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New Controller Makes Heavy Machinery Intuitive
As children, many of us looked wistfully into the cockpits of heavy machinery, wondering just how the series of knobs and levers would do something like operate a bulldozer, crane, …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/26/new-controller-makes-heavy-machinery-intuitive/

Blow Those Pyros With A Telephone!
A pyrotechnic charge is set off by passing a high voltage through a filament within it, melting the filament and igniting the charge. We could think of a variety of …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/blow-those-pyros-with-a-telephone/

Cheap AI Token Resellers: The Secret Ingredient is Fraud
[Matt Lenhard] has an interesting writeup explaining exactly how fraudsters offer access to cutting-edge AI models at a tenth of the price. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the secret is to get tokens …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/cheap-ai-token-resellers-the-secret-ingredient-is-fraud/

Version 8.0.1 is a bug-fix patch. There are no new major features in this release.
Primary Changes In This Patch

Control Panel fix for blank dashboard.
Fixed Sticky-Posts error.
Fixed Groups Auto-Join.

Changed

Post Side, Top, Gallery, and Profile Initial-Avatars sizing has been adjusted to be more reasonably sized.
CP: Dashboard now displays open/closed status in in green/red for improved clarity.

Fixed

Logging out will now clear both user and admin cookies.
Fixed Auto-join groups when there are multiple groups.
Fixed Sticky Posts (announcements).
CP: Dashboard white screen has been fixed. Forum stats cache cookie is checked for corruption before loading.
CP: Tools & Info > Cache Manager will now also purge CP Cache Cookies.
CP: General Display > Text Editor Interface selector no longer offers the hidden incomplete developer options for Apple Safari users.

UBB.threads 8.0.1 Patch has been released and is now available to download in the Member Area within the patch section.

5 Best Dolly Parton Movies Of All Time, Ranked
We will always love Dolly Parton, so we're highlighting her five very best movies. It's time for a movie marathon in her honor.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2244304/dolly-parton-best-movies-ranked/

5 Best Dolly Parton Movies Of All Time, Ranked
We will always love Dolly Parton, so we're highlighting her five very best movies. It's time for a movie marathon in her honor.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2244304/dolly-parton-best-movies-ranked/

The Twinkie went up in flames.

Source: Outer Banks’ Chase Stokes Told Me Why It Was ‘So Satisfying’ To See His Van Explode

The Dog Stars Review: Jacob Elordi And Margaret Qualley Try To Survive Ridley Scott's Post-Apocalyptic Oddity
Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, featuring Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley, is an odd post-apocalyptic drama. Here's our review.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2243737/the-dog-stars-review-jacob-elordi-margaret-qualley-movie/

The Dog Stars Review: Jacob Elordi And Margaret Qualley Try To Survive Ridley Scott's Post-Apocalyptic Oddity
Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, featuring Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley, is an odd post-apocalyptic drama. Here's our review.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2243737/the-dog-stars-review-jacob-elordi-margaret-qualley-movie/

Including a Three Men and a Baby reunion.

Source: Tom Selleck's Big TV Follow-Up After Blue Bloods Is Way More Fun Than I Would Have Expected

Manifestation at its finest.

Source: The Advice David Boreanaz's Mom Gave Him On Bones That Led Him To The Rockford Files Reboot

After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.

Source: Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal

Reject Fluid Simulations, Return To Rheoscopic Fluid
Fluid simulations are one of the “killer apps” of high-performance computing, but if you can’t afford the performance, they can take a depressingly long time to run. Depending on your …read more
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/25/reject-fluid-simulations-return-to-rheoscopic-fluid/

While Red Bull stand-in Liam Lawson says it is impossible to compare the current RB22 with the previous Formula 1 car he drove with the Austrian outfit, the Kiwi admits he felt much “more comfortable” in the car than he did during his first stint at Red Bull Racing.
The Racing Bulls driver was called up to race for the senior team at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix in the place of the ...Keep reading

Source: Liam Lawson got more comfortable at Red Bull in Dutch GP outing than during his 2025 stint

This '80s Comedy-Drama Movie With Dolly Parton Still Holds Up Today
In the wake of Dolly Parton's passing, we're honoring her by celebrating one of her very best films that you should absolutely watch.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2244260/dolly-parton-80s-comedy-drama-movie-steel-magnolias-holds-up-today/

This '80s Comedy-Drama Movie With Dolly Parton Still Holds Up Today
In the wake of Dolly Parton's passing, we're honoring her by celebrating one of her very best films that you should absolutely watch.
https://www.slashfilm.com/2244260/dolly-parton-80s-comedy-drama-movie-steel-magnolias-holds-up-today/

I'm gonna need a steak and tears.

Source: Not Suitable For Work's Cancellation Made Me Sad. Mindy Kaling's Post Made Me Even More Emotional

SPC MD 2128
MD 2128 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...WESTERN NEBRASKA

Mesoscale Discussion 2128
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0353 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026

Areas affected...southeastern Wyoming...northeastern
Colorado...western Nebraska

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible 

Valid 252053Z - 252300Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent

SUMMARY...Increasing threat for severe storms by late afternoon. A
watch is possible.

DISCUSSION...Easterly upslope flow across western NE/KS into eastern
Colorado to the foothills is contributing to steadily increasing
moisture into eastern Colorado/southeastern Wyoming. Recent ACARS
soundings from DEN show MLCIN remains. MLCAPE around 1000-2000 J/kg
is noted within SPC Mesoanalysis from eastern Colorado into western
Nebraska/northern Kansas. Convection has increased along the high
terrain. 

Guidance suggests that with further heating and forcing for ascent
with an upstream disturbance shifting eastward late this
afternoon/early evening, thunderstorms will increase in coverage
spread into the lower plains in eastern Colorado and eventually into
portions of the central Plains. With modest westerly flow aloft and
deep layer shear around 30-35 kts, supercell modes will be favored
initially. Large hail and severe gusts will be the primary threat,
given steep low to mid-level lapse rates and aforementioned
thermodynamic environment. A transition to clusters and upscale
growth though the evening with severe gusts becoming the primary
threat through the evening. A watch will be possible this evening to
cover this potential.

..Thornton/Smith.. 08/25/2026

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...LBF...GLD...BOU...CYS...

LAT...LON   40880465 41510439 42020391 42230340 42220289 42060228
            41710169 41170115 40340124 39910145 39720219 39820303
            40030369 40410456 40880465 

MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN

Read more
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md2128.html

SPC MD 2130
MD 2130 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWESTERN TEXAS

Mesoscale Discussion 2130
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0457 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026

Areas affected...portions of far southwestern Oklahoma into
northwestern Texas

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible 

Valid 252157Z - 252300Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent

SUMMARY...A few of the stronger storms may continue to produce
severe hail and perhaps severe gusts, especially if storms can
progress further south into a deeper/dry airmass. Trends are being
monitored closely for the need of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch
issuance.

DISCUSSION...A multicellular cluster continues to propagate
southward, with a history of producing measured hail over 1 inch in
diameter, with MRMS MESH indicating up to 2 inch diameter hail
potentially falling. As these storms continue to propagate farther
south, they will encounter an even drier/deeper boundary layer,
which may foster enough evaporative cooling to generate a few severe
gusts via dry microbursts. It is unclear how far south storms will
progress given increasingly weaker downstream deep-layer shear and
overall drier air. Convective trends will continue to be monitored
for the need of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch issuance.

..Squitieri/Thompson.. 08/25/2026

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...OUN...SJT...LUB...AMA...

LAT...LON   33690050 34890052 35290038 35500018 35520011 35359976
            34389921 33919898 33369923 33249949 33270011 33690050 

MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN

Read more
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md2130.html

SPC MD 2131
MD 2131 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 627... FOR PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES

Mesoscale Discussion 2131
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0534 PM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026

Areas affected...Portions of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles

Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 627...

Valid 252234Z - 252330Z

The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 627
continues.

SUMMARY...Severe gusts will remain a concern for at least the next
few hours. A severe wind swath is possible, with a few gusts
potentially exceeding 75 mph.

DISCUSSION...An MCS has organized along the NM/TX/OK border over the
past hour, with some severe gusts noted, including a measured 73 kt
gust from the KCAO ASOS. This MCS continues to propagate
east-southeastward amid a dry and well-mixed boundary layer, with
well over 1500 J/kg MUCAPE noted. Given the degree of evaporative
cooling potential and convective organization in place, a severe
wind swath may accompany this MCS as it progresses across the TX
Panhandle. It is unclear how the severe wind threat will be impacted
by the westward drifting outflow boundary from another cluster of
storms. Nonetheless, in the near-term, severe gusts should continue
to accompany the MCS, some of which may exceed 75 mph.

..Squitieri.. 08/25/2026

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...DDC...LUB...AMA...ABQ...

LAT...LON   36830284 37060150 36520059 35810024 35050034 34390099
            34270186 34640257 35180311 35800362 36830284 

MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...75-90 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN

Read more
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md2131.html

Letterboxd reviews are going viral; now I’ve seen it all.

Source: Stavros Halkias Wrote A Letterboxd ...lly Positive Things To Say About Himself

New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communications and navigation system. The network uses giant dish antennas located at three global facilities to support more than 40 spacecraft exploring the solar system and interstellar space. The new […]
https://www.nasa.gov/technology/space-comms/deep-space-network/new-next-gen-dish-adds-muscle-to-nasas-deep-space-network/

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
The Falcon 9 rocket will fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:34 a.m. PDT (5:34 a.m. EDT / 0934 UTC).
https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/08/25/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-27-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-2/