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Fact: if you open a pen of pigs with expected food at the end of a run, the pigs will dash down it to the food at high speed. Some pigkeepers in England decided to take advantage of this essential trait of pigness, and so they bring us LEAGUE OF PIGS, a series of charmingly over-produced pig racing videos, now beginning its epic tenth season! A few selections: the oval track, the most recent video, and a trickier idea to accomplish than you might at first think; racing through water; the most recently completed season and the first season, from two years back. hippybear made a post about the 9th season finals last month, but it turns out there's more fun to be had there! [more inside]
posted by JHarris at 10:21 PM PST - 15 comments

Today, Federal District Court Judge Claudia Wilken, who had overseen the initial O'Bannon and Alston trials, granted class action status to House vs. NCAA, in which the plaintiffs are arguing that the NCAA's remaining restrictions on name, image, and licensing rights prohibiting direct payment of players by schools and conferences represent an unlawful restraint of trade violating antitrust law. [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum at 6:02 PM PST - 10 comments

"Legal London" is beautiful and functional. Personally, I am not a lawyer, nor do I particularly like them, with their prodigious consumption of booze and cocaine (source: constantly watching my friends at it) but I once spent a lot of time in this area largely because it's rather nice - and I worked very near. I met my wife in the Cheshire Cheese pub; I bought my first suit from this Ede and Ravenscroft. And you too could do those things! I like to ensure that the lawyers can't claim this part of the public space all to themselves - and I'm sure you would too - so please visit, often.
posted by bookbook at 2:53 PM PST - 15 comments

Astarion, Wyll, Shadowheart, Gale, Lae'zal and Karlach, not to mention... the Narrator...
posted by Sebmojo at 2:32 PM PST - 6 comments

As car enthusiasts, we should all try to be advocates of safer infrastructure and increased mobility options. Ethan, a self-proclaimed car enthusiast behind the channel Hello Road makes the case for less car dependency and more options for better modes of everyday transportation. Not everyone needs a car, and not everyone who has one wants to be driving, so why can't the US get behind doing better?
posted by WorkshopGuyPNW at 2:10 PM PST - 155 comments

To celebrate the eightieth birthday of UK composer Gavin Bryars, Leo Chadburn of The Quietus interviews him about his selection of ten pieces from a long and hugely varied career.
posted by thatwhichfalls at 11:12 AM PST - 4 comments

From her upcoming album Rockstar, Dolly Parton sings 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up?"
posted by Etrigan at 11:02 AM PST - 39 comments

Don’t breathe it in. (one minute, youtube)
posted by aniola at 10:01 AM PST - 21 comments

Repairing an Apple II Clone (1/3) "In the early 80s, the Apple II had was selling well but it was expensive. This is where foreign companies stepped in and started making clones. These machines were much cheaper but also illegal due to them using copied ROMs." [more inside]
posted by kathrynm at 9:15 AM PST - 23 comments

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty Is the Game It Should’ve Always Been [Siliconera] “Though examples of other titles having a redemption from its initial launch exist, such as No Man’s Sky, I never had the motivation to give these games a second chance. But this changed with the Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty DLC, as CD Projekt RED finally made good on the promises the RPG made when it was originally released in 2020. Even for those who don’t purchase the Phantom Liberty DLC, you’re in for a treat, as the base game feels much more exciting than ever before with the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update. [...] Everything from the action sequences to the terrific performances to even the storytelling, this is what I hoped Cyberpunk 2077 would have been from the start. I enjoyed my time with the DLC, and the 2.0 update changes so much that I actually plan to finally beat the base game and see the new ending now. If, like me, you’ve been on the fence about this game or were disappointed in the RPG in the past, I recommend giving Cyberpunk 2077 a second chance.” [Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | Update 2.0 Overview] [Phantom Liberty - Official Cinematic Trailer] [more inside]
posted by Fizz at 8:15 AM PST - 34 comments

UAW Extends Walkout (NYT gift link, The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press) At noon today, UAW members will walk out at 38 GM and Stellantis parts distribution centers.
posted by box at 7:53 AM PST - 16 comments

...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. The Stories Behind The Making Of The Blues Brothers [55m] is a 1998 documentary about the 1980 film that defined an era and the likes of which will likely never be made again.
posted by hippybear at 7:52 AM PST - 57 comments

The war in Ukraine continues with Ukraine seeming to finally break through to the other side the primary defensive line that has been holding up their progress during the summer counter offensive. [more inside]
posted by interogative mood at 6:41 AM PST - 161 comments

The Disturbing Secret Behind the World’s Most Expensive Coffee [CW: abuse of animals ]
posted by chavenet at 3:46 AM PST - 23 comments

"There is a long inspiring pedagogical tradition in physics of putting everything into one log-log plot... We then make the most comprehensive pedagogical plot of the masses and sizes of all the objects in the Universe."
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:12 AM PST - 21 comments

"The first time I saw them it made me cry": Indigenous artefacts returned after decades in English museum. A vast collection of Indigenous artefacts kept in England for decades is being returned to the Northern Territory, ending an emotional years-long repatriation process.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 2:41 AM PST - 5 comments