CBS News and The Free Press announce Things That Matter, a series of town halls and debates, starting in early 2026, with Sam Altman, J.D. Vance, and others (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
Riechen für mehr Immersion: „Escents“ bringt Gerüche in die Virtual Reality
Das tragbare Gerät „Escents“ will Gerüche in VR und AR einbinden und setzt dabei auf magnetische Duftkapseln, Bluetooth-Anbindung und Unity-Unterstützung.
I think the police have to do a very hard and necessary thing: defend Americans against their federal government.
I make the case for why local law enforcement officers may need to arrest feds:
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/local-la
Fernando Mendoza-led Indiana fends off Miami in College Football National Championship https://www.nfl.com/news/indiana-defeats-miami-in-college-football-national-championship
📍 Timbertrain Coffee Roasters - Depot
Cafe · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
★★★★★
Enjoying a cappuccino and a Hoettok (korean sweet pancake).
This is my local and also Ryan’s office.
w/ @depatchedmode.bsky.social
#BeaconBits
RE: https://mastodon.social/@davidzipper/115746520818673258
I would call it asshole-mode, rather than Max Max, and note that it is really symbolic of techbro-ism. Taking advantage because we can get away with breaking the rules.
#DavidHasselhoff #AlexandraPaul
Season 5 Episode 5 "Air Buchannon"
#RandomBaywatch
"Let's just…admit…if your wrists get in the way of ICE zip ties, if your lungs dare to breathe…our chemical weapons without written permission in advance, or if your body and face get in the way of ICE munitions, that was illegal of you. So if you're really honest with yourself, you deserved it and have no one to blame but yourself. People who follow laws don't get targeted by ICE, as being a target is a clear indication of criminality on the part of the target."
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Hearst plans to lay off 26 people at The Dallas Morning News, outsourcing print page production; the Dallas News Guild says the action violates its contract (Rachel Behrndt/WFAA-TV)
https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/hearst-