An entire 356,787 square-foot piece of property in Maryland — complete with a "nice spacious kitchen and dining room," a "private basketball court," and a "private study!!" went up for sale on Zillow last week for an unbelievable $42,067 — which breaks down to only 12 cents a square foot. — Read the rest

Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has been under indictment for fraud for the last eight years, told Steve Bannon, also under indictment for fraud, that if he had not intervened, former President Donald Trump would have lost in Texas during the 2020 election. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Whether it's for work or leisure, it's no secret that tablets are the most versatile gadgets out there. — Read the rest

This afternoon, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes pulled up in a black SUV to the F.P.C. Bryan minimum security prison camp for women, 90 miles from Houston. She said goodbye to her mom, who appeared to be driving, and her dad, visible inside, and strolled through gate to begin her 11-year, three-month sentence for defrauding investors in her now-defunct company. — Read the rest

The musical release for Black Lodge, a genre-bending metal/punk/modern opera by David T. Little and Anne Waldman will be available starting June 2nd via Cantaloupe Music. Featuring music by Timur and the Dime Museum, and Isaura String Quartet, this second video shares a pretty disturbing view into a visually fantastic world. — Read the rest

Watch these videos to see what it's like to crash a car or bus into another vehicle, a brick wall, or a wrecking ball. Each video starts out showing a collision at 5 to 7 miles an hour, then re-runs the simulation at increasingly higher speeds, usually ending at 300 or 400 mph. — Read the rest

Donald Trump said today that he will sign an executive order to deny automatic citizenship to babies born in the United States whose parents are non-citizens if he becomes president — Constitution be damned.

"On day one, my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to Federal agencies … going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic, U.S. — Read the rest

In William Gibson's classic 1984 cyberpunk novel Neuromancer, he coined the word "cyberspace" as the "consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators" jacked in to the digital network. In this clip from a 1993 Toronto TV program, Gibson tells how he came up with the term:

"Infospace? — Read the rest

I live in a beachside Los Angeles community. The weather could not be more perfect for an at-home garden. I've found the area relatively pest-free, except for aphids.

Aphids first appeared en-mass to bother my blood orange tree. A hosing off and then disbursement of ladybugs managed the populations for me in prior years, and this year, when I saw aphids also appear on my lemon and mandarin trees, I quickly got myself some ladybugs. — Read the rest

Chaos at Brazil's Miss Gay Mato Grosso 2023! When Emannuelly Belini was crowned the winner at the beauty contest, runner-up Nathally Becker's husband leaped on stage, grabbed the crown from the presenter, and threw it on the ground. He then grabbed Becker's hair and pulled her offstage. — Read the rest

This beluga whale—thought to be a Russian spy animal—was first noticed off the coast of Norway in 2019 wearing a harness labeled Equipment St Petersburg and outfitted with a camera mount. It's speculated that the animal may have escaped a Russian navy holding pen. — Read the rest

From afar, massive waves crashing into the cabin window of a Carnival cruise ship is absolutely beautiful. (See video below, shot by k8lyns_mom.)

But for everyone on the ship, which was off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina on Friday after cruising to the Bahamas, it was anything but smooth sailing. — Read the rest

British mathematician Alan Turing's theory of morphogenesis explains how intricate patterns form in living organisms. Turing, a renowned English mathematician, and a computer science pioneer, proposed this theory using mathematical principles to describe biological phenomena. Imagine a petri dish where chemicals, referred to as "morphogens," can freely move and react with each other. — Read the rest

An increasing number of people are opting to leave their clothes unwashed, or at least washing them very rarely. It began with the (good) advice to wash denim as infrequently as possible to preserve the fit and finish of the fabric. — Read the rest

Twitter has walked away from the EU's voluntary code of standards and practices regarding the spread of disinformation. However, that doesn't release the social media company from obeying a law set to go into effect this August. In this BBC article, an EU official is quoted stating just that:

Thierry Breton, who is the EU's internal market commissioner, announced the news on Twitter – but warned the firm new laws would force compliance.

If you board an Air New Zealand flight, you may have to step on a scale at the same time you have your luggage weighed. New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority has requested the procedure of the airlines for the next month or so. — Read the rest

As if bag searches and body scanners aren't intrusive enough, Air New Zealand has now figured out another way to invade an airline passenger's privacy: having them step on a scale.

For the next month, as part of a so-called survey, New Zealand's largest airline will weigh passengers flying internationally from Auckland International Airport to certain airports, including New York City's JFK, on a digital scale as part of the checking-in process. — Read the rest

Roll me up and smoke me when I die
And if anyone don't like it, just look 'em in the eye
I didn't come here, and I ain't leavin'
So don't sit around and cry
Just roll me up and smoke me when I die. — Read the rest

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TL;DR: Enjoy an effortless ride with the latest BirdBike electric bicycle. This Memorial Day save 56% off this battery-powered bike, available now for $999.99 (reg. — Read the rest

The first few words a police officer says to a Black driver indicate how the rest of the stop will go. Suppose the cop is barking commands and demanding someone be obedient before informing the waylaid motorist politely of the reason for being detained. — Read the rest