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Library is Rescuing Historical Treasures Trapped on Old Floppy Disks from the ‘Digital Dark Ages’ [ [link removed] ]
Back in my day, I fit every project I worked on in college on a single floppy disk. What’s the weirdest piece of antiquated technology you have laying around the house? I have a few DATs around here somewhere
Aliens May Be Ignoring Us because They’re Too BORED, Claim Researchers [ [link removed] ]
…yeah, I could see that. I still think Voyager II is going to turn around and see the “Do Not Enter” sign outside the solar system
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
The Big Bounce by Walter S. Tevis [ [link removed] ] - When an inventor shows his friend a seemingly harmless rubber ball that converts heat into kinetic energy with every bounce, their simple experiment quickly turns into a desperate race to contain a runaway engine of infinite power before it destroys a city.
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The Shocking (But Not Surprising) Ryder Cup Fans [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL & RICK TELANDER
John Howell and Rick Telander take aim at what might seem like a niche topic — bad behavior at the Ryder Cup — but turns it into something much bigger: a diagnosis of America’s national mood.
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Inside Operation Greylord: The Undercover Mission That Shook Cook County [ [link removed] ]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
John Dempsey sits down with Terry Hake, the man who became the federal government’s key undercover operative in Operation Greylord, one of the most significant judicial corruption investigations in American history.
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Also Worth A Look…
AP Poll: Most Americans Blame Both Parties and Trump for Prolonged Government Shutdown [ [link removed] ] - Political talking heads hardest hit
Report Reveals Which Cars Are Most Likely to Get Pooped On [ [link removed] ] - Critically important information
$700K Picasso Painting Disappears on Way to Exhibit [ [link removed] ] - What exactly do they think they’re going to do with that? They think they can sell it one day and no one is going to figure out what it is?
Study: Brain Training Reverses 10 Years of Cognitive Aging in World First [ [link removed] ] - That seems like good news
Man Fakes Complete Blindness for Over 50 Years to Collect Disability Payments [ [link removed] ] - You have to admire the commitment to the bit
Apparent hackers take over PA systems at 4 North American airports [ [link removed] ] - Max Headroom is unimpressed
A Man Powers Home for 8 Years Using 1,000 Old Laptop Batteries [ [link removed] ] - Most boring episode of MacGyver ever
Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds [ [link removed] ] - Least shocking results in history
Driver stopped in California for using a hand-drawn license plate [ [link removed] ] - There are some things that can’t be DIY projects. I’ll bet getting a legit license plate is cheaper than the fine they’ll get hit with
Grandchildren’s ages earn Maryland man a $50,000 lottery prize [ [link removed] ] - Looks like they’ll be getting some good Christmas presents this year
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