19 posts tagged with wtf by NoxAeternum.
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Like "The Net", But For Real
A high ranking Iowa hospital systems administrator has plead guilty to identity theft after stealing his former coworker's identity - for thirty years. (SLArs Technica) [more inside]
Elon's Prototype Community Of Tomorrow
As part of his expansion of operations, Elon Musk is is developing a company town in Texas named Snailbrook. [more inside]
All The Malevolence Of A Grade School Music Class In A Box
Introducing The Hellcorder - an unholy mashup of recorder, pipe organ, and guitar amp. (SLYT) [more inside]
Southwest Fails To Crew Schedule
The holiday travel season saw a polar vortex that caused American carriers to struggle, but for Southwest Airlines, the initial issues of the season quickly compounded into a cascade failure that has left many travelers stranded across the US even as the weather has improved over much of the country. [more inside]
Elon Musk Says "Fuck It"
After saying he would, then he wouldn't, Elon Musk has announced that he will go through with his purchase of Twitter at $54.20/share. [more inside]
Redefining "American Gothic"
From the Unusual Properties file, we have a 1500 square foot home in Maryland with a style that is...particularly monochromatic and and morbid. (SLRedfin) [more inside]
"Oh, shit, it's real."
Previously on Metafilter, we discussed how a flaw in an internet-enabled chastity cage could allow for hackers to bring new meaning to "denial of service". Now, Vice reports on active ransomware attacks in the wild, and interviews a victim of the attack.
"Who lives in a pineapple at 30 yards?"
With a number of issues both recent (the injury and illness decimated 2020 season) and ongoing (the CTE scandal), the NFL has seen its younger viewer base decline. So in an attempt to get more young fans watching, the NFL is going to hand over the broadcast of a wild card game...to Nickelodeon. [more inside]
Uber, But For Evictions
One of the major problems with the economic downturn has been people falling behind on rent, threatening them with eviction. Another has been the lack of jobs making the working class desperate for work. And as Vice reports, a new gig economy firm calling itself Civvl is trying to marry the two together to make money, turning the execution of evictions into a gig economy job. (SLVice)
"So that's what redneck Versailles would look like."
As one of the first "experts" lifted up to megastardom by Oprah, Dr. Phil McGraw has lived a lavish life, complete with his family trust owning a portfolio of properties. Recently, one of those properties - a mansion in LA occupied by his son Jordan - has come on the market, with an interior that has to be seen to be believed. (SLLA Times) [more inside]
Caps Lock: Cruise Control For Rebranding
It has not been a good year for the beleaguered Facebook - with critics highlighting the power the company wields, their policy to allow candidates to lie blowing up in their face most spectacularly, and a general sense by the public of distrust, the firm's image is in need of repair. Thus, we have Facebook looking to rebrand...to FACEBOOK. (SLThe Guardian)
WeLose, IWin
The saga of WeWork in the past few months has been a strange and infuriating one, even for financial markets. Starting from a crazy August IPO filing which contained ten pages detailing how then CEO Adam Neumann was a risk to the company, to the collapse of the company's value and cancelation of the IPO, leading to Neumann's ouster as CEO. But Neumann has had the last laugh, as his position with "superowner" stock options giving him oversized control of WeWork has allowed him to force investor SoftBank to buy him out with a golden parachute worth $1.7B, at a time when WeWork doesn't even have the funds to perform necessary layoffs. [more inside]
I'll Tell You Later
NBC News reporter Adiel Kaplan is no stranger to FOIA requests, and the odd results that they might return. But a recent request of theirs was puzzling, as it included an inexplicably redacted watermelon. (SLTwitter) [more inside]
"i hate it, and boy do i love hating stuff"
One Scottish tourist travelling through the Pacific Northwest finds themselves in Leavenworth, WA - and promptly loses their mind. (SLTwitter) [more inside]
A Dating Sim With 11 Herbs And Spices.
KFC has seen a number of odd marketing campaigns, but their newest one definitely comes out of left field. Titled I Love You Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator, this dating sim from KFC Gaming looks to hit Steam on September 24th. [more inside]
He Hate Good Brand Design
With the relaunch of the XFL in February 2020 drawing closer, the nascent league has announced their initial eight team lineup. Needless to say, the release has resulted in panning of the new team logos, along with comparisons to the original XFL roster. [more inside]
Stanford Revises Alcohol Policy, Continues To Not Understand The Problem
In response to the recent conviction of Stanford student and rapist Brock Turner, Stanford University has revised their alcohol policy, claiming to be doing so to combat sexual assault. But as observers and critics point out, the revisions place the blame on women and alcohol consumption, while protecting rapists. [more inside]
"There is no qualification: it was a complete failure."
Longform sports news and commentary website SB Nation, one of the websites under the Vox Media banner, has developed a reputation as being a location for well written and thoughtful commentary on not just sports, but society as well. Which is why it was surprising when they wound up publishing a disastrous longform article about former cop and convicted rapist Daniel Holtzclaw that wound up being little more than a racially charged hagiography. [more inside]
Apparently, Presidential Slashfic Is A Thing
With the discovery of a bit of Ted Cruz holiday erotica (NSFW, NSFB, NSFA) put out as a form of revenge fiction, Slate writer Christina Cauterucci delves into the history of Presidential erotica - both that written by others and written by the politicians themselves.
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