Karl Rove's dad's highly pierced wiener was a great excuse to learn more about the little-known early days of the contemporary body piercing movement in America: Link to essay by a friend of Rove on BMEzine, Link to Boing Boing's audio interview with "grandfather of body piercing," Jim Ward, and link to audio interview with "modern primitive" Fakir Musafar. Speaking of which here were profiles of some amazing bodymodded people: Link. Also, unicorns!
We heard William Gibson speak about his new novel: Link.
Have you ever seen an apple tree play music before? In this video, bio-sonification equipment allows an apple tree to make incredible sounds with a guitar and a handpan. This… READ THE REST
Case maker Zugu offers a new case that promises to protect sensitive data on your iPad upon death. The In Case of Death Case is designed to hide "embarrassing search… READ THE REST
A new phone from the startup Minimal Company has an e-ink display and a physical keyboard. The idea behind the Minimal Phone is that you use it only for the… READ THE REST
I've always been skeptical of low-priced wine deals — it's like ordering a mystery meal from a food truck: you never really know if it's a hidden gem or just… READ THE REST
TL;DR: This course pack can teach you the secrets of stock trading—grab this $25 e-learning package while supplies last. You've heard of the stock market and Bitcoin, but what do you… READ THE REST
TL;DR: Through February 23, you can outfit your PC with Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office 2021 for only $54.97 (reg. $438). Has your PC performed, well, a little more slowly than… READ THE REST
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