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  • Man Tells Job Candidate to ‘Shut Up’ During Interview After Being Repeatedly Interrupted

    07/21/2025 4:23:49 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 51 replies
    People ^ | July 19, 2025 | Meredith Wilshere
    A man was pushed to his limits in a job interview and scolded the man he was interviewingA man revealed on Reddit that he told a job candidate he needed to "shut up and listen" after an exhausting interview. In the post, the man explained that he and his colleague were "interviewing this guy for a very good software engineering position." The candidate passed the first round, and everyone agreed that he had a great "resume and experience." "On paper, he had everything we were looking for, and honestly, this looked like a life-changing opportunity for him," the poster explains....
  • Windows 10’s end of life looms. A security pro dissects your only options

    07/18/2025 1:35:20 PM PDT · by fireman15 · 112 replies
    PCWorld ^ | July 17,2025 | Alaina Yee
    Choose wisely. Your PC could end up vulnerable to online threats otherwise. This fall, Windows 10 will reach its end of life—at least, as defined by Microsoft. On October 14, the company ends feature updates to the operating system. Security and stability updates also become restricted—a potential liability, depending on the choices you make now. To help users successfully navigate Windows 10’s extinction event, Adam Patrick Murray sat down with ethical hacker Mike Danseglio to talk options. The goal: To find the best option for your PC to stay current with security updates and patches, no matter the age of...
  • A journey through the United States of barbecue

    07/16/2025 5:18:52 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 112 replies
    BBC ^ | Caroline Hatchett
    From whole hogs to smoked fish and brisket, this all-American smoke-infused cooking style is as diverse as the US itself – and just as rich in history. In the US, "barbecue" is both noun and verb – a familiar siren, calling from a squat cinder block building with its smoky aroma of meat and char. Depending where it's prepared, it could be a multi-napkin pulled pork sandwich, a tray of hand-sliced brisket or smoked chicken wings tangy with mayonnaise, accompanied by a litany of rib-sticking sides. The country's wildly diverse barbecue canon evolved from a single style born during the...
  • Woman reaches World Series of Poker final table for first time in 30 years

    07/16/2025 2:22:51 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 45 replies
    Scripps News ^ | July 16, 2025 | Scripps News Group
    The last woman to reach the final table at the Main Event was Barbara Enright, who placed fifth in 1995.Leonore “Leo” Margets is making history in the world of poker. This week, she became the first woman in 30 years to reach the final table at the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. “It’s so unreal, it is a dream,” Margets told PokerGO sideline reporter Jeff Platt. She added, "How lucky I am to live this!” The Spanish poker pro was ultimately eliminated Tuesday, finishing in seventh place. She will still take home $1.5 million in prize...
  • Resident game industry weirdo Yoko Taro laments that there aren't as many 'weird' people making videogames as there used to be

    07/11/2025 2:16:56 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    PC Gamer ^ | Mollie Taylor
    Where my certified freaks at?Comments (15) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NieR creator Yoko Taro in his trademark Emil mask from the games (Image credit: Yoko Taro) If there were to ever be a mascot for the videogame industry weirdos (endearing), it'd most certainly be Nier creator Yoko Taro. He's built a brand around being a little eccentric, almost always seen sporting his Emil mask and making games that somehow perfectly straddle being a little horny, devastating, and thought-provoking all at once. Hell, he even did...
  • Hey, Sig, That Thing You Said Doesn't Happen With P320s Just Happened Again

    07/09/2025 10:28:08 AM PDT · by Towed_Jumper · 62 replies
    Bearing Arms ^ | July 8, 2025 | Tom Knighton
    I used to like Sig Sauer. They made good guns and had a good reputation. Then the P320 rolled out, and the problems started. Even then, I didn't really hold it against them. The first problem was the guns drop firing if they landed at a particular angle. Since that was something that I could see being missed during testing. While they didn't recall the firearms, they did offer a voluntary upgrade that was supposed to fix the issue. Sig Sauer claimed that nothing was wrong, that they'd been exonerated in court, and that it was all some anti-gun conspiracy...
  • This Ultra-Thin Drumhead Moves Sound With Almost No Loss – And May Change Tech Forever

    07/09/2025 6:24:04 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 20 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | July 09, 2025 | University of Copenhagen
    Enlargement of the silicon nitride membrane. The colors represent the measured motion of the membrane in the out of plane direction. Red means that part of the membrane moves upward, and blue means that part moves downwards. Credit: Albert Schliesser and Xiang Xi When a drummer hits a drum, the surface vibrates and creates sound—a signal we recognize as music. But once those vibrations stop, the signal disappears. Now imagine a drumhead that’s incredibly thin, only about 10 millimeters wide, and covered in tiny triangular holes. Scientists have created exactly that, and it does something extraordinary. Researchers at the Niels...
  • 25 Board Games That We All Played in the 1970s

    07/07/2025 2:09:23 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 155 replies
    Long before "screen time" and connecting via social media, rainy Saturdays in the 1970s revolved around the thrill of Trouble's Pop-O-Matic bubble, the sound of plastic chips falling from the Connect Four grid or maybe, if you were lucky to survive, the nerve-shredding buzz from a misguided funny bone removal during Operation (there was nothing funny about it). '70s Board Games Came to Life With Sounds and Moving Parts These classic board games didn't just help you pass the time; they taught you life skills, whether you liked it or not. The Game of Life even forced you to consider...
  • Don’t Miss Sky Show: Mars Glows, Venus Blazes, and an Eagle Soars

    07/07/2025 9:21:50 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 3 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | July 07, 2025 | NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    The Eagle takes flight this July. Look east after dark to find Aquila, the soaring constellation anchored by Altair, while Mars glows in the west and Venus and Jupiter greet the sunrise. Credit: Shutterstock July’s skies offer a feast: Mars glows at dusk while Mercury peeks out briefly, Venus blazes before dawn, and Jupiter joins it for a photogenic pairing. Saturn lingers past midnight, and the Moon stages close encounters with Mars and the morning planets. Sixty years after Mariner 4’s trailblazing flyby, stargazers can celebrate by tracing Aquila the Eagle soaring overhead, using bright Altair to sketch its wings...
  • Metallica songs transformed into country tunes using Ai

    07/05/2025 11:11:25 AM PDT · by Callahan · 23 replies
    Imagine ^ | 7/5/2025 | Me
    Metallica heavy metal songs genre swapped to country tunes using Ai model. Crazy how good this stuff is getting. Particularly “Sad But True” and “Nothing Else Matters.” This guy has a whole channel of stuff like this. Motown Guns ‘n’ Roses sounds solid too. One one hand, it shows a good song is a good song. On the other, the music industry is as we know it is headed to the dust bin of history.
  • 2025 FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX Live Thread.

    07/03/2025 10:00:24 AM PDT · by Carriage Hill · 57 replies
    Carriage Hill | 7.03.2025 | Carriage Hill & mabarker1
    2025 FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX Live Thread Silverstone UK Circuit First Grand Prix: 1950, Number of Laps: 52, Circuit Length: 5.891 km, Race Distance: 306.198 km, Lap Record: 1:27.097, Max Verstappen (2020), Sunday, 10:00am EDT.
  • When Astronomers See UFOs

    07/03/2025 4:53:30 AM PDT · by Openurmind · 69 replies
    UFO Feed ^ | July 3, 2025 | Preston Dennett
    A dangerous misconception exists in the field of ufology that there are no astronomers who have seen UFOs. But nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, there is a long list of famous astronomers who have had remarkable UFO sightings. In 1952, J. Allen Hynek, the astronomical consultant for the Air Force’s Project Blue Book held a conference with a group of astronomers. He asked about UFOs and received some shocking responses. “Over forty astronomers were interviewed,” he said, “of which five had made sightings of one sort or another. This is a higher percentage than among the...
  • The Garden Thread - July, 2025

    07/01/2025 5:32:22 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 559 replies
    July, 1, 2025 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam
    The MONTHLY Gardening Thread is a gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack the...
  • This secret version of Windows 10 still gets updates until 2032

    06/27/2025 9:33:59 PM PDT · by fireman15 · 131 replies
    Laptop Magazine ^ | May 31, 2025 | Rael Hornby
    No Copilot, no ads, no bloat, no AI — and seven extra years of official support. It sounds too good to be true, but there's a reason most haven't heard of it. Microsoft won't advertise it, and you're highly unlikely to stumble across it by accident, but there's a version of Windows 10 that drops the ads, the AI, and will be officially supported for years to come — long after most are forced to upgrade to Windows 11. For those unaware, Windows 10 is due to be retired by Microsoft on October 14, 2025. Beyond this date, the operating...
  • These Are the 10 Restaurants Every Barbecue Lover Must Visit

    06/27/2025 8:13:59 AM PDT · by texas booster · 77 replies
    Food & Wine ^ | June 23 2025 | Greg Baker
    From old school to new wave, here are 10 barbecue spots worth waiting in line for. Chef Ashley Christensen once said, “We don’t talk about politics, religion, or barbecue at the table.” One’s barbecue preferences can end friendships and stress familial relations. But while folks could spend hours arguing about tomato-based sauce vs. vinegar-based sauce, beef ribs vs. pork ribs, and who has the best brisket in all of Texas, there’s one topic that we could all agree on — the restaurants, counters, and stands that have played a role in moving American barbecue forward.
  • Amazing First Images From World’s Largest Digital Camera Revealed

    06/23/2025 1:19:10 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 57 replies
    IFL Science ^ | June 23, 2025 | Dr. Alfredo Carpineti
    The first few images from the Rubin Observatory have dropped, and there are more coming later today. A mosaic of 678 images taken over seven hours of observation shows the Trifid (top right in pink) and Lagoon (center) Nebulae. Image Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially unveiled its first images, and truly, it is going to be as revolutionary as people expect it to be. Thanks to its incredible eye on the cosmos, which is the largest digital camera in the world, the images are absolutely breathtaking – and we can’t even share...
  • Don't Confront Instead, snipe from cover:

    06/21/2025 6:48:12 AM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 26 replies
    Second City Cop ^ | 21 June 2025 | Second City Cop
    Car burglars fired at least 30 shots at a 27-year-old man who confronted them during a vehicle break-in... If you discover a theft in progress, do not exit the house to confront an offender. Instead, fire your home defense weapon out a barely opened window while crouched down low. A rifle would work best in terms of accuracy, but a shotgun loaded with slugs would be as good. Handguns are an iffy proposition in these types of events. If it's a catalytic converter thief, try for the lookout first....or the getaway driver. Those are the ones who might shoot back....
  • Tequila-marinated turkey causes oven mishap on Madison's west side

    06/16/2025 11:27:40 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 34 replies
    Channel3000 News ^ | June 16, 2026 | Sam Calderone
    MADISON, Wis. -- An apartment occupant reportedly used tequila to marinade a home-cooked turkey Sunday evening, causing the oven door to "blow open." According to the Madison Fire Department, the 911 caller said they were cooking a turkey in the oven for eight minutes when the oven door "blew open." Firefighters arrived at the 5000 block of Old Middleton Road at 6:16 p.m. to check the oven. A thermal imaging camera was used, and firefighters opened the oven, which had blue flames that came out. The oven was removed from the apartment, and the occupant said they have used this...
  • ‘No Regrets’: Woman Missing For 60 Years Found At 82, Says She Left By Choice

    06/15/2025 2:01:29 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 61 replies
    News18 ^ | Satyaki Baidya
    Audrey vanished in 1962 after a babysitter said they took a bus from Madison to Indianapolis. She was never seen again, until she resurfaced 60 years later at age 82A woman who vanished 60 years ago has been found alive at the age of 82, leaving her family and authorities stunned. Audrey Backberg, who disappeared from her Wisconsin home in 1962, has resurfaced, claiming she has “no regrets" about her decision. Audrey was just 20 years old when she vanished. Her disappearance led to a frantic search by her family and local police, which eventually turned into a ‘cold...
  • Humans Have Smoked Meat For Almost 2 Million Years, Study Suggests

    06/14/2025 7:35:22 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 29 replies
    ScienceAlert ^ | 15 June 2025 | David Nield
    Long before the days of electricity and fridge freezers, meat was preserved by smoke. A new study suggests the practice could stretch back almost 2 million years, and may even be a primary reason our ancestors started making fires in the first place. While the generation of flames is inextricably linked with the rise of humans, in the earliest days it would've required significant time and effort to ignite and keep fires lit. The benefits of preserving meat may have been a key reason why that time and effort was worth it. The study is the work of two researchers...