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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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Meta shows off Orion augmented reality glasses

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Gyrofrog: Did anyone else read that headline as "Meta shows off Onion augmented reality glasses? Pretty...
Gyrofrog: Did anyone else read that headline as "Meta shows off Onion augmented reality glasses? Pretty much exactly.
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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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Magnificent cinematic footage of Chinese rocket exploding into fireball just 1.6-feet away from a perfect landing

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blackeye: 21 hours in and no mention of alternative units of measurement a la the “F...
blackeye: 21 hours in and no mention of alternative units of measurement a la the “F you metric system” topic. Because that tree is measured in trees obviously. In fact it is the Tree so you can’t cut it down and they put the house there to stop you.
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Magnificent cinematic footage of Chinese rocket exploding into fireball just 1.6-feet away from a perfect landing

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For the record, the insanely useful ImageJ/Fiji also has that functionality. fiji.sc Fiji: ImageJ, with "Batteries...
For the record, the insanely useful ImageJ/Fiji also has that functionality. fiji.sc Fiji: ImageJ, with "Batteries Included" Fiji: A batteries-included distribution of ImageJ.
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Enshittification: The Thread

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Note for those not reading the article: it’s not even some sort of special battery in...
Note for those not reading the article: it’s not even some sort of special battery in the machine they refuse to change: it’s the standard battery in the watch that controls the machine! Surely he must be able to find an outside shop who can change it? It’s not like that will void the warranty…
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Elections 2023 and 2024

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Trump’s team, by contrast, decided to trust outside groups, such as Musk’s America PAC, and Turning...
Trump’s team, by contrast, decided to trust outside groups, such as Musk’s America PAC, and Turning Point Action, which is run by the rather unhinged right-wing personality and influencer Charlie Kirk. Ah, yes, that’s who would be able to convince me to change my vote on my doorstep: an underpaid gig worker hired by Leon or a swivel-eyed looney Charlie Kirk acolyte…
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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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Spaaaaace

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Starfish Space to tackle orbital junk for NASA with SSPICY Otter theregister.com NASA inks deal with...
Starfish Space to tackle orbital junk for NASA with SSPICY Otter theregister.com NASA inks deal with Starfish Space on defunct satellites Is this a debris inspection mission or an Ubuntu release?
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Spaaaaace

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Gizmodo – 26 Sep 24 Jets From Black Holes Cause Stars to Explode, Hubble Reveals The...
Gizmodo – 26 Sep 24 Jets From Black Holes Cause Stars to Explode, Hubble Reveals The jets of material that spew from black holes catalyze stellar eruptions, surprising astronomers and raising questions about the jets' role in the universe. Est. reading time: 3 minutes
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Elections 2023 and 2024

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Removing citizenship and all its rights from everyone else is the next step.
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Chaos unfolds when costumed amusement park characters run through a typhoon

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RIP pink piggy thing
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Enshittification: The Thread

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hardware.slashdot.org Paralyzed Jockey Loses Ability To Walk After Manufacturer Refuses To Fix... An anonymous reader quotes...
hardware.slashdot.org Paralyzed Jockey Loses Ability To Walk After Manufacturer Refuses To Fix... An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: After a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed from the waist down in 2009, former jockey Michael Straight learned to walk again with the help of a $100,000 ReWalk Personal exoskeleton....
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General Sportsball thread

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BBC Sport Gambling advertising in Premier League trebles, says new research The amount of betting adverts,...
BBC Sport Gambling advertising in Premier League trebles, says new research The amount of betting adverts, including pitchside hoardings and shirt logos, almost trebled during the opening weekend of the Premier League season compared to last year, new research says.
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Floods, Fires, and Heat Domes (the climate change thread)

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Engadget Zillow is adding climate risk data to all US for-sale listings Zillow has announced a...
Engadget Zillow is adding climate risk data to all US for-sale listings Zillow has announced a new partnership to bring climate risk information to its for-sale listings in the US.
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Meta shows off Orion augmented reality glasses

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gatto: having the manual for the car you’re working on, instructions for the product you’re assembling,...
gatto: having the manual for the car you’re working on, instructions for the product you’re assembling, plans for your construction site, your productivity goals, the pittance of a fee you will earn in the gig economy if a ticking clock doesn’t run out, a corporate slogan or a map of the amazon warehouse hellscape. FTFY. Because we all know how this would end
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Drums of War

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The surviving members of a group of 14 men from Ghana who were lured into the...
The surviving members of a group of 14 men from Ghana who were lured into the Russian military to fight against Ukraine have appealed for help from Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ghanaian news outlet TV3 reported on Sept. 19.
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Lego piece found in 32-year-old's nose after decades

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*Lego technical writer sighs, adds another section to “Illegal Lego Building Techniques” documentation.
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Drums of War

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The surviving members of a group of 14 men from Ghana who were lured into the...
The surviving members of a group of 14 men from Ghana who were lured into the Russian military to fight against Ukraine have appealed for help from Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ghanaian news outlet TV3 reported on Sept. 19.
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Elections 2023 and 2024

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They want to make sure the whi… I mean RIGHT people only vote.
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FTX fraud Caroline Ellison off to jail for 2 years

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Originally published at: FTX fraud Caroline Ellison off to jail for 2 years - Boing Boing...
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Spaaaaace

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theregister.com India funds Moon lander, space station, and Venus orbiter Wants lunar sample return within three...
theregister.com India funds Moon lander, space station, and Venus orbiter Wants lunar sample return within three years, Venus launch in 2028, orbiting hab in 2035, boots on Luna five years later
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You can call me AI

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AI chatbot gets green light to hallucinate your investment portfolio theregister.com AI startup gets green light...
AI chatbot gets green light to hallucinate your investment portfolio theregister.com AI startup gets green light for stock picking chatbot Service due to roll out later this month, despite fears AI will crash the market
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Watch an octopus punch noncompliant fishes

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The beginning stages of octopi domesticating fish? Thats cool and all but wake me when they’ve...
The beginning stages of octopi domesticating fish? Thats cool and all but wake me when they’ve established breed standards and highly political confirmation contests for their new herding fish.
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