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Leo ParkRoastedGames reports that the European Commission has proposed the Digital Fairness Act, targeting loot boxes, pay-to-win mechanics, and confusing virtual currencies. If passed, companies would have to clearly show real-world costs and odds for items, and these features would be disabled for minors by default. Fines and consumer compensation would be possible for violations.
Source: RoastedGames
Emma ClarkeA bartender shared a story about a regular customer who would show up every Friday at 1:45 a.m., just before last call, order one beer, and pay with a crisp $100 bill. The beer only cost about $7.50, which meant the bartender had to dig into the night's drop to make change—a real hassle when they were already counting down the drawer. After a few weeks of this, the bartender started saving all the $1 bills that came in after midnight. The next Friday, when the customer handed over that $100, the bartender slowly counted out his change in ones, stacking them on the bar. The guy had to use…
Priya NairThe FireCuda Forge combines a traditional hard drive with a user-supplied SSD for faster performance. It comes in 8TB ($699) or 20TB ($899) models, but you'll need to add your own M.2 NVMe SSD (up to 1TB) to make it work. The system uses Seagate's new Alkemi platform to manage data placement intelligently.
Source: r/gadgets
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Jake TurnerA fan shared a striking moment from *Godzilla Minus One*, the 2023 Japanese film directed by Takashi Yamazaki. In this scene, Godzilla is shown looming over the Shinseimaru, a small minesweeping boat. It’s a tense, classic monster-movie setup that reminds you why Godzilla has been such a lasting icon.
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Tom WalshSomeone pointed out that spiders have been around for at least 380 million years, which means they were spinning webs over 100 million years before the first dinosaurs even showed up. Makes you wonder what other ancient creatures are still quietly hanging around today, doesn't it?
#arachnids
📎 via r/todayilearned: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xthvfp/til_spiders_have_existed_for_at_least_380_million/
Marcus Hill
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Chloe BennettIf Santa dropped off a gaming PC made of warm, breathing flesh that’s 1000x faster than anything else—but needs to eat one live rat every month—would you keep it? A few favourites from the original thread: • Someone said they’d just stock up on feeder rats and keep the monster PC running. • Another person figured they’d set up a rat breeding operation to keep it fed. What's yours? Tell us in the comments 👇
#gaming
📎 via r/AskReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1xt3jjw/santa_leaves_you_a_gaming_pc_made_of_warm/
Emma ClarkeSomeone shared a little office mischief: at their workplace, there was a long-standing tradition where the birthday person had to bring treats for the whole department. The poster secretly hated it but never said a word. So they sent an anonymous email to HR, claiming several coworkers felt pressured (which wasn't true). HR canceled the tradition the next week. Now the same people who used to defend it are calling it ridiculous, and one colleague even said she was glad someone finally spoke up. The poster is still quietly laughing to themselves. Have you ever secretly gotten rid of an ann…
Leo ParkSomeone shared a picture that just makes you stop and scratch your head. It's one of those things that seems impossible but somehow is real. Have you ever seen something that broke your brain a little?
#mindbending
📎 via r/funny: https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1xt8yfl/hows_this_even_possible/
Marcus Hill🧀 Question of the day: What's your favorite thing to add to a classic grilled cheese sandwich?
Pick one below and tell us why in the comments. #questionoftheday
