IEEE Spectrum reports on the discovery and scanning of a 1968 IBM demo of its Executive Terminal. Back then, it was a top of the line gadget for future-oriented businesspersons.… Read the rest of the article: 1968 IBM demo of its Executive Terminal

Before a vaccine was developed in the 1950s, Polio killed millions and left many survivors so weak they depended upon machines to breathe. The last person to require an iron… Read the rest of the article: RFK Jr.s lawyer petitions to ban Polio vaccine

This is a viral example of pareidolia, a psychological phenomonenon that causes us to see meaningful things in nebulous stimuli, most famously faces. But the caption it comes with—"Does this… Read the rest of the article: Are you upset by the anvil of pareidolia?

Oh my horses, there's going to be an M4 MacBook Air. Great googly moogly in a bouncy castle! And it might have a better camera. Jumpin' jellyfish on a unicycle!… Read the rest of the article: MacBook Air M4 "leak" perhaps the most predictable leak in computer history

Sean Hodgins made Become Anyone 2.0, an LED face mask that lets its wearer adopt the glowy, low-resolution appearance of anyone they please. If humans are not fooled, they will… Read the rest of the article: Become anyone with this LED face mask

Watch a horse scratch its head and make a funny face that is impossible not to laugh at. When this horse had to scratch an itch on its neck, it… Read the rest of the article: See this horse bend its head upside down to scratch an itch, making a funny and unexpected face in the process

You either put up with whatever piece of junk you can scrape together or you compete against the AI industry to get your hands on a decent GPU: life has… Read the rest of the article: Intel's $250 GPU heralds return of the budget gaming PC

This guy has mastered the art of hiding coins. In this funny yet impressive video, a man conceals a coin in a tangerine, which is then sealed inside of an… Read the rest of the article: Master the art of hiding coins like this guy: the ultimate trick with a tangerine, egg, apple, and a wall

The journal Science has published a paper authored by an international group of leading scientists sounding the alarm on current efforts to create something called "mirror life." Link to an… Read the rest of the article: Here's a great new thing to worry about: "Mirror life" could destroy life on Earth

One could be forgiven for calling Naughty Dog a one-trick pony. Since 2013, the vast majority of the studio's output has revolved around The Last of Us and little else… Read the rest of the article: The studio behind The Last of Us is finally making a new game (and not another remaster)

In the United States, the average American will spend $2000 this holiday season—traveling to see family, buying gifts, decorating, throwing parties, and more—and many will go (further) into debt doing so. To… Read the rest of the article: This holiday season, do yourself a favor and (re)watch Reverend Billy's "What Would Jesus Buy?" 

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From Software boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has gone on record stating that Elden Ring as an IP is done for the time being, a sentiment echoed by the air of finality… Read the rest of the article: Elden Ring is getting a multiplayer spinoff

So that's what CD Projekt Red has been cooking in all the time since Cyberpunk 2077. Before stepping into the realm of sci-fi, it was the low-fantasy, distinctly Polish Witcher… Read the rest of the article: After almost a decade, the next Witcher game has been revealed

TL;DR: Save 68% on a Microsoft Office permanent license for Windows, but check out now because our holiday sale ends soon. There's a hidden secret that Microsoft doesn't want you to know: you… Read the rest of the article: Still paying for Microsoft 365? A permanent Office license now pays for itself

Scotty Allen, a former Google engineer, successfully machined an entire iPhone housing from a solid block of aluminum — a feat that took 11 month accomplish. "This is the start… Read the rest of the article: Man spends year creating aluminum iPhone housing from solid metal block

TL;DR: Check out now to save 35% on this durable silicone USB-A to USB-C phone cable. How many phone cords have you lost? Now, how many stopped working because they were so… Read the rest of the article: This is the phone cord that'll change your life. Here's why

In August 1996, hundreds of puzzling messages flooded Usenet newsgroups, each bearing the cryptic subject line "Markovian Parallax Denigrate." The posts contained seemingly random strings of English words, and to… Read the rest of the article: Strange 1996 "Markovian Parallax Denigrate" Usenet posts remain a mystery

Independent reporter Ken Klippenstein writes that the New York Times has told staff to avoid posting photos showing the face of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO… Read the rest of the article: New York Times memo tells staff to avoid showing Luigi Mangione's face

   LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?   CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! "We are the world's largest entheogenic church, providing cannabis, mushrooms, and DMT as sacrament for people," Church of Ambrosia pastor… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco's famed magic mushroom church closing doors, cites city government "harassment"