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apps OverType, a typewriter simulator on the web Rob Beschizza

offworld Mavis Beacon taught you typing. Who was she really? Leigh Alexander

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makers Cheap Arudiuno clone kit Mark Frauenfelder

right to repair The right to repair is the right to screw up Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Past meets present in the retro-inspired Rymek keyboard that pairs with tablets, phones, and monitors Boing Boing's Shop

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COVID-19 Prusa Research develops 3D-printable face shield in three days Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets Become a master of Raspberry Pi and Arduino with the help of this training Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Type more efficiently on the go with these Bluetooth keyboards Boing Boing's Shop

music The Typewriter, by Leroy Anderson Rob Beschizza

makers I have an Arduino and Intro to Making class on Skillshare and here's a great deal on a subscription Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Machine learning is innately conservative and wants you to either act like everyone else, or never change Cory Doctorow

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

nsa Ingenious Cold War keylogger the Russians used to bug Selectric typewriters in the US embassy David Pescovitz

language Codifying "Boomerspeak" and debating the ethics of poking fun at it Cory Doctorow