Tuesday, July 22, 2025

BRCK: A Backup Generator For The Internet

Africa is plagued with internet connectivity issues. This brick shaped device, aptly named BRCK, hopes to get more Africans online and more importantly, stay online. The device started out as a project to solve an African problem, but it may end up being used by hipsters who frequent coffee shop hotspots.

Kenya Mall Survivor Pretended To Be Dead By Smearing Someone Else’s Blood All Over Her

Radio presenter, Sneha Kothari Mashru, said she survived the horrific Kenyan mall massacre by smothering herself in the blood of a teenage victim to make it look like she was dead. She said the boy died of his injuries while they hid from Al Shabaab militia who stormed the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi a few days ago. She turned his phone off to stop it from alerting their attackers and came up with the plan to smear herself in his blood and play dead.

Monday Morning Spice

68 dead in Nairobi mall shooting. Orlando Pirates love triangle drama. Gupta mansion raided. Blackberry in lala-land. iPhone 5S sold out in 1 day. George Soros married. Josh Homme tells Jay-Z to “fuck off.”

Thousands Of Balloons Released Over Nairobi To Cheer Locals

This afternoon, Nairobi commuters sitting in their cars on their way home from work will notice thousands of yellow balloons floating over the Kenyan capital city. The objective of the spectacle? Simply to put a smile on locals’ faces following two recent grenade attacks in Nairobi. Cool idea.