science fiction Douglas Rain, HAL 9000's voice in '2001: A Space Odyssey,' has died. He was 90. Xeni Jardin

movie The HAL 9000 Christmas ornament Rusty Blazenhoff

Copyfight Mercedes' weird "Trolley Problem" announcement continues dumb debate about self-driving cars Cory Doctorow

retro Sidewalk surfing in the 2020s as imagined in the 1980s Elías Villoro

music The Swedish rock album that came with a supplemental reading list Elías Villoro

hucksters Elon Musk emails Twitter staff, warning "economic picture ahead is dire" Mark Frauenfelder

crime Friends of victim tracked down serial killer online Rob Beschizza

dupe Making concrete on Mars by blending local dust with astronaut blood Clive Thompson

tech 25-year retrospective of Nokia's Communicator, the first pocket computer phone that worked Rob Beschizza

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Boing Boing Gadgets 30 deals on air conditioners, fans, purifiers, and more to help prepare for record heat this summer Boing Boing's Shop

florida Florida man arrested for zapping Scientology cameras with laser pointer during "Cult City Tour" David Pescovitz

Games This luxury manmade island looks like a great setting for a video game Rob Beschizza

sponsored CBD For Immune Support: Protecting Seniors Through Lab Tested CBD Boing Boing

COVID-19 U.S. sets record high COVID cases for 3 days in a row, nearly 69,000 new cases today Xeni Jardin

music NirvanA.I.: This bot wrote a Nirvana song David Pescovitz

privacy London cops announce citywide facial recognition cameras Cory Doctorow

drm Unauthorized Charcoal: GE fridges won't dispense ice or water unless your filter authenticates as an official ($55!) component Cory Doctorow

privacy Facial recognition isn't just bad because it invades privacy: it's because privacy invasions fuel discrimination Cory Doctorow

surveillance Toronto business and government signal full support for Sidewalk Labs' dominance of the city and beyond Rosemary Frei