Gadgets Samsung recalls "exploding" washing machines Rob Beschizza

washing machines Here's a video of a washing machine with a brick in it bouncing on a trampoline Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 COVID Safety Guidelines for Shared Workshops Gareth Branwyn

coronavirus Wear your mask in the bathroom so you don't get coronavirus from poop Thom Dunn

Gadgets Check out this ultrasonic cleaner that’s like carrying a washing machine in your pocket Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Here’s the Amazon-approved washing machine if you don’t have one already in your apartment Boing Boing's Shop

security CIA secretly owned world's top encryption supplier, read enemy and ally messages for decades Xeni Jardin

police A new study further confirms that most crime TV shows are good PR for cops Thom Dunn

education Security expert offers hacking advice to students whose campuses have implemented pervasive wireless surveillance Cory Doctorow

novels Review: "The Nobody People" is like a literary X-Men novel for the Trump era Thom Dunn

happy mutants Europe's Right to Repair rules have passed, and will take effect in 2021 Cory Doctorow

Roadside Attractions Paul Bunyan and other fiberglass advertising giants ride again at Bell Plastics in Hayward California Janelle Hessig

privacy Interoperability and Privacy: Squaring the Circle Cory Doctorow

trash Guy dumps fridge off cliff in nature, mocks recycling. Gets 45000€ fine, has to go get it and dispose properly Xeni Jardin

History Remembering Velma Demerson: Grand soul, feminist, human rights advocate and writer Harry Kopyto

race TSA admits that its pornoscanners flag Black women and others with curly hair for humiliating, invasive searches Cory Doctorow

tips Here's why you shouldn't rinse dishes before putting in the dishwasher Mark Frauenfelder

eu The EU could give every European the #RightToRepair, but lobbyists will kill it unless we take action! Ugo Vallauri

Technology World War II Enigma cipher machine up for auction David Pescovitz