December 29, 2014 - Boing Boing

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Francis Cadell painting bought for $100 in thrift store fetches more than $250,000 at auction Rob Beschizza
Technology Kevin Kelly rereads his big weird book from 1994 and mostly stands by it Ellsworth Toohey
Technology A reader built a breed-aware app for hot-pavement dog safety Ellsworth Toohey
Working with Anthropic's new model feels like being a patron, not a wizard Ellsworth Toohey
aliens Catholic church fires exorcist who said UFO sightings mostly the work of demons Rob Beschizza
music Ginsberg's 1959 Howl album returns for his 100th birthday Ellsworth Toohey
Culture You can apply to be the Head of Stonehenge Ellsworth Toohey
News The FCC wants to make burner phones illegal Ellsworth Toohey
Browser plugin adds link to the actual lawsuits news media report on Rob Beschizza
activism "Laxative" brownies turn Nantucket School Committee meeting into Schrodinger's shitshow Rob Beschizza
Technology Anthropic's most powerful model comes with a kill switch aimed at you Ellsworth Toohey
crime Man jailed after throwing ninja star at woman Rob Beschizza
flats Repair Geek tests tire sealants so you don't have to spray hope into a flat Jason Weisberger
cold Before refrigeration, one obsessive Boston guy sold winter to the tropics Jason Weisberger
Grandpa Pudding Brains snoozes while New York boos and boos Jason Weisberger
nazis i hate these guys Noted Nazi cosplayer Gregory Bovino thinks he should be president Jason Weisberger
fraud Sam Bankman-Fried has found one more scam: clemency Jason Weisberger
Games Persona 6 officially revealed Grant St. Clair
Games Crazy Taxi is back! Grant St. Clair

Games DOOM: The Dark Ages to get DLC starring shirtless Doomguy Grant St. Clair

History Hundreds of tiny medieval tunnels no one can explain Ellsworth Toohey

A tanker of molten sulphur vanished with 39 crew in 1963 Ellsworth Toohey

conspiracy theories He hired the world's best debunker to talk him out of UFOs, and it backfired Ellsworth Toohey

Technology A landline, a CD boom box, and a Pi-Hole: one dad's tech setup for kids Ellsworth Toohey

Science Can you convince yourself these stick figures aren't moving? Popkin

art Dan Bowers makes tiny found-object sculptures for his wife Popkin

art Danish cemetery has a grave dated 1996–2064, for a time traveler Popkin

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