science fiction The Forever War Kindle Edition for 25 cents Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Dell counters the MacBook Neo with a $599 XPS 13 Rob Beschizza

podcasts A murderer's daughter listened to a podcast about her dad and got physically sick Mark Frauenfelder

books Her wedding necklace cost $75,000. She died guarding a worthless mine Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets China's flagship GPU isn't fast, but it is popular Rob Beschizza

politics University of Iowa students must take Intellectual Freedom classes whether they want to or not Rob Beschizza

cuisine Costco hot dog combo stays at $1.50, and now you can have a bottle of water with it Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Developers can now get Visual Studio Pro for life for under $40 (was $499.99) Boing Boing's Shop

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Technology A keyfob-sized e-reader you can 3D print for about $30 Ellsworth Toohey

tech Trump Phone's "final" design still very gold Rob Beschizza

art Jim Woodring's Frank finally speaks in a 3.5-inch Big Little Book Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Design of foldable iPhone confirmed by dummy sets Rob Beschizza

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

gadgets Ninja Creami, the PacoJet for the rest of us Rob Beschizza

gadgets KitchenAid puts a new feature in an old mixer: a stepless speed dial Rob Beschizza

tech Apple's cheapest laptop is also its most repairable laptop Séamus Bellamy

Technology Apple's cheapest laptop beat a cloud server with 4x the memory Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets This $60 travel tool monitors your flights and hotels for cheaper prices Boing Boing's Shop

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