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Well, this may not be a "rich thing", I don't know, maybe an unexpected rich thing, but it was memorable. One year about 15 years ago, I was taking some vacation days right before Christmas. I took my AR-15 down to the Scottsdale Gun Club shooting range, which is a pretty public range that also rents guns. So I'm in my lane with my AR and a few handguns, shooting away. Next lane to me I notice two elderly guys, one in a suit, one dressed more casually. They're shooting a pistol, like a .38 or 9mm. I can't help…

ADVERTISEMENT Food waste on campuses is a huge problem. The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) reported in 2022 that they produce 22 million pounds of food waste every year. Most often, there’s just too much food, so colleges and universities are coming up with programs to reduce the amount of waste. The same thing was happening at this person’s university, but he came up with a plan to use his uneaten meals for a good cause. The user u/RotomRoomba shared a story about how he tricked the system at a fancy…

While it can seem a bit parasocial, we do tend to get attached to artists, musicians and actors who affect us in some way. On top of that, the pressures put on creatives tend to create the sort of environment where people die young. So it’s perhaps understandable why some people would be really moved by the passing of a near-and-dear celeb. Someone asked “Which lesser-known celebrity death really affected you/do you think about often?” and people shared their examples. So read through, upvote the examples that are close…

David Ingram / NBC News: Changing policy, X bans the posting of real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after it suspended accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi cartoonist — Some X users said the move was another example of Musk going out of his way to defend neo-Nazis, antisemites and white supremacists. David Ingram / NBC News: Changing policy, X bans the posting of real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after it suspended accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi…

Since production was first announced back in 2022, people have been going wild for the upcoming horror movie Late Night with the Devil, with many marking it as a “must see” on their 2024 movie schedule. Inspired by late-night talk shows from the 1970s, it provides a fresh take on the found footage and exorcism subgenres. A few days ago, right before its official release in theaters across the U.S., fans on X (formerly known as Twitter) started posting about alleged proof of A.I. usage in the movie, and they were not…

California Forever, a tech billionaire-backed project to develop a new city on hundreds of acres of Bay Area farmland, is entering a critical phase. After buying nearly a billion dollars worth of land in Solano County, the project’s developers now need to convince at least 13,000 county residents to support a ballot initiative that would authorize the development of that land. If voted for in November, the project would finally be able to move ahead.The Fujifilm X100VI is the Most Fun I’ve Had With a Camera in YearsTo get…

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhat's the deal?Amazon is currently discounting up to $2,400 off the QN90C Neo QLED model. The 55-inch model I tested can be had for just $1,300 ($700 off) during the Amazon Big Spring Sale TV is no longer the best model from the company, it's still one of the best offerings in general if you don't need all the latest AI features on Samsung's 2024 line.Also: Crystal UHD vs QLED: A comparison for buying Samsung TVsThe set is available in 43 to 85 inches, but I tested the 55" for the purposes of this…

The new feedback and survey function gives users the opportunity to play a central role in the further development of the app.Over 200,000 people are already using the Mercedes me Eco Coach app to optimise their driving behaviour. As a digital personal trainer, the app offers useful tips and motivates users of electric cars and plug-in hybrids to drive their vehicles more efficiently.The app also uses exciting competitions to playfully encourage more environmentally…

Earlier this month, writer Jasmine Li published an article on Fortune, titled 'Broke boomers are moving in with their millennial kids, who are seething.'In it, she highlighted that as more and more boomers reach retirement age, an increasing number of them are running out of money and, therefore, turning to their adult children for support — the median retiree has $142,000 in savings, which is a far cry from the $1 million they say they'll need to live comfortably.And according to the Pew Research Center, 9% of…

With so many viral wellness trends and health information circulating online, it’s sometimes hard to keep track of what’s healthy and what's not. It can get pretty confusing when you open your TikTok account and the first video you see is promoting intuitive eating, while the second is trying to sell you the 75-hard workout plan. Seeing this way too often, redditor Soren-J reached out to the AskReddit community with a question: “What is actually healthy but people think is not?” In response, netizens provided a list of…