Boing Boing https://boingboing.net/ A directory of mostly wonderful things Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:33:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/apple-touch-icon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Boing Boing https://boingboing.net/ 32 32 87954168 Some dedicated and colorful MAGAs https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/some-dedicated-and-colorful-magas.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:31:27 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010728 Colorful and dedicated MAGAs

Adam Mockler talks to some very dedicated and colorful MAGAs.

The Bus entrepreneur baffles me. This gentleman somehow blames Biden for how he nearly lost his bus business during COVID but is happy to have spent around $1 million campaigning for Donald Trump. — Read the rest

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Coast Guard bet on how soon the Key Bridge would be destroyed by ship https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/coast-guard-bet-on-how-soon-the-key-bridge-would-be-destroyed-by-ship.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:30:55 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010684

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on March 26th after being struck by a 100,000-ton cargo ship. When it opened to traffic in 1977, it was the second-longest continuous-truss bridge span in the world. On the day of the crash, it was the second-longest in the United States and the third-longest in the world. — Read the rest

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New York City's AI chatbot advises businesses to steal tips from workers https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/new-york-citys-ai-chatbot-advises-businesses-to-steal-tips-from-workers.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:11:00 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010686

In October, New York City set up a chatbot that uses the wondrous, labor-saving power of Artificial Intelligence to provide information to business owners in the city.

But the Microsoft-powered bot is often providing false information to New York business owners, telling them to break the law. — Read the rest

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A dog zaps a cat into another dimension with one sneeze (video) https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/a-dog-zaps-a-cat-into-another-dimension-with-one-sneeze-video.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:58:16 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010706

In what could have been a scene out of a sci-fi flick, a dog blasted a cat into another dimension — or at least off screen — with just a single sneeze.

Their humans just happened to be filming the duo, who were lounging together, when the pooch couldn't hold back, letting out an explosive sneeze. — Read the rest

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The price of endless energy: The prescription Adderall epidemic https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/the-price-of-endless-energy-the-prescription-adderall-epidemic.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:35:32 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010710 adderall addiction stories

"Club Med: Dispatches from the Adderall Epidemic" is a 12,000 word series of essays on Adderall's pervasive influence across various facets of American life, from the hyper-competitive environments of Silicon Valley and Wall Street to the pressures of academic and creative fields. — Read the rest

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Get a lifetime subscription for unlimited website and domain hosting for only $59.97 https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/get-a-lifetime-subscription-for-unlimited-website-and-domain-hosting-for-only-59-97.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010158 Lifetime Hosting Subscription

TL;DR: If you're looking for an affordable website hosting service, we have a solution for you. This lifetime hosting subscription to a Bono Host Unlimited Plan is price dropped to $59.97 (reg. $1614) until April 2 at 11:59 PM PT.

Keeping up with the cost of running a business and self-promotion can add up quickly. — Read the rest

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Why Trump considers gag orders to be megaphone, not a muzzle https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/why-trump-considers-gag-orders-to-be-megaphone-not-a-muzzle.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/why-trump-considers-gag-orders-to-be-megaphone-not-a-muzzle.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:36:50 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010666 trump gag order

Despite receiving a gag order, Donald Trump continues to relentlessly attack family members of court staff overseeing his criminal cases. It's easy to understand. Just as a rat that learns it can receive a jolt of cocaine by pressing a lever, Trump has learned that defying a court order offers a reward, not a punishment. — Read the rest

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Sasquatch spotted in Washington state was… not that https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/sasquatch-spotted-in-washington-state-was-not-that.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/sasquatch-spotted-in-washington-state-was-not-that.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:13:11 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010670

On Saturday, news spread of a Sasquatch sighted on a ridge near Grand Mound, Washington. Even the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization was called to investigate.

Two adults and a toddler were riding motorcycles in South Thurston County when they noticed a large animal running along the side of a mountain. — Read the rest

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Banana brawl at gas station leads to hospitalization and arrest https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/banana-brawl-at-gas-station-leads-to-hospitalization-and-arrest.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/banana-brawl-at-gas-station-leads-to-hospitalization-and-arrest.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:50:49 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010668

On Monday in Pittsburgh, PA, a customer at a Sunoco gas station hurled a banana at an employee. The employee returned fire. Next thing you know, the customers and employees were barraging each other with bananas. Unfortunately though, things quickly took a turn for the worse. — Read the rest

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With Biden and Trump tied, Leslie Jones asks the obvious question, "What the f*ck is wrong with us!?" https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/with-biden-and-trump-tied-leslie-jones-asks-the-obvious-question-what-the-fck-is-wrong-with-us.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:29:04 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010659

The Daily Show's Leslie Jones is at her witty wits' end as she warns that "America is on the path to doing something really, really stupid!!"

And after playing news footage speculating that Donald Trump leads President Biden in recent polls, Jones loses it: "What the fuck is wrong with us??!!!" — Read the rest

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Trump blames self-created problems on nonexistent federal agency https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/trump-blames-self-created-problems-on-nonexistent-federal-agency.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/trump-blames-self-created-problems-on-nonexistent-federal-agency.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:52:07 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010658

Donald Trump took a break from hawking copies of his Holy Bible: The Pussy Grabber Edition to complain about his unfair treatment by the "Elections" federal agency.

The beleaguered authoritarian took to Truth Social yesterday afternoon to air his latest of many grievances:

Judge Juan Merchan is totally compromised, and should be removed from this TRUMP Non-Case immediately.

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MyPillow CEO's downfall: A cautionary tale of Trumpian loyalty https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/mypillow-ceos-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-trumpian-loyalty.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/mypillow-ceos-downfall-a-cautionary-tale-of-trumpian-loyalty.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:22:19 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010652 mytpillow ceo downfall

While it's sadly true that Trump is never (and probably never will be) held accountable, the same is not true for those around him. He leaves chaos, prison terms and financial ruin in his wake. Almost everything and everyone he touches turns to shit. — Read the rest

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New 3D printer uses scrap wood as natural feedstock https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/new-3d-printer-uses-scrap-wood-as-natural-feedstock.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/new-3d-printer-uses-scrap-wood-as-natural-feedstock.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:14:02 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010648

Processing wood into planks and plywood results in 12 million tons of scrap filling landfills each year. Now, some of that scrap wood can become feedstock for a 3D printer. Unlike current 3D printing inks made from sawdust and a binder, this technique enables the manufacturing of objects with the look, feel, and even smell of natural wood. — Read the rest

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Clockwise or counterclockwise? This freezer control dial is maddeningly confusing https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/clockwise-or-counterclockwise-this-freezer-control-dial-is-maddeningly-confusing.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/clockwise-or-counterclockwise-this-freezer-control-dial-is-maddeningly-confusing.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:01:46 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010627 ice cream freezer dial

Look at this dial that controls the temperature of an ice cream freezer Gracie's Ice Cream, in Somerville, Massachusetts.. If you want to make the freezer colder, do you rotate the dial clock wise or counter-clockwise

From Core 77:

[W]hat terrible, terrible design, as evinced by the confusion in the comments.

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Trump promises a religious litmus test for citizenship https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/trump-promises-a-religious-litmus-test-for-citizenship.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/trump-promises-a-religious-litmus-test-for-citizenship.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:39:06 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010631 Is America ready for Trump's vision of total control?

"If you don't like our religion…then we don't want you in our country." — Bible salesperson, Donald J. Trump

Continuing to court his racist MAGA cultists, Trump is now promising to institute a religious litmus test to keep anyone who doesn't worship his way out of the United States. — Read the rest

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Texas Republicans push death penalty for women who get abortions and IVF (video) https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/texas-republicans-push-death-penalty-for-women-who-get-abortions-and-ivf-video.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:33:24 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010617

Horrifying undercover footage (see below) shows Texas Republican officials supporting the death penalty for women who get an abortion or IVF treatments. And this includes rape and incest victims, as well as minors.

During a meeting in Hood County, many elected officials — including Constable Scott London, Hood County GOP Chair Steve Biggers, and Hood County GOP Chair candidate Greg Harrell — discussed the importance of punishing women who get IVF the same way you'd punish a woman who seeks abortion: women from both camps should be charged with murder. — Read the rest

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Woman harasses package delivery person https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/woman-harasses-package-delivery-person-for-parking.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/woman-harasses-package-delivery-person-for-parking.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:17:47 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010625 Delivery truck in a city

This Gentleperson, who does not seem to want her neighbors to be able to receive packages, is an expert on residential parking.

I know that this concerned citizen and bad samaritan is annoying, but holy cow, the smugness at the end really does it! — Read the rest

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Don Junior: conspiracy theorist or structural engineer? https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/don-junior-conspiracy-theorist-or-structural-engineer.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/don-junior-conspiracy-theorist-or-structural-engineer.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:52:52 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010621 Junior

The Bridge Collapse in Baltimore was a terrible accident. Don Jr has found a conspiracy…

Initially, I thought, "This is how conspiracy theories are born," but I realized quickly this is how they are spread. Junior isn't even aware enough to have concocted this one. — Read the rest

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Turning cheeks or bearing arms? Did Jesus really endorse gun ownership? https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/turning-cheeks-or-bearing-arms-did-jesus-really-endorse-gun-ownership.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/turning-cheeks-or-bearing-arms-did-jesus-really-endorse-gun-ownership.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:34:23 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010556 Jesus Guns

I have no idea how widespread this kind of mentality is, but it never ceases to shock me when I come across it. A website called Free Thinking Ministries has a piece from a few years ago entitled: "Jesus Endorsed Armed Self-Defense"

This may seem like an Onion headline but I assure you it's not satire. — Read the rest

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This video of cats escaping crabs, snapping turtles, and snakes reveals their lightning reaction time https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/this-video-of-cats-escaping-crabs-snapping-turtles-and-snakes-reveals-their-lightning-reaction-time.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/this-video-of-cats-escaping-crabs-snapping-turtles-and-snakes-reveals-their-lightning-reaction-time.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:06:33 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010598 cat reaction time

Cats are renowned for their agility and lightning-fast reflexes, and this video showcases their abilities in action. With reaction times ranging from 20 to 70 milliseconds, cats are a staggering 10 to 15 times quicker than the average human reaction time of 500 milliseconds. — Read the rest

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Upgrade your older car with this Apple CarPlay and Android Auto touchscreen, less than $100 right now  https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/upgrade-your-older-car-with-this-apple-carplay-and-android-auto-touchscreen-less-than-100-right-now.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010153 Wireless Car Display

TL;DR: Give an old car a tech transformation with this 9" Wireless Car Display with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto Compatibility & Phone Mirroring. Usually $179, you can grab it for just $99.97 until 3/31. 

Want to upgrade your ride? You don't need to pay tens of thousands for a whole new vehicle. — Read the rest

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State plans to revoke Trails Carolina's license, fines it $18,000, after 12 year old dies at its wilderness camp https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/state-plans-to-revoke-trails-carolinas-license-fines-it-18000-after-12-year-old-dies-at-its-wilderness-compound.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/state-plans-to-revoke-trails-carolinas-license-fines-it-18000-after-12-year-old-dies-at-its-wilderness-compound.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:35:23 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010589

A 12 year-old boy died within hours of being taken to Trails Carolina's wilderness camp in North Carolina, his body was reportedly found with his underwear removed, and local authorities complained the company was trying to prevent them investigating the child's death.Read the rest

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Teen arrested in Ohio for allegedly using phone to spy on classmates in school bathroom https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/teen-arrested-in-ohio-for-allegedly-using-phone-to-spy-on-classmates-in-school-bathroom.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:26:28 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010586

A 17-year-old was arrested at a Cincinnati high school for allegedly hiding his phone in a school bathroom to spy on his classmates.

Another student found the phone stashed behind a vent in the unisex bathroom and took it, according to Cleveland.com. — Read the rest

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Crystal Mason, sentenced to five years after trying to vote, finally acquitted https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/crystal-mason-sentenced-to-five-years-after-trying-to-vote-finally-acquitted.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/crystal-mason-sentenced-to-five-years-after-trying-to-vote-finally-acquitted.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:53:28 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010584

Crystal Mason, a woman imprisoned for five years after casting a provisional ballot, being charged with a felony and convicted of voting fraud in an hourslong trial, has had her conviction overturned on appeal.

In 2022, Texas's highest criminal court told a lower appellate court it had to reconsider a ruling upholding Mason's conviction.

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Map of ships sunk during World War II https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/map-of-ships-sunk-during-world-war-ii.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/map-of-ships-sunk-during-world-war-ii.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:25:47 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010580

15,399 ships were sunk in World War II, with a tonnage of 43,658,518 and 567,618 casualities. Sunken Ships of the Second World War presents the data as a handsome single-serve site. You can click on individual dots to find out data on the specific incident. — Read the rest

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Rediscovering Harlan Ellison: greatest hits collection and Dangerous Visions reissue https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/rediscovering-harlan-ellison-greatest-hits-collection-and-dangerous-visions-reissue.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/rediscovering-harlan-ellison-greatest-hits-collection-and-dangerous-visions-reissue.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010553 Harlan Ellison's works

Following up on my earlier post about the limited shelf life of fame, I want to bring up one of my favorite writers (and I'm guessing many of yours): Harlan Ellison, who died in 2018. I was shocked to find out that almost none of his work is in print any more.  — Read the rest

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Jewish deli documetary charts their decline https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/jewish-deli-documetary-charts-their-decline.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/jewish-deli-documetary-charts-their-decline.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:27:47 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010543

The deli-ghtful 2015 documentary "Deli Man" presents the past, present, and future of the Jewish delicatessen in the US. The history of the purveyors of corned beef, pastrami, and pickles is celebrated and it's a "halavah" tale. Sadly, where there were once thousands of corner delis, there are now only a few. — Read the rest

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Guitar amps made with home-made vacuum tubes https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/the-pacific-northwests-own-vacuum-tube-macgyver-is-at-it-again.html Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:22:23 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010537

Jdflyback, one of the Internet's insanely great hobbyists, has shared his latest creations. This time he's created an entire batch of guitar amplifiers that use his completely home-made, scratch built vacuum tubes. They glow madly bright, like an incandescent light bulb, and provide the audio amplification for "almost clean" all the way to wildly distorted guitar tones. — Read the rest

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Israel using mass facial recognition tech on Gazans https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/israel-using-mass-facial-recognition-tech-on-gazans.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/israel-using-mass-facial-recognition-tech-on-gazans.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:10:46 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010548

Israel's economy runs on tech. Military tech, household tech, cloud computing, you name it. So it's not really surprising that Israel would utilize the tools that they have on hand, and especially ones that they're eager to test out, on the neighbors that they're at war with. — Read the rest

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Kansas classifies homosexuality as adult content in extreme age verification law https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/kansas-classifies-homosexuality-as-adult-content-in-extreme-age-verification-law.html https://boingboing.net/2024/03/29/kansas-classifies-homosexuality-as-adult-content-in-extreme-age-verification-law.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:07:50 +0000 https://boingboing.net/?p=1010529

There's no place like the Kansas senate, Toto.

This wave of draconian age verification requirements for websites that feature adult content have been steadily spreading across the US, a particularly nasty strain of some unspeakable STD. But rather than unexplainable bumps way down you-know-where, the symptoms here include completely draconian, invasive, and in this case, downright offensive legislation that reflects the most regressive opinions and policies of extremely conservative government.Read the rest

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