censorship Internet Service Provider blocks social media after Trump's Twitter Ban, allegedly at request of customers Thom Dunn
late stage capitalism Small business in Wisconsin cancels its unusably bad internet service from Frontier; Frontier demands $4,300 cancellation fee Cory Doctorow
telcoms Comcast's $1.2b/year modem-rental scam picks your pocket, then exposes you to hackers, stalkers and identity thieves Cory Doctorow
videos Help crowdfund the Harlem Cryptoparty and 100 unlimited, privacy-protecting wifi hotspots for Puerto Rico Cory Doctorow
Business AT&T: it's not "forced arbitration" because no one forced you to have broadband Cory Doctorow
privacy Senate votes to allow ISPs to collect and sell personal data without permission Rob Beschizza
Business Shadow Regulation: the secret laws that giant corporations cook up in back rooms Cory Doctorow
Business Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus gets $92 million severance after 2.5 years on the job Xeni Jardin
web theory Sky censoring Ukrainian site, says it has "a white list of international media websites which are currently blocked" Cory Doctorow
drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza
Boing Boing Gadgets This $60 laser hair remover is the perfect way to zap away the fuzz in time for summer Boing Boing's Shop
art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn
snacks Pickled fish, Italian red meat, chicken and waffles, and other weird potato chip flavors in China David Pescovitz
Comcast sucks A rural guy who built his own ISP just to have decent service gets government funding to add more customers Jason Weisberger
names Student with taste/aroma synesthesia had to leave dorm because roommate's name had "murky piss smell" David Pescovitz
