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mardi 4 mars 2025, 12:08
Fierce competition between two Tokyo pencil makers led to a 'Golden Age' of Japanese pencil manufacturing from 1952-1967. As detailed in this article from the St. Louis Art Supply website, Tombow launched the premium HOMO pencil in 1952, featuring an ultra-smooth core...
TL;DR: This 2-pack of MagSafe-compatible wallets integrates seamlessly with Apple Find My, holds up to 8 cards, blocks RFID skimmers, and even doubles as a phone stand—all for just $54.99 (reg. $79.98). Ok, picture this: You're halfway to your destination, running on...
lundi 3 mars 2025, 23:28
In Moore, Oklahoma, a toddler named Bennett was playing with an old mobile phone and was delighted that even though the service plan was off, emergency calling was still operational. So, as one does, Bennett dialed 911 and requested 'emergency donuts.' — Read the rest The po...
In the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, archaeologists excavating Iron Age communities were surprised to find multiple skulls with huge spikes driven through the forehead all the way through the lower back of the cranium. Found at the Puig Castellar and Ullatsret sites, the...
TL;DR: A mid-century modern end table with a built-in pet bed, featuring a spacious storage drawer, removable cushion, and chew-proof metal legs for just $99.99 (reg. $129.99). Your pet already thinks they own your furniture. They sprawl across the couch like royalty, hijack...
No, this isn't a trailer for the next Karate Kid spinoff. (I hope not, anyway.) This is Unitree Robotics' G1 humanoid robot demonstrating its Kung fu moves. From Interesting Engineering: The G1 exhibits remarkable coordination and flexibility with 23 degrees of freedom...
Parents are outraged after children gave each other tattoos at a Texas school — allegedly right in front of some of the teachers. And as if that weren't bad enough, the students — between the ages of 10 and 12 — reportedly used the same needle. — Read the rest The...
Tesla owners are finding they do not want to advertise for Elon Musk, or what he stands for. As Tesla sales continue to nosedive overseas, American drivers are also ditching the brand. Rockstar Sheryl Crow, and Cassandra Peterson, best known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, ...
Convicted felon and President of the United States Donald Trump told US farmers to suck it up, he's starting a trade war. With a tweet that I am sure will reassure no farmers, Donald Trump encouraged them to find domestic customers for the $179 billion or so in agriculture ...
CBS has announced a podcast audio drama telling the origin story of Star Trek's greatest (recast) villain: Khan Noonien Singh. Screaming KHAAAAAAAAAN at the top of my lungs while stuck in traffic or other frustrating spots is pretty cathartic. I am excited to learn the true...
An 18-year-old woman was very angry with her former boyfriend, and apparently under the influence. Mistakes were made. The young woman admitted to deputies that it was a revenge plan against her ex-boyfriend. She was upset when she hatched a plan to throw eggs at his...
A dilemma we've all faced: how far into that series should you watch before giving up? I have a hard time committing to new TV series these days. Most of the things I start, I find I've given up before I pass the minimum recommended by this statistical study. — Read the rest...
TL;DR: Since I've got a trip planned to Paris this year, I decided to learn French with Babbel. Check out what I thought! I can't be the only person who's heard that French people are particularly rude to American travelers. — Read the rest The post I'm traveling to Paris...
Last November, we launched Boing Boing Premium, an ad-free version of Boing Boing. A lot of you subscribed, and we're grateful for your support. When I want to read my Boing Boing colleagues' posts, I always do so at premium.boingboing.net because it's so much nicer reading...
An adventurous Lithuanian man trying to row a boat from California to Australia was rescued today by the Australian navy after a tropical cyclone blew him off course on Friday. After more than four months at sea, 44-year-old Aurimas Mockus was only days away (460 miles shy) ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James just made DoorDash cough up $16.75 million for stealing drivers' tip, reports Courthouse News. Here's how these sneaky bastards pulled it off: Let's say a driver was guaranteed $10 for schlepping your pad thai across town. — Read the re...
While Silicon Valley obsesses over AI, Wildfire Labs founder Todd Gagne argues that GLP-1 medications represent a much greater economic disruptor — the first drugs regulating human impulse control in a consumption-driven economy. Gagne argues that these medications will...
A man and woman about to miss a flight to Mexico at Miami International Airport yesterday thought they could speed things along by hurling a cup of coffee at the face of an American Airlines worker. When their coffee tantrum didn't work, they tried to force their way onto...
This Gizmodo headline is a sign of the times: 'Google's Sergey Brin Says Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI That Could Replace Them.' Why are mega-rich executives demanding peasants return to their cubicle farms? Because your corporate overlords' lives ...
'Its superheated interior burns with an estimated forty-four trillion watts of power,' reports Brent Crane in his New Yorker piece about the future of geothermal energy. At Utah's Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), geologist Joseph Moore leads a ...
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