tesla at an auction, which was advertised as having “Enhanced Autopilot” and “Full Self Driving Mode.” Soon after Alec… Read the rest of the article: Man buys used Tesla with autopilot. Tesla remotely disables autopilot: "not a feature that you had paid for"
On Tuesday I linked to a CNN story reporting that Emerson Elementary School in Berkeley, California held a screening of The Lion King, and received a $250 charge for "illegally… Read the rest of the article: Disney CEO will donate to the public school hit with a licensing fee for "illegally" screening The Lion King
Sales of Swiss watches are declining, and sales of Apple watches are rising steeply. This must be a surprise to the makers of Swiss luxury watches, who lifted their imperious… Read the rest of the article: Sales of Apple Watches eclipse watch sales of entire Swiss watch industry
A while back I posted about the kind of fluffy pancakes you can get in Japan and how one guy said he makes them in a rice cooker. I still… Read the rest of the article: Here's a simple recipe for making Japanese style fluffy pancakes
First, take a look at this 1895 short movie "L'Arrivée d'un Train à la Ciotat" ("Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat," from the Lumière Brothers. This film was upscaled… Read the rest of the article: Here's what happens when you apply machine learning to enhance the Lumières' 1896 movie "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat"
I’ve tried many ways to extend Wi-Fi through my house. Powerline networking, which creates networks through electrical wiring, works the best for me. TP-Link has this kit with 2 units.… Read the rest of the article: Extend your Wi-Fi with powerline networking
I just watched the trailer for The Vast Of Night, an Amazon Prime Video feature movie that's "coming soon to theaters and Prime Video." Looks like creepy fun! In the… Read the rest of the article: Here's the trailer for "The Vast of Night," a 1950s sci-fi thriller on Amazon Prime Video
Ten months ago the director of New Jersey's Division on Civil Rights alerted Facebook about a racist and anti-Semitic group page it was hosting, but Facebook took no action, reports… Read the rest of the article: Facebook refused to remove racist and anti-Semitic group page until it got a letter from New Jersey Attorney General
Global warming is to blame for a "drastic decline" in the bumblebee population in North America and Europe, reports The Guardian, citing a new that "suggests the likelihood of a… Read the rest of the article: Bumblebee population is declining so fast they could become extinct
Barnes & Noble thought it would be a good idea to celebrate Black History Month by reissuing classic novels (including Moby Dick, Emma, Frankenstein, The Wizard of Oz, The Secret… Read the rest of the article: Barnes and Noble canceled its plan to put black characters on classic novels written by white authors featuring white characters
Who needs the darkweb when you can just go on social media, enter your drug of choice in the search bar, and buy whatever turns your crank? In this video,… Read the rest of the article: It's easy to buy drugs on Snapchat and Instragram
If you go to India, you might encounter a person there who quickly befriends you and tries to build up a relationship of trust over the next few days. It… Read the rest of the article: How the infamous India gem scam works
The broken voting app that failed spectacularly in the Iowa Democratic caucus just hints at the fragility of the voting system in the U.S. This Verge video explores the reasons… Read the rest of the article: The US voting infrastructure is broken and a threat to democracy
Have you seen Snowpiercer yet? My family watched it a few years ago and loved it. Like Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, it's a genre-defying thriller that explores class roles. If you… Read the rest of the article: Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer Blu-ray is very cheap on Amazon today
Why is the average human body temperature falling by 0.05°F per decade? The short answer, is no one really knows! But Catherine Ley, a Stanford researcher who led a study… Read the rest of the article: Why is the average human body temperature falling?
Potok Philippe, a 28-year-old self-styled social media influencer, was charged with mischief after he told fellow plane passengers, "Can I get everybody’s attention please. I just came back from Hunan… Read the rest of the article: Social media influencer who falsely claimed to have coronavirus during flight is arrested after plane made emergency landing
Zamira Hajiyeva has 28 days to appeal a court order to seize her $20 million London mansion after she was unable reveal the source of her wealth, reports The Telegraph.… Read the rest of the article: Wife of banker who stole billions loses bid to keep $20 million London mansion
Remember the 1991 episode of The Simpsons, called "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington," in which a tearful Lisa tears up an essay she wrote after she witnesses government officials engaged… Read the rest of the article: Mike Pompeo issues a clever tweet to show his solidarity with Nancy Pelosi
Learn how to make delicious, healthful cotton candy with this machine made from a cheap USB fan, a plastic bucket, an aluminum soda can, and a few other scrap parts.… Read the rest of the article: How to make your own cotton candy with this simple DIY machine
