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Atomic Shrimp, the godfather of scambaiting, is back

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The one upside to the recent explosion of online scams (another symptom of the AI boom β€” thanks, Altman) has been the scambaiting movement growing to match it. There is nothing more cathartic than watching someone take an unsuspecting scammer for a ride, wasting their time, energy and occasionally AI tokens. β€” Read the rest

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The very best sunsets in gaming

A "henge" in San Francisco. Photo: ASunsetFinder / Shutterstock

No, I don't mean the kind of 'sunset' games like Concord or Highguard get. Rather, the big glowy thing in the sky. Who among us hasn't stopped every once in a while to take in the probably-toxic Los Santos sunset?

Fruitless and hubris-fueled as humanity's attempts to digitally recreate the splendor of the natural world around us may be, we have come pretty close. β€” Read the rest

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Watch a serious capybara twirl a stick in his mouth

Capybara, perhaps on its way to find a stick to twirl, Clodomiro Esteves Junior, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Watch a playful capybara twirl a stick around his mouth like he's performing a trick at a talent show. He seems very dedicated to the art of stick twirling. His serious expression says it all.

Another capybara hanging out nearby simply chews on a stick to pass the time. β€” Read the rest

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Nikon's microscope videos turn sea slugs and starfish larvae into living art

Starfish larva, unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

These stunning nature videos show small colorful wonders that aren't visible to the naked eye. The videos in these slides were all submitted to the Nikon Small World in Motion competition. From tiny sea creatures to fungus to single-cell organisms swimming around, each video shows the magic that lies just beneath the surface of our everyday life. β€” Read the rest

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