Nov 29
Grandma Who Texted Wrong Teen Spends Fourth Thanksgiving With Bonus Grandson
Posted in: Today's Chili“I just feel my life has been enriched since he’s come into it,” Wanda Dench said of Jamal Hinton.
Nov 29
I love classic arcade games from the 1980s. Not only did they define my youth, there’s just something special about how much enjoyment you were able to eke out of games with such simple gameplay mechanics. Toy company Super Impulse has been making teensy versions of 8-bit arcade games for a while now, and now we have two more to add to our collection: Q*Bert and Pole Position.
These miniature replicas measure just 3.75″ tall. They’re fully playable, and feature working game controls and a 1.5″ LCD screen. They play authentic game sounds too, and are small enough to hang from your keychain. Of course, good luck fitting your keys into your pocket now. Q*Bert is still an insanely difficult game, especially after the first level or two, so I can only imagine it being even trickier with that tiny joystick. Steering your Pole Position racer with a pinky-sized steering wheel isn’t much easier.
The entire collection of mini arcade cabinets is available over on Amazon, and with prices starting around $17, they make great stocking stuffers.
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Android and iOS may be the mobile platforms today but there have always been attempts to push other horses into the race. Most of them used the Linux kernel just like Android but a few were more direct efforts to bring some of the Linux desktop stack to mobile in one form or another. Thanks to changes in the industry, … Continue reading
Nov 29
Save the Whales—But Actually
Posted in: Today's ChiliEnvironmentalists have been demanding that we save the whales for decades. The phrase has been printed ad nauseam on so many buttons and t-shirts and bumper stickers that it’s practically a joke.
Nov 29
It can be tempting to share your various service logins with a pal, especially because they ain’t getting any cheaper. But you might think twice before handing those Netflix or Disney+ credentials over to a friend—particularly if your password and account protection protocols are lax.
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Earlier this week, Hasbro announced a strange Monopoly variant. Dubbed Monopoly Longest Game Ever, this variant takes the core complaint that most people have about Monopoly – that games last too long – and turns it into a mechanic. With 66 properties and a win condition that ensures most people will never finish a game, Monopoly Longest Game Ever definitely … Continue reading
Nov 29
A large network of undersea telecommunications cables crisscrosses the planet under the water and on land. The cables carry data all around the world, and many of them are owned by Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. A team of researchers from UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Rice University has described an experiment that turned 20km of … Continue reading
Nov 29
Why Did the Sloth Cross the Road? To Pose For This Year's ‘Capturing Ecology’ Photo Contest
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe British Ecological Society has announced the winners of its annual ecology-themed photo competition. From boas, birds, and birches, through to a three-toed sloth trying to cross the road, this year’s crop is a wondrous celebration of our planet’s remarkable diversity.
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