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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    11:20 am Fri, Feb 4, 2022
    Finally, replacement tips for my AirPod Pros that work

    I bought memory foam tips to replace the standard ones that come with AirPod Pros. They were an improvement because my AirPods stopped falling out of my ears. Then someone… Read the rest of the article: Finally, replacement tips for my AirPod Pros that work

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:46 am Fri, Feb 4, 2022
    "The Flinstones On The Rocks" was a 1-hour special that aired just once then disappeared

    I loved The Flintstones as a kid, and I love it today. The show, which debuted in 1960, was not meant for kids. It aired on primetime television as a… Read the rest of the article: "The Flinstones On The Rocks" was a 1-hour special that aired just once then disappeared

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:01 am Fri, Feb 4, 2022
    Watch the ultraviolent Peanuts parody, "Bring Me The Head of Charlie Brown"

    What if Sam Peckinpah had made a Peanuts television special? It might be like "Bring Me The Head of Charlie Brown," a 1986 film made by CalArts student Jim Reardon,… Read the rest of the article: Watch the ultraviolent Peanuts parody, "Bring Me The Head of Charlie Brown"

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:28 am Fri, Feb 4, 2022
    Tennessee Republicans hold a book burning to destroy Harry Potter, Twilight, and other "demonic" titles

    The simple banning of Maus from schools apparently wasn't enough for Tennessee Republicans. The time has come to burn books that displease them. Global Vision Bible Church pastor Greg Locke,… Read the rest of the article: Tennessee Republicans hold a book burning to destroy Harry Potter, Twilight, and other "demonic" titles

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:37 am Thu, Feb 3, 2022
    Las Vegas bar demanded $4,000 payment from employee robbed at gunpoint

    Edward Parker (42) was bartending at The Lodge at Hualapai in Las Vegas in 2020 when an armed robber came in and stole $3900 from the bar. A few hours… Read the rest of the article: Las Vegas bar demanded $4,000 payment from employee robbed at gunpoint

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:49 am Thu, Feb 3, 2022
    Historic steel bridge to be dismantled so Jeff Bezos' $485 million superyacht can pass through

    Imagine being so rich that you could bribe to take down a historic bridge just so you could steer your ludicrously opulent superyacht built down the river? Jeff Bezos doesn't… Read the rest of the article: Historic steel bridge to be dismantled so Jeff Bezos' $485 million superyacht can pass through

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    2:26 am Thu, Feb 3, 2022
    David Crosby ditches Spotify

    David Crosby has joined his former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmates in removing his music from Spotify. He tweeted, "I have not and will not demand anything from Spotify… Read the rest of the article: David Crosby ditches Spotify

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    2:01 am Thu, Feb 3, 2022
    Facebook loses daily users for the first time since it launched, stock price drops 20%

    The share price of Meta dropped 20 percent in after-hours trading after it announced that Facebook lost daily users for the first time in its 18-year history. Most of the… Read the rest of the article: Facebook loses daily users for the first time since it launched, stock price drops 20%

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:17 am Wed, Feb 2, 2022
    NSA remains fully committed to illegally spying on its citizens

    For the past few years, the National Security Agency has done a pretty good job of pretending it had stopped illegally spying on Americans. And now that it has been… Read the rest of the article: NSA remains fully committed to illegally spying on its citizens

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:43 am Wed, Feb 2, 2022
    Man files lawsuit against Mercedes after power door cuts off his thumb

    Mercedes-Benz's "Soft Close" door cut off a man's thumb, according to a lawsuit filed against the manufacturer. The ironically-named "Soft Close" feature uses a motor to pull the car door… Read the rest of the article: Man files lawsuit against Mercedes after power door cuts off his thumb

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:21 am Wed, Feb 2, 2022
    Watch: The Linda Linda's new video, "Growing Up"

    The Linda Lindas, a band consisting of four teenage girls from Los Angeles, is about to release their debut album on Epitaph Records. They just released a new video with… Read the rest of the article: Watch: The Linda Linda's new video, "Growing Up"

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:50 am Wed, Feb 2, 2022
    Mary Trump ditches her Spotify podcast to protest Joe Rogan's presence on the platform

    Mary Trump, the niece of an elderly authoritarian residing in Florida who shares her last name, announced that she'll no longer allow Spotify to stream her podcast. "I know it's… Read the rest of the article: Mary Trump ditches her Spotify podcast to protest Joe Rogan's presence on the platform

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:10 am Wed, Feb 2, 2022
    This search engine gives you weird old book scans

    What a delightful thing Clive Thompson (one of Boing Boing's regular contributors) has created! It's called Weird Old Books, and it is a search engine that returns one pre-1927 book… Read the rest of the article: This search engine gives you weird old book scans

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:00 am Tue, Feb 1, 2022
    A useful AC and USB extension cord

    Everyone in my family seems to like working and studying anyplace but their desks. I've gotten sick of working at a desk all day, myself. We've been using the 12-foot… Read the rest of the article: A useful AC and USB extension cord

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    9:30 am Tue, Feb 1, 2022
    Florida man shoots up his own car in road rage incident

    Eric Popper (30) no doubt considers himself one of the "good guys with a gun." This video, recorded by a camera installed in Popper's car, shows the 30-year-old gentleman wildly… Read the rest of the article: Florida man shoots up his own car in road rage incident

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    8:00 am Tue, Feb 1, 2022
    Modern-day Carrie Nation singlehandedly destroys shelves of liquor

    This woman threw dozens of bottles of liquor on the floor of a store in the UK. Either she was very upset, or her attitude matches that of prohibitionists since… Read the rest of the article: Modern-day Carrie Nation singlehandedly destroys shelves of liquor

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    7:00 am Tue, Feb 1, 2022
    In this old video, Shakira sees a camera phone for the first time

    When Colombian singer Shakira encountered a camera phone for the first time when she was in Japan (20 years ago?), she wanted reassurances that the phone didn't work in America,… Read the rest of the article: In this old video, Shakira sees a camera phone for the first time

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    3:53 am Tue, Feb 1, 2022
    Prank beeping device now eviler than ever

    For the last 20 years, you could buy tiny electronic "prank" devices that would emit a shrill beep every five minutes (or some other period). The idea was to hide… Read the rest of the article: Prank beeping device now eviler than ever

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    3:09 am Tue, Feb 1, 2022
    Teen who created Twitter bot that tracks Elon Musk's jet rejects Musk's $5k offer to delete it

    A 19-year-old who maintains multiple Twitter accounts that use FAA data to track the flight pans of private jets belonging to rich folk and celebrities, including Jeff Bezos and Bill… Read the rest of the article: Teen who created Twitter bot that tracks Elon Musk's jet rejects Musk's $5k offer to delete it

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  • Mark Frauenfelder
    10:08 am Mon, Jan 31, 2022
    Woman rents tent on her Zürich balcony for $540 a month

    You can enjoy "a view of the starry evening sky" but only if you can afford to pay $540 a month to live in a tent on this woman's Zürich… Read the rest of the article: Woman rents tent on her Zürich balcony for $540 a month

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