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Exercising more tops list of New Year’s resolutions for 2026: Survey [ [link removed] ]
Do they just recycle that headline every year? What’s the biggest change you want to make in the coming year?
Cold War bomb shelter in Nova Scotia being converted into high-end doomsday condos [ [link removed] ]
Just because everyone in the outside world will be resorting to cannibalism doesn’t mean you can’t still live in style
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Students Can’t Read Time on Analog Clocks [ [link removed] ] - I’m not sure this is anything new, it was certainly something that came up when I was in school. As a matter of fact, I think I remember a teacher saying something about us not always have access to digital clocks. What’s the next skill that’s going to go away?
An AI pioneer says the technology is ‘limited’ and won’t replace humans anytime soon [ [link removed] ] - Probably would have been nice to say that before a bunch of people lost their jobs because CEO’s believed AI could do everything
AI agents could soon book flights and shop for you, and Visa and Mastercard want in [ [link removed] ] - You’ll now have a ready made excuse for when someone catches you picking up an embarrassing package
Trust Wallet Says 2,596 Wallets Drained in $7 Million Crypto Theft Attack [ [link removed] ] - They didn’t exactly live up to their name, did they?
Flat-Headed Cats Seen in Thailand for the First Time in 30 Years, Having Been Thought Extinct [ [link removed] ] - It immediately died of old age. So the jury’s still out on that one
Need a ring bearer? Chinese humanoid robots will step in for $2,200 rental [ [link removed] ] - What does it say about your life that you can’t find a single kid willing to be your ring bearer and you have to spend $2,220 renting a robot to do it?
Fusion reactors may create dark matter particles [ [link removed] ] - That seems like it’s going to end well
‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch [ [link removed] ] - Hey, as long as it’s manageable
Octopuses could ‘take over the world and build underwater cities’ one day [ [link removed] ] - I, for one, welcome our new octopi overlords
Neighbors complain of overwhelming “donut smell” coming from Dunkin’ supplier in Massachusetts [ [link removed] ] - Must be terrible for them
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