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Grandpa Pudding Brains encounters the concept of elapsed time
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (339+ words) The confused old man was honoring the Dodgers when his script handed him a number: 229 days. Donnie Two-Pencils read it, called it a strange fact, disclaimed responsibility for it, and conceded that he did not understand what he was actually…...
This refurbished HP ProBook with a 12th Gen Core i5 is down to $439.99
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (300+ words) Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Save $760 on a Grade A refurbished 2022 HP ProBook 640 G9 with a 12th Gen Intel Core i5, Windows 11 Pro, 8GB RAM, and a 256GB SSD for $439.99 (reg. $1,199). You don't have…...
Taylor Farms explosive diarrhea recall spreads
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (400+ words) Mayhem proceeds apace in the bathrooms of America, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today adding more states it its list of those affected by the Cyclospora outbreak, as noted by Consumer Reports in a revision to an earlier story....
Blade Runner 2099 trailer
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (363+ words) Blade Runner 2099, sequel to 1981's Blade Runner and 2017's Blade Runner 2049, lands on Prime Video November 25. Though it's a TV series, all 8 episodes will drop at once, so no-one will be left hanging. Here's the trailer. Writer and producer Silka…...
Astronomers may have detected an exomoon
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (313+ words) This exosatellite or 'exomoon', a natural satellite outside our Solar System [1], is difficult to label, given the differences in this system compared to our own. Alice Zurlo, YEMS Director and collaborator on the study explains: "The satellite we report is…...
Coyote vs. ACME returns from tax writeoff hell with new trailer
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (244+ words) I can't even imagine being the WB suit who looked at this — a Will Forte-led, James Gunn-written live-action/animated hybrid comedy in the same vein as Roger Rabbit — and thought "yeah, this'll never sell." Los Angeles has a few storied…...
What if the whole planet ran on a single clock?
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (282+ words) Every so often someone proposes to abolish time zones entirely and put the whole planet on a single clock. It would be the same time everywhere at once: when it reads 08:00 in London, it reads 08:00 in New York and Beijing…...
Promova Premium Plan
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (391+ words) Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. Instead of relying on a single teaching style, Promova combines AI-powered speaking practice, vocabulary cards, grammar lessons, podcasts, videos, and interactive role-play into one platform. Personalized…...
Sony saves the Cinerama Dome from becoming condos or sadness
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (369+ words) Los Angeles has a few storied movie theaters, and none are more beloved than the Cinerama Dome. After being closed for years, Sony has reached a deal to reopen it in 2028. As an Angeleno, I've never been a huge fan…...
Trapping a scammer in an endless maze of torment
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (256+ words) It almost seems harsh before you remember that he could have walked away and spared himself the torment at any time. The promise of ill-gotten gains was just too great, however, and he chased it right to his ruin. There's…...