Thursday, April 9, 2026

Today's news and jokes

King of Cards 🟨 Diego Chara is now the MLS all-time leader in yellows

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— Portland Timbers (@timbers.com) April 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM


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The Artemis II mission patch is double-sided

insanely cool - the artemis II mission patch is reversible, and when the crew rounded the moon they flipped the patch to indicate they're coming back home

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— James Vincent (@jjvincent.bsky.social) April 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM


Not sure if they're available anywhere:



And speaking of missed merch opportunities:

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The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Sufubi figures






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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

FYI, the new Nike World Cup jerseys apparently have a comically defective design that makes the shoulders "look a bit" like The Shredder





The US finally has some good-looking jerseys, and:
In a statement to the Guardian, Nike acknowledged the issue with shoulders, and said they’re looking into what can be done about it – if anything.

“During the recent international break, we observed a minor issue with our Nike national team kits, most noticeable around the shoulder seam,” the company said via a spokesperson. “Performance is unaffected, but the overall aesthetic is not where it needs to be.”
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A source familiar with that design process told the Guardian this week that Nike’s “computational design” is driven by performance data, and incorporates elements of AI to work alongside the company’s designers
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Horror and science fiction novel Humble Bundle

Starts at $3 for three award-winning collections.
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The Sixth Angel and Pen Pen figures up for preorder

Along with some other new Evangelion figures.
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Two new video game Humble Bundles

The "Sovereign Sandbox Bundle" starts at $10 for four sandbox games (Steam scores displayed). And there's a Destiny 2 DLC bundle, starts at three for $4 (bug bundle includes a coupon for Marathon).
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