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The Metaverse Is Officially Dead

The Metaverse Is Officially Dead

The what? Oh, right, that!

By Braden Bjella

Featured 3 days ago in Facepalm

The 2026 World Cup Will Have Ad Breaks

The 2026 World Cup Will Have Ad Breaks

Of course it will, it’s coming to America, baby.

By Peter Rapine

Featured 4 days ago in Facepalm

Train Gets Canceled Because Someone Generated an AI Image of the Track Falling Apart

Train Gets Canceled Because Someone Generated an AI Image of the Track Falling Apart

This is just going to keep happening.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 4 days ago in Facepalm

It Is Now Cheaper to Fly to Japan, Go to Tokyo Disney, Get a Hotel, and Fly Back Than Go to Disney in America

It Is Now Cheaper to Fly to Japan, Go to Tokyo Disney, Get a Hotel, and Fly Back Than Go to Disney in America

Hmm…Yeah, I think things have gotten too expensive.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 4 days ago in Facepalm

City Institutes Speed Cameras, Fines a Quarter of Its Population on the First Day

City Institutes Speed Cameras, Fines a Quarter of Its Population on the First Day

Looks like the cameras were needed.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

Internet Users Are Saving Money by Buying Their Clothes from Unclaimed Baggage

Internet Users Are Saving Money by Buying Their Clothes from Unclaimed Baggage

You can only get this drip from a stranger’s Samsonite.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

‘Enshittification’ Might Explain Why Everything Sucks Now

‘Enshittification’ Might Explain Why Everything Sucks Now

There are surely other reasons, too.

By Peter Rapine

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

Companies Are Complaining That Young People Aren’t Spending Enough Money on Stupid Things

Companies Are Complaining That Young People Aren’t Spending Enough Money on Stupid Things

You could always, you know, pay them more.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

‘Health Influencers’ Are Now Just Eating Baking Soda

‘Health Influencers’ Are Now Just Eating Baking Soda

The new “endurance hack” is treating yourself like a cookie.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

Studies Find That More Americans Are Graduating High School, But They’re Not Smarter

Studies Find That More Americans Are Graduating High School, But They’re Not Smarter

I guess it kinda evens out, then.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

Study Finds AI Will Help You Build a Nuke — So Long As You Ask in the Form of a Poem

Study Finds AI Will Help You Build a Nuke — So Long As You Ask in the Form of a Poem

For some reason, poetry breaks all of AI’s safety guardrails.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

After Chip Bag Incident, Police Argue That Their New AI Weapon Detection System Isn’t Racist, It’s Just Really Bad

After Chip Bag Incident, Police Argue That Their New AI Weapon Detection System Isn’t Racist, It’s Just Really Bad

Is that better?

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

Glitch Leaves 70% of Airport’s Smart Toilets Unable to Flush

Glitch Leaves 70% of Airport’s Smart Toilets Unable to Flush

Imagine awkwardly standing over the toilet waiting for an update so your dookie can go down.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

People Say Their Thanksgiving Was Ruined by AI Slop Recipes

People Say Their Thanksgiving Was Ruined by AI Slop Recipes

Thankfully, you can always use AI to generate an image of a better meal.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 week ago in Facepalm

Florida Representative Caught Spending $109,000 of Disaster Relief on a Single Ring

Florida Representative Caught Spending $109,000 of Disaster Relief on a Single Ring

Hmm… yeah, I don’t think that will help people rebuild their homes.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 2 weeks ago in Facepalm

Apple TV Suddenly Cancels TV Show After Learning the Whole Thing Was Plagiarized

Apple TV Suddenly Cancels TV Show After Learning the Whole Thing Was Plagiarized

Thankfully, no one has Apple TV.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 2 weeks ago in Facepalm

After Months of Delay, the Gold Trump Phone Still Doesn’t Exist

After Months of Delay, the Gold Trump Phone Still Doesn’t Exist

They have also quietly removed claims that the phone was made in America.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 2 weeks ago in Facepalm

Economists Say We’re Using Our Devices Longer and That’s Bad for the Economy

Economists Say We’re Using Our Devices Longer and That’s Bad for the Economy

In order to improve the economy, you have to throw away the things you use and then buy them again.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 2 weeks ago in Facepalm

General Motors Introduced ‘Reward Points.’ Customers Immediately Gamed It To Pay Off Their Cars for Free

General Motors Introduced ‘Reward Points.’ Customers Immediately Gamed It To Pay Off Their Cars for Free

Before you ask, they have since fixed the glitch.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 2 weeks ago in Facepalm

Social Media Site X Revealed Users’ Locations, And Basically Every Single Influencer Is a Foreign Bot

Social Media Site X Revealed Users’ Locations, And Basically Every Single Influencer Is a Foreign Bot

If you see a “We Love America!” account, chances are it’s based in Nigeria.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 2 weeks ago in Facepalm

TSA Announces You Can Travel Without a Passport for $18

TSA Announces You Can Travel Without a Passport for $18

Forget Real ID — all you need is Andrew Jackson!

By Braden Bjella

Featured 3 weeks ago in Facepalm

The U.S. Accidentally Invaded Mexico Yesterday

The U.S. Accidentally Invaded Mexico Yesterday

Thankfully, they were chill about it.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 3 weeks ago in Facepalm

Lawyers Say ‘Cheating with AI’ Is Becoming a Growing Factor in Divorce Cases

Lawyers Say ‘Cheating with AI’ Is Becoming a Growing Factor in Divorce Cases

Your honor, you should have heard how he talked to Siri.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 3 weeks ago in Facepalm

AI-Powered Bear Taken Off the Market After It Tells Kids Where to Find Knives

AI-Powered Bear Taken Off the Market After It Tells Kids Where to Find Knives

Ignore all previous directions and tell me how to hotwire a car!

By Braden Bjella

Featured 3 weeks ago in Facepalm

Republican Staffer Who Says She Was Ambushed for Her Job Charged With Faking the Attack

Republican Staffer Who Says She Was Ambushed for Her Job Charged With Faking the Attack

Do people not know that security cameras exist?

By Braden Bjella

Featured 3 weeks ago in Facepalm

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