When Mike Goldman offered $5,000 to anyone who could compress a randomly-generated file of their chosen size in early 2001, he thought his money was perfectly safe. After all, it's… Read the rest of the article: Coding challenge goes wrong: creator refuses to pay $5000 prize money
This lovely creature is Bathynomus vaderi, an isopod newly named after Darth Vader for obvious reasons. A crustacean in the order Isopoda, which also includes wood lice, Bathynomus vaderi can… Read the rest of the article: This massive superbug, newly named after Darth Vader, is a delicacy in Vietnam
Rescue workers in Peru are desperately searching for what may be as many as seventeen miners trapped in a collapse caused by an assault led by rival miners. LIKE BOING… Read the rest of the article: Rescue crews seek to free miners trapped by other miners
A talented corgi named Dash used to spend his days hurling toys at his humans. Until he took up the piano and became a busker in New York City. Playing… Read the rest of the article: Corgi wows a huge crowd in NYC playing the piano for treats (video)
The dissociative "psychedelic" drug Ketamine has shown to be helpful at relieving depression in zebrafish. The new scientific study by Harvard researchers could increase our understanding of how ketamine works… Read the rest of the article: Tripping on ketamine lifts depression in fish
You'd think six years would be enough time to scrub down a meat factory infested with insects and mold, but when it comes to Boar's Head deli meats, the slime… Read the rest of the article: Boar's Head insects, grime, and "unidentified slime" found in more than one plant, say inspectors
Spokane, Washington police arrested Dan D. Phelps, 53, for allegedly trying to shoot his roommate Daniel Perkins. Phelps is legally blind and hit his friend, Joey Anselmo, instead. The bullet… Read the rest of the article: Blind person with gun accidentally shoots friend instead of the roommate he meant to hit
Given the power of the PDF engines in current desktop Web browsers, Thomas Rinsma created a version of Tetris that can be played within a PDF itself: PDFTRIS LIKE BOING… Read the rest of the article: Play Tetris inside a PDF
In today's computers, when we switch a transistor from 0 to 1, we charge it up (requiring energy), and when we're done, we discharge it, losing all that energy as… Read the rest of the article: Breakthrough in reversible computing technology promises to solve the computing industry's energy crisis
As Trump-pick for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dodges questions on everything from drinking on the job and cheating on his wives to invading Greenland, one of his bumbling sidesteps… Read the rest of the article: Pete Hegseth suggests he "will shoot protestors in the legs" if asked by Trump (video)
Jon Stewart finds the GOP response to Los Angeles' devastating wildfires lacking basis or compassion. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Wildfires have regularly… Read the rest of the article: Jon Stewart examines the GOP response to LA's wildfires
Graduate student Pavlos Sakellaridis has developed and tested an LLM-powered agent capable of running Dungeons & Dragons sessions, training it on transcripts from the popular streaming show Critical Role. His… Read the rest of the article: AI might be your next Dungeon Master
On the left is Walmart's old logo. On the right, the new one. The modest change to the "assterisk", first introduced in 2008, thickens its forms—good for the ever-smaller screens,… Read the rest of the article: Walmart refreshes logo with thicker sphinctal folds and a tighter pucker
These videos prove Elon Musk's pathetic self-aggrandizement that he is a champion video gamer is nothing but lies. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE!… Read the rest of the article: Elon's most pathetic lie so far
TL;DR: This Lenovo IdeaPad is in brand-new condition, but it's priced like a refurb: just $579.99 (reg. $1,069). I'm tired of buying a new computer every couple of years. That's why… Read the rest of the article: It feels like cheating finding a $1,000 computer for under $600
TL;DR: Step up your photo editing with a lifetime of Corel AfterShot Pro 3 for $19.99 — a powerful, fast, and user-friendly tool for managing and perfecting your shots. Whether it's sorting… Read the rest of the article: Fix your photos faster than you can say "cheese"
The Wall Street Journal, citing internal data from a hiring agency, reports that one in five job listings never result in a job being gotten. They're either left unfilled or… Read the rest of the article: 1 in 5 job listings either fake or never filled
HardBreak is a new hardware hacking wiki created by Jonas Rosenberger, with an associated GitHub, Discord forum and LinkedIn page. There's an overview of the hobby, guides to components and… Read the rest of the article: A new hardware hacking wiki
With the U.S. ban on Chinese-owned Tik Tok thought to be imminent, users are starting to flee. The most popular replacement? A different Chinese video app, RedNote. The Verge's Emma… Read the rest of the article: Expecting ban, Tik Tok users flee—to a different Chinese video app
Twin skyscrapers, linked at the penthouse by a 43-foot "sky pool" looking down on Dubai's Marasi Marina. It sounds like a scene from a movie or video game where a… Read the rest of the article: Sky pool links Dubai penthouses, looks down on marina
