Sunday Overnight Open Thread - July 19, 2026 [Doof]

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Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Glad you could stop by! Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. Anything exciting in your world tonight?

Congratulations to Spain on their World Cup win.

4 Takeaways After Spain Beats Argentina In Extra Time To Win 2026 FIFA World Cup

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POTUS arriving at the game

I'm glad I watched this afternoon. Well - I'm glad I watched the halftime show. Really just this particular part.

Justin Bieber - good on ya!

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Bugs are asshoe - this seems kewl!

Startup Develops Micro-Drones Capable of Shooting Down Insects in Mid-Air

Engineers at Tornyol, an American startup backed by Y Combinator, have been working on an AI-powered micro-drone that could bring down the cost of mosquito eradication by 100 times. Swarms of these tiny drones could potentially hunt and shoot down mosquitoes in urban spaces, instead of using chemicals or other more expensive and hazardous population control solutions.

On July 14, Alex Toussaint, one of the founders of Tornyol, posted a video showing the company’s “first air-to-air kill”. In it, a small drone can be seen pursuing and ultimately shooting down a moth in a control test area. Obviously, a moth is not a mosquito, and the test area was very small, but this is apparently a very big step toward developing a drone capable of identifying and annihilating insects in mid-air.

Videos at the link

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3D printing ideas

54 Fun And Useful Things People Printed With Their 3D Printers

Some cool stuff along with some whelm. at least it's a single webpage and not a click-through thing.

'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Is It Real Couture or Piper? The Ultimate Fashion Eye Test!

I’ve mixed real runway couture with AI generated looks based solely on my prompts. Your mission: guess before the big reveal. Ready? Let’s play!

Round 1: The Aliens Bring It
Real or Piper?

Round 2: The Open Kimono
Real or Piper?

Round 3: The Golden Bird Cage
Real or Piper?

Round 4: The Sleek Black Strapless Gown
Real or Piper?

Round 5: The Epic Black Princess Ball Gown
Real or Piper?

Round 1: The Aliens Bring It

✅ REAL COUTURE

Rahul Mishra went full space-opera for this one. Inspired by Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot and some ancient Hindu scripture, models basically beamed onto the runway like they’d just hitchhiked from another galaxy. Sparkling structural capes? Sagan’s voice narrating? Peak couture theater.

Round 2: The Open Kimono

🤖 PIPER
This dramatic, flowing piece channels our friend Saijo if he suddenly decided to crash the couture calendar. Zero atelier hours, maximum drama.

Round 3: The Golden Bird Cage

✅ REAL COUTURE
Maria Grazia Chiuri at Dior pulled from legendary silhouettes like the Trapèze (thanks, Saint Laurent 1958 ) and the Cigale (1952), then updated them with modern fabrics. Basically, she took vintage icons, gave them a glow-up, and turned them into golden bird-cage-level fabulous.

Round 4: The Sleek Black Strapless Gown

✅ REAL COUTURE
Straight from a 2025 Paris Haute Couture Week runway—this is elegant Armani Privé doing what it does best: making simple black look like a million bucks (and probably costing close to that).

Round 5: The Epic Black Princess Ball Gown

🤖 PIPER
This dramatic black stunner with the bold corset top comes from my Dystopian Sparkle collection.

How did you score?
• 5/5 correct? You’re a certified fashion detective. Get yourself a drink on Doof.
• 3–4? Solid eye, but Grok and I are getting scary good at this.
• Under 3? Welcome to 2026, where the line between real and generated is deliciously blurry.
Tell us your score and your favorite look, or confess to cheating.

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Thanks, Piper!

Don't forget to check out Piper's X page. Seriously - I suggest this every week. If you followed Piper on X, you'd have already seen this awesomeness!

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Bonus fashion segment - from me, not Piper!

Melania at the World Cup Final

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 07-19-2026

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