dieselgate The German auto industry started conspiring on diesel emissions in the 1990s Cory Doctorow

Gadgets The Trainz Railroad Simulator will make you feel like a master of the rails Boing Boing's Shop

web RSS Box creates the feeds missing on popular platforms Rob Beschizza

truthers 9/11 Truthers are still at it about Building 7 Mark Frauenfelder

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

superyachts Take a gander at [what is not] Bill Gates's $644 million hydrogen-powered superyacht Mark Frauenfelder

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

Science Watch crane collapse onto boat, causing a terrible oil spill in the Galapagos Islands David Pescovitz

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy to become TV series Gareth Branwyn

Environment Italy: Venice council flooded after 'NO' vote on climate change measures Xeni Jardin

Art and Design Volkswagen upgrades its logo Mark Frauenfelder

pets Cat tries a lick of ice cream for the first time Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Richard Kadrey discusses his new dieselpunk noir novel "The Grand Dark" Cory Doctorow

Business Dieselgate 2.0: 42,000 Mercedes diesels recalled for "illegal software" Cory Doctorow

books "The Grand Dark": Kadrey's latest is a noir, dieselpunk masterpiece that's timely as hell Cory Doctorow

makers Maker Faire: A “Bright Spot” for the Future Dale Dougherty

happy mutants Wil Wheaton and R Stevens's mashup tee: Trek Side of the Moon Cory Doctorow

makers Is water better at freeing up rusty nuts and bolts than penetrating oil? This guy finds out Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Thief sucked used Burger King grease into 1,600 gallon truck container to resell for biofuel Xeni Jardin