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Gadgets The world’s most portable solar oven, the Go is as ultra-resourceful as it is compact Boing Boing's Shop

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Science A 1953 colloquium pondered the question "Did Man Once Live By Beer Alone?" Clive Thompson

security After elderly tenant was locked in his apartment by his landlord's stupid "smart lock," tenants win right to use actual keys to enter their homes Cory Doctorow

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Gadgets The Internet of Dongs remains a security dumpster-fire — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

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Business Lovesense sex toys make accidental audio recordings of your sex sessions, which the company describes as a "minor bug" Cory Doctorow

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