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When Car Buyers Turn to Scams
It’s easy to assume that scams happen mostly to buyers, not sellers. But the story of one vehicle buyer scam shared on Reddit flips that expectation on its head. A man trying to sell his aging Toyota Highlander met a couple who seemed genuinely interested. Within an hour, his car appeared to have developed a
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Arizona’s Water Choice: Data or Golf?
In Arizona, every drop of water tells a story about priorities. A recent comparison between golf courses and data centers in Arizona has sparked a quiet but meaningful debate: what kind of future do we want for the desert economy? Golf courses consume roughly 30 times more water than all of Arizona’s data centers combined,
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How Short Bursts of Exercise Protect the Body
Most of us know we “should” be more active, but the idea of carving out an hour for the gym can feel impossible. Between work, family, and the gravitational pull of screens, exercise often slips to the bottom of the list. Yet new research suggests that short bursts of exercise—even just a few minutes at
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Texas, Age Gates, and the Future of Online Access
Anyone who’s tried to sign up for a new social platform lately knows the routine: enter your birthdate, check a box, and hope the form doesn’t ask for your ID. The debate over how to verify age online has been simmering for years, but it boiled over again after a judge blocked the Texas internet
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Air Bubbles After Coolant Change
Few things unsettle a car owner faster than noticing odd behavior right after doing maintenance. You replace the coolant, start the engine, and suddenly see air bubbles after coolant change. Maybe the engine feels a bit rough or “jumps” every now and then. The temperature gauge looks fine, but something doesn’t feel right. It’s the
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Building SUPERSNAKES with Gemini
Late one evening, a father and his teenage son sat side by side at a kitchen table lit by the blue glow of two laptops. They weren’t debugging spreadsheets or doing homework—they were vibecoding, as the father put it, shaping their first playable prototype of a web game called SUPERSNAKES. With the help of Gemini
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The Myth of “Buy, Borrow, Die”
For years, the phrase buy borrow die has floated through debates about wealth and taxes like a shorthand for the ultimate financial cheat code. The idea seems simple: the rich buy appreciating assets, borrow against their rising value instead of selling, and then pass everything to heirs who inherit without paying capital gains taxes. It’s
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Disney’s AI Misstep and the Lessons It Reveals
When Disney AI Star Wars started trending, it wasn’t because of a spectacular new trailer or a bold creative leap. It was because the company had posted an AI-generated video full of jumbled, animal-like creatures that looked vaguely Star Wars–inspired but undeniably wrong. The clip spread quickly across social media, not as a marvel of
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Silverado Grinding Noise on Startup
One morning, you turn the key in your 2010 Silverado 1500 and hear it — a harsh grinding sound that wasn’t there yesterday. It’s quick, maybe two seconds, but unmistakable. You pause, turn off the key, and try again. The noise repeats. That’s when you know something’s up. This kind of Silverado grinding noise can
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Mark Cuban and the AI Creativity Debate
When billionaire investor Mark Cuban said that artificial intelligence would allow “creators to become exponentially more creative,” he probably expected applause. Instead, his comments sparked a sharp AI creativity debate across the internet—especially among the very people who build, teach, and use these tools daily. The question his statement raises is worth pausing on: does