Did teenagers use pagers in the 1990s? I don't know any who did. Nevertheless, here's an LA Times sidebar that shows the codes kids used to chat via pager back… Read the rest of the article: The pager codes teens in the 1990s supposedly used

Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration confiscated $82,373 in cash from Rebecca Brown at the Pittsburgh airport and won't return it, even though she hasn't been charged with a crime.… Read the rest of the article: The DEA seized a 79-year-old man's life savings at airport and won't give it back

Some Twitter users — especially trolls, racists, misogynists, and fascists — covet the blue checkmark Twitter adds to "verified" accounts, in the mistaken belief that it gives them a seal… Read the rest of the article: Twitter CEO reveals the guy who issues coveted blue checkmarks, and the guy is not happy about it

JetBrains Mono is a new font designed especially for coders and developers. The lowercase characters are taller than the ones in other monospace fonts, improving readability. Consider this in contrast… Read the rest of the article: JetBrains Mono is a free, open source monospace font

Tom Gauld is one of my favorite cartoonists. (see my reviews of his previous books, Mooncop, You're All Just Jealous of my Jetpack, Goliath, and The Gigantic Robot).   I… Read the rest of the article: Here's the pen cartoonist Tom Gauld uses

Tara Houska, an attorney and Indigenous rights activist, was going through TSA security at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport when a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Houska she would need to… Read the rest of the article: TSA officer grabbed Native American woman's braids, snapped them and said "Giddy up!"

Follow @artist_munda on TikTok to see his amazing work sculpting realistic clay heads. Skills from r/BeAmazed //embed.redditmedia.com/widgets/platform.js

I wasn't expecting to learn much from this video about 25 useful Japanese words because I thought I would know them all, but there were quite a few that were… Read the rest of the article: 25 useful Japanese words for everyday conversation

How do rice cookers know when rice has been cooked? The host of Technology Connections explains.

A new Gallup poll reveals a decline in the percentage of Americans who think childhood vaccinations are important. Widespread public support for childhood vaccines creates a wall preventing contagious diseases… Read the rest of the article: Antivax propaganda is eroding support for childhood vaccines

A judge banned Eric Schefflin, 20, of Lakewood, Colorado, and Ryan Goetz, 25, of Woodstock, New York from Yellowstone National Park for walking on the Old Faithful geyser cone, reports… Read the rest of the article: Judge bans men who trespassed on Old Faithful geyser cone

I’ve started whittling spoons again and I recently discovered flexible sanding sheets made by 3M. I’ll never use sandpaper again. These sheets are made from some kind of semi-stretchy plastic… Read the rest of the article: Flexible sanding sheets are much better than sandpaper

Take this Washington Post multiple-choice questionnaire to see which Democrat candidate shares your opinions the most.

If you are trying to find work in South Korea, you are likely to be interviewed by a bot that uses AI to scan your facial expressions to determine whether… Read the rest of the article: How to beat AI facial expression software for screening job seekers: "smile with your eyes"

It's hard to think of any reason other than racism for the way the British press looks for every opportunity to lambaste Meghan Markle. Buzzfeed News compiled a bunch of… Read the rest of the article: Side-by-side headlines show British tabloids praising Kate and shaming Meghan about the same thing

In 2006 New York photographer Noah Kalina became well known for his video of daily selfies he'd been taking for six years, called Everyday (Wikipedia). He hasn't stop taking selfies… Read the rest of the article: Noah Kalina has been taking selfies every day for 20 years

When Brits were asked by YouGov if they'd be willing to take a trip to the Moon (with safe return assured) half said no. Top reasons cited: not interested (23%),… Read the rest of the article: Half of Brits polled would refuse a safe return-trip the the Moon — simply not interested

Tashonna Ward (25) was a day care teacher from Milwaukee. She went to the emergency room at Froedtert Hospital with chest pains and tightness of breath, reports USA Today. More… Read the rest of the article: After a 2-hour wait in emergency room, a 25-year-old woman leaves to find help elsewhere and dies

Sam Makovech of Ars Technica reviews the 8Bitdo Zero 2 ([amazon_link asins='B081HML6MP' template='PriceLink' store='boingboing' marketplace='US' link_id='7a15fb11-3ba7-49a2-9bb4-d41d4776fee6'] on Amazon), an adorable gamepad controller you can use with a Switch, PC, or… Read the rest of the article: Review of an ultra-tiny but usable Bluetooth gamepad controller — the 8Bitdo Zero 2

Over the weekend my friend Bonnie Burton (a writer who was a recent guest on my Cool Tools podcast) asked on Twitter, "What is your favorite book that you're currently… Read the rest of the article: Good Twitter thread for book recommendations