Drones

Inspired by a tweet from March 2018, Jesús Roldán put together this Antidepressants or Tolkien Character? quiz, and god damn, it's a lot harder than I anticipated. The Council of Elronon was much displeased with my knowledge. Praise be to Narmacil. Cory reported on a similar test a few years…

If you're in the market for book recommendations to fill up your stay-at-home hours, here's a short list of favorites from Bill Gates. Check out his longer list on his blog, GatesNotes blog. How to find a book without knowing the actual title Have you ever wanted to find a…

Digital media studio d'strict created "WAVE," a magnificent video art work for the humongous LED screen wrapped around the SM Town building the COEX (Convention & Exhibition Center) in Seoul, Korea. The display is 80.1 meters (263 feet) wide by 20.1 meters (66 feet) high. Below is Samsung's video about…

Der (Schw)Einsatz war kein Zufall: Wie dieses Observationsvideo zeigt, waren die borstigen Vierbeiner schon vorher ins Visier unserer Fahnder und Fahnderinnen geraten. pic.twitter.com/nS0jv3HhII — Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) May 17, 2020 Yesterday in Berlin police blocked a road in the Zehlendorf district for nearly two dozen wild boar to pass. "Sometimes…

From the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum on Facebook: Quarantine has caused everyone to go a little stir-crazy, even the residents of the Kansas City Zoo. So several of the penguins decided to go on a field trip to the Nelson-Atkins, which is still closed, to get a little culture. This isn't…

In South Korea, the soccer team FC Seoul filled out its empty arena with sex dolls posed as fans. The game was closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. After real fans watching the match online spotted the curious figures, FC Seoul issued an apology and claimed it was…

Two men wearing watermelons over their heads robbed a Sheetz convenience store in Louisa, Virginia. After asking for community help, police posted they arrested at least one of the melonheads. From the Louisa Police Department Facebook: On May 6, 2020, at 2135 hours, two subjects arrived at the Sheetz in…

iRaspian is a Linux OS for the Raspberry Pi that looks a lot like the Mac OS X operating system. It also comes with Mac OS 9.2 and Windows 95 emulators. This Raspberry Pi retro gaming kit comes with 100 licensed Atari games ETA Prime reviewed a Raspberry Pi retro…

Gizmodo's George Dvorsky compiled a gallery of the weirdest images ever taken on mars and I immediately clicked through to ensure that the squirrel was included. The squirrel (above) was included. People can hear your gesticulations According to a new study from the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour…

Laura Curren, county executive of Nassau County, N.Y., offers some wise tips for playing tennis safely as the pandemic continues. The two key takehomes are "kick but don't touch other people's balls" and "bring your own balls." Supreme Court rejects church lockdown exemption The Supreme Court ruled friday that lockdown…