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How to make your own sliced deck ofcards
A few hours after I ordered a box of half-wide playing cards I realized I had the tools and materials to make my own. Read the rest
McDonald's sues to block Seattle's minimum wage
Surf video: The beauty of gettingbarreled
Experience what Koa Smith saw surfing through a seemingly-endless barrel that lasted nearly 30 seconds. (more…)
Video: Amazing ASCII fluidsimulator
Fluid simulator in ASCII by Yusuke Endoh. (via Waxy)
Why violin-makers adopted the f-shapedhole
Why did violins slowly develop f-shaped sound-holes? Because it makes them more acoustically powerful than their ancestors, which had holes shaped liked a circle -- as a team of MIT scientists recently concluded.Read the rest
Artist keeps vigil on a bed of nails to protest freneticculture
Billy X. Curmano, from Winona, Minnesota, plans to spend 24 hours on a bed of nails (and a pillow of tacks) later in March. Read the rest
Subscription box service for role-playinggamers
Likely offering more immediate gratification than subscription boxes for fishing tackle, vitamins, or hypoallergenic makeup, Mythoard sends a box of tabletop game materials to your door each month for $25 ($139 for six months). Read the rest
Machine Era's multitool is reduced to the essentials
Machine Era, a workshop in Richmond, VA, is pre-selling its Titanium Multi-Tool right now on Kickstarter. The campaign has already met its goal, but there are a few tools still be had for $32. Read the rest
Wooden boats and other structures transform into skateramps
Not since the Amphicar has a boat led such an interesting double life. The short film Skate Heads shows a number of wooden structures that transform into skate ramps and accessories (including a cooktop for snacks). Read the rest
Snowbirds' guide to avoiding corrupt cops on I-75
My parents just got back from a road-trip from Toronto to Florida, and used Dave Hunter's venerable Along Interstate-75 to find food and lodgings, pass the hours, and beat the speed-traps and civil forfeiture nightmares of America's great roadways. Read the rest
Leonard Nimoy fought for pay equity for NichelleNichols
Just in case you needed more reasons to miss the recently departed Leonard Nimoy: Last year, the website TrekMovie reported that during the filming of the original Star Trek series in the 1960s, Nimoy fought for pay equity for Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura. Read the rest
One-handed bottle opener preserves caps for yourcollection
Is a reputation economy really aneconomy?
An online community that deletes itself once it's indexed by Google
Astounding RC flying with counterrotatingdrive
Barry writes, "There's a thing called pattern flying, where pilots compete to perfectly execute an elaborate set of compulsory tricks." Read the rest
Bondic: multipurpose liquid UV-curing plasticadhesive
Bondic is a UV-curing liquid plastic adhesive that can stick together materials that usually require different kinds of glues to bond. Read the rest
Who will win this year's Nebula Award?
On this week's Sword and Laser podcast, Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt capture the latest developments in science fiction and fantasy. Read the rest
ISIS vs Twitter: A cautionary tale told through datavisualization
A report by the Brookings Institution analyzed a sample 20,000 ISIS-supporting Twitter accounts, and sought to answer the question of how suspending accounts impacts the community. Read the rest
A Wisconsin grain silo renovated into three-storyfort
In a great reuse of old infrastructure, a carpenter in West Bend, Wisconsin is turning his family's vacant grain silo into a play room. Read the rest
Hartford, CT says friends can't room together unless some of them are servants
Judge who invented Ferguson's debtor's prisons owes $170K in tax
Albuquerque PD encrypts videos before releasing them in recordsrequest
Har-har-fuck-you, said Albequerque's murderous, lawless police department, as they fulfilled a records request from Gail Martin, whose husband was killed by them, by sending her encrypted CDs with the relevant videos, then refusing to give her the passwords. Read the rest
Cat hugs dog, who wasmissed
“Bow-Z remains patient as Jasper gives him hugs aplenty.” (more…)
Jaguar: An exceptional photo shared by a Boing Boingreader
“Jaguar - Phoenix Zoo,” a photo shared by photographer and Boing Boing reader Larry Huffman in our Flickr Pool.
Snow day with Buddy the Golden Retriever, at960fps
Fall in white, snowy, wet-muzzled doggie love.[Video Link, via Reddit]
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones: “Fly, yes. Land,no.”
LOL. It's funny because he's gonna be okay. Wishing you the best, Mr. Ford.(more…)
Watch: Gary Groth talks about the the history ofFantagraphics
The Comic Archive interviewed Gary Groth about the origins of The Comics Journal and Fantagraphics, the world's greatest book publisher (Jim Woodring, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, Hernandez Brothers, Peter Bagge, etc).
Help the UK Pirate Party write its 2015 electionmanifesto
A reader writes: "The UK Pirate Party is launching their 2015 crowdsourced policy platform for their manifesto leading to the 2015 general election." Read the rest
Hillary Clinton exclusively used private email while secretary ofstate
Open government advocates blasted the Bush administration for using off-the-books email accounts, so it's only fair that Hilary Clinton finds herself in deep doodoo for doing the same. Read the rest
Britney Spears video (no music, plenty ofPVC)
Vocals and squeaky PVC. (more…)
Silly pet ferret gets stuck behind a door, freaksout
Ermagherd!Shot and shared by Holly Scott. [via 4GIFs]
Of the many veggie peelers I owned, this is myfavorite
I've used this Zyliss vegetable peeler ($9) for years, and I've not yet had to sharpen it. Read the rest
How to #yolo inLatin
From First Things Magazine, created by @matthewschmitz.
Prague astronomical clock: a lovely photograph by a Boing Boingreader
Andrea Sommaruga's “Prague Astronomical Clock,” a photo shared in our Boing Boing Flickr Pool.
DEA: If Utah legalizes pot, rabbits (and other wildlife) will get stoned. This is badwhy?
Won't someone think of the bunnies? Read the rest
How corporations avoid identitycrises
Last year, when Unit Editions of London published Manuals 1: Design & Identity Guidelines, the 432-page gloss-wrapped hardback sold out fast. Read the rest
Video: swirly ink weirdness in 4K slowmotion
Psychedelic ink physics in 4K, if you have an ultra-high-definition TV that is. I don't, but it's still spectacular.(The Slow Mo Guys)
Erotica author says Amazon is hurting her $10 million yearlysales
Jaid Black, a 43 year old writer of self-published erotica ebooks, says Amazon is needling into her market: hardcore erotica for women. Read the rest
Does everyone at Wired have to wearblack?
Wired has a tasteful new redesign, and a tasteful "About Us" page to go with it. I know they said it's not a pirate ship anymore, but I didn't realize it was now the C Org. Read the rest
Anarchist Cookbook author's decades-long struggle to bury his book
In 1971 William Powell, then 19 years old, wrote a how-to guide to making explosives, weapons, and drugs called The Anarchist Cookbook. A few years later a hijacker made a bomb from a recipe in the book that killed a police officer and injured three others. Read the rest
Dude gets a tattoo of TheDress
"I keep up with social memes and I see all of this stuff going around," Daniel Howland told the Daily Newshttp://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/texas-man-tattoos-dress-leg-article-1.2133534. Read the rest
Music: "Your Love," The Outfield (1986)
I always wonder if he lost her love.
Unpersuasive 1955 US propaganda film about thedraft
Jesse Walker of Reason has kindly watched this ripe-for-taunting 1955 propaganda film about the draft and provided highlights. Read the rest
How to turn your mobile display orange for bettersleep
I've been using f.lux on my computers for years. Now I've come up with a way to make my iPhone and Kindle have orange displays, too. Read the rest
Goodbye,Spock.
Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015.(more…)
Motown 25: rebroadcast tomorrow of unforgettable 1983 TVspecial
Do you remember when Michael Jackson debuted his moonwalk on the absolutely fantastic 1983 TV special Motown 25 - Yesterday, Today, Forever? That program hasn't rebroadcast since, but on Saturday night, PBS will air it in its entirety. Read the rest
NASA honorsNimoy
The beloved “Star Trek” actor's work brought space home to so many millions of fans. Read the rest
Leaving China – a painted memoir about growing up duringWW2
James McMullan, an illustrator and watercolorist known for his popular theatrical posters for Lincoln Center as well as various children’s book covers, has created a beautiful memoir entitled Leaving China. Read the rest
Simple sourdoughloaves
With my sourdough starter active and friendly, I've been baking some fantastic bread. I figured you may need something to do with all that starter, while you wait for second recipe in the fried chicken and waffles duo. Read the rest
SF Bay Area: Sunday March 1st, Give Me Fiction short story readingshow
This Sunday at Lost Weekend Video in San Francisco, a group of comedians and writers read original short fiction at Give Me Fiction, the literary series hosted by Ivan Hernandez. Read the rest
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