by | Feb 25, 2022 | Weirdness
from Project Syndicate Our New Cloud-Based Ruling Class by YANIS VAROUFAKIS Capital is everywhere, yet capitalism is on the wane. In an era when the owners of a new form of “command capital” have gained exorbitant power over everyone else, including...
by | Feb 5, 2022 | Mirth, Weirdness
from The Wall Street Journal SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Are Photobombing Astronomy Images, Study Says Streaks left by passing satellites mar observatories’ celestial images, potentially hinder spotting of dangerous asteroids By Aylin Woodward A streak from a...
by | Feb 3, 2022 | Weirdness
from The U.S. Sun Mystery as gold cube worth $11.7million ‘pops up’ in NYC’s Central Park – and it has its own security guards by Frances Mulraney A MYSTERIOUS gold cube worth an estimated $11.7million appeared in New York’s Central Park on Wednesday morning...
by | Feb 1, 2022 | Weirdness
from Military Times Florida boy reels in .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles while fishing By Sarah Sicard Over a balmy winter weekend in South Miami-Dade, Florida, a young boy and his grandfather set out to fish along a canal. What they reeled in weren’t fish, but holy...
by | Jan 26, 2022 | Weirdness
from WIRED My Family Is Trapped in the Metaverse Virtual reality isn’t great, but it’s a lot better than dealing with everything else out there. by Adrienne So PHOTOGRAPH: VCG/GETTY IMAGES ON A WHIM, I recently started rewatching Ready Player One, the Steven Spielberg...
by | Jan 24, 2022 | Mirth, Weirdness
from c|net Oscar Mayer bologna-inspired face mask hydrates and horrifies My bologna face mask has a first name. by Amanda Kooser Maybe don’t wear this out in public.Oscar Mayer I have no idea what’s in bologna. The off-pink deli meat is something I...
