picks Ransomware gets a lot faster by encrypting the master file table instead of the filesystem Cory Doctorow

Gadgets 20 auto deals you can save extra on for Memorial Day Boing Boing's Shop

gross polluters Reality TV stars of Diesel Brothers fined $850,000 for removing smog prevention devices from trucks Mark Frauenfelder

Technology As gas tax revenues drop, states like Utah want EVs to pay for road upkeep Xeni Jardin

symbols of hate Petition the moron with a swastika in his El Sobrante front yard to knock it off Jason Weisberger

florida man Florida man steals car, winds up naked in NY chicken coop Jason Weisberger

stories Garry Shandling hosted secret pickup basketball games at his home for 25 years Rusty Blazenhoff

idiots in cars Jerk in truck refuses to let driver pass on freeway Mark Frauenfelder

Enraged gentlemen Enraged gentleman drives his pickup through Walmart, causing $500,000 in damage Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutant Seattleites: You'll soon be able to hitch a free ride in a 1967 Checker Cab Rusty Blazenhoff

money Human Grey Poupon stain Ethan Couch to be released from prison Seamus Bellamy

News NYC TERROR ATTACK: Truck driver plows into bike lane, multiple deaths and injuries Xeni Jardin

romance A neural network generated these can't-fail pickup lines Mark Frauenfelder

high-speed chase Culprit evades police in high-speed U-Haul getaway Jason Weisberger

car chases Pickup truck going 115mph avoids road block by flying through the air Mark Frauenfelder

picks Ammon Bundy and 6 followers found not guilty of conspiracy in Malheur Oregon Wildlife Refuge takeover Xeni Jardin

picks Shooting at South Carolina's Townville Elementary school injures 1 teacher, 2 kids. Teen suspect arrested. Xeni Jardin

racism Students force University of Missouri president to resign over lack of action on racism on campus Xeni Jardin

Cigar box guitars Pickup for cigar box guitar promises "authentic 1960's pawn shop guitar tone" Mark Frauenfelder

offworld How to make great levels in Nintendo's Mario Maker Leigh Alexander