According to a commenter in Reddit "This is Otto the Skateboarding Bulldog, he passed recently. This is in Lima, Peru." My dad's friend saw this dog vibin from r/funny [via… Read the rest of the article: Dog is a skater

In 2002 Nintendo released Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for GameCube. One of the great things about the title (which was not well received when it first came out… Read the rest of the article: This video explains how cel shading works by looking at Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Kevin Kelly and I interviewed our friend Jane Metcalfe for the Cool Tools podcast. Jane is the founder of NEO.LIFE, a media and events company tracking how digital tools and… Read the rest of the article: Jane Metcalfe, co-founder NEO.LIFE, has a cool upcoming book

I like almost everything OXO makes. This OXO Good Grips Silicone Sink Strainer ([amazon_link asins='B000U0K5PU' template='PriceLink' store='boingboing' marketplace='US' link_id='d90e7004-c8f0-4fdc-8075-ed133b8ad799'] on Amazon) was a welcome replacement for the wire mesh one… Read the rest of the article: Good, inexpensive silicone kitchen sink strainer

According to Wikipedia, Pantone 448 C has been dubbed "The ugliest colour in the world." Described as a "drab dark brown," it was selected in 2016 as the colour for… Read the rest of the article: Meet Pantone 448 C, "The ugliest color in the world"

A man in Alaska, approached by a  lonesome moose, opted to duck into a shed rather than find out what was on the curious capreolinae's mind. Image: YouTube

The Chinese embassy in Paris has located the woman who bragged about taking pills to reduce her fever so she could fly from Wuhan to Lyon to enjoy a meal… Read the rest of the article: Wuhan woman boasts about beating coronavirus check so she could fly to Paris for Michelin-star meal

Restaurants and retail businesses in New York City will be required by law to accept cash from customers, or face fines of up to $1,500 per violation, reports The New… Read the rest of the article: New York bans cashless retail businesses

This is what happens when you pretend the Pauli Exclusion Principle doesn't apply to you. Image: LiveLeak screengrab

Everyone likes to make fun of budget airline Spirit, which charges extra for almost everything besides a small hard seat. And yet it is very profitable. In his new role… Read the rest of the article: If everyone hates Spirit Airlines, how is it making so much money?

I'm re-reading The Emperor of Scent, by Chandler Burr. It's a non-fiction book about a guy named Luca Turin who is obsessed with odors, specifically, perfume fragrances. Turin is a… Read the rest of the article: I'm re-reading The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession

Lawmakers in Turkey are hoping to pass a bill that would allow men who have sex with minors to avoid going to prison if they agree to marry their victim,… Read the rest of the article: Turkey introduces a get-of-jail-by-marrying-the-child-you-raped law

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking to ban emotional support animals from airplane cabins, reports Roll Call. Under the proposed rule, only specially trained dogs that assist disabled… Read the rest of the article: US releases proposed rule to ban emotional support animals on planes

Vice has an interesting video about what happens when neighboring countries have different drug policies. (Uncensored version here.) While Sweden rigidly sticks to its zero tolerance laws, liberal Denmark introduced… Read the rest of the article: Video about heroin users who travel from Sweden to Denmark to shoot up

Sean Michael Ragan enthuses about a Brother Label Maker that he has been using for 20 years. He also takes a look at the latest iteration and also likes it.… Read the rest of the article: This 20-year-old label maker is still going strong

In an attempt to curb the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, Wuhan city officials are temporarily shutting down "bus, subway, ferry and long-distance passenger transport," reports NPR.

My daughter and I have a nice little home makerspace going, but we have been storing all of our components (resistors, capacitors, solder, arduinos, raspberry pis, etc) in plastic boxes… Read the rest of the article: Hardware and craft cabinet – great for makers

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is claiming damages of $50 million after Hillary Clinton called her a "Russian asset" in an interview, reports The Guardian. From the filing: “Clinton’s false assertions were made… Read the rest of the article: Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Hillary Clinton for calling her a "Russian asset"

Nototo is a new note taking app that lets you build an imaginary map and populate it with plants, structures, and notes on any subject. It reminds me of a… Read the rest of the article: Nototo – memory palace style note taking

Louis Andslow tweets: "Kids are swapping AirPods in class then using text to speech to ‘talk’ without talking." Kids are swapping AirPods in class then using text to speech to… Read the rest of the article: Kids find a cool unintended use for AirPods