Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things

Technology The hoaxter who claimed he could fit a whole movie in one kilobyte Ellsworth Toohey
History A paranoid dictator built 750,000 bunkers no one ever used except for sex Ellsworth Toohey
In 1907, a sailor watched the North Atlantic mysteriously change color forever Jason Weisberger

websites Online Tower of Babel gets a new brick for every Wikipedia edit Rob Beschizza

surveillance Look up your local cops on the EFF's Atlas of Surveillance Rob Beschizza
Games Online museum of handheld electronic games Rob Beschizza
apple Decker is Hypercard for the modern web Rob Beschizza
Culture Cyberpunks, mutants, and mondoids gather in San Francisco in August Ellsworth Toohey
spineless weasels MAGA Mike shares the Republican plan for midterm success: intercessory prayer Jason Weisberger
nazi bar Actual neo-Nazis demonstrate Elon Musk's heartfelt salute Jason Weisberger
seattle Two men rode the elevator to the top of the Space Needle and jumped off Jason Weisberger
blinded me with science Woman charged with smothering her twins claims the vaccines did it Jason Weisberger
DHS ICE made its costume easy to counterfeit Jason Weisberger
History The legend of India's "breast tax" and the woman who defied it Ellsworth Toohey
lawlessness ICE arrested a green-card holder while she was gardening and kept her for a year Jason Weisberger
History The oldest surviving Book of Revelation says the beast's number is 616 Ellsworth Toohey
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Technology Four bytes could freeze any Pentium in 1997 Ellsworth Toohey
music A song charted on Billboard in 1979 without ever being released Ellsworth Toohey
video games "I am Error" was never a mistranslation — it was a programmer's joke Ellsworth Toohey
Science The math-solving horse who fooled scientists still haunts AI research Ellsworth Toohey
art Renaissance painters kept adding a realistic fly to their portraits Ellsworth Toohey
History France once had a king who reigned for four days — his entire life Ellsworth Toohey

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Technology The time two guys bolted a Ford Pinto to a Cessna and called it a flying car Ellsworth Toohey

Science The stubborn old belief that certain weather precedes earthquakes Ellsworth Toohey

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Canadian politician mindlessly reads AI-generated speech, prompt and all Rob Beschizza

water and heat The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door Jason Weisberger

marine mammals Half the sea lion pups died at La Jolla Cove. People are arguing about cones Jason Weisberger

books Book Corners is a growing map of places to leave or grab a free book Rob Beschizza

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