Boutique investment bank Evercore is tasked with exploring the possibilities for a sale. The "predominantly print" magazine reported a circulation of 936,000. (Thanks, Richard Metzger)
Two workers at a Lexington, Kentucky public library were fired after it was discovered that they had teamed up to keep a copy of Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier out of circulation. According to the story, Sharon Cook, 57 and Barbara Boisvert, 62, basically c... More.
I recently posted about IBM's Big Blue supercomputer built to simulate a human brain. IBM now reports that they've used a supercomputer to simulate a brain that exceeds that of a cat's in complexity and scale, in near real-time. I, for one, welcome our new feline A.I. overlords. ... More.
The owner of this electric shaver with a faulty power switch taught it a lesson it won't forget. I think it's great that he fixed it instead of throwing it away and buying a new one.... More.
Barring any major uptick in stupid, this will be the last time I poke the 2012 believers with a stick. I swear. (At least, until January 2013.) Besides, this is a slightly different take than the usual debunking. The Santa Fe Reporter (the paper) sent Santa Fe reporter (the person) Corey Pein into... More.
Tom sends us video of a Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy named Adam Stoddard stealing a public defender's paperwork, during a court proceeding, in front of the court's security camera. Tom adds, "The local news clip is really worth seeing, if only for the reporter's incredulous lead-in: 'The Marico... More.
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i will buy that for a dollar...
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$2!
Well, $1 is the cover price, but if you get a subscription then it's a lot cheaper.