BoingBoing week in review: July 2-8, 2007

By at 9:07 am Monday, Jul 9


  • William Gibson explains why science fiction is about the present (Cory)

  • Steorn's "free energy" machine: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. (Mark)

  • Laptop typewriter mod (Xeni)

  • Mostly NSFW iPhone wallpapers: Coop, and Clayton James Cubitt. Also, unicorns! (Mark, Xeni)

  • Itsy-bitsy electric generators uses ambient vibes for input (Mark)

  • The Woz interviewed by RU Sirius (Pesco)

  • Wide variety of freaks running for US president (Pesco)

  • Kid in Malawi homebrews a windmill generator (Cory)

  • iPhone + EFF + ATT + NSA = funny photo (Xeni)

  • Sicko inspires grassroots action in Dallas cinema (Cory)

  • What it takes to bring you Fiji water (Xeni)

  • TED talks videos (Mark)

  • Stasi smell museum (Cory)

  • iPhone hacktivation: 1, 2 (Xeni)

  • Sicko inspires grassroots action in Dallas cinema (Cory)

  • Teddy bears turned inside-out: photo book by Kent Rogowski (Xeni)

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    Image: Mark Ryden, Corkey Ascending to the Heavens, 1994, 36 x 54”, from this post by Pesco about a 10 year anniversary exhibition at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles.

    Xeni Jardin

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