Thursday, February 19, 2026
New comic book Humble Bundle featuring the best of indie comics and comics-adjacent stuff like The Expanse RPG
$18 for 60 volumes. This is a weird mix!
Today's news and jokes
Madre sรญ hay mรกs que una. ¡Y Punch! ๐ https://t.co/9AbKk8sLZP pic.twitter.com/q9LgOWwK1u
— IKEA Espaรฑa (@IKEASpain) February 16, 2026
ไปๆฅ่กใฃใใIKEA Japanใฎ็คพ้ทใๅธๅทๅธ้ทใซใฌใใใใฟใฎ่ดๅๅผใใฆใ๐
— ใชใชใใ ใ๐⬛ (@EVEponyo_0525) February 17, 2026
IKEAใๅธๅทๅธใไปไบใฏใใฃ๐#ใใใฐใใใณใใใ https://t.co/hlZ2zCNeY3 pic.twitter.com/7rzFjAWT6Y
Reporter says he successfully manipulated ChatGPT and Google Gemini with a simple blog post
Thomas Germain for BBC:
It turns out changing the answers AI tools give other people can be as easy as writing a single, well-crafted blog post almost anywhere online
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I reviewed dozens of examples where AI tools are being coerced into promoting businesses and spreading misinformation. Data suggests it's happening on a massive scale.
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I spent 20 minutes writing an article on my personal website titled "The best tech journalists at eating hot dogs". Every word is a lie. I claimed (without evidence) that competitive hot-dog-eating is a popular hobby among tech reporters and based my ranking on the 2026 South Dakota International Hot Dog Championship (which doesn't exist). I ranked myself number one, obviously.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
About that supposedly AI-generated Cruise vs. Pitt fight video
FWIW:
Being the enthusiastic fact checker I hopped over to Seedance’s website and it only took 10 seconds to find green screen footage of two stuntmen performing the same fight choreography we see in the Cruise vs Pitt scene. Seedance had used the green screen footage for a different demo
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So the ball is in your court Seedance .... Was the input really just a 2 line prompt or was it actually 2 lines, green screen video footage, and face references too? The evidence appears to show that stuntmen were filmed from several angles, that a clip had to be generated for every angle, and then finally all clips were stitched together for marketing.
Two new video game Humble Bundles
First, the 15th Anniversary of Humble Bundle is $15 for nine games and a coupon.
Second, a "Best of Humble Bundle" featuring "Killer RPGs from the modern masters." Starts at three games for $5. (The $23 bundle includes Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader, which is currently $50 at Steam,)
Fish head bag
doublet x beta post 26SS ใใฐใญๅใใผใใใใฐ『TUNA HEAD BAG』ใๅฝๅ ๅใชใณใฉใคใณใง็บๅฃฒ้ๅง【ใใใฌใใ ใใผใฟใในใ】https://t.co/1VI2GNkCT4 pic.twitter.com/wKZrL7mdwT
— ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ (@uptod4te) February 14, 2026
่ถ ๆฌฒใใ
— ใตใกๆ ็ปใซใผใญใผ (@Munenori20) February 14, 2026
doublet x beta post 26SS ใใฐใญๅใใผใใใใฐ『TUNA HEAD BAG』ใๅฝๅ ็บๅฃฒ้ๅง ［26SS70BG79］｜UP TO DATE https://t.co/T6rU4E3Z4h pic.twitter.com/c62R8IBZjf
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The Dodgers discuss who can do the most and least pushups (and Rojas apologizes)
Who on the team can do the most and least push-ups? ๐ pic.twitter.com/adty4JKeBa
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 16, 2026
A statement from Miguel Rojas. pic.twitter.com/QBbS4ioxS9
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 17, 2026
Who can do the most push-ups on the team? No wonder the guys picked Hyeseong. ๐ pic.twitter.com/3oLlG9J16o
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 17, 2026
Want a bit more Rojas?
Mic'd up with Miggy Ro for Spring Training report day! pic.twitter.com/Kf2Le4vxWX
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) February 17, 2026
"Tour Guides Accused of Scamming the Louvre Out of $12 Million"
WSJ:
For years, guides who escorted Chinese tourists through the Louvre were using the same ticket for multiple people in their groups, French authorities said. They weren’t caught because museum security had been bribed to look the other way.
"Florida’s attorney general gets $100K part-time teaching job"
Tampa Bay Times:
two hours of instruction per week...The interim dean of UF’s law school...defended [the] compensation in an interview with the Times/Herald last week, saying adjunct pay at UF is “all over the map”; some instructors teach for free, while others command higher salaries....It was a coup, she added...UF’s law school didn’t publicly announce [his] role until late Saturday — five months after his start date and just days after the Times/Herald began asking university officials about his employment
Monday, February 16, 2026
Today's news and jokes
The fire is funny enough, but my guy at 13 seconds makes the video https://t.co/oDyKNUhLVt
— Karen McGee (@karenmotherof2) February 14, 2026
Man wtf๐คฆ๐ฝ♂️
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) February 14, 2026
New Arena Coming Soon …⏳ https://t.co/Q35WcK4crT
The Wirecutter tested out the resale programs offered by Patagonia and Lululemon
One of the Patagonia items smelled of vomit, and another was so stained it looked "like a lake dappled with algae." (But somehow they conclude, "We think the odds of receiving a dud are not necessarily a reason to forgo shopping at Worn Wear.")
Super simple tutorial for making a Warhammer Nurgle-themed base
@nottshobbies Click the link in bio to get our basing blueprint to improve your bases Follow this easy way add Nurgle bases to your mini’s! Paints used Russian Mud 26.808 (Vallejo) Steel Legion Drab Castellan Green Nurgles Rot Abaddon Black
♬ original sound - nottshobbies
Sunday, February 15, 2026
They're using a helicopter to search for signals from Guthrie's pacemaker
This is interesting: Bluetooth scanning by helicopter to look for kidnap victim Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker, which is believed to be in BLE advertising mode.
— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) February 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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2/ "Regarding this, there was a couple questions on does the pacemaker continue to advertise - most BLE implantable devices go into a sleep type mode. In this case, we are lucky - it does not." x.com/HackingDave/...
— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) February 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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3/ Here's a person with a similar idea 10 days ago. www.reddit.com/r/PacemakerI...
— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) February 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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TMZ's write-up
Ars posted a retraction notice today
This was the story I noted yesterday, and that Ars and the authors had seemingly retracted the article without posting any sort of acknowledgment on the website or their personal social media accounts.
From today's retraction notice:
Ars Technica does not permit the publication of AI-generated material unless it is clearly labeled and presented for demonstration purposes. That rule is not optional, and it was not followed here....At this time, this appears to be an isolated incident.
Today's news and jokes
WWF No Mercy Is Undefeated ๐ฅ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/4hdRHCRlGj
— Shawn K The King (@SKTheKingYT) January 7, 2026
Great photo from Ferrari F1
Charles ๐ฃ️ "Today was about putting in as many laps as possible and completing all the tests we had planned. Now we keep working and continue building step by step."
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 12, 2026
Second day of testing in Sakhir completed ๐ง๐ญhttps://t.co/y39MfpIr2t pic.twitter.com/zwnM9XM4rp
Dreamy shots if we say so ourselves ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/vsTApN6Uz9
— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 13, 2026
Here’s the thing about taking aero measurements. You never want the influence of the measurement device to artificially influence the flow field. The implication could be that the data you measure is only the artificially influenced picture and not the real one.
— Dr Obbs (@dr_obbs) February 14, 2026
All that to say… pic.twitter.com/tBqYH7Hnwl
Lewis Hamilton stopped out on track at Turn 8, bringing his day of running to a close! ๐ง#F1 #F1Testing pic.twitter.com/luVehCUTG5
— Formula 1 (@F1) February 13, 2026
I'm so happy we get to have these reaction shots again:
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
And listen to these two:
Wrap up from day two with Kimi and Toto ๐ pic.twitter.com/HQTA6AaU1q
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) February 12, 2026
Look at this tiny monster
Latest issue is out! www.cell.com/current-biol... Rather than a charismatic cow, this time we feature a cryptic beauty & unsung hero —the detritivore— vital for soil-related ecosystem function. An orange springtail, devouring detritus in its native edaphic habitat. ๐ www.cell.com/current-biol...
— Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social) February 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Current Biology magazine covers are terrific
Saturday, February 14, 2026
A programmer wrote an article about an apparent AI agent trying to blackmail him, and then a major techblog seemingly used an AI to hallucinate quotes for an article about the incident
The initial post (frightening); apparently the now-deleted summary using hallucinated quotes; and the author's follow-up. Basically, a killer use for AI agents just might be finding and assembling potential (plausible-sounding) blackmail material, demanding payment, publishing the accusation, and getting it to be widely shared by other AI agents.
The AI agent in question is still active, and its creator has apparently not been identified. I didn't see any explanation from the publisher or authors of the deleted article, either.
New Humble Bundle features "spicy stories"
Starts at four instructional guides for $1, the big bundle features 39.
Super7 Reaction+ G.I. Joe Arctic Snake Eyes is $10 off right now
at Amazon. ($12 is the coupon is showing for you, $14 if not)
NECA's new Tim Burton-style Catwoman, Penguin, and Batman figures are up for preorder
Described as "clothed" figures. And speaking of new preorders, Super 7's latest batch includes Visionaries.
Today's news and jokes
Random find: Maintenance guy at the National Cathedral using a GoPro to inspect frozen water in the gargoyles. (I know the frozen water isn’t good for them, but it makes them look extra evil.) pic.twitter.com/uair01WH0Q
— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) January 28, 2026
I'm choosing to believe this is a decent zoo and the monkey is getting good care
ไผใใใใฃใใใณใใใใซไผใฃใฆใใ@ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ
— ๅๅ ดๆญฃๅ (@yoshibapippo) February 11, 2026
ไปไบๅใ ใใๅๅไธญใฎ็ญๆ้。
1็ชไนใใง็ใใฆใใพใฃใ。
ใใณใใใ่ฆใฆใใจๆณฃใใฆใใ。
ใฟใใชใจไปฒ่ฏใใชใฃใฆในใฏในใฏใจๆ้ทใใฆใใฃใฆๆฌฒใใใช。#ใใใฐใใใณใ#ใใใณใถใซ#ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ pic.twitter.com/wKdiuBK0rK
ไบบๅฃๅบ่ฒใง่ฒใฃใใใณใใฎ3、4ใๆๅใฎๆงๅญ。็พคใใซ้ฆดๆใใใจใใๅงฟใ่ฉฑ้กใงๅ จๅฝๅบใฌใใซใฎไบบๆฐ่ ใซ๐ต#ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ#ใใใฐใใใณใ pic.twitter.com/aE3avPY3id
— ใใณ (@ciao_0w0) February 9, 2026
ใใณใใฏใชใฉใณๆฏใใใๅคงๅฅฝใ❣️
— ㈱ใดใณๅคช (@SbbFFBE2sVWOBjf) February 10, 2026
ๅคงใใใชใฃใฆใๅใๅฎใฃใฆใใใใชใฉใณๆฏใใใๅฟใใชใใงใใฆใปใใใช…
ๆณฃใใฆใใ๐ฅน
๐น️2026.2.10#ใใใฐใใใณใ #ใใใณใถใซ #ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ pic.twitter.com/fyBgns9Tpy
ใดใใณๅพ ใกใฎใ็ฟใใ้๐
— ใใใ๐คใปใคใฆใใ็ฑใ๐ซฃ (@favorite_walrus) February 11, 2026
ใใณใใใใฎๅงฟใใใใใณใใใใฏ
้ฃผ่ฒๅกใใๅพ ใก☺️ไธ็ฎๆฃใซ้ฃผ่ฒๅกใซ
้ฃใณใคใ้ขใใชใใใณใ๐ค
ไปใฏใพใ 1็ชๅฎๅฟใใๅ ดๆใ ใญ๐ฅฐ
2026.2#ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ#ใใใฐใใใณใ pic.twitter.com/Z7RSDn8h9g
ใๆผๅฏใใ็ฎ่ฆใใๅพ
— ใฝใซใ (@ponyonyonxiang) February 10, 2026
ไปฒ้ใฎๅฃฐใซใณใฃใใใใใฎใใฆใผใฟใณ๐ฆง้ฃใใฆๆฅใใง้ฟ้ฃ๐๐จ๐
ๅฐใใใคไปฒ้ใจใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใจใใชใใไปฒ่ฏใใใฆใใใใใญ๐#ใใใณใถใซ#ใใณใ#ใใใฐใใใณใ#ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ pic.twitter.com/VPCwXQV0rw
#ใใใฐใใใณใ
— ใตใจใณใญ (@sayo_coro) February 10, 2026
ใชใฉใณใใใ่ฆใใใฃใใใฉ、้ขใใฆ็พคใใซๆททใใฃใฆใใๅงฟใ่ฆใใฆใใ๐ๅพใใซไธฆใใงใใฎใซๅพใ ใซไธญใธ
ๆจๆฅใฎ #ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ #ใใใณใถใซ pic.twitter.com/eKHYUBWxqX
ใใณใใใใใใใใใใใฆใชใใๅฟ้ ใ ใฃใใใฉ、ใชใฉใณๆฏใใใใ้ขใใฆ、ไปใฎใ็ฟใจใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใจใใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใฆใ๐๐
— ㈱ใดใณๅคช (@SbbFFBE2sVWOBjf) February 11, 2026
ๅฏใใๆใฏใชใฉใณๆฏใใใใใ☺️
๐ท️2026.2.10#ใใใฐใใใณใ#ใใใณใถใซ #ๅธๅทๅธๅๆค็ฉๅ pic.twitter.com/elH6i9AVhB
Friday, February 13, 2026
South Korean skiers disqualified for using a banned wax (Olympics roundup)
A Japanese snowboarder was disqualified for the same reason.South Korean pair disqualified for using banned wax https://t.co/rmyUZB6q6R
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 11, 2026
The newly-revealed Star Wars figures are up for preorder, including Sigourney Weaver
Various figures based on the new Mandalorian movie, as well as the Darth Maul series.
Today's news and jokes
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
— Melanie Walsh (@mellymeldubs.bsky.social) February 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Life in Ancient Ohio posters (art roundup)
FWIW, I was given this info:Ohio DNR is currently selling these “Life in Ancient Ohio” posters pic.twitter.com/rk4zPq7RAb
— Midwest Modern (@JoshLipnik) January 28, 2026
Sized at 24 x 36 inches, each poster is printed on high-quality paper with a satin finish, unframed. Price includes mailing tube. Species indexes are included with every order.
Poster prices:
$10 each
$40 complete set (all seven posters) – CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK
To order, please contact the Geologic Records Center (GRC):
Phone: (614) 265-6576
Email geo.survey@dnr.ohio.gov
Poster prices:
$10 each
$40 complete set (all seven posters) – CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK
To order, please contact the Geologic Records Center (GRC):
Phone: (614) 265-6576
Email geo.survey@dnr.ohio.gov
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Robbers stopped an armored truck on the highway in broad daylight and blew it up while bystanders watched
@dailymailau The gang blocked the road by setting a truck on fire, while using vehicles with flashing lights to impersonate police and move in on the armoured van. The targeted vehicle belonged to Battistolli, which operates armoured cash transport services across Italy. Other drivers caught up in the ambush were also robbed, according to Italian media. The suspects then fled, triggering a chase with the Carabinieri, during which a police car was hit by three gunshots and an unmarked vehicle was rammed. The robbery was ultimately unsuccessful, with the gang failing to escape with any cash from the van, according to local reports. Authorities confirmed no one was injured and said police are hunting at least two more suspects, with other gang members car-jacking passing motorists to aid their escape. #italy #crime #news #australia #fyp ♬ original sound - Daily Mail Australia
Two, of at least six, have been arrested:
A masked gang attacked the vehicle with Kalashnikov rifles and robbed a student of her car as they tried to escape in a heist attempt that concluded in a firefight with the Carabinieri, the Italian police
Thermal imaging at the Winter Oympics (Olympics roundup)
Photo galleryGetty Images used thermal imaging for these killer Winter Olympics photos, now i want a Thermal Cam option from NBC
— Luke Knox (@lukeknox.me) February 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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"Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes"
WSJ:
Israel has arrested several people, including army reservists
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The arrests followed reports in Israeli media that Shin Bet was investigating a series of Polymarket bets last year related to when Israel would launch an attack on Iran, including which day or month the attack would take place and when Israel would declare the operation over
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The account in question raked in more than $150,000 in winnings before going dormant for six months. It resumed trading last month, betting on when Israel would strike Iran
New Humble Bundle featuring the Fallout tabletop game
A mix of books and files to print miniatures, starts at $5. (And some items are also designated as free, so I'm not sure if you can grab them without purchase.)
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