Stratos Archives - Boing Boing Staging

Space Highlights of the Felix Baumgartner Red Bull Stratos "free-fall from space" Xeni Jardin

video The Stratos jump, in LEGO Amy Seidenwurm
health US insurers, sick of being gouged by Big Pharma, will develop cheap generics Cory Doctorow
Space Evidence of water observed on exoplanet Rob Beschizza
cars Wedged Wonders: pointy concept cars of the seventies Rob Beschizza
futility closet Explorer Auguste Piccard conquered both the stratosphere and the deep ocean Futility Closet
Fred Astaire said this was "‘the greatest dancing he had ever seen on film" Mark Frauenfelder
Comics Ed Piskor's X-Men: Grand Design Rob Beschizza
science fiction Superb science fiction story in the form of a list of failed attempts to stave off climate extinction Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Americans have no savings, with good reason: housing, education and health care costs are out of control, wages are stagnant, and the Fed has suppressed interest rates Cory Doctorow
security A common satellite comms package for ships and oil rigs has a backdoor that won't be patched Cory Doctorow
video The day an amateur rocket climbed 23 miles in one minute Andrea James
picks Mylan CEO raises price of EpiPens over 400% in 9 years, is rewarded with 671% raise Xeni Jardin
rock and roll The Monkees' impressive new album Gareth Branwyn
class war Forget the one percent, it's the 0.1% who run the show Cory Doctorow
Business Red Queen's Race: Disney parks are rolling out surge pricing with 20% premiums on busy days Cory Doctorow
magic The wallet that does nothing Richard Kaufman
Business On Big Data's shrinking returns Cory Doctorow
class war How and why to default on your student loan Cory Doctorow
fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow