Companies have been using sex to promote video games for as long as — well, for as long as there have been video games. Why not death? Gamespy tapped into the SARS zeitgeist to create branded surgical masks that proto-blogger Justin Hall discovered during the recent E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles. Link to Justin's blog. Photo of Justin in SARS schwag by Jane.
(Earlier "SARS folk art" exhibits in this reader-contributed series: A,
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• Amazon's new Chinese thermal spycam vendor was blacklisted by U.S. over allegations it helped China detain and monitor Uighurs and other Muslim minorities READ THE REST
Mark Di Stefano of the Financial Times is accused by The Independent of accessing private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard as journalists were learning how… READ THE REST
Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Reuters reports. Security experts blame an advanced cyber-espionage hacker group known as DarkHotel.… READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
From 27-year-old photoblogger Wen Ling, who lives in Beijing, China.
Link to Wen Ling's Ziboy blog.
One BoingBoing reader points us to this Google query for more info on the device shown in this photo — an infrared thermometer, which the official appears to be using to detect whether or not these people have fevers (and therefore, whether or not they are likely to have SARS).
Discuss (Thanks, Josh)
(Earlier "SARS folk art" exhibits in this reader-contributed series: A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I,
J, K, L,
M, N.)
• Amazon's new Chinese thermal spycam vendor was blacklisted by U.S. over allegations it helped China detain and monitor Uighurs and other Muslim minorities READ THE REST
Mark Di Stefano of the Financial Times is accused by The Independent of accessing private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard as journalists were learning how… READ THE REST
Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Reuters reports. Security experts blame an advanced cyber-espionage hacker group known as DarkHotel.… READ THE REST
Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
