Today's news and jokes

the temu app will be studied for generations. i opened the app. here’s my unedited, nearly two-minute launch sequence. i was just searching for a bookshelf

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— Cabel Sasser (@cabel.panic.com) July 26, 2026 at 9:03 AM

(I've never used the app)

"Hundreds of illegitimate donation bins scattered across San Jose"

NBC:

San Jose passed an ordinance years ago limiting donation bins and requiring permits, but officials said enforcement has lagged, allowing unapproved bins to multiply. They said it’s now unclear whether any permitted donation bins are even operating in the city

Vote for Berkeley Public Library's new mascot

108 contestants (they all had to incorporate fiber--"Creative use of fabric, yarn, thread, textile scraps, stuffing, and other textile elements is encouraged")

Promare Mad Burnish garage kits

ワンフェスの思い出③
お写真撮らせていただいた作品を何点か#WF2026S pic.twitter.com/nakRdTWXGo

— KIYOYO (@KIYOYO_annbread) July 26, 2026

ワンフェスお品書き－１
今回版権物は全てキットです#グレンラガン
ロージェノムヘッド1/4　9,000円#プロメア　キット
リオ バーニッシュ体　12,000円
メイス・ゲーラ バーニッシュ体　各9,000円
ゲーラ 変身前　9,000円#PSO2
ルーサー　DF体　4,000円 pic.twitter.com/Kmdlcg77Mf

— サワキアオイ＠幽玄工房 WF2026S 3-19-17 (@Yugenkobo) July 19, 2026

You're in for a treat if you've never watched Promare (sound way up!):

NECA's new Muppets figures are up for preorder

Christmas Carol Ultimate Kermit as Bob Cratchit and Robin as Tiny Tim, and Ultimate Oscar the Grouch.

Today's news and jokes

The best 4 minutes of my convention. #WidowsBay pic.twitter.com/Ld4GV7pnAB

— Erin Tapken (@BavarianErin) July 25, 2026

Eerie shapes on these driverless trucks (AI roundup)

@annegonzalez47 Self-driving cars will dominate city roads in China! #China #Travel #AutonomousDriving #Car #LocalGuide ♬ 原創音樂 - China local guide

Robotic traffic cones! 🚧

In China, emergency response teams are testing robotic traffic cones that can secure accident sites quickly.

Instead of sending responders onto active roadways to place cones by hand, these robots deploy directly from the emergency vehicle.

Once… pic.twitter.com/bFT2QBlJvQ

— Lukas Ziegler (@lukas_m_ziegler) July 24, 2026