Boredoom is a Dangerous Thing to a Human in Space – A Short Sci-Fi Story

A wonderful story by injuries-in-dust about how dangerous humans can be in space when they get bored.

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Boston Dynamics’ Spot Nails a Septuple Backflip (Yes, Seven in a Row)

Spot doing backflips

Boston Dynamics has officially turned Spot into the Simone Biles of robotics. In their new video, reinforcement learning lets Spot pull off single, triple, quintuple… even septuple backflips!

Sure, no customer actually needs a backflipping robot dog, but training Spot to survive these extreme stunts makes it stronger, faster, and better at recovering when real-world problems hit, like tripping on stairs or carrying heavy payloads.

Still, the sight of Spot casually cranking out seven backflips in a row is equal parts impressive and terrifying. Forget factory floors, this thing is ready for the Olympics!

Would you cheer… or run the other way if Spot nailed a septuple backflip in front of you?

Today’s Hot Deals: ASUS ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop, CHERRY MX Mechanical Keyboard, Google Pixel Watch 3, Bandai Spirits Wolverine Action Figure, and MORE!

Hot Deals for August 27, 2025

For today’s edition of our Hot Deals post (August 27, 2025) here are some of the best deals we stumbled on while browsing the web this morning! Please note that Geeks are Sexy might get a small commission from qualifying purchases done through our posts. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Jurassic World: Rebirth Gets the Honest Trailer It Deserves (and Fears)

Hold onto your butts, geeks, it’s the Honest Trailer for Jurassic World: Rebirth! Unsurprisingly, the new entry in the franchise is pretty much the same recycled dino stew we’ve been eating since the 90s, only now with Altoids. The humans got better, the dinos got worse, and somehow giant lizards still sneak up like Batman. Not the worst entry, but definitely proof we’ll all be back in two years pretending to be surprised again.