Joly sez, "On October 10 2014 UK activists, concerned about EU-US TTIP and EU-Canada CETA agreements that could make it possible for corporations to sue governments for banning fracking, invoked Article 61 of the Magna Carta to temporarily seize control of Glastonbury Town Hall. — Read the rest
Ruth from the Open Rights Group says, "We are really proud of the amazing people Open Rights Group are bringing you as speakers at this year's national digital rights conference."
America's legal prohibition on phone unlocking has inched almost imperceptibly closer to reform, as a watered-down House bill approaches some kind of Senate compromise, that might, in a couple years, decriminalize changing the configuration of a pocket-computer that you own.
My friend Jen Gardner has co-written a gorgeous recipe book called Meringue, which is all about the featherweight delicacy that turns desserts into works of art. I asked Jen if I could include an excerpt that discusses the history and science of meringue, and she kindly gave me permission. — Read the rest
Apple claims it had the biggest number of preorders ever (over 600,000) with the iPhone 4 yesterday. After years of holding out, I am finally joining the masses and got one myself. I tried and failed to sign up online at ATT and Apple's web sites, so finally decided to bike down to the ATT store and do it there. — Read the rest
Richard Metzger is the current Boing Boing guest blogger.
Even the most hardcore rock snob has probably never heard of the female punk band, Snatch. If they have it's usually in connection with Brian Eno, who they recorded a song about the Red Army Faction with in 1978 ("RAF" is the b-side of "King's Lead Hat"). — Read the rest
The Finnish ISP Mikkelin Puhelin is blocking access to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) site, describing it as child porn.
— Read the restDue to reasons yet to be determined, the website of the World Wide Web Consortium, w3.org/w3c.org, is being filtered as child pornography (wget/curl) by the Finnish ISP, DNA Internet.
I'm in a cafe in Los Angeles right now with Sean Bonner, kicking the tires on the iPhone we just brought back from the Apple store at the Grove. In two words: totally sweet.
It lives up to the hype. — Read the rest
Destiny sez, "Working Assets is calling for a boycott of the iPhone. The locking of all iPhones to AT&T is unnecessary, and Working Assets has specific issues with AT&T — including their stand on net neutrality, their warrantless wiretapping, and their handing over of customer records to the NSA. — Read the rest
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Image: a bonus bubblewrap item from artist Jason Chase: Batter Whipped and Bubble Wrapped, 2003, 43" X 29", Oil on Canvas. — Read the rest
This vintage medical model of a human penis is up for auction on eBay right now. Manufactured by Carolina Biological Supply Company (still a wonderful company), circa 1950s, the model is 22.5" long and 15" tall. Starting bid at just $275. — Read the rest
Welcome to episode four in BoingBoing's crash course on the global cybercartoon fetish pantheon. So, apparently, there's a difference between Kigurimi and cosplay: masks. Fleshbot and BoingBoing reader Sarmoung says:
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There's a certain blurring between the two types of dressing up in Japan, but there are certain distinctions.
