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Friday January 17, 2025. 09:52 PM
Starting in 1953, the US CIA conducted research on mind control using techniques ranging from hypnosis to electroshock, torture, and the administration of LSD to unwitting people. Called MK-Ultra, the program's ultimate goal was to develop tools for interrogation and...
The presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on monday has been moved indoors. It's going to be dangerously cold, he writes. In fairness, it is likely to be brass monkeys next week in D.C., but cold surely means something else that Trump can't abide: sparsely-attended. —...
Via Sein Peaks, the poignant clip below reveals that Seinfeld is rather Lynchian if given the soundtrack of Twin Peaks by the maestro Angelo Badalamenti. 'Do you ever yearn?' LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! — Read the rest The post...
The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld congress's ban on Tik Tok, weighting national security fears over the free speech interests of the video site's users and foreign owners. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration, upholding the...
Five students at Assumption University, a private Christian college in Massachussets, were charged with luring and assaulting a 22-year-old man to campus and filming it all under the false pretext that he was a pedophile. The man understood himself to be meeting an...
Katie Sylor-Miller's Oh Shit, Git is a good old fashioned blog about Git, the version control system that now dominates development life. Though a marked improvement on the olden days of version control, it is complicated and difficult and harrowing—hence the 'Oh, shit'...
There is no punch in the gut like seeing familiar objects, not just from your childhood but from your 30s, in a museum, like something from King Tut's tomb. The hits keep on coming in the Extinct Media Museum. The museum houses obsolete technology from old-timey hand-cranked ...
Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke recently shared a video of a cute little bird named the 'Virginia Rail' (Rallus limicola) that, surprisingly, makes 'oink' sounds just like a pig. It's unexpected, that's for sure! In their post, they provided some information...
I have some terrible news, friends. If you're a fan of puppies, and of Puppy Songs, those brilliant puppy-themed tunes created by Matt Hobbs that we just cannot get enough of here at Boing Boing, you no doubt know Leni, the adorable black and white Chihuahua with the cutest...
Move over, Pizza Rat, and Escalator Rat, and, yes, even Donut Rat! There's a new Rat Hero in town – Reese's Rat! The adorable little fellow was spotted and captured on video by New Yorker Andrada Roba, who posted the clip to her TikTok. — Read the rest The post Meet...
SpaceX's Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle took off from the company's Starbase in Texas for a test flight. Space.com reports the liftoff and separation were completed as planned, and the booster returned safely to the landing site. However, contact with the Starship...
TL;DR: Match any color like a pro with the Nix Mini 3 — the go-to gadget for $69.97 until February 9. Ever stared at a wall and wondered, What shade of blue is that? Enter the Nix Mini 3, the pocket-sized color sensor that makes guessing games a thing of the past. — Read...
The comet loomed in her canopy. A vantablack mass hiding the stars. No glint on the ice, no coma, just darkness. They'd called it 1I/2077 then the Very Low Albedo Object then Ymwelydd Tywyll. It was silent but Mei's spiraling ship was not: the debris, the power failure, the...
Thursday January 16, 2025. 11:00 PM
TL;DR: Explore the night with this compact night-vision device — on sale for $99.99 (reg. $159) for a limited time. The night is full of wonders — if you can actually see them. Enter the Mini Digital Night Vision Binoculars, your new ticket to exploring the dark like...
David Lynch, who transformed American cinema with his dreamlike vision, died on January 16, 2025, at his home in Los Angeles, just days before his 79th birthday. His death was announced on his official Facebook page. Lynch's distinctive vision earned him three Academy Award...
In the Northern Ireland county of Co Derry, police have increased 'proactive patrols' in search of a creepy 'yellow man' caught on video wandering the streets at night. You can watch the first reported encounter with the strange character below. LIKE BOING BOING BUT...
In May 1950, Whisper magazine warned its readers of humanity's impending doom — not from communism or atomic bombs, but from giant mutant fruit flies created in a Nobel Prize winner's laboratory. 'One of the most terrifying sights under the sun is that of billions of ants, ...
Rudy Giuliani, on the hook for $148m in damages against election workers he lied about, twice held in contempt of court, took the easy way out Thursday: he settled with them. Giuliani's attempts to avoid consequences had led to an impending third trial that might have...
A former doctor has been jailed for running an illegal mobile circumcision business. This story gets worse and worse as you read it. A doctor who lost his license continued practicing circumcisions on patients up to the age of 14. His tools were disgusting and unfit for...
A 2,500-year-old Chinese sword discovered in 1965 remains razor-sharp and pristine today, seemingly defying the natural laws of decay that typically ravage ancient bronze weapons. The Sword of Goujian, named after a legendary Chinese king, emerged from a waterlogged tomb in...
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