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 [Smell-O-Vision] In 1960, movie theaters tried Smell-O-Vision. It stunk. The short-lived experiment pumped scents into cinemas. This space-age tech wound up gassing moviegoers with brandy and gunpowder odors before flopping so hard its lone user called it “a complete disaster.” Link |
| [Downsizing Cars] More premium car buyers are trading down to mainstream brands, where they’ve discovered they can get a lot of the same technology, comfort and refined features at a substantially lower price, according to new JD Power research. 32% of consumers replacing a premium SUV defected to a mainstream brand, paying an average of $51,500 vs. $70,600 for the luxury model they moved on from. Defection is highest among Gen Y and Gen Z, and households earning less than $100,000. A big reason is that you can get many of the same tech and convenience features once associated only with luxury cars in a Chevy, Toyota or Hyundai |
 [Sikhs on Parade] 5 mile long Khalistan convoy of American Sikhs calls for liberation of Punjab from India’s occupation. Link |
| [Diver Down – Forever] A Michigan man died at a Florida Keys hospital after being found unconscious in the ocean while scuba diving Monday morning. Stephen Matheny, 64, who is from West Bloomfield Township, was diving off Marathon around 11:20 a.m. when he became unresponsive. Link |
 [Around the World Sail] In 1988, I sailed away from the West coast of the United States in a 31-foot sailboat. This is my story — my account of a 3 1/2-year around the world solo sail. Read about the pirates, storms, and wars I witnessed firsthand. Read about the relationship between a solo sailor and the sea, his daily companion. Read how I changed — from fearing to leave shore, to wanting never to touch land again. Link |
| [Stowaway] Ride along with anything in the sky. When you hear a plane overhead click Start and ‘ride’ along with them. Interactive |
 [First Typesetting Device] The Paige Compositor, a typesetting device which was among the most complex machines ever built up to that point in history. It was also a ruinous disaster for everyone involved — despite being a good idea. Link |
| [Google’s Dominance Fading] Recently, sunset chasers have been missing the main event because Google’s new AI summaries started inventing times. “I had the projector set up outside and was waiting for the sun to set,” wrote one Facebook user in Colorado Springs, “but to my surprise I was simply living in the past. AI informed me the sunset had already happened.” These episodes point to something many have noticed: the world’s dominant search engine now struggles over basic facts. The company that built its reputation returning the right answer has, as one tech expert observed, “lost its edge.” Link |
 [Time Waster] Scroll through all 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 Rubik’s Cube states. Animation |
| [Telemarketing Calls] France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11. After a joint call by 11 consumer groups, the French parliament approved a law to impose fines on individuals or companies that make unsolicited marketing calls, which can be reported through a public website. Link |
 [Fire] There was a fire across from Eden Pines that came really close to some folks home. |
| [Tupac Shakur Is he still dead?] Jury selection begins in trial of ex-gang boss for rapper’s killing. Prosecutors allege Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis ordered killing and provided gun in Las Vegas drive-by shooting 30 years ago. Link |
 Books are an old way to store ideas and feelings. “Words and books are like magic” ~Theo Of Golden |
| [Plug-In Solar Panels] They are starting to sprout in US. Backyards. Ten states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or an electrician. Link |
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| [AI Infrastructure] Nvidia confirmed Monday that it is partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to assemble more than $500 billion in financing at “attractive rates” for “the build-out of AI infrastructure over time.” |
 You Might Be A Redneck if you… In his quest to retrieve a bottle of Mountain Dew, a Kansas City, Missouri, man fell into a portable restroom toilet tank and was stuck there for eight hours — with the lid closed! before being rescued. A driver with Patriot Portable Restrooms was trying to collect the structures that had been set up for a World Cup watch party when he encountered the trapped occupant. The driver flagged down a nearby police officer, who helped him unlock the door. When we opened the door and didn’t see anybody, we honestly thought we were talking to a ghost, and then his head popped up out of the tank like a game of whack-a-mole, or Oscar the Grouch coming out of his can. KCFD had to cut the man out of the toilet and then blasted him with the fire hose to rinse him off. In the portable restroom business, you kind of expect the unexpected. But in six years, I never thought I’d find someone alive inside one of our units. |
| Barack Obama launches podcast about books that ‘shaped his worldview’ The former US president will host six episodes of A Great Book for Audible, discussing work from Toni Morrison and John le Carré to James Baldwin. Link |
 No one cares about 2K or 4K TV so stop shoving new tech down our throats hoping we’ll upgrade, we don’t care for it and most of us can’t see any difference, certainly not enough to buy another TV. |
| [Movies] Lesbians, latex and $2,000 condoms: why are this summer’s movies so obsessed with sex? Link |
 Is cracking your knuckles really bad for them? It doesn’t actually cause arthritis. Link |
| Typhoon Dolphin hits Eastern China – Nearly a million residents evacuated. Link |
 It really appears that Dr Phil has fallen on hard times from being an A-list celebrity to hawking car repair insurance and insulated cups on TV. Isn’t he the marriage counselor who divorced his wife before his fall from grace? |
| [50,000 Boat Names] From SEA SLUT II to BILBOAT BAGGINS, a deep dive into Automatic Identification System vessel data turns up 50,000 boat names packed with nautical puns, dirty jokes, and Tolkien deep cuts. Looking for a boat name, here’s a good place to start. Link |
 [World Train Map] Add this one to your plane and ship maps. Interactive |
| [Stayin’ Alive] We Got Better at Keeping You Alive. Not at Keeping Healthy. Global life expectancy keeps rising. Healthy life expectancy is not keeping pace, and the gap between the two has widened in 203 of 204 countries since 1990. Link |
 Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it’s 56% bigger than today’s and costs about 4x more. |
| The current Coconut Telegraph was published on 8/11/26 at 10:05 am. |
 [For Sale] Pellet Gun Gamo Swarm Maxxim 10X GEN 2 Multi-Shot Air Rifle. Two 10-round .177 clips. 3 x 9 variable scope. Box of pellets. $200 new. Half price used $100. b33043@outlook.com Video |
 [For Sale] Folding scaffold 30L x 12w x 20h. 4 scaffolds (not sold separately) New $200, Big Pine Key pick-up half-price: $100. Excellent condition.b33043@outlook.com Link |
 [For Sale] Crossman P1377 American Classic Variable-Pump .177-Caliber Pellet Air Pistol. New $70. For Sale $25. 800 feet per second. Pick up on Big Pine Key. b33043@outlook.com Video |
| Snapshots taken from Big Pine Key looking North between Annette Key and Mayo Key every Friday evening since 2023. You may hover to view a photo, see the date of the photo, or use the left or right arrows on the images. |
