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History In 1916 a con man ran a car on water and fleeced Henry Ford Ellsworth Toohey

Games What is the Jedi problem, and why does every game designer fear it? Grant St. Clair

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film For 32 years, every director who disowned a film became Alan Smithee Ellsworth Toohey

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

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Boing Boing Gadgets Turn your desk into a 4K workstation with this iMac for under $350 Boing Boing's Shop

Science A 1977 trawler hauled up a carcass that Japan took for a sea monster Ellsworth Toohey

flats Repair Geek tests tire sealants so you don't have to spray hope into a flat Jason Weisberger

travel Antarctica's winds permanently bent New Zealand's trees sideways Popkin

Science Snow sheds let alpine roads survive massive avalanches Popkin

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Boing Boing Gadgets Microsoft Project Professional 2021 wrangles workplace chaos for only $10 Boing Boing's Shop

Technology OpenAI needs a 26x revenue increase to justify its buildout Ellsworth Toohey

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