CNET shares “the latest, strangest news from the world of Elon Musk…electronic dance music?” It’s the second song he’s released on Emo G Records’ Soundcloud page following 2019’s RIP Harambe. On Thursday, Musk posted a series of tweets suggesting he’d written a song he was calling “Don’t doubt yer vibe” and was releasing it on Emo G Records. There was a…
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The Rise and Fall of a Teenager’s Massive Meme Empire
An anonymous reader writes: The New York Times just profiled 15-year-old “businessman” Rowan Winch, who made up to $10,000 a month from his Instagram feed. (“He planned to purchase a Tesla next year, when he’s eligible to get his driver’s license.”) Rowan started by re-selling goods he’d bought online, eventually creating an online storefront that acted as a middleman for third-party…
Slack’s Response to New Microsoft Teams Ad? ‘Ok Boomer’
An anonymous reader quotes Business Insider:
Slack tweeted a video on Thursday comparing a Slack ad and a Microsoft ad, showing the similarities between them and implying the Microsoft ad copied Slack’s concept. The video was captioned “ok boomer,” a phrase that has turned into a meme for millennials and Gen Z to voice their gripes with the baby boomer generation… Slack…
Storm Area 51 Festival Canceled Because It Was a ‘Possible Humanitarian Disaster’
The organizers of the Storm Area 51 festival called “AlienStock” have canceled the event in the Nevada desert, citing a “possible humanitarian disaster” associated with having people show up unprepared in an area with few amenities and little water. From a report: “Due to the lack of infrastructure, poor planning, risk management, and blatant disregard for the safety of the expected…
What’s a Blood Moon?
In some circles of Christian prophecy, a Blood Moon is a member of a special kind of lunar tetrad : four total lunar eclipses in a row, each separated by six lunar months. By this definition, the last Blood Moon occurred on September 28, 2015. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/what-is-a-blood-moon-lunar-eclipses-2014-2015…