Teranoptia is a dingbatty font where each letter is part of a creature, and combining them invokes ligatures which result in strange beasts indeed. It was created by Ariel Martin… Read the rest of the article: Teranoptia is a font for designing weird creatures
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Rob Beschizza Arizona legislators voted to repeal the state's total ban on abortion, an 1864 law revived by its courts after the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled Roe v. Wade. It was a… Read the rest of the article: Arizona repeals 1864 abortion ban
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Popkin Watching this daring biker ride across an abandoned water main through the mountains is both terrifying and awe-inspiring. The stunning views of the surrounding forest combined with the biker staying… Read the rest of the article: Daring biker rides an abandoned watermain through the mountains
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Ruben Bolling Last night, a swarm of bees invaded Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, just five minutes before a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodges was about to start.… Read the rest of the article: Swarm of bees descends on baseball stadium and delays game for two hours
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Jennifer Sandlin My new favorite social media account is run by Derek Guy, who describes himself as a "menswear writer," editor at Put This On, and creator of Ralph Lauren Pics That Go Hard. He… Read the rest of the article: Here's the Piers Morgan vs. Kermit the Frog fashion showdown you never knew you needed
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Carla Sinclair Donald Trump used to boast about not needing a teleprompter, but had a fit today when he couldn't read his teleprompter (emphasis on "couldn't read"). "Isn't it nice to have… Read the rest of the article: Donald Trump boasts about not needing teleprompter, then falls apart when he can't read teleprompter (video)
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Carla Sinclair A 30-year-old gentleman from England was ordered to pay United Airlines $20,638 for being an unruly passenger. He was also arrested. The pricey incident occurred in March on a flight… Read the rest of the article: Unruly passenger ordered to pay United Airlines $20,638 for acting like a jerk
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Carla Sinclair When a baby cow named Milo looked into a mirror for the first time, he became a bit bashful and kept his distance. But he couldn't take his eyes off… Read the rest of the article: Baby cow looks into a mirror for the first time and makes a handsome new friend (video)
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Boing Boing's Shop TL;DR: Get two days of parking at The Parking Spot for just $9.99 during your next trip, 67% off its regular price! "Yay, we get to go to the airport!"… Read the rest of the article: This $10 2-day parking deal takes the sting out of going to the airport
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Mark Frauenfelder Clarence Yoder had the time of his life at Yellowstone National Park earlier this month. He got drunk, kicked a bison, got attacked and injured by the animal, and ended… Read the rest of the article: Drunken man kicks bison in Yellowstone, gets attacked and arrested
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Rob Beschizza 10 PRINT "On May 1, 1964, John and Thomas ran the first BASIC program" 20 GOTO 10 RUN On May 1, 1964, John and Thomas ran the first BASIC program… Read the rest of the article: Programming language BASIC is 60 years old
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Carla Sinclair A Florida man found guilty of kidnapping a woman was released from prison in February — only to kidnap the same woman again in April. After 53-year-old Jeffrey Holley spent… Read the rest of the article: Florida kidnapper was released from prison — only to kidnap the same woman weeks later
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Mark Frauenfelder "Zoombombing" is the malicious disruption of video conference calls, particularly public meetings, by coordinated far-right groups aiming to sabotage democratic processes. As detailed in Dale Dougherty's article in The Sebastopol… Read the rest of the article: The far-right Zoombombing hate speech crisis in town halls: "a deliberate tactic being employed to remove people's ability to engage democratically"
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Mark Frauenfelder If you've ever been disappointed by a weak trickle from a public drinking fountain, don't holler at the button. As outlined this article from The Verge, those much-maligned metal discs… Read the rest of the article: Don't hate the drinking fountain button — it's just misunderstood
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Rob Beschizza At 404 Media, Jason Koebler reports that AI images of suffering children, some depicting them mutilated or dying, are appearing in Facebook users feeds. It's the latest and most alarming… Read the rest of the article: Facebook pushing AI-generated images of starving, drowning, bruised and mutilated children into users' feeds
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Carla Sinclair A crazed Marjorie Taylor Greene angrily stood in front of the Capitol steps this morning to announce her upcoming motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. "Do members of Congress… Read the rest of the article: Crazed Marjorie Taylor Greene shouts at Capitol steps — "absolutely calling" to oust Speaker Johnson (video)
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Rob Beschizza Gamebook writer Joe Dever is most famous for his Lone Wolf series, highly ranked among "choose-your-own adventure"-like branching novels with role-playing elements. But he also created a series I remembered… Read the rest of the article: Combat Heroes: the 1980s RPG gamebook craze got so wild they were implementing multiplayer grid-based dungeon crawlers in print
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Boing Boing's Shop TL;DR: Become a drone master with this 4K Dual-Camera Drone for Beginners and take exceptional photos and videos for only $69.97 (Reg. $119) until May 5. No coupon needed. Itching… Read the rest of the article: Save $49 on this beginner-friendly dual-camera drone
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Rob Beschizza A tree by Hadrian's Wall, among England's most famous vegetables, was felled in the night last September, under cover of Storm Agnes. Authorities have concluded their investigation and charged two… Read the rest of the article: Two charged with chopping down famous tree in England
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Rob Beschizza The entire division of Tesla responsible for the company's public supercharger network is being canned, reports the BBC. Citing messages from those affected, it counts "hundreds" of firings. CEO Elon… Read the rest of the article: Tesla fires its Supercharger division