From nuclear waste to the opium poppies grown to produce legal morphine, potentially problematic things have to go somewhere. Meet the countries that say, "Yes, In My Backyard, Please!" (Via John Pavlus)
Enter the YIMBYs
The person who'd use your $1,000 suit as a floor rag
Some people would happily wreck your $1,000 suit to mop up a spill, because the small amount of utility it beats the hurt it causes you. Writing on the blog… READ THE REST
Neal Stephenson's guide to writing books with a fountain pen
Neal Stephenson writes his novels the way people did in 1850. The science-fiction author of Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and the thousand-page Baroque Cycle has composed nearly every book since about… READ THE REST
Frozen 2 should be rated R, a writer argues with data
Designer and writer Matt Webb has a bone to pick with the movie ratings board. Ferris Bueller's Day Off carries a PG-13 for cursing and kissing, but Frozen 2 —… READ THE REST
Learning a new language is less intimidating with Promova for only $80
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Build confidence in a new language with Promova's lifetime subscription for $79.99 (reg. $299.99). Learning a new language… READ THE REST
A popular platform is making it easier to read in your spare time, and it's only $70 for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Headway is a mobile app that condenses fiction and non-fiction books into quick summaries, and it's only… READ THE REST
This is the $60 Montessori-inspired kids' app that won't leave you feeling guilty afterward
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: For $59.99 (reg. $250), Pok Pok gives your family lifetime access to an award-winning educational app designed to… READ THE REST
