happy mutants A reliable credit-card skimmer detector: a card that detects multiple read heads Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Topic is an international favorites streaming service that’s on sale for just $2.50 a month Boing Boing's Shop

News Seattle mayor to Trump: 'Go back to your bunker' Xeni Jardin

flight Building an R/C version of a Soviet-era ground-effect plane Gareth Branwyn

language A fascinating map of the most spoken languages in every US state besides English and Spanish Thom Dunn

lies McKinsey is lying about its role in building ICE's gulags, and paying to own the top search result for "McKinsey ICE" Cory Doctorow

DIY Airport security made a Christmas tree out of confiscated items David Pescovitz

kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism McKinsey bills the US government $3m a year for anodyne advice from 23-year-old college grads Cory Doctorow

Business A sweeping new tech bill from Silicon Valley Democrats promises privacy, interoperability, and protection from algorithmic discrimination and manipulation Cory Doctorow

security Why is Facebook's iOS app accessing my camera while I do unrelated things, users ask Xeni Jardin

oddly satisfying How to cut open a pomegranate the smart way Xeni Jardin

deepfakes Jim Meskimen impersonates 20 celebs in 2 minutes in remarkable deepfake video Mark Frauenfelder

crime Another man filmed keying a Tesla, by the Tesla Rob Beschizza

AI Jim Meskimen, deepfake face dancer Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Create your own corner of the web with over 70% off on a Wix Unlimited Plan Boing Boing's Shop

Games Baby crocodiles "sound like a game of Galaga" Rob Beschizza

Space Wonderful new Snoopy astronaut watches from Timex David Pescovitz

happy mutants Boing Boing's own Rob Beschizza interviewed on the Cool Tools podcast Mark Frauenfelder

security A prolific credit-card theft ring is scanning for unsecured "buckets" in Amazon's cloud and has compromised 17,000 domains (so far) Cory Doctorow