I've had the pleasure of attending several Ignite events. They consist of a bunch of five-minute lightning talks on a wide variety of topics. You can watch previous talks here.… Read the rest of the article: There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT
John Park used a 3D printer, some Sugru moldable glue, and a variety of Adafruit electronics components to build this nifty robot companion based on Pathfinder from the game Apex… Read the rest of the article: DIY robot companion based on Pathfinder from Apex Legends
Starkey Spring Water, made by Whole Foods, has "at least three times the level of every other brand tested," Consumer Reports found. In fact, many of the other 45 brands… Read the rest of the article: Whole Foods' bottled water has "concerning levels of arsenic," says Consumer Reports
Legendary guitarist, producer, and composer Nile Rodgers—co-founder of Chic—tells the story of transforming David Bowie's "Let's Dance" from its original "folky" vibe into the post-funk masterpiece we know and love.… Read the rest of the article: Nile Rodgers tells of transforming Bowie's "Let's Dance" from folky to beyond funky
Exploding Topics is a newsletter that presents terms and words that are trending in Google Search. The latest newsletter looks at Dermaplaning (using a "scalpel to shave layers of dead… Read the rest of the article: Recommended newsletter: Exploding Topics, "a list of rapidly trending topics, insights and analysis."
Arizona is one of the 29 US states and territories surging with coronavirus cases, and Covid-related hospitalizations are at an all time high this week. And today Arizona has reported… Read the rest of the article: Today Arizona reports its highest Covid daily death toll, and it's not even noon yet
Police and emergency services evacuated a post office in the Bavarian town of Schweinfurt after employees reported a horrible smell emanating from a suspect package. Turns out it was a… Read the rest of the article: Post office evacuated and workers treated for durian exposure
One of, if not THE, cutest cars of all time is the Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite. This one looks ready for some paint. Bring A Trailer: This 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite is… Read the rest of the article: This Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite looks to be the most cheerful of cars
Stephen Colbert interviewed former National Security advisor John Bolton on The Late Show last night to talk about Bolton's new book, The Room Where It Happened. Colbert asked Bolton why… Read the rest of the article: Colbert interviews Bolton
The first Blockbuster Video location was opened in 1985, in Dallas, Texas, by Sandy and David Cook. David pulled together the scratch for the startup by selling off the assets… Read the rest of the article: Watch the rise and fall of Blockbuster Video in under four minutes
Blockbuster opened its first store in 1986 and spread like wildfire across the country for the next 20 years. It peaked in 2004, then Netflix and streaming media came along… Read the rest of the article: The rise and fall of Blockbuster, visualized
Belgian police arrested a gentleman flying in from Jamaica for allegedly smuggling 127 grams of cocaine inside an artificial penis. That's quite a cock-up. The incident occurred in February and… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman arrested for smuggling cocaine inside fake penis
Goldman Sachs has released its own eponymous font, Goldman Sans, a contemporary sans-serif that garnishes merciless formality with a charming typographic "wink" here and there [h/t Matt Round]. It is… Read the rest of the article: Goldman Sachs releases its own font, forbids criticism of Goldman Sachs with it
NASA has funded a new research collaborative research effort between Harvard, the Smithsonian Institutions, and the University of Rochester to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). This is the first NASA… Read the rest of the article: NASA delivers first grant in 30 years to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Boing Boing proudly welcomes Blue Ribbon Hemp as a sponsor. The new buzz word in all things health related is certainly CBD, less known as cannabidiol, one of the compounds… Read the rest of the article: A New Way to Consume CBD – Introducing Oral Strips
McSweeny's compiled a list of 759 reasons why Trump's cult followers love him so much. A few samples: October 11, 2016 – Tasha Dixon, a former Miss Universe contestant, accused Donald… Read the rest of the article: A catalog of Trump's top cruelties 2011-2020
On Monday, the UceLi Quartet performed at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu. The opera house was filled to capacity… with 3,000 plants. They played Giacomo Puccini's "Crisantemi." From National Public… Read the rest of the article: String quartet performs for a sold-out audience of 3,000 plants
A NYT/Siena poll puts Joe Biden 14 points ahead of Donald Trump, leading him 50% to 36%. The margin has widened to cut into Trump's firewall of white voters, suggesting… Read the rest of the article: Biden "dominating" Trump in latest national poll
Dani Connor Wild is feeding four baby squirrels whose mother was run over: "I have recently become a “mum” to four baby red squirrels after their mum was unfortunately hit… Read the rest of the article: So you're wondering what a 7-week old baby red squirrel sounds like
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the US Representative for New York's fourteenth district, faced a well-funded "centrist" challenger in this year's Democratic primary. Though Michelle Caruso-Cabrera couldn't match Ocasio-Cortez's fundraising, she was backed… Read the rest of the article: AOC trounces Wall Street-backed primary challenger
