Did you know that one of the most significant planar bipedal walking robots was modeled after a turkey and kind of moved like a Star Wars AT-ST or an ED-209 when walking? Check out the MIT Leg Lab for more cool walking robots.
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Kevin Kelly rereads his big weird book from 1994 and mostly stands by it
Kevin Kelly wrote Out of Control in 1994, a sprawling study of emergence, hive minds, and bottom-up systems that arrived before the web and got mostly ignored in the US.… READ THE REST
A reader built a breed-aware app for hot-pavement dog safety
After we posted about Pawmometer, the free site that reads live weather to flag pavement hot enough to burn a dog's paws, reader Chris Fiegel wrote in to say he'd… READ THE REST
Anthropic's most powerful model comes with a kill switch aimed at you
Anthropic released its most capable model yet today, and it ships with a downgrade switch pointed at the user. Claude Fable 5 is "state-of-the-art on nearly all tested benchmarks," but… READ THE REST
Turn your desk into a 4K workstation with this iMac for under $350
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: If you're in the market for a budget-friendly alternative for desk-based work, this refurbished 2019 21.5-inch… READ THE REST
Score 5 years of piano lessons with flowkey for only $80
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The flowkey Piano Learning app is a fun way to pick up a new hobby. Learn… READ THE REST
Claude AI is having a moment — this $20 course helps you keep up
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The Claude AI Professional E-Degree is on sale for $19.99 (MSRP $49) through June 14 and… READ THE REST
