vStyler (John) totaled his Toyota Prius the other night. He was driving down the road and the engine just quit, no warning at all. He could not steer the car and it went off the road into some trees. His legs and arms are cut and bruised and his head hit the steering wheel, The damn airbags didn't even deploy! Sadly, now he cannot even take his wife to work, go grocery shopping, nothing. He has to rely on others to help, so if you wish to help him out a little financially, please PM me...
With a broken heart I will share with you, my family, that my youngest son has left this plane of existence and is hopefully healthy and happy in his new world. Please pray for me and the family as we deal with the loss. Thanks guys. Love yall.
The Orb X is a multi-purpose computing pod that will let you shut out pesky distractions to focus more deeply on gaming or work. It looks like something out of a futuristic Jetsons-era catalogue, but it's a lot more real than you'd think: Cooler Master is already taking pre-orders for their creation. Climbing inside the Orb X will wrap you in speakers, screens, and overall comfort as you immerse yourself completely in the experience. Although the device isn't completely enclosed, a dome will ...
Today, in people are wildly creative: someone is constructing the Kaneda bike from the anime Akira, which may be the most iconic bike in all of anime (or popular culture, for that matter). YouTuber Ayato has undergone quite the massive undertaking with this project and is documenting his progress on his channel for everyone to see. In the video above, Ayato discusses some of the modifications he's intending to make from the original design. These are mostly things to account for pe...
Here in the states, Thanksgiving is upon us! On Thursday, many of us will stuff our faces with turkey and then fall asleep on the couch in front of the football game. Or, if you're me, you'll fall asleep in front of a video game - I've never been much for football. Some years ago, Black Friday used to be a big event for certain members of my family. My parents, sister, and I weren't so much into it, but we'd usually go visit our aunt and uncle and cousins in their tent camped outside the Bes...
Why is science out to get me? I mean, okay - if I'm being frank, it's really kind of out to get all of us, but I felt especially attacked when I happened upon some really cool research out of Harvard earlier this week. Specifically, this nightmare fuel robot: I feel like tentacles and terrifying go hand in...uh. "Hand in hand" probably isn't the right phrase here. I'm too disturbed to make a pun, which is saying something! Literally the tentacles could be any other colo...
So...yikes. Scientists in Korea recently announced that they've found a better way to grow an insect-destroying mushroom in a lab. As creepy as it sounds, these particular fungi and the chemicals they produce may actually have medicinal uses for humans, which makes being able to study them more easily a definite positive.The fungi - known as Cordyceps - is parasitic, usually feeding on insects and other arthropods. They invade and kill their hosts as they slowly turn their host's ...
Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of his "humanoid" robot over the weekend, and it's - in my opinion, at any rate - equal parts fascinating and horrifying. Last year during Tesla's annual "AI Day" presentation, Musk teased this new robot by having someone come out in a suit resembling the machine and dancing/demonstrating. I've linked the relevant time stamp below. You have to give them credit for a creative proof of concept...right? Compared to last year's presentation, this year defin...
She passed away yesterday .
Hasbro has teamed up with the 3D-printing company Formlabs back around the time of San Diego Comic Con to offer attendees a limited availability experience: to have their likeness turned into a custom action figure. Today, Hasbro announced that anyone can order their own "Selfie Series" figure starting on September 30th. Marketing action shots aside, I think these are pretty darned cool. A little self-indulgent, maybe, but it's definitely like a childhood dream come true. Although the price i...
I just got back from an unexpected week's stay in the hospital. It isn't good news. I'm still capable of independent living for now. That may likely change in the future. I wish I could share more but it's kind of tough.
In the age of streaming, I admit I'm rather spoiled. I subscribe to Disney+ and Netflix and don't think twice about commercials anymore. I dropped traditional cable ages ago and have never looked back. Recently, since Netflix discontinued a show I was watching and it moved to Hulu, I signed up for a free trial so that I could blitz my way through it. The free trial, unfortunately, is the subscription tier that includes ads. I figured, sure, it's annoying, but I can live with my episodes...
Sadly, guys, I do think this may be my Mom in law's last night with us. Her daughter, a nurse of 30 years, seems to think so. Yall do me a solid? Please send prayers and well wishes out for Mildred Williamson. Age 90. A sweet soul. Thanks.
Want a chance to meet (or meat, I guess, depends on how terrified you are of the concept of Jaws) a Great White Shark? The shark-tracking organization OCEARCH is here to give one lucky person and a guest that opportunity. They're launching a sweepstakes that closes on September 30th where the grand prize is a 5-day ocean research voyage that will let you get up close and personal with a Great White Shark. One of the primary methods of researching sharks is to tag them, and OCEARCH's nonp...