detroit Pizzeria owner paints thick blue line on street after customers get unfair $150 parking tickets Carla Sinclair

gadgets Kwumsy, a keyboard with a built-in display for your computer Rob Beschizza

makers Master maker Simone Giertz spent three years designing a better coat hanger David Pescovitz

gadgets RetroTINK recreates the beauty of CRT displays for serious and seriously deep-pocketed retrogamers Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Upgrade your home improvement projects with the NeoRuler Smart Digital Ruler Boing Boing's Shop

music Drum synthesizer has dancing ferrofluid in it Rob Beschizza

mistakes Have you tried an ortholinear keyboard? Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Dreaming of a colorful Christmas? Nix Mini 2 delivers for under $60 Boing Boing's Shop

Games Microsoft to block third-party controllers and accessories on XBox Rob Beschizza

false alarms Man stands with evacuees during bomb scare, unaware it's his own DIY gizmo causing the threat Carla Sinclair

halloween Americans projected to spend record 12 billion dollars on Halloween Jennifer Sandlin

Disney How to make your own "Singing Busts" from the Haunted Mansion Jason Weisberger

happy mutants The Doo Dah Parade is the "twisted sister of the conventional Rose Parade" Jennifer Sandlin

makers Check out Adam Savage's DIY modded Seiko watch based on the Omega Seamaster David Pescovitz

privacy Philips Hue to make you create an account and log in to adjust your lightbulbs Rob Beschizza

Science Boba beware! Researchers in Beijing warn of an "emerging hazardous addiction problem of milk tea among youths" Jennifer Sandlin

DIY How music venues rip off bands for merch sales Thom Dunn

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

art Inspiring vintage book about DIY paper costumes Popkin

nazis "Active Clubs" spread hate and Nazism Jason Weisberger