Engadet explains the benefits of a Mirrorless camera and why you don't really need one if you are hanging on to an SLR or another camera that works just fine.

I used to think I got all the benefits of a mirrorless camera from the reduced camera shake in my Twin Reflex Cameras, but it turns out there is more to it than not having a mirror slapping around inside your camera. — Read the rest

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First the monster, then the photograph. With Polaroid's help, you can catch all the Pokémon twice!

I always found Polaroids to be fun at a party and really nowhere else. Now you can pick one of three Pokémon edition Polaroids, starting at $99, and Pikachu out. — Read the rest

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Trump's handpicked replacement for her dead brother's Senate seat, Darline Graham, demonstrated why she is unqualified to be a US Senator.

At a debate, where Graham is trying to hold on to the job Donald Trump gifted her, the Senator was asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea present national-security concerns. — Read the rest

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More and more children are being injured in "e-bike" accidents. Cops keep encountering 40-mph e-motorcycles.

It's really just as simple as holding the parents responsible. E-bikes are a fantastic form of transportation and should be encouraged. Unlicensed teens and pre-teens hooning them through busy city streets isn't legal, and their parents should be reminded with a ticket. — Read the rest

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Since he rode down his golden escalator, reviling Mexican immigrants, the Orange Menace has been lit up over every single poll he has heard of. Turns out he meant a different kind of pole.

Diaper Don explained that "top-of-the-line" flag poles have a certain taper. — Read the rest

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Reputedly foul-smelling and held liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll by a federal jury in New York, Donald Trump has maintained a string of oddly dedicated aides during both his terms as United States President. Natalie Harp has been described as someone who "will jump highest" when Trump commands it. — Read the rest

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The undeclared war with Iran is dragging on as the United States is running out of munitions, and the Orange Menace may have found his scapegoat. Rumors are that Diaper Don is gonna toss Whiskey Pete under the bus.

Multiple unnamed sources have told the South China Morning Post that Hegseth's job is in danger. — Read the rest

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Having finished The Tainted Cup, I immediately dove into the next Ana and Din novel by Robert Jackson Bennett. I also finished the third in the series. Now I must wait.

This series fantasy worldbuilding inside of a detective novel is really a lot of fun. — Read the rest

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Rock harder, rock out for longer. The biohacking community has found a new trend that's easy to jump on: erectile dysfunction medication for longevity.

Tho studies show nothing conclusive, the biohackers are taking Viagra and Cialis to open their blood vessels, improve cardiovascular health, and live longer than the rest of the limp populace. — Read the rest

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Researchers from the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology are looking for a 500-year-old coastline to find a 500-year-old lost flagship. The ship hasn't moved, but the coastline has.

South Carolina's coastline has changed so much since a Spanish flagship ran aground near Winyah Bay in 1526 that its remains could now be reasonably close to any coastal waterfront. — Read the rest

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This excellent doggo saw a good time fly by his face and decided it was playtime.

This skater is having a ball until he isn't! Those awesome wallrides had the dog just wanting to play!

Luckily, the skater is able to catch himself, and the video was made only more epic. — Read the rest

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MMA loses to the MMPA.

The gentleman in question was most assuredly NOT Max Holloway. Tyler Muehl approached a resting California sea lion at La Jolla Cove, assumed a fighting stance, invoked the UFC star's name, and started kicking. The sea lion tried to flee. — Read the rest

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I love and still play Don Bluth's amazing video games. I never would have been able to finish them were it not for re-releases years later on several personal platforms.

The animations, matched with a fantastic sense of humor, made Dragon's Lair an instant favorite. — Read the rest

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The time-honored trick of "repeat after me" strikes again.

Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk calls his expensive AI Grok "maximum truth-seeking." Users apparently discovered they could create maximum truths by putting inflammatory text in an X bio, asking Grok to repeat the bio verbatim, and then sitting back as Musk's personal AI shared it with the world. — Read the rest

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Budding Portland celebrities Billy the Kid and Billy the Goat escaped their owner's yard, found a TriMet stop, and briefly attempted the morning commute.

Two pygmy goats showed up at a Portland bus stop Tuesday morning, waited for the FX2 and climbed on aboard with the other passengers. — Read the rest

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After more than a decade of reading on Kindle e-readers, I finally added custom fonts, and I'm blown away.

I was never sold. When Amazon's first "made for ereaders" font, Bookerly, came out, I set it on my Kindle and never looked back. — Read the rest

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Thus, exits the Mouth of Moron.

After returning early from maternity leave at the request of her crying baby President, Leavitt learned that the press corps and senior White House staff had been left aboard a decoy plane under a credible missile threat while her boss escaped in a catering truck. — Read the rest

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Yet another untouched Roman wreck has been discovered off the coast of someplace in the Mediterranean.

This time, off the coast of Sicily. Naturally, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli declared the sunken boat "one of the most significant underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years." — Read the rest

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Getting sick in Antarctica is no fun. Getting sick in Antarctica in the middle of winter is another problem.

On July 31, an Australian crew flew a cold-weather-configured Airbus A319 Long Range from Hobart to McMurdo Station, answering an urgent call to evacuate a seriously ill American. — Read the rest

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Kindle jailbreakers have another way into Amazon's famously locked-down e-reader. Véra, released August 10 by developers Ava and sparklerfish, uses the Kindle's own web browser and a pair of specially prepared books to get supported devices running outside code. The KindleModding project says exact model and firmware compatibility matters, and directs users through its jailbreak wizard rather than claiming every current Kindle will work. — Read the rest

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