It’s hard to not get a kick out of space-efficient tools. Compacted into their smallest forms, they often look very simple and unassuming. Yet often once they're unfurled and seen… Read the rest of the article: More than a flashlight, this gadget packs a fully-loaded tool box
At a Senate Health Committee in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, state senator Steve Huffman said: “My point is I understand African Americans have a higher incidence of chronic conditions and… Read the rest of the article: Ohio state senator asked if “the colored population” gets Covid-19 more often because they "do not wash their hands as well as other groups"
“Curfews! Troops in the street! Violence!”
Turkish sculpture Necati Korkmaz makes tiny works of art, most of which can only be fully appreciated with a magnifying glass. His latest effort is a chess set smaller than… Read the rest of the article: Sculptor creates the world's tiniest chess set, the size of a thumbtack
Today, CNN launched its 2020 electoral college tracking map. It makes the race look very close, despite its own polling showing Biden 14% in the lead. That's because the map… Read the rest of the article: Don't trust electoral college tracking maps based on whim and prayer
A racist Karen goes ballistic when she sees a woman exercising on some park stairs in Torrance, California. Part of her long tirade: "This is not just for you! Get… Read the rest of the article: Racist Karen screams at woman exercising in park: 'This is not your home! We do not want you here!'
Stormtroopers wearing upside down helmets are far less intimidating. Search Google for many more memetastic upside down Stormtrooper helmet gags. (And yes, I realize that the cap of the helmet… Read the rest of the article: Stormtroopers wearing upside down helmets look silly and happy
In Bristol, England, anti-racism protestors pulled down a bronze statue of slave trader and philanthropist Edward Colston and rolled it into the River Avon. Banksy, who is thought to live… Read the rest of the article: Banksy's brilliant idea to make "everyone happy" after activists pulled down Bristol slave trader statue
Present & Correct, designer office/stationery online retailer and curator of a wonderful Instagram account, posted this fantastic collection of Lego computers. Quite a few appear to have integrated displays. As… Read the rest of the article: The various Lego computer interfaces
"This took an embarassing amount of time to do," writes Yusi-D-Jordan.
This video, posted Feb 18, 2020, depicts a black motorist, Ace Perry, being pulled over by a white police officer. The officer says he was suspicious because Perry was traveling… Read the rest of the article: Cop pulls over, warns black man for driving 65 mph in a 70 mph zone
An anonymous writer on Medium — identifying themself only as Officer A. Cab — has written an impassioned but scathing piece about the complicity of modern policing. This writer, claiming… Read the rest of the article: How every police officer becomes complicit in a terrible system
In Ohio, a Republican state senator is receiving widespread condemnation today after asking aloud whether “African Americans or the colored population” (?!??!?!) are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic because… Read the rest of the article: GOP Ohio lawmaker: 'African Americans or the colored population' get coronavirus because they 'do not wash their hands as well as other groups'
Trump's treasury secretary Stephen Mnuchin today said the United States should not, as he puts it, shut down the economy again — even if there is another surge in coronavirus… Read the rest of the article: Mnuchin: U.S. won't 'shut down the economy again' even if coronavirus cases surge
The video embedded below shows the Hisense Q5, a new tablet that's reportedly coming out in China this week. It has a reflective LCD display, similar to e-ink (in that… Read the rest of the article: Tablet with high refresh-rate paperlike display
• "I should not have been there.” • Milley said his presence “created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” America's top general said that showing up in… Read the rest of the article: General Mark Milley sorry for posing with Trump in combat uniform after protesters gassed by goons
The European Union is expected to formally file charges against Amazon.com for harvesting data from third-party sellers, and using that information to compete against those sellers on the sales platform.
She's good. She's really good.
I once wrote a children's book (that I never actually published or did anything with) about the origin story of the emu, which I hypothesized as being the offspring of… Read the rest of the article: These emus have apparently discovered dark magic rituals.
I know it's summer, but this is getting odd.
