TOKYOMANGO (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
On Boing Boing yesterday, I wrote a short article about natto. I personally come from a heavily natto-eating family and love the stuff, but some people think it's the nastiest shit in the world. I also talk about the whole...
Little Green Footballs (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Tiny Tim at the peak of his talents. One of the strangest performances you’ll ever see. Via Boing Boing , where they inform us that this song is referenced by Thomas Pynchon in his new book, Inherent Vice . [Video]
Click World News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Above is an 18th century "witch bottle," used to fend off evil spirits. Discovered at a construction site in the London borough of Greenwich, this example is particularly rare because it's still corked. Retired chemistry professor Dr. Alan Massey analyzed the bottle and its curious contents. From Fortean Times: (The bottle) contained 12 bent iron nails (one of which pierced a small leather...
Voodoo Extreme (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Boing Boing has a news blurb up about a man who decided to marry his virtual girlfriend from the...
Deep Politics Monitor (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
by Sebastian Anthony ( RSS feed ) Nov 19th 2009 Often lauded as the 'CCTV state' and 'the most surveilled country in the world', the UK may soon deliver a killing blow to the Internet as we know it. Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing is reporting some leaked legislation from the UK government that would remove any kind of freedom or privacy that the Internet grants its users. The proposed amendments to the...
Peak Energy (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Boing Boing has a post on the bizarre lengths the British government is going to to try and eradicate file sharing - Leaked UK government plan to create "Pirate Finder General" with power to appoint militias, create laws . A source close to the British Labour Government has just given me reliable information about the most radical copyright proposal I've ever seen. Secretary of State Peter...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
We've seen cameras do all kinds of crazy things. DIY 3D photography , augmented reality , and now this demo by Qi Pan shows how an ordinary webcam can model objects in 3D. I'm in no position to discuss the amount of technical wizardry in play here, but I do think the interface is really great. Look at how it overlays scanned textures on the person's hand to create a transparency effect. Neato! It's...
Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | yesterday
Often lauded as the 'CCTV state' and 'the most surveilled country in the world', the UK may soon deliver a killing blow to the Internet as we know it. Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing is reporting some leaked legislation from the UK government that would remove any kind of freedom or privacy that the Internet grants its users. The proposed amendments to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act would allow...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Designer Michiel Cornelissen laser-sintered stainless-steel crucifix has screwdriver bits cut into each tip, turning it into a screwdriver that repels vampires. a bit cross (via Make) Previously:Boing Boing: Electronic crucifix broadcasts Lord's Prayer Boing Boing: Mobile phone antenna disguised as a churchtop crucifix Boing Boing: Programmable screwdrivers...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Muji's going to start selling hole-punches that knock out patterns that can be threaded between two Lego bricks. They go on sale in a week, and open up many possibilities for crafty Lego extensions. LEGO for MUJI Paper and Block Sets (via Make) Previously:USB devices stuffed into legos -- Boing Boing Gadgets - Boing Boing Frank Lloyd Wright Lego -- Boing Boing Gadgets - Boing Boing Patching ancient...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | yesterday
Because the original switch on this model was busted. Of course, the modification looks like it would get in the way of a close, comfortable shave. [ TIFI via Boing Boing ]
Techno Portal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Because the original switch on this model was busted. Of course, the modification looks like it would get in the way of a close, comfortable shave. [ TIFI via Boing Boing ] Continue reading
Travels with Shiloh (Free subscription) | yesterday
I suspect the target demographic for this product is nearly identical with that of Going Rogue. If the people who own it can set up shop across the street from where she’s doing her book signings, they’ll make a mint. (h/t Boing Boing)
IGN (Free subscription) | yesterday
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival (PSP) Watch the blobs Boing to safety.
Mal Burns Monitor (Free subscription) | yesterday
NYC: Net Neutrality Hearings Today | GamePolitics tags : diigo BBC News - Google previews Chrome open source operating system tags : diigo Aussie R18+ Rally Planned | GamePolitics Aussie R18+ Rally Planned tags : diigo Growing Pains As Video Games Move Online - Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot tags : diigo Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been saying, and worse. Much, much worse. -...
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