Category Archives: humor

Jeff Lawson, the cofounder of cloud computing company Twilio, appears to have purchased the satirical news website The Onion from G/O Media. Business Insider reports: A trust linked to Lawson is behind a San Francisco-based company called Global Tetrah… Continue reading Twilio Founder Buys Satire Site ‘The Onion’→

Tom McKay successfully masqueraded as a “Slackbot” on Slack after leaving Gizmodo in 2022, going unnoticed by the site’s management for several months. The Verge reports: If you’re not glued to Slack for most of the day like I am, then you might not kn… Continue reading Former Gizmodo Writer Changed Name To ‘Slackbot,’ Stayed Undetected For Months→

Michaela Zee reports via Variety: More than 15 years after his death, stand-up comedian George Carlin has been brought back to life in an artificial intelligence-generated special called “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead.” The hour-long special, which … Continue reading AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special→

“For those who don’t appreciate the ‘gifts’ your cat drags in, this might be a solution from a Swiss start up,” writes Slashdot reader maudlins11. Engadget reports: Finding weird pet-related technology is a CES tradition, and this year is no exception…. Continue reading Flappie AI Cat Door Stops Your Pet From Gifting You Dead Mice→

David Batty reports via The Guardian: [Andrew Scott], best known as Fleabag’s “hot priest,” has revealed he halted the renowned soliloquy in Shakespeare’s play when an audience member took out a laptop to send emails. The actor decided not to suffer th… Continue reading Andrew Scott Halted Hamlet Soliloquy After Theatergoer Used Laptop To Email→

Microsoft is returning to the Bliss hill once again with this year’s entry in its now-traditional ugly retro-computing sweater series. From a report: Blue hemming at the bottom and on the sleeves evokes Windows XP’s bright-blue taskbar, and in case peo… Continue reading Microsoft’s Ugly Sweater For 2023 is Windows XP’s Iconic Default Wallpaper→

Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: The popular party game “Cards Against Humanity” continued their tradition of practical jokes on Black Friday. They created a new social network where users can perform only one action: posting the word “yow… Continue reading Cards Against Humanity’s Black Friday Prank: Launching Its Own Social Media Site→

No one is a prophet in their own land, including European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, who admitted on Friday that her son lost “almost all” of his investments in crypto assets, despite copious warnings. From a report: Lagarde has long rai… Continue reading ECB Chief Lagarde Admits Her Son Lost Crypto Cash→