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jeudi 4 septembre 2025, 18:34
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 $47.99, 81% off when you use code DROP20. Struggling with screen time for your kiddo? Smartphones and tablets hold so much enrichment potential for young kids, but wading through oceans of...
mercredi 3 septembre 2025, 22:33
President Trump is frightened of windmills. He has ordered his administration to launch a coordinated effort across multiple federal agencies to slow or stop offshore wind development, citing concerns ranging from health issues to national security threats. His initiative,...
FBI Director Kash Patel says there's nothing fishy going on with his purchase of Krispy Kreme stock, even though Krispy Kreme is under FBI investigation. According to NOTUS, K$H (Patel's preferred nickname) acquired up to $50,000 in Krispy Kreme stock in May, purchasing at a ...
Surprise! Missing artwork looted by the Nazis turned up in photos for a real estate listing in the seaside town of Mar de Plata. The for-sale notice revealed what is believed to be the Ghislandi painting in the house of Friedrich Kadgien, a financial adviser to Adolf...
The things people do with Bethesda games scare me a little. If remaking them from the ground up isn't enough, what about putting them into other games entirely? An Elden Ring modder has done just that, putting the entirety of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind into Elden Ring,...
TL;DR: Turn your smartphone into a telescope that can see the moon, bright deep sky objects, and even the sun with the Hestia telescope, which you can get right now for $239.99, or $59.01 off the $299 regular price. If you've ever tried to capture the magic of a full moon...
Comparing life-saving science to 'slavery,' Florida's surgeon general is lifting all vaccine mandates in the State. Sadly for the rest of us, people travel to and from Florida all the time. The state's top health official, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, likened...
Visitors at Hersheypark, Pennsylvania, were jolted into panic this week when a young boy wandered onto the monorail tracks high above the midway. A video records the boy walking along the elevated rail, growing distressed as onlookers shout conflicting instructions — some...
Grandpa Puddin' Brains is once again telling stories about a magical river from the Pacific Northwest, and imagining that most people had fire suppression sprinklers in their homes. The second coming of the Orange Menace began on January 20th, 2025, nine days after the...
It's been about 50 years since Will Crowther began work on Adventure, and the genre's come a long way since. The 31st annual Interactive Fiction competition is underway, with finalists ready to be judged. Anyone can be a judge: 'just play and rate at least five games by...
Alberta's conservative government just discovered that banning books about authoritarian control might make you look authoritarian. As reported in the Guardian, Premier Danielle Smith had to slam the brakes on her shiny new book ban after librarians dutifully started pulling ...
Duke Nukem Forever took 14 years to develop, an age that took the Guinness World Record in its category. But the long-awaited shooter has nothing on Instagram for iPad, which users have been waiting for since 2010. It's been fifteen years and six months exactly since the...
These incredible starfish larvae look just like glowing cartoon stars. It seems like they're floating around in the bellies of jellyfish, but this is actually part of the larvae. They're just a few millimeters long, and spend this phase of their life swimming around and...
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