bjmendelson

bjmendelson, 4 months ago to random

Did You Know?

It costs $13,000 to have your remains buried on the moon.

But if you upset the right people, you can be buried in New Jersey for free.

bjmendelson, 4 months ago to random

Did You Know?

Before outdoor electricity was invented in 1879, going outside at night was fucking terrifying.

bjmendelson, 5 months ago to random

This evening, NASA and Lockheed Martin unveiled the X-59, a jet capable of traveling up to 925 miles per hour.

Not to be outdone, Boeing also unveiled a new plane, which comes with optional seats, doors, and wings.

bjmendelson, 5 months ago to random

So what you're saying is, you don't have a business.

You have a bunch of venture funded criminals looking to eventually sucker teacher pension funds and other investors with an IPO and laugh all the way to the bank.

bjmendelson, 6 months ago to random

An Ohio woman faces child endangerment charges after her two-year-old removed a gun from her purse and fired it into the ceiling of a local Walmart.

Witnesses defended the mother, claiming that after the gun went off, the toddler shouted, 'The next one won't miss, Mother!’

bjmendelson, 6 months ago to random

Apple is the world's richest company with a market capitalization of $2.7 trillion.

And yet …

They did not want to spend any of that on putting Godzilla in their new Godzilla show.

So, I gotta ask:

What is the point of money?

bjmendelson, 8 months ago to random

In what will probably be the funniest thing to happen all year, Congressman George Santos was observed leaving Tennessee Congressman Timothy Burchett 's office this evening while holding a two-month-old baby.

When asked by reporters whether or not the baby belonged to him, George Santos said ominously, 'Not yet.'"

bjmendelson, 8 months ago to random

The New York Times is reporting this evening that former President Trump revealed national secrets about America's nuclear submarines to an Australian businessman.

"Oy, I just wanted to know how many koalas I needed to pilot one of them subs," said the business man.

bjmendelson, 9 months ago to random

CNBC reported on Monday that people are having the audacity to ask potential employers for more money.

The report went on to suggest that wage increases drive inflation, and not the actual culprits: price gouging and corporate greed.

bjmendelson, 10 months ago to random

Three days after getting approval to operate 24/7 robotaxi service, Waymo and Cruise are asking passengers to stop having sex with each other inside of the driverless cars.

The companies reminded riders that the vehicles are equipped with cameras that record passengers at all times.

"I don't care, let them watch!" said way more people than you think.

bjmendelson, 11 months ago to random

Fun Fact:

Odd numbered Indiana Jones films are good.

Even numbered Star Wars films are also good.*

*Except Attack of the Clones, of course.

bjmendelson, 11 months ago to random

Gizmodo published an error-filled article on Star Wars yesterday, written by AI.

False information included Luke Skywalker being 15ft tall and that the Death Star was made out of hamburgers.

bjmendelson, 1 year ago to random

Super bummed by some tech journalists hyping Jack's BlueSky platform.

Elon Twitter sucks, but let's not give Jack a pass here.

OG Twitter wasn't great, either.

Why do you think BlueSky will be any different?