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jeudi 4 septembre 2025, 22:50
Old games were played on cathode ray tubes 1.33 times as wide as they were tall. In the widescreen era, modern LCD and OLED displays rarely have this 4:3 aspect ratio, making them poorly-suited to retrogaming. Ayaneo's Pocket Air Mini touts a new high-resolution 4:3 display, ...
More and more people — both Americans and non-U.S. citizens — are thinking twice before traveling into the United States with their phones. And for good reason. Under Trump 2.0, phone searches at the U.S. border have surged, and Customs and Border Protection agents are...
Look who just discovered their love for gun control! MAGA, that bastion of 'from my cold dead hands' rhetoric, is suddenly all-in on firearms restrictions — as long as they're aimed at the right target. According to Breitbart's breathless reporting, the Department of...
Welcome to Trump's America, where every federal agency gets its own SWAT team and even the paper-pushers pack heat. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), America's formerly mild-mannered immigration paperwork processor, just joined Trump's ever-expanding...
Morrissey, the lead singer of The Smiths, has listed his 50% stake in the band for sale. The offering includes rights to the band's name, artwork, merchandise, songs, recordings, and publishing, potentially worth tens of millions of dollars. According to Deadline, Morrissey...
In 1959, pianist Bill Evans formed a trio that would transform jazz with its revolutionary approach to group improvisation. Now, the complete studio recordings of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian are being unveiled, including 17 never-before-heard tracks...
Who would have guessed that a southern-accented detective with a penchant for ascots played by James Bond of all people would end up being one of the decade's cinematic darlings? Certainly not me, but Benoit Blanc is back once again for a three-peat with the third Knives Out ...
Watch a marmot melt into a paint-roller massage. He sploots belly-down, already waiting for the next slow pass. One stroke and his eyes half-close; another, and he's in a trance. I'd trade places in a heartbeat. In the wild, these alpine burrowers are skittish and quick to...
The good part of the DC Universe being under the control of a single director is that he can reveal major news essentially on a whim. Take today, for instance: on an otherwise ordinary Wednesday, DC Studios head honcho James Gunn has revealed that yes, a Superman sequel is...
Watch police catch a stolen car with a grappler device on a Michigan highway. A grappler is a tool that fires a tether to snare the suspect's rear wheel. The officer has to get close enough to deploy it, then the net wraps around the target's tire. — Read the rest The post W...
With Agent 47's time in the limelight seemingly over for the moment, Hitman developers IO Interactive are moving on to another, slightly more famous fictional agent. Their next project, 007: First Light, was announced with little more than a title card a while ago, but the...
I once rode a carnival ride just like this in Switzerland, and just like in the video here, kids were running around while it was in motion. Shocked by their bravery—and the carnival's indifference to liability—I watched in amazement and horror as the ride jerked me...
TL;DR: Get your very own refurb Acer 11.6″ Chromebook 311 (from 2019) for $99.99 (reg. $199.99). Imagine a tiny laptop that's basically a pocket-sized cheerleader for your productivity. That's the refurbished Acer 11.6-inch Chromebook 311, now $99.99, half off its original...
President Trump can replace the official statisticians with cronies, but he can't fire the press officers at management consultancies. According to ADP, the U.S. labor market slowed 'dramatically' in August, adding just 54,000 jobs. Economists polled by Dow Jones had...
Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani died Thursday, his company reported. He was 91 years old. 'With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani,' the fashion house said. '[he] passed away...
Since Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in 2017, at least 70 people have died in the county jail—a rate more than three times that in federal custody and vastly higher than other regional lockups. Waybourn is refusing to attend briefings about the custodial...
TL;DR: Save 34% on 2-pack of iOS Find My-enabled carabiner keychains for $32.99 (reg. $49.98). I have a confession. I lose things. Constantly. Keys, wallets, dignity—it's like a hobby at this point. Once, I put my keys in the freezer because I was holding them and a bag of...
Call it inspiration, call it a blatant ripoff, but seeing fellow Boing Boing writer and tech enthusiast Séamus' still-ongoing series about restoring and modernizing his PlayStation Vita has gotten me thinking about retro gaming too. I've already hacked a Vita of my own,...
TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription to Montessori-inspired educational app Pok Pok for $47.99, 81% off when you use code DROP20. Struggling with screen time for your kiddo? Smartphones and tablets hold so much enrichment potential for young kids, but wading through oceans of...
mercredi 3 septembre 2025, 22:33
President Trump is frightened of windmills. He has ordered his administration to launch a coordinated effort across multiple federal agencies to slow or stop offshore wind development, citing concerns ranging from health issues to national security threats. His initiative,...
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