Odd Stuff (Part 1)

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“I can not recommend this product because it does not look like the picture. It is wrinkled and not smooth like the picture shown.”

(Here in NoVa where it’s been 95f -100f degrees for the past several days with maximum swampy humidity, these things look more like torture devices. Hard pass Brazen Bull.)

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Looks like something that might be useful in an area that actually has winter, whether for the kids to play in or as a micro-greenhouse. Not something I’d want to use in the summer, though.

It’s been like that in the Chicago area, too. Northern Illinois is pretty waterlogged right now, and we’ve got more rain on the way this week.

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Hey, this is perfect for “Mars colony” LARPing.

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Nothing to See Here…

“A decision to form such a study group would put the president on a collision course with Congress. Lawmakers of both parties remain deeply concerned about pairing the S-400 and F-35, and the massive National Defense Authorization Act — currently working its way through Congress — contains language explicitly barring F-35 sales to Turkey unless the nation abandons plans to buy missile systems from Russia.”

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What would Jesus tweet? Church of England hands down commandments for Anglicans on social media

If you are squeamish, turn away. You have been warned!

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You lost me at “Hard-to-kill poop”.

If I have to fight it to the death, well, it’s already won.

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DeepNude’s makers tried to deep-six their pervy AI app. Web creeps have other ideas: Cracked copies shared online as code decompiled


[Insert You don’t say? GIF of choice.]

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Will that old Vulcan’s engines run? Bluebird jet boat team turn to Cold War bomber

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Related:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90372079/virginia-updates-its-revenge-porn-laws-to-include-deepfakes?ref=hvper.com&utm_source=hvper.com&utm_medium=website

“Under the new law, which went into effect in Virginia yesterday, creating or sharing deepfakes of someone without their permission is a misdemeanor that can result in up to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine.”

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Sadly more common than you might think.

Amazingly, some people survive.

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Add this to the ever-growing list of why I’m never swimming again.
“BoingBoing - It keeps you dry!”

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