"The men who attempt to survive, not by means of reason, but by means of force, are attempting to survive by the method of animals." -- Ayn Rand
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Apr 20, 2017
Seal doesn't recognize property rights, tries to steal man's shark
This indistinct blob is supermassive star Betelgeuse
Imaged by the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), this is the most detailed depiction yet of the enormous supergiant Betelgeuse, 600 light-years off in the constellation Orion and 1400 times the size of the sun. The star is just about eight million years old, but is already on the verge of becoming a supernova. When […]
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Nintendo's SNES Classic will cost $80, comes with 21 games
Coming on September 29, the Super Nintendo Classic. It will cost $80 and include 21 built-in games, including Super Mario World, Earthbound, Final Fantasy III, Link to the Past, Secret of Mana, Donkey Kong Country, and Super Mario Kart. From Ars Technica: Unlike the NES Classic, which sold $10 controllers on top of the $60 […]
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Enjoy the pogo-ing mandolin player of The Stoneman Family (1960s)
The Stoneman Family was a lively, talented bluegrass-polka-surf band. “The combination of Donna Stoneman pogo-ing while playing the mandolin, and Ronnie Stoneman’s generally dour expression while plucking the banjo, makes for a bizarro mix,” says Paul of Weird Universe.
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Get a better night's sleep on these memory foam pillows
If you struggle to get a good night’s rest, consider replacing your pillows before dropping hundreds on a new mattress. You can give your tired neck a break with a 2-pack of memory foam pillows, available now in the Boing Boing Store.Each of these pillows is stuffed with cooling polyurethane foam that molds to your […]
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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? […]
