Lucas Ropek

photo of Saudi Arabia's Sci-Fi Megacity in the Desert Isn't Going Well image Over the last several years, Saudi Arabia has been working on a massive infrastructure project that its leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (or MBS) hopes will transform the Kingdom and its relationship with the outside world. The Neom project is a series of developments that are currently under…

photo of 'Fallout but in Excel'Lets You Visit the Wasteland While Your Boss Thinks You're Working image If you thought that Excel spreadsheets were just for mind-numbing office work, think again. A gaming hobbyist has created an Excel-based RPG game that he based on the popular post-apocalyptic game Fallout. It’s the end of the world, all over again. Read more...

A YouTuber has taken a boring office product and injected an RPG you can play while pretending to look at spreadsheets

“Free Sasha & Mocha” stickers have popped up all over Park City as locals appear to rally in support of the dogs.

Trent Reznor's Score for Challengers Makes Every Movie Better

photo of California Tech Billionaires Will Get a Vote on Their Planned Utopia image The California Forever project is one step closer to becoming a reality. This week, the ambitious project’s backers announced that they had received enough local support to trigger a ballot initiative. Local voters will now decide the fate of the project during the November election. Read more...

photo of Another Whistleblower Connected to Boeing Just Died image Another whistleblower who raised safety concerns about production practices related to Boeing has died. Joshua Dean, who previously worked as a quality auditor at the plane manufacturer’s supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, died Tuesday as the result of a “sudden, fast-spreading infection,” the Seattle Times…

photo of How Long Will Your Blu-Ray Collection Last? image Physical media is very popular these days. Nostalgia, fandom, and streaming burnout have caused certain segments of American society to switch off their Amazon Prime accounts and fire up their Blu-ray players. One of the many advertised benefits of physical media is that it offers a more permanent, definitive…

Physical media is very popular these days. Nostalgia, fandom, and streaming burnout have caused certain segments of American society to switch off

Another whistleblower who raised safety concerns about production practices related to Boeing has died. Joshua Dean, who previously worked as a quality auditor at the plane manufacturer’s supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, died Tuesday as the result of a “sudden, fast-spreading infection,” the Seattle Times reports. Dean, who is described as being a “healthy” 45-year-old who was […]