Mike Boyd decided to make a show called "Learn Quick," where he tries to learn a skill from scratch as quickly as possible. As a ...
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Need a cheap diffuser for your camera flash? Try a white balloon
The Koldunov Brothers put together this simple demonstration of how using a standard white party balloon can give your flash photography a...
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Adult site data reveals 2016's top trends: Melania and Matures are way up
Adult tube site xHamster released its first comprehensive survey of porn viewership in 2016. According to them the most visited category m...
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No, Russia didn't hack Vermont's power grid
Despite what you might have read in this alarming story in the Washington Post , Russia did not hack Vermont's power authority. (more…)...
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White House report documents the "hidden fees" that pick America's pockets
In The Competition Initiative and Hidden Fees , the White House's National Economic Council documents the widespread use of deceptive ...
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Your smart meter is very secure (against you) and very insecure (against hackers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRB781duYTE In On Smart Cities, Smart Energy, And Dumb Security -- Netanel Rubin's talk at this year...
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The best deals of 2016 from the Boing Boing Store
The Boing Boing Store had plenty of great items over the past year, but these 8 deals top each catagory. From course bundles in an array of...
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Are you ready for robots skinned with sensitive hairs?
Biomimicry in robotics has led to robots that can climb, fly, and swim better. Now researchers have developed hair-like filaments for robot...
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Artisans revive the polissoir, a nearly-forgotten woodworking tool
André Roubo's series on carpentry called L'Art du Menuisier mentions a polissior , a small device made of broom straw for polishin...
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World's highest bridge opens to traffic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBWddXUCBsY Duge Beipanjiang Bridge crosses a gorge 565 meters above China's Nizhu River. That's a...
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More than 20,000 dead fish mysteriously washed up in Nova Scotia
Tens of thousands of fish, starfish, scallops, crabs, lobsters, and other ocean life washed up dead this week at Savory Park on the western...
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The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016
Since I last presented a year-end videogame wrap-up for Boing Boing readers, it's become an exponentially harder task. The number of g...
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Watch Zach Mueller's card wizardry from California
Cardistry wizard Zach Mueller works his magic on the Santa Monica Pier. Special guest appearance by cardist CJ Ocampo . from Boing Boin...
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Watch George Michael and Morrissey discuss breakdancing and Joy Division
In May 1984, George Michael and Morrissey, promoting respectively “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" and The Smiths' "Heaven Knows...
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Will malfunction or incompetence start World War Three?
Eric Schlosser's book and film Command and Control look at the terrifying prospects of nuclear friendly fire, where one of America...
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One professor's nightmare renting her house through the sharing economy
SabbaticalHomes.com is like Airbnb for academics looking to rent their homes during sabbaticals. Sounds genteel, but many states allow long...
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Making rainbow magic with dissolving Skittles
Hot water on a ring of Skittles! (via The Kid Should See This ) from Boing Boing http://ift.tt/2ipQqYk via IFTTT
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Robert Hulseman, creator of the Red Solo Cup, RIP
Robert Hulseman, creator of the iconic Red Solo Cup seen at frat parties, sizzurp celebrations, and Midwestern family reunions everywhere, ...
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Pan Pan, 1985-2016
The world's oldest male panda, Pan Pan, has died in China . Pan Pan, 31, was diagnosed with cancer six months ago, having lived almost...
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Lovely animation of the virus that melts gypsy moth caterpillars
In the 1860s, illustrator and idiot Leopold Trouvelot deliberately brought gypsy moths from France to America. Some outsmarted him and esca...
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How much energy can dust-sized computers harvest from sun and motion, and how much work can they do with it?
Pete Warden reports in from the ARM Research Summit, where James Myers presented on "energy harvesting" by microscopic computers ...
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Creative Prodikeys combined both types of keyboard in one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73kd6wsBq0 In the ingenious world of consumer electronics, we often have the thought "why didn't ...
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Antarctica's massive gravity anomaly explained by UFO enthusiasts
This extremely informative video describes in detail how scientists discovered a huge gravity anomaly under the Antarctic ice. Even better...
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Kissenger "simulates" kissing loved ones
Touted as Earth's "first mobile kiss messenger," Kissenger is a rubbery-looking dock that humans put their phones in. It has...
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The Dark Side doesn't make sense
After considerable thought, Jenny Nicholson weighs in on why the Dark Side doesn't make sense . In what would make an excellent PowerPo...
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DIY concrete lamps with LED string lights
Here's an inexpensive little project that's pretty easy and looks cool: LED-filled glass lights with concrete bases. Glen at DIY C...
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Video on how to make 3D kirigami stars
Here's a fun and easy decoration for your new year's or award show viewing parties, or a craft to do with kids: make some 3D kiriga...
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Suggestions for improving Twitter
Twitter's wonderful, but it's also horrible a lot of the time &endash; especially for the people using it. And we all complain ...
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Elmer Long on life, truth, and his Bottle Tree Ranch
Mohammed Kerawia shot this charming interview with Elmer Long , owner of the Bottle Tree Ranch on Route 66 in Oro Grande, California. Elmer...
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Petra Hadens' stunning a capella cover of the Blade Runner theme
Petra Haden is a talented violinist and singer who has performed with everyone from The Decemberists to Victoria Williams to Sunn O))) . On...
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George Eastman Museum releases a quarter million photographs online
Thanks to an online platform overhauled and reopened last month, visitors can now view hundreds of thousands of images in the George Eastma...
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How Americans spend their money in the last 75 years
Compared to 75 years ago , Americans spend less on reading, alcohol, tobacco, clothing, and food. They spend more on education, entertainme...
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