Deadspin, the formerly-Gawker sports and culture site ruined by its new corporate masters and abandoned by its staff, is back in spirit: many of its strongest voices are blogging at unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com.
Former Deadspin writers start new blog
Australian beaches closed due to mysterious balls
Strange balls have appeared on the shores of at least nine Australian beaches, prompting indefinite closures in Manly, Dee Why, Long Reef, Queenscliff, Freshwater, North Steyne, North Narrabeen, and North… READ THE REST
Splat! 70000 fps Video of a "golf ball" hitting a steel plate at 150 mph
In this footage posted by Sports News, said to be recorded at 70,000 frames per second but played back at about 5 fps, a ball splats against a steel plate… READ THE REST
New study suggests that microplastics are stored in the balls
The origins of the mythical "Pee is stored in the balls" meme are largely unknown. But the origin of the microplastics that, according to a recent study, are actually stored… READ THE REST
This $430 MacBook Pro once cost nearly $2,000
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: This Grade A refurbished 2020 MacBook Pro has 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 13.3-inch Retina… READ THE REST
Free up computer space with 2TB of cloud storage for $59 — for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: FileJump is offering 2TB of cloud storage in an easy-to-use package for only $59 (MSRP $467) for… READ THE REST
All Babbel language courses just dropped in this exclusive offer
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get a Babbel lifetime subscription covering all 14 languages for $159 (reg. $299) with code LEARN. Plenty of… READ THE REST
