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60-Hour Dance Sessions, Simulated Sex, and Ketamine: Inside the World of Hardcore VR Ravers

It was one of O’Rourke’s first times doing drugs, but he didn’t hold back. Armed with cannabis edibles, cocaine, ketamine, and booze he partied for nearly 12 nights consecutively last August, during which time he claims to have raved for 60 hours straight—all without ever leaving his apartment. (He did take bathroom breaks and managed

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TeleMessage, a modified Signal clone used by US govt. officials, has been hacked

A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, which provides modded versions of encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, to extract archived messages and other data relating to U.S. government officials and companies who used the tool, 404 Media reported. TeleMessage came into the spotlight last week after it was reported that

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Wireless car display | Mashable

TL;DR: Get this 9-inch wireless car display for $79.99 (reg. $179.99) and keep your kids entertained with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. Spring and summer usually means you’re traveling more — do you have a family road trip planned to the West Coast or up to Cape Cod coming up? Instead of dealing with your kids’

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The Phony Physics of Star Wars Are a Blast

I’m a huge fan of Star Wars. The first movie (no, not Episode 1) came out when I was young, so I grew up thinking about the Millennium Falcon and lightsabers. Perhaps it sparked my interest in science—even if it’s not exactly science fiction. Oh, there’s a nice way to start a nerd fight: Is

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Anysphere, which makes Cursor, has reportedly raised $900M at $9B valuation

Anysphere, the maker of AI-powered coding tool Cursor, has attracted $900 million in a fresh round of funding led by Thrive Capital, The Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the deal. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel are also participating in the round, which values Anysphere at about $9 billion, the report said. Cursor

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Microsoft Office Lifetime License | Mashable

TL;DR: Grab Microsoft Office 2021 at just $49.97 (reg. $219) and enjoy lifetime access to essential productivity tools. Lifetime license for Microsoft Office Professional 2021 — pay once and access it forever Includes must-have apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Teams, and Publisher Compatible with Windows — ideal for professional and personal projects Streamline your

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Why Pigeons at Rest Are at the Center of Complexity Theory

By January 2020, Papadimitriou had been thinking about the pigeonhole principle for 30 years. So he was surprised when a playful conversation with a frequent collaborator led them to a simple twist on the principle that they’d never considered: What if there are fewer pigeons than holes? In that case, any arrangement of pigeons must

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Backstage access: Spotify’s dev tools side-hustle is growing legs

Spotify generates the vast bulk of its income from ads and subscriptions, but for the past few years the music-streaming giant has also been quietly building out a developer tooling business. Backstage, a project it open-sourced in 2020, has been adopted by more than 2 million developers across 3,400 organizations, including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Twilio, and

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NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for May 5: Tips to solve Connections #224

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier

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The Best Star Wars Gifts for Everyone From Padawans to Jedi Masters (2025)

I have received many, many Star Wars gifts over the years. I spent the first Christmas day that I can remember flying Luke and his X-wing around the house. I met Darth Vader (David Prowse) when I was 6. I can still feel the shiver of fear as he strode through the double doors, reaching

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