Judgey is a fun site that lets you rate a book's cover, then see if your rating matches up with its Goodreads rating. Great way to remind yourself of all the bad design in the world!
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6:09 am Thu
Aug 27, 2015
Judgey: Web game that lets you judge a book by its cover
Noah fights a Tyrannosaurus in totally accurate Biblical interpretation
Fandom Jesus is no match for canon Jesus, and a Tyrannosaurus Rex is no match for fandom Noah in this meticulously faithful retelling of the Bible’s greatest ark-builder.
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Thinking is a group activity
Most of us vastly overestimate our understanding of how things work. We think we know more than we do. Why? Because we get by with a little help from our friends. (Sorry.) Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach explore why we think we’re so smart in a new book titled The Knowledge Illusion: Why […]
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The Big Bad Fox: hilarious tale of predators, parenting, and poultry
Benjamin Renner’s hit French comic The Big Bad Fox isn’t just being adapted as an animated feature, it’s also now available in English, thanks to the good graces of Firstsecond, whose translation keeps and even enhances all the comic timing of the original.
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This power pack has a tracker built in, so it will be exceedingly difficult to lose
Although flagship smartphones are unlikely to adopt heavy-duty outer casing anytime soon, you can always prepare your device for the outdoors with a beefy case and and an external battery like this Nomad Tile Trackable PowerPack, available in the Boing Boing Store for $119.95.The Nomad Tile can fully recharge an iPhone 7 over three times […]
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Time for a new wallet? Check out this slim, RFID-blocking one
Even though credit cards now feature an EMV chip for securing transactions, they still have to include the magnetic strip for compatibility with older point of sale systems. Because of this, there’s no way for the chip’s new security capabilities to protect against card skimmers in the wild.How do you protect yourself from legacy-technology-induced fraud? […]
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Aura is a mobile meditation trainer that learns from your sessions
As the old saying goes, “You should sit in meditation for 30 minutes every day. Unless you are too busy, in which case you should meditate for an hour.” Since most of us have an endless list of things to do and people to see, carving out quiet time can feel impossible, especially when most […]
