President Donald Trump is whining about the NFL again. 

Trump blasted the league in a tweet on Wednesday morning after the NFL decided not to punish players who protest during the national anthem.

The NFL’s decision came after a Tuesday meeting with athletes and union representatives. 

The president has picked a very public fight with the league over ongoing player protests during the national anthem played before games, decrying the protests as unpatriotic. At a rally in September, Trump implored football fans to leave games at which players protest, and said owners should respond to players by saying, “Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he’s fired.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Trump blasts NFL on Twitter for not banning national anthem protests

Chinese search giant Baidu has some bold new targets for its self-driving auto plans. 

Baidu CEO Robin Li outlined company’s self-driving vehicle goals for the next few years onstage at the Wall Street Journal’s D.Live technology conference, touting a plan to roll out driverless busses in China next year, semi-autonomous vehicles by 2019, and fully autonomous cars by 2021. 

Li also revealed that Baidu spends about $1.5 billion on self-driving R&D efforts annually, which amounts to about 15 percent of the company’s revenue.      

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Source: Mashable | Baidu plans to put a driverless bus on Chinese roads next year and cars by 2021

You might remember the story of Champagne Torino a.k.a. Michael Zaydel, a wanted man in Michigan who said on Facebook that he’d turn himself in if Redford Police Department’s next post got a thousand shares. 

Well, that post got more than 4,000 shares. And lo and behold, Zaydel kept his word:

Zaydel, who was wanted on “existing warrants”, seemed to revel in trolling Redford Police Department’s Facebook page, commenting on a post about home invasion saying “You guys suck!” for example. 

Exasperated by the constant trolling, police warned him if he continued, he’d be blocked.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Wanted man loses Facebook bet with police, turns himself in, brings doughnuts

Sure, you can probably bang out “Chopsticks” on the piano – but can you do it with your feet?

In this sweet video from dad and YouTuber Viva Frei, his son proudly shows off his “Chopsticks” skills – but with a little help, of course. 

We’d give this little guy two big toes up. Encore!  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Dad introduces baby to the art of playing piano with your feet

It’s only been two days since the hashtag #MeToo began spreading, but since then it’s inspired thousands of women (and some men) to take to their social media accounts and discuss the sexual harassment or assault they have encountered in their lifetime. 

Among the thousands who have been vulnerable are celebrities who have shared their stories online regarding directors, producers and moreBroad City‘s Illana Glazer is one who added her voice, by opening up in a note on Instagram. 

“I’ve been sexually harassed countless times,” Glazer wrote, including a list of places and jobs she had while being harassed.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Illana Glazer opens up about firing people because of sexual harassment

Wyatt Cenac’s most recent project is weird.

It’s not really a TV show, but it’s also not a film. It’s kind of a web series. It’s about a regular dude who works as a vigilante crime fighter — albeit a relatively low-level one who deals with the same daily minutiae as everyone else.

It’s good, though, and it’s the kind of thing the internet tends to facilitate, or at least was supposed to. It’s at home at Topic.com, the new video project from First Look Media, which also runs The Intercept, where it kicked off the website’s October issue.

“What I’d like to think across the board is that we’re interested in and becoming known for very high-quality, visual storytelling that is both entertaining and informative but surprising,” said Anna Holmes, editor of Topic. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Topic is First Look Media's big online video effort. But don't call it a pivot

On the third game of his Jeopardy! run, Manny Abell scrawled down the incorrect answer to Tuesday night’s “Final Jeopardy” question. Still, through sheer luck, he managed to secure an unlikely win.

With $1,000 on his board and a bet of $999, he was left with just $1 – a risky bet, but one that wound up saving him in the end. Turns out, Abell’s fellow contestants – tied at $12,300 – were also feeling lucky. Both put it all on the line in hopes of doubling their cash should they nail the correct answer. 

Neither managed to pick the right answer and were left with nothing, leaving Abell a three-day champion with an extra dollar in the bank.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'Jeopardy!' contestant somehow wins with just