google Indigenous elder on Sidewalk Labs's Toronto consultation: "like being given blankets and gun powder and whisky to trade for our participation" Cory Doctorow

books In 1932, John W. Campbell imagined machines outliving humanity Ellsworth Toohey

Technology A computer scientist beat textbook binary search by more than 2x Ellsworth Toohey

Screenings May 3rd in Los Angeles: Catch indie comedy "The Big Whoop" Jason Weisberger

Technology AI agent taught itself to mine crypto during training Ellsworth Toohey

Technology AI agents have made self-hosting your own server fun for normies Ellsworth Toohey

obituaries Erich von Däniken, who claimed aliens built the pyramids, dead at 90 Ellsworth Toohey

Monroe Doctrine Suddenly, the "no war" president wants to attack everyone Jason Weisberger

politics Tom Morello releases "FUCK ICE!" playlist Jennifer Sandlin

travel DNA shows Anglo Saxon girl had West African grandparent in 650 Rob Beschizza

gadgets Hacker Pager is a peer-to-peer messaging gadget: no internet or cellular required Rob Beschizza

video games This $4 panda laundromat game is the cozy break your day needs Gail Sherman

Games Brits getting around age verification using animated game faces Rob Beschizza

1970 BBC documentary about Ridley Scott's coffee commercial Mark Frauenfelder

movies Watch this collection of all David Lynch's surreal TV commercials (video) Allan Rose Hill

Games Asus's powerful new gaming tablet PC reviewed Rob Beschizza

A Gaudi Muass Sein I tried, and failed, to solve the mystery of the Tyrolean tongue choir Jennifer Sandlin

Art and Design Humanoids is bringing back the future, one "Metal Hurlant" at a time Gareth Branwyn

music I'm excited that there's now a full-length "Puppy Songs" album! Jennifer Sandlin

This free puzzle game fixes everything wrong with the classic Battleship Mark Frauenfelder