For some reason, the roomba always brings”There will come soft Rains” to mind (by Ray Bradbury).

“it causes our cells to retain more water than they should and our body’s potassium levels to plummet”.

Even cheaper, just use a sock puppet for hours of entertainment... or does that infringe in some way?

If this is true, I would suspect that $250 is a drop in the bucket compared to a 250 million euro GDPR fine that should follow.

“The bacteria that cause bubonic plague are typically transmitted from rodents to humans via flea bites but can also be contracted through direct contact with infected tissue.”

I would argue that fixing the keyboard is a performance upgrade in itself.

@Adam,

@Matt, can you please keep us in the loop on the China/Africa swine flu?

fixed!  The pineapple lumps save the day yet again.

... I will go straight to the best offering I can think of.

Thanks Miltox.

Yup, it is a redirect (302). from gizmodo.com to

@Tom McKay

Amazon delivery... a new hand bag... some assembly required.  (yes. just a joke)

check your (space) weather every day!

At first look, I thought it was a dressed up robot dog (Boston Dynamics) with a deflated head.

Question: Do they confiscate phones like they do laptops at airport screeners? If not, a foldable phone/phablet might be worth it to travelers.

So I guess Isis made another appearance in the comics around 2006.

“Scientists have identified a malignant tumor in a foot bone of a 1.6-1.8 million-year-old hominin fossil from South Africa, and a benign tumor in a 2 million-year-old hominin at a nearby site.”

There was also a large coronal hole last week and solar wind ‘storm’ this week.