Ohio Republican lawmaker wants to ban noon Ohio State football games • Ohio Capital Journal (ohiocapitaljournal.com)

“A few weeks ago, I said it would be a crime for FOX to put Ohio State vs Texas at noon,” Fischer said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Promises made, promises kept!”

The Ohio Attorney General would slap a $10 million fine against either the host team’s athletic conference or the television network broadcasting if a game was played starting at noon — “whichever party scheduled the earlier start time,” according to the bill.

Just when you think the economics of college football couldn’t get any weirder. Ten million bucks to play at noon. I’m fairly confident this is ridiculous and has no chance of moving forward, but who knows any more.

But, hey, at least the Ohio State-Michigan game earned at exception. It is “traditionally played at noon” after all. Because, you know, we’ve got to keep tradition in the game.

Monitor Your Hypertension at Home With the Withings BPM Vision (wired.com)

Withings also launched Cardio Check-Up this year, a service within the Withings+ subscription that lets you send information on your cardiac health to a certified board of cardiologists for review. It is easier than ever not to let a heart attack sneak up on you....You can subscribe to Withings+ with one month free, and then it's $100 per year or $10 per month.

Ten bucks a month for review of my "information" (read, personal health data) by some anonymous "board of cardiologists" (not a "board of certified cardiologists, mind you). I'm sure AI is involved somewhere.

Mets to talk to $765m Soto about hustling out of box after second incident in two days (theguardian.com)

"...you’ve got to get out of the box. So, yeah, we’ll discuss that.”

I doubt anyone ever had to impress upon Pete Rose, a.k.a. Charlie Hustle, the importance of hustling out of the box. It's pathetic and sad that you have to remind a $765M baseball player about basic little league skills (and attitudes).

Netflix Is Making a ‘Clash of Clans’ Animated Series (hollywoodreporter.com)

“The new series will build upon the mayhem of the games,” according to the Netflix announcement. “It follows a determined, but in over his head, Barbarian who must rally a band of misfits to defend their village and navigate the comically absurd politics of war.

Barbians. Mayhem. Misfits.

I don't play many games, and have never played Clash of Clans, but I'm intrigued by this announcement of an animated series.