September 19, 2016 - Boing Boing

computers It is finally the year of Linux on the Desktop: free OS reaches 5% market share Rob Beschizza

auctions Fyre Festival rights "sold" on eBay Rob Beschizza
politics Trump pulls out: 2,000 National Guard to withdraw from Los Angeles Jason Weisberger
politics Andrew Cuomo: Has jumper cables, will run as independent Jason Weisberger
epic fails Trump claims deep state wrote fake documents about imaginary list that doesn't exist Ellsworth Toohey
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History Bizarre cow markings stun readers of 1902 Australian magazine Ellsworth Toohey
politics California animal shelters rescue stranded pets as ICE raids deport their owners Jason Weisberger
The Grand Canyon Lodge has burnt down, again Jason Weisberger
politics An Irish tourist who fell ill and overstayed his visa was disappeared by ICE for "roughly 100 days" Jason Weisberger
cute New York's most beloved roadside attraction is a pig face on a rock Popkin
politics Signalgate's Waltz blames his own inept war-plan leak on, er, Joe Biden (video) Carla Sinclair
makers Coffee table with live traffic map (video) Gail Sherman
Scam centers in Myanmar force Japanese teens into criminal operations Ellsworth Toohey
Science Why Ganzfeld experiments haven't proven ESP Popkin
Scientists discover microbes than can remove up to 74% of PFAS from the body Ellsworth Toohey
Nature Mysterious rotating island spins like a giant eye in Argentina's delta Popkin
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Science Up-close footage of a solar eruption Rob Beschizza
History Colmcille map centers the relationship between Scotland and Ireland Rob Beschizza

retrocomputing Commodore 64 Ultimate not just another licensed gizmo Rob Beschizza

History Why "banana flavoring" doesn't taste like bananas Jason Weisberger

tesla Musk finds opportunity for crude humor in Robotaxi 'expansion' Jason Weisberger

Nunchuck Tylor's message of positivity Jason Weisberger

police Axon's AI police report generator designed to help cops avoid "disclosure headaches" Rob Beschizza

gadgets Video: how mini PCs are made Rob Beschizza

Science Scientist's cat discovers a new virus, AGAIN Gail Sherman

fun Cosmic Baseball is played in the dark (video) Gail Sherman

Comics Comic writer and satirist Mark Russell is looking to massacre your Thanksgiving Gareth Branwyn

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