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Wednesday September 20, 2017. 07:24 PM
Sammy Davis Jr. brings an instant smile to my face and brightens any day. Enjoy this clip of he and James Brown playing around!
A dungeon master scrapped the pen and paper and created a touchscreen tabletop version of Dungeons and Dragons. Tumblr user Caethial recently posted photos of the full build that he and two other players put together in 2016. A 40-inch Samsung smart TV paired with a Dell...
A recent study published in the scientific journal The Auk: Ornithological Advances claims a competitive social environment may cause certain species of ducks to grow even bigger penises. Researchers studied two species of ducks placed in environments where there were fewer...
Featuring the artwork of Juan Ortiz, these TOS coffee mugs are just wonderful. I'm pretty sure I'll have them all shortly. Star Trek The Ultimate Computer (Juan Ortiz Art) Sci-Fi TV Television Show Porcelain Boxed Gift Coffee (Tea, Cocoa) 11 Oz. Mug via Amazon Star...
A Singapore baggage handler somehow managed to make airports even worse after switching baggage tags during multiple flights to send them to different locations. The handler is being charged with 286 counts of mischief for tampering with bags from flights on Singapore...
This NASA photo taken from the International Space Station shows crop circles in southwest Egypt's Sahara Desert. The crops thrive in the middle of the desert thanks to either secret alien technology or the amazing underground Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System that covers two...
This week on Maker Update, a giant AT-AT made from foam board, the Goliath CNC robot, embossing your notebook, affordable addressable LED strip, a software update for your knitting machine, and World Maker Faire. This week’s Cool Tool is an Individually Addressable LED...
I'm honored to be included on a free panel discussion next Thursday, 9/28, at Caltech about the cultural influence of the Voyager Golden Record, the enchanting phonograph record launched into space on the twin Voyager spacecraft 40 years ago. (I co-produced the first vinyl...
At a Buckeye, Arizona park, police officer David Grossman observed 14-year-old Connor Leibel moving his hands rigidly in front of his face, sniffing a piece of yarn, and making other unfamiliar movements. The officer thought the boy was intoxicated, held him on the ground,...
You can pick up a wide variety of software development skills with this Learn to Code 2017 Bundle. It’s available now in the Boing Boing Store for a pay-what-you-want arrangement — just beat the average purchase price to lock in a healthy discount for this collection...
How healthy are kids' meals from the big fast-food chains? If you're not sure, just ask Panera's founder and CEO Ron Shaich. (more…)
Theodore Kaczynski killed 3 and injured 23 more in a bombing campaign inspired by the erosion of human freedom and dignity under modern technology. The Chicago Tribune's Steve Chapman writes that the latest iPhone proves him right: 'it’s an excellent illustration of...
'“Who is Responsible for the Crime Wave?” “Reporters Cover Up Evidence of Immigration Crime Wave” “One New Immigrant for Every Two U.S. Births” “One Foreigner Enters by Stealth for Every One Who Is Legally Admitted, Immigration Men Say” (more…)
Manchester boasts England's second-largest police-force (after London) and some of the nation's shittiest IT. (more…)
https://twitter.com/jetscott/status/910187172648677381 Scott Stein is beta testing a new mobile app from Ikea called Ikea Place. It lets you augment the real world with Ikea furniture, for your own amusement and that of others, and perhaps now and again to help you decide...
Sculptor Marc Fornes sets algorithmic parameters, then generates large self-supported sculptures based on the results. The work has an oltherworldly quality. (more…)
Japan's many summer fireworks festivals have inspired enthusiasts who specialize in photographing hanabi (literally 'flower-fires'), and Keisuke is emerging as an Instagram favorite thanks to works like these. (more…)
Oh gosh, parenthood is so hard sometimes. I'm a mom to a nearly-teen daughter and I teach her that she should do the right thing as much as humanly possible. This often mean explaining why I can do certain things as an adult that she shouldn't do as a child. I'm pro-cannabis ...
I'm convinced that there is nothing more heartwarming on the internet right now than this video of a blind cat hugging a phone. (more…)
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