Monday, February 16, 2026

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

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

His name is Dan Barefoot, and check out his eagle helm (Olympics roundup)





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.

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— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) February 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM

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/...

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— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) February 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM

3/ Here's a person with a similar idea 10 days ago. www.reddit.com/r/PacemakerI...

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— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) February 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM


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



Great photo from Ferrari F1









I'm so happy we get to have these reaction shots again:



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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM


And listen to these two:

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. 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol...

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— Current Biology (@currentbiology.bsky.social) February 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM


Current Biology magazine covers are terrific