Japan Teardown of iconic Sony TR-63 transistor radio from 1957 Mark Frauenfelder

Audio Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits David Pescovitz

radiation There's a new radiation-eating fungus strand growing at Chernobyl Thom Dunn

useful stuff Interview with Douglas Rushkoff Mark Frauenfelder

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national security Here's how hackers could hijack America's Wireless Emergency Alert system Xeni Jardin

computer science DARPA's Spectrum Collaboration Challenge: finally some progress towards a "Cognitive Radio" future Cory Doctorow

Old school A look back at the sales training for Radio Shack's Model 100, a groundbreaking early laptop Cory Doctorow

Funny BIGTIME TOMMIE, an Instagram of pure greatness Xeni Jardin

security Security researchers reveal defects that allow wireless hijacking of giant construction cranes, scrapers and excavators Cory Doctorow

music THE BUREAU: Part Three, "Assessing Others" — with a Metasonix D-2000 Vacuum Tube Drum Machine Ethan Persoff

authors Fear and Soldering, an excerpt from Peter Bebergal's Strange Frequencies Gareth Branwyn

Women Invent the Future: a science fiction anthology from Doteveryone Rachel Coldicutt

trumpism Scott Pruitt's $4.6m "security" bill includes a $1500 worth of taxpayer-funded "tactical pants" Cory Doctorow

Gadgets This solar-powered device will keep you connected during an emergency Boing Boing's Shop

music Enjoy this delightful live mini-concert from Superorganism Andrea James

videos Cities' emergency sirens will play anything you send them over an unencrypted radio protocol Cory Doctorow

security Internet of Battle Things: a militarized IoT where "cognitive bandwidth constraints" require "autonomous cyber agents" Cory Doctorow

Gadgets You can now buy CueCats on Amazon Prime Rob Beschizza