Safety Here's how to take Wired's advice and get your own e-scooter, for a fraction of the cost Cory Doctorow

Business E-scooter companies are desperate for repo men to stop impounding their vehicles Cory Doctorow

e-scooters LimeBike guy crosses 5 lanes of Texas freeway traffic in 15 seconds on electric scooter Xeni Jardin

Safety Lime scooters have a software bug that causes them to hurl their riders to the ground Cory Doctorow

Business At least 1,500 people were injured in e-scooter-related crashes in America since late 2017 — Consumer Reports Xeni Jardin

bird Scooter injuries plague the helmet-less Jason Weisberger

video This caterpillar turns into a fuzzy moth queen, but not before freaking you out with its acid-spraying tentacles Popkin

News Fancy Boston hotel adds bathroom gender inspection to amenities Ellsworth Toohey

Science Peter Kuper's Insectopolis: A history of insects, told by insects Ruben Bolling

tourism Two German teen girls discover America's new tourist attraction: detention centers Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Transform Screen Time: Award-Winning Montessori App PokPok Now $49.99 Boing Boing's Shop

gay Pastor prefers to be frisked by men than risk being turned gay by scanners Rob Beschizza

Technology Lyft now offering complimentary transcripts of your private conversations Ellsworth Toohey

art Watch: Ma Chao's world record-breaking eggshell carvings Popkin

twitter Elon Musk made fool of by Assassin's Creed social media team Grant St. Clair

science fiction "Control" follow-up sees you taking on sentient sticky notes with friends Grant St. Clair

politics Is a Hearse or Cybertruck the perfect family car? Jennifer Sandlin

tesla Owner learns the hard way: Cybertrucks don't make great boats Jason Weisberger

No basement The San Antonio zoo just unlocked a 300-year-old Alamo mystery Jason Weisberger

Salty Cybertruck Rob Beschizza