I Hate Recycling

I have a confession to make: I am a horrible recycler. Even though my job is to think about and chronicle the fate of our polluted planet, I still often can’t be asked to rinse out my plastic containers or find a recycling can on the street when I’m done with my Coke. My even darker confession: With how broken our…

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How the FBI Is Trying to Break Encryption Without Actually Breaking Encryption

Since at least the 1990s, federal officials have publicly worried that encrypted communications give aid to terrorists and criminals. More often than not they have, to some degree, been right.

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Google's new sleep-tracking Nest Hub is on sale for $80 right now

Save 20 percent on Google’s second-generation Nest Hub smart display at B&H Photo.

Bungie begins selling its official Destiny toaster

Bungie has made an official Destiny toaster that you can pre-order right now.

Katy Perry And Orlando Bloom Send Urgent Warning About Democracy… From The Future?

In a short film supporting the For The People Act, the celebrity couple pretends it’s 2055.

My Best Friend And I Are Straight Married Men, And We Tell Each Other ‘I Love You’

“We try to model how we treat each other for our children, so hopefully, it will be the norm for them.”

Dads Don’t Know Squat About Their Kids In Father’s Day Survey On ‘Kimmel’

“Thank you very much for making me look stupid,” one man said.

Clear Resin Moon and Mars Keycaps: The Eagle Has Landed (on Your Desktop)

To celebrate some of humanity’s greatest achievements in space exploration (and sell some cool keycaps in the process), these are Moon Keys. Compatible with Cherry MX switches and clones, the keycaps are available in five varieties: a 1u Eagle Has Landed, Lunar Lander, and Curiosity Rover ($49), and 1.75u Eagle Has Landed ($52), and 2.25u Curiosity Rover ($58). You know, I was just thinking my keyboard could use more of a space theme.

Which is your favorite? I think I’m going to get all the moon ones. And all the Mars ones. That’s $258 in keycaps for those of you keeping track, instantly making it the most expensive component of my computer. Also the best looking.

The keys are available for pre-order now with an estimated shipping date of November 12th, or just in time to show up in the mail, and for me to have completely forgotten I ordered them in the first place. Like a time-traveling surprise gift to myself.


Why Venus Is Soon to Be the Most Exciting Place in the Solar System

It’s hot. It’s toxic. It spins backwards and is covered in volcanoes. And we’re headed there soon. Three Venus missions, recently announced by NASA and the European Space Agency, are going to reveal more than we’ve ever known about the scorcher of a planet, a place that many scientists describe as Earth’s evil twin.

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Updates From The Suicide Squad, John Wick: Chapter 4, and More

The Toxic Avenger expands its cast once more. Get ready for a new look at Snake Eyes next week with new teasers. Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji’s gorgeous post-apocalyptic film The Deer King is coming to the states. Plus, get ready for Van Helsing’s last hurrah. To me, my spoilers!

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