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Help! Crumbs In My Bed Are Making Me Crazy

Help! Crumbs In My Bed Are Making Me Crazy

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Help! Crumbs In My Bed Are Making Me Crazy One of the best things about this job is how you’re constantly delighting me with the questions you ask! To wit: Last week, when we gathered to discuss the relative merits and attendant problems of eating in bed, I failed utterly to cover an important subject relative to the topic. And you let me know about it!Read more... Go to Source
The Anti-War, Pro-Animal Rights, Colonialist History of Doctor Dolittle’s Creation

The Anti-War, Pro-Animal Rights, Colonialist History of Doctor Dolittle’s Creation

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The Anti-War, Pro-Animal Rights, Colonialist History of Doctor Dolittle's Creation Doctor Dolittle usually conjures up memories of Eddie Murphy being stuck in a bathroom with a bear taking a dump, or that time a squirrel was imbibed with gin so it would sit still for a scene with Rex Harrison. Now, with Robert Downey Jr.’s Dolittle featuring a fire-breathing dragon, it’s hard to picture who or what…Read more... Go to Source
HBO Invited Us to a Westworld Dinner Party, Where We Were the Ones Roasted

HBO Invited Us to a Westworld Dinner Party, Where We Were the Ones Roasted

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HBO Invited Us to a Westworld Dinner Party, Where We Were the Ones Roasted “Ms. Cranz, would you prefer a tequila or vodka shot? Don’t worry. We know the difference.” With one question a Westworld “robot” had roasted me to a cinder and brought into relief everything cool and terrifying about HBO’s Westworld “activation” at CES. Read more... Go to Source
Dating Apps Caught Sharing Your Details With ‘Dozens’ of Third Parties: Report

Dating Apps Caught Sharing Your Details With ‘Dozens’ of Third Parties: Report

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Dating Apps Caught Sharing Your Details With 'Dozens' of Third Parties: Report If you’re one of those people who’s a bit unnerved by your phone’s apps tracking your every move, I have some bad news—it turns out dating apps are just as guilty as the rest of them. But unlike other apps, they also know what makes you horny. Read more... Go to Source
Taint Band-Aid ‘Doesn’t Hurt’ to Remove, Bandage Maker Promises

Taint Band-Aid ‘Doesn’t Hurt’ to Remove, Bandage Maker Promises

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Taint Band-Aid ‘Doesn’t Hurt’ to Remove, Bandage Maker Promises Last week at CES 2020, whilst surveying the state of sex tech at the show, I stumbled upon a humble wearable prototype for premature ejaculation. The ‘device’ was the brainchild of Morari Medical, and I maturely dubbed it the taint band-aid in a write-up. CES has since ended, but lo, this morning I opened up my inbox…Read more... Go to Source
Apple Pushes Back on DOJ Claims That Company Won’t Unlock iPhones Belonging to Shooter

Apple Pushes Back on DOJ Claims That Company Won’t Unlock iPhones Belonging to Shooter

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Apple Pushes Back on DOJ Claims That Company Won't Unlock iPhones Belonging to Shooter Following comments by U.S. Attorney General William Barr that Apple has not provided “substantive assistance” in its investigation related to the shooting last month at a naval airbase in Pensacola, Florida, Apple has addressed the issue by stating that there’s “no such thing as a backdoor just for the good guys.”Read more... Go to Source
Australian Open Tennis Players Struggle to Breathe as Climate Crisis Makes Air Hazardous

Australian Open Tennis Players Struggle to Breathe as Climate Crisis Makes Air Hazardous

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Australian Open Tennis Players Struggle to Breathe as Climate Crisis Makes Air Hazardous Tennis players at practice sessions for the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia today struggled to breathe as smoke from nearby bushfires choked their lungs. Slovenian Dalila Jakupović even collapsed on the court in a coughing fit while simply trying to inhale the smoke-filled air, which had an Air Quality Index…Read more... Go to Source
Dungeons & Dragons Is Taking Critical Role to the Next Level

Dungeons & Dragons Is Taking Critical Role to the Next Level

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Dungeons & Dragons Is Taking Critical Role to the Next Level One of the things that’s made Critical Role such a smash hit with both diehard Dungeons & Dragons fans and newcomers alike is the way the series’ voice actors infuse their campaigns with the kind of vibrant energy that you usually have to use your imagination to conjure up while playing the game. Now, Wizards of the…Read more... Go to Source
Report: 51 Members of Congress and Their Spouses Collectively Own Millions in Defense Stocks

Report: 51 Members of Congress and Their Spouses Collectively Own Millions in Defense Stocks

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Report: 51 Members of Congress and Their Spouses Collectively Own Millions in Defense Stocks 51 members of Congress or their spouses own between $2.8 million to $5.3 million worth of stock in the top 30 defense contractors worldwide, Sludge reported on Monday, thus placing them in a position to potentially profit from the U.S. military contracting process or wars waged with the firms’ equipment.Read more... Go to Source
Alert Warning of ‘Emergency’ at Canadian Nuclear Plant Sent by Mistake, Officials Say

Alert Warning of ‘Emergency’ at Canadian Nuclear Plant Sent by Mistake, Officials Say

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Alert Warning of 'Emergency' at Canadian Nuclear Plant Sent by Mistake, Officials Say Canadian officials have demanded an explanation after an inaccurate alert was sent out to cell phones stating staff were responding to an incident at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station near Toronto on Sunday, the BBC reported.Read more... Go to Source
Luggage Startup CEO Accused of Creating Toxic Workplace Won’t Go Away After All

Luggage Startup CEO Accused of Creating Toxic Workplace Won’t Go Away After All

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Luggage Startup CEO Accused of Creating Toxic Workplace Won't Go Away After All After a controversial story last year exposed a toxic workplace atmosphere at luggage startup Away, the company’s chief executive Steph Korey was reported to be stepping down from the role while taking on a new title of executive chairman. But that decision evidently didn’t stick, and Korey will resume the CEO role…Read more... Go to Source
The Spider-Verse Connections in Morbius Are Confusing as Hell

The Spider-Verse Connections in Morbius Are Confusing as Hell

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The Spider-Verse Connections in Morbius Are Confusing as Hell Morbius’ first trailer has arrived, and while it mostly focuses on laying out the origin story of its titular vampire, it also suggests that the movie’s going to have some rather direct and significant ties to Spider-Man, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and...perhaps Sony’s excellent Spider-Man game. It’s all a little…Read more... Go to Source
Investigation Finds Widespread Rule-Breaking in Reporting of U.S. Clinical Trials

Investigation Finds Widespread Rule-Breaking in Reporting of U.S. Clinical Trials

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Investigation Finds Widespread Rule-Breaking in Reporting of U.S. Clinical Trials Universities, drug companies, and government agencies are breaking the law and not turning in their science homework, according to a new report out Monday. It shows that many of these entities aren’t reporting the results of their research to the government’s database of clinical trials as legally mandated, while the…Read more... Go to Source
Folding laptops are here… and we have some thoughts

Folding laptops are here… and we have some thoughts

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Morbius’ First Trailer Is Here and Jared Leto Is Out For Blood

Morbius’ First Trailer Is Here and Jared Leto Is Out For Blood

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Morbius' First Trailer Is Here and Jared Leto Is Out For Blood Wild as it is to believe, Sony really meant what it said when the studio announced its plans to move forward with a movie about Morbius, Marvel Comics’ most famous vampire who isn’t Blade. While Morbius might not have been the Spider-Man villain one would expect to make it to the big screen so quickly, it’s definitely…Read more... Go to Source
A Hotter Climate Will Kill Americans in Unexpected Ways, Study Finds

A Hotter Climate Will Kill Americans in Unexpected Ways, Study Finds

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A Hotter Climate Will Kill Americans in Unexpected Ways, Study Finds The world is gonna get a lot warmer. The unusually warm winter weekend that just ended for those of us in the Northeast is a reminder of what that’ll look like. Sure, it was kinda nice to spend some time outside in a t-shirt in January. But a new study has found that warmer days could be more deadly, even in winter.Read more... Go to Source
Coke Energy Made Me Realize Other Energy Drinks Taste Like Ass

Coke Energy Made Me Realize Other Energy Drinks Taste Like Ass

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Coke Energy Made Me Realize Other Energy Drinks Taste Like Ass I’ll admit I’m a sucker when it comes to weird and wild junk food flavors. When I’m traveling and stumble into a new flavor of Doritos, KitKats or other trash I can’t get at home, I just have to try it. So a couple of months ago when I was in Japan and saw a can with a familiar logo and the words Coke Energy written…Read more... Go to Source
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