Rios Montt. Photo: James Rodriguez. As noted in previous Boing Boing posts, former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Rios Montt is on trial in Guatemala City this week, three decades after the… Read the rest of the article: Guatemala: Audio and video livestreams of genocide trial for ex-dictator Montt

"I have already downloaded the Android version of Google's new app for collecting notes, photos, and info, called Google Keep," writes James Fallows in the Atlantic. "This early version has… Read the rest of the article: James Fallows doesn't trust Google not to kill each new product it spawns

From JIMROMENESKO.COM, an excellent and long list of lazy phrases writers might avoid, courtesy of Washington Post "Outlook" section editor Carlos Lozada. At first glance, the list begs the question… Read the rest of the article: List of groaner clichés best avoided, from Washington Post editor

"Get the Library of Congress out of the mobile business," writes the editorial board of USA Today. And more specifically, "take the Library of Congress out of the business of… Read the rest of the article: USA Today editorial board: unlocking your cellphone should not be a crime

Firedoglake highlights the moment in Jack Dorsey's recent 60 Minutes profile at which the Twitter co-founder effectively copped to violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. According to some in… Read the rest of the article: Twitter's Jack Dorsey confesses to criminal violation of CFAA on "60 Minutes" (sort of)

Artist concept of NASA's Voyager spacecraft. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech The Voyager 1 space craft, which was launched in 1977 to explore outer planets, has entered a new region on its way… Read the rest of the article: Space probe Voyager 1 reaches outer edges of solar system

In the NYT: A collective hunger strike by Gitmo detainees held for years without trial now involves at least 25 prisoners. That "includes eight who are being force-fed a nutritional… Read the rest of the article: At Guantánamo, hunger strikes are on the rise

Harry Reems, the male star of the influential 1972 porno film "Deep Throat," has died. He was 65. Jeanne Sterrett Reems, his wife, tells the BBC he died in a… Read the rest of the article: Deep Throat actor Harry Reems has died

We've gathered fresh video for you to surf and enjoy on the Boing Boing video page. The latest finds for your viewing pleasure include: • A 1985 interview with dub… Read the rest of the article: Gather 'round the Boing Boing video page for today's hand-picked clips!

The ACLU of Northern California today filed suit against San Francisco and its Police Chief Gregory Suhr on behalf of civil rights activist Bob Offer-Westort, "whose cell phone was searched… Read the rest of the article: ACLU files suit to stop warrantless mobile phone searches

The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, which seeks to convert and preserve priceless lunar mission data from old analog media for future space nerds, has just a few hours left… Read the rest of the article: Last chance to kick in for the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project

Aerospace contractor Bo Jiang, who is accused by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) of being a spy, made a first appearance in federal court on Monday. The Chinese national worked… Read the rest of the article: Space spy? NASA researcher, a Chinese national, arrested on plane bound for China

What is a safe level of chromium-6 for humans to consume and why has the EPA stalled on setting a federal standard?

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has exciting news out today. Apollo mission F-1 enginges have been recovered from the bottom of the sea.

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Daniel Klaidman spoke to three senior Obama administration officials who say the US may soon shift the CIA's drone program to the Pentagon. [The Daily Beast]

Efraín Ríos Montt. Photo: James Rodriguez. José Efraín Ríos Montt, a former de facto dictator of Guatemala who trained at the U.S. Army School of the Americas, is on trial… Read the rest of the article: Genocide trial begins in Guatemala, for US-trained former dictator Rios Montt

Technicians complete the primary mirror backplane support structure wing assemblies for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at ATK's Space Components facility in Magna, Utah. ATK recently completed the fabrication of… Read the rest of the article: World's largest space telescope now under construction in Utah

We've gathered fresh video for you to surf and enjoy on the Boing Boing video page. The latest finds for your viewing pleasure include: • Improbable, destructive stunts recorded at… Read the rest of the article: Watch the latest hand-picked videos on Boing Boing's video page

Google this week unveiled the ability to virtually explore, via Google Maps, some of the most famous mountains on Earth, including Aconcagua (South America), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Elbrus (Europe) and… Read the rest of the article: Google Maps now allows you to explore Everest, Kilimanjaro and other great mountains