"Young becoming hostages to handheld devices, says charity" – BBC News
65. Posted by Mister Point
I needed to speak to my kids the other day.
I unplugged the router and waited 10 seconds.
"Adolf Hitler artworks fetch £286,000 at auction in Nuremberg" – BBC News
To the person who bought these paintings – you are a bad person and you should feel bad.
If you have that much money burning a hole in your pocket, maybe donate it to charity?
"Vincent van Gogh Possibly Identified in Newly Discovered Group Photo of Famous Artists from 1887″ – Colossal
I think it's him. Looks like him around the eyes.
The Mando Footloose is not a bicycle because it doesn't have a way for the rider to directly drive the wheel. This is not an ebike, it's an electric scooter with a pedal powered battery charger. This is really very silly because there is so little efficiency in charging the battery this way. It is far more efficient for the rider to drive the wheel. And when the battery is dead, it can't be pedaled.
I can't seem to embed it, but there is a good video at the BBC.
"The Stunning Diversity and Detail of Vibrantly Colored New England Caterpillars" – Colossal
"Untwisted Ropes Tacked to Gallery Walls Appear to Sprout like Trees" – Colossal
The rest seems rather droll, but this one caught my eye.
"The man who grows fields full of tables and chairs" – BBC News
Looks promising, but I'm a little skeptical.
"Organic Transit ELF Video Review – Solar Powered Recumbent Electric Trike" – YouTube
Damn it. Just when I was resolved to hating Nilay Petal forever, he comes up with the best tech headline of the year: "What company will Stephen Elop steal for Microsoft next?" – The Verge.
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Halo 5 – 12 player vs 12 player Warzone...
BWHA HA HAHAHAHAHA!!!
UPDATE: Halo 5 will not have a split screen mode so I can't ever play it with my son and he can't play it with his friends which means we won't be buying it.
UPDATE 2: Of course I bought it anyway and Warzone turned out to be meh.