Nationwide icy weather's coming, reports the Weather Channel, with Winter Storm Harper tumbling over the west coast and up east already covered in bullshit.
Take care outside today, America
Swiss Yodelers retreat to fountains to beat brutal heat
There's hot, and then there's so-hot-you-have-to-stand-in-a-public-fountain-while-yodeling hot. According to the Associated Press, the heat in Basel, Switzerland, was so intense recently that contestants and performers at the nation's annual yodeling… READ THE REST
This website turns yesterday's sky into a poetic memory
What did the sky look like yesterday? A web project called What Color Was The Sky answers that for any location, using real atmospheric conditions to build a written and… READ THE REST
Blood-red rain fell on India for two months and some physicists blamed a comet
From July to September 2001, heavy downpours of red-colored rain fell across the southern Indian state of Kerala, staining clothes pink. Yellow, green, and black rain also appeared. Each milliliter… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office 2024 puts the old reliables back on your PC
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for Windows is $54.99 (reg. $249.99) with Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Access,… READ THE REST
Speak a new language confidently sooner than you dreamed with Rosetta Stone Sapphire for $127.20
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Learn to speak one (or more!) new languages confidently and naturally with a one-year subscription to Rosetta… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office is just $28, but only through July 26
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for $27.97 instead of $219.99. The one-time purchase includes eight familiar… READ THE REST
