Category Archives: Austin
I think I'm turning into a Stepford husband.
You know those commercials where the guy is trying to keep people from turning into their parents. I need his help. We have new next door neighbors who I met Saturday. They mentioned that the previous...
Jun 06, 2023 Sir Mildred Pierce / CC
Austin's Auto Issue - $6k for rebuilt transmission, really???
A rebuilt transmission is going to cost me nearly $6k. That's more money than my first three cars cost me. Last week, the universe thought it'd be great for both Jenny and my cars to start going wanky...
Jun 05, 2023 Nenad Stojkovic / CC
New concrete ingredient, used diapers.
Would you buy a house that was partially made out of used diapers? Scientists in Japan washed, dried, and shredded used disposable diapers and combined them with cement, mortar, sand, gravel, and wate...
Jun 05, 2023 Bill Jacobus / CC
The VW Bus is coming back to the US. Not as hippy friendly as before.
Grab your tambourine, for the first time in 20 years, the VW Bus is back in the United States! If you're a Gen Xer, there's a 68% chance you were conceived in one of these things. However, this isn't ...
Jun 02, 2023 Eli Christman / CC
A.I. did not attack operator in military drone simulation.
The story about the Air Force running a drone simulation with an AI and the AI turning on the operator is not true. It's a story straight out of the Terminator movies. The government has an AI helping...
Jun 02, 2023 Mussi Katz
Gerber searching 4 new "Spokesbaby". Winner gets $25k. Deets and link to apply in blog.
Gerber launched their annual search for a new spokes baby yesterday. This year is a little different. Instead of just sending in pictures of current babies, adults can send in pictures of themselves w...
Jun 01, 2023 Colin Maynard / Unsplash
Is your dog one of the most spoiled in America? 3 most spoiled breeds in blog.
If you own a Corgi, Australian Shepard, or Border Collie, then you own one of "America's Most Spoiled Dogs" according to a new survey. Sure, every dog owner feels like they spoil their baby the most, ...
Jun 01, 2023 anko.gaku_ula / CC
AI finds cure to superbug that would have taken humans years.
A.I. has done something to help save humanity for once. Scientists using a super computer with help from an A.I. have found a way to kill one of the most deadly superbugs in the world. It's a bacteria...
May 31, 2023 John Voo / CC
Gal loses diamond among (literally) millions of people. Winds up in lost and found.
Tokyo has a lost and found system for the entire city! I've talked about how when we visited, we were amazed by how nice the people are. Well, they're so nice that you can lose something in a city of ...
May 31, 2023 Apollo Diamonds / CC
Get a free lighthouse. Seriously. Uncle Sam is giving them away.
How would like like to live on some prime property that's next to the ocean at little to no cost? You could feel the briny sea lightly spray your face every morning before putting on an eyepatch and y...
May 30, 2023 thinkrorbot