The letter reads: Dear Myles – I am sorry it took me so very long to respond to your letter. I really like your idea. If we had guns that… Read the rest of the article: Joe Biden's response to 7yo's "if guns shot chocolate bullets" letter: best thing ever

If you're still thinking about Daft Punk after yesterday's excitement around Random Access Memories, you might appreciate this masterful New Orleans brass band cover EP of a few of their… Read the rest of the article: BRASSFT PUNK: Brass band covers of Daft Punk classics

What's it like to be guillotined in virtual reality?

If you're in the Bay Area and like modern art, now's the time. On June 2nd, the SFMOMA closes to begin a three year long renovation. There will be some… Read the rest of the article: In one month the SFMOMA closes for three years for renovation

Over in the /r/homebrewing subreddit, user hatchetthrower has recreated one of my favorite fictional brews: Bendërbrāu, a homebrewed beer from Futurama made entirely inside Bender the robot's chassis. The recipe… Read the rest of the article: Brew your own Bendërbrāu

Sponsored by For information about Rackspace, go to Rackspace.com/open. One unique and special treat in working as Boing Boing's web developer has been to see how truly prolific writers do… Read the rest of the article: Automate collecting wonderful things

Why learning to program is about more than a job, it's a way to make your whole life better.

Famous hacker geohot just needs a nodding Cosby next to him.

Sometimes you just need a fountain of cats set to rap music. HEY GRIFF, BRING IN THE CATS.

Watching a dime roll for an hour on a treadmill is strangely satisfying.

The world's largest collection of microcars from the Microcar Museum in Madison, Georgia is on the auction block today and tomorrow. Put together by a single collector– Bruce Weiner, a… Read the rest of the article: Largest collection of microcars up for auction today

LeBron James asks science and statistics questions. Khan Academy answers.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us how to clip your fingernails in space! It's a bit different in zero gravity.

4chan's worksafe GIF board– a treasure trove of excellent content before it hits the social media tracts –has a great thread of space GIFs up now. I've selected a few… Read the rest of the article: Horde of space GIFs

Some incredibly dedicated and talented maniacs have created a shot-for-shot live action recreation of Toy Story.

George MacDonald's The Golden Key is a classic fairy tale in the truest form. A young boy hears a tale from his great-aunt about a golden key at the foot… Read the rest of the article: The Golden Key

Andy Borowitz tells the harrowing tale of his near-death experience with severe intestinal trouble. A good poop joke should not go unappreciated, and this is a brilliantly told 18-page poop… Read the rest of the article: An Unexpected Twist

Cartography and data analysis nut Brandon M-Anderson put together this impressive zoomable map of the United States with one dot for each of the 308,450,225 people recorded by the 2010… Read the rest of the article: Census Dotmap: a dot for every person in the United States

The bird looks small when it's far away, but oh god nope that's one of those Hobbit-carrying guys and that kid is off to Mordor.

More than a year ago, my friend Phill showed me an iPhone app he was working on: a revamp of Tamagotchi, an adorable little pet you take care of on… Read the rest of the article: Hatch's Fugus are the cutest digital pets ever