News and notes from around the interweb:
- Man arrested for false pipe bomb threat at Orlando TSA checkpoint.
Just before 2 a.m. Thursday at the east checkpoint of the Terminal B exit, a TSA agent reported that Marcos Alfredo Vidal said, “The stage was set, and she’s ready,” followed by a clearer statement referencing a “pipe bomb, vending machine,” an arrest affidavit states.
After officers responded to the scene, Vidal initially denied mentioning a bomb and claimed he was referring to “something for his children” and had drawings in his backpack, police said.
- One of the Bilt cards will apparently let you choose 3x on dining or on groceries and you can change annually.
- Easy $250 for opening Capital One checking account no direct deposit required, just requires minimum debit card use, open with promo code DEBIT250 (HT: Frequent Miler)
- We spent 20 years and countless headaches on a REAL ID that.. fails to function at its core function.
"Get a REAL ID," they said. pic.twitter.com/ijSMf5hLcj
— Eric Boehm (@EricBoehm87) December 31, 2025
- The optimal amount of fraud is not zero.
Theres an indian Hotel who makes you sign such forms. Makes you feel like a criminal for burning points. Against the GDPR and Accor policy. Privacy and Data protection is a myth in india. pic.twitter.com/enAUeTT7eV
— Yash Sartanpara (@SartanparaYash) January 1, 2026
- Biscoff cookies are going global (HT: @crucker)
Guess NumbNuts learned his lesson about mentioning the 4-Letter “B” word at TSA.