serial killers Zodiac killer's unsolved code "behaves like fake ciphers" and therefore probably a ruse Rob Beschizza

Technology YouTube bans 6 channels for hate speech, white supremacists Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer among them Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Nearly 200,000 happy students can’t be wrong about this machine learning-AI deep dive training Boing Boing's Shop

puzzles Watching this guy solve a sudoku is deeply satisfying Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Robert Fripp in a bee suit and black stockings? Signs of the apocalypse for sure! Gareth Branwyn

music AI writes song lyrics at least as well as humans can Rob Beschizza

fbi The FBI doesn't need Apple to give it a backdoor to encryption, because it already has all the access it needs Thom Dunn

Today in History Today in history 1959: Carl Switzer, actor who portrayed 'Alfalfa' killed over $50 Jason Weisberger

climate change This penguin escaping from a cracking glacier is an edge-of-your-seat thriller Thom Dunn

Business 'Cars now run on the new oil — your data.' Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The Challenge Vault: a locksport training tool and mechanical puzzle that teaches you to be a safecracker Cory Doctorow

bread Graphical simulation of baking bread Rob Beschizza

Science World's oldest leftovers found in Israel cave. Guess what food? Xeni Jardin

security Computer historians crack passwords of Unix's early pioneers Cory Doctorow

Gadgets This Linux computer plus router is the size of a ring box Boing Boing's Shop

mysteries Video series about the weird mystery of Cicada 3301 Mark Frauenfelder

privacy Microsoft contractors are listening to your Skype conversations Seamus Bellamy

security Security researcher cracks high-security lock used for ATMs, Air Force One, military bases Cory Doctorow

politics Study: Acceptance of queer folk falls sharply among young Americans Rob Beschizza

Journalism Crackdown on journalism in Australia Rob Beschizza