Facebook has agreed to pay $550m to users in Illinois who sued it over its storing of biometric data without consent. This allowed the social network to automatically tag photographs—and… Read the rest of the article: Facebook pays $550m settlement over illegally-collected facial recognition data
This video is narrated in Korean and I didn't understand one word, but the artist's calm voice makes it all the more relaxing to watch Sonic the Hedgehog emerge from… Read the rest of the article: Sculpting Sonic the Hedgehog with a 3D printing pen
There's an entire set of merit badges for "adulting" [Amazon], each a handsomely-embroidered Scouting-style achievement related to the tasks we can all aspire to complete and qualities to embody. [via… Read the rest of the article: Adulting merit badges
Behold the turbulent seas of our sun, plasma waves rising and falling under the watchful gaze of the Inouye solar telescope in Hawaii. Science News: We have now seen the… Read the rest of the article: The most detailed image of the sun
Knewz has a stark spot-color design (I've decided to call it Drudge Custard, but I like it!) and a completely nauseating name. It's a pure aggregator, too — just links… Read the rest of the article: There's a new news aggregator called "Knewz" and I can't believe they actually called it that
Amazon is dumping Parker Jotters for only $8.99 today, less than half the usual price. It's a basic, good ballpoint pen in a sleek metal casing that will last forever… Read the rest of the article: Great deal on the Parker Jotter, the best cheap yet superficially classy pen
The Food and Drug Administration sent an official warning letter to the makers of Purell hand sanitizer, ordering them to stop making unsupported claims about the goo's ability to fend… Read the rest of the article: FDA warns Purell to back off hand sanitizer germ-killing claims
Danny Takacs (homepage) wrote and directed this four-minute jumper about a woman who "discovers a sinister secret hiding in her crawlspace". The buildup's good, you know it's coming, but it… Read the rest of the article: Crawlspace, an effective four-minute horror short
https://youtu.be/k4Ox0NsByMI Is this video of a pug, relaxing and barking at literally everything in site, doctored? Because I'm going to be spending the morning learning to perform a perfect impression… Read the rest of the article: Pug has "strange" bark
I would like to have now whatever they served in McDonaldland in 1970, which clearly involved more than beef, bread and condiments.
The logo for Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming Dune movie series was revealed at an event in France last night. It appears the movie's producers are rushing to remove it from the… Read the rest of the article: Dune logo unveiled at event; copyright claimants rush to remove it from the 'net
Restaurant chain Chipotle was fined $1.3m by the state of Massachussets for 13,253 child labor law violations at 50 sites. Time reports that minors working past midnight, for more than… Read the rest of the article: Chipotle fined $1.3m for 13,253 child labor law violations
Hexagonal-grid notebooks like Hexanote [Amazon] are marketed toward organic chemistry students and pros; the image here is from the thicker, spiral-bound Benznote. But I'm thinking … maps. Unfortunately, the paper… Read the rest of the article: Hexagonal grid notebooks
Eight "gaming" hotels featuring the Atari brand are to be constructed in the U.S., reports The Verge's Dami Lee.
Delta Airlines received a $50,000 fine after discriminating against three Muslim passengers who were barred from flying despite being cleared by the airline's own security personnel. From the order issued… Read the rest of the article: Delta fined for discriminating against Muslim passengers
A cat prohibited from entering the Tescos grocery store in Thorpe Marriott, England, has defied the ban, reports the BBC. One shopper photographed Pumpkin, a six year-old ginger tom, relaxing… Read the rest of the article: Cat defies supermarket ban
A 15th-century cesspit found under Somerset House in London has been lovingly recreated as a 3D model that you can explore in your web browser. [via Londonist] Archaeologists from MOLA… Read the rest of the article: "Fecal abyss" found under London gets 3D model
An MSNBC correspondent hurriedly relating some historical context from basketball legend Kobe Bryant's career stumbled over the name of his team, the LA Lakers. Earlier today, while reporting on the… Read the rest of the article: TV reporter who uttered racial slur on air says she "combined the names of the Knicks and the Lakers"
As the technical garbage fire that is USB-C burns merrily along, efforts continue to help us connect one gadget to another with reliable outcomes. USB-hubs.org is a website that compares… Read the rest of the article: Find the USB-C hub of your dreams
French physicist Jean-Pierre Luminet hand-plotted this image of a black hole in 1978, said to be the the first based on data rather than artistic speculation. From Wikipedia: 1979 –… Read the rest of the article: Groundbreaking 1979 visualization of black hole
