TL;DR: Get a Windows 11 Pro license for $9.97 (reg. $199) through October 20, with BitLocker, Hyper-V, and Copilot included.

Windows 11 Home leaves out the encryption and virtualization tools that IT folks and developers rely on. A Windows 11 Pro lifetime license restores them, and it's on sale for $9.97 (reg. — Read the rest

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Tattoos are permanent, but a new technique developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder allows them to be turned on and off. In a study in Matter & Light, researchers detail a technique using photochromic dye in tiny plexiglass spheres as tattoo ink. — Read the rest

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Grandpa Pudding Brains has spent a week making up reasons he calls Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed "Mohammed," as if we don't already understand. Apparently, after reading the man's full legal name, Encyclopedia Trump made a huge discovery and announced today: "his middle name is Mohammed." — Read the rest

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Coincidentally, at the same time, not a puppet but a convicted criminal, Donald Trump wants Ukraine to stop blowing up Russian oil refineries; someone inside the White House ordered Ukraine's Starshield military satellite service to be slowed to a crawl.

Diaper Don calls the attacks a "disgrace," and blames them, not his war in Iran, for skyrocketing energy prices. — Read the rest

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Katie Zacharia will no longer have to struggle with the public-speaking part of the White House Press Secretary job, as she was fired. The White House calls this: "transitioning into a new role."

On Tuesday, the White House celebrated its new Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia, for delivering a "commanding inaugural press briefing." — Read the rest

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Depending on the variety, a serving of lettuce has about 0.5 to 1 gram of protein, but scientists are working to change that. It turns out that chloroplasts, which usually produce chlorophyll, can be modified to make myoglobin, a protein found in meat, instead. — Read the rest

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The Linden Ave Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio continues the tradition of humbling clueless truck drivers. Once again, the flashing lights, ear-splitting siren, and copious signage do nothing to deter the driver of this box truck, who confidently slams into the protective barrier, peeling open an impressive chunk of the truck. — Read the rest

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