maps Google Maps "directed man to drive off collapsed bridge" Rob Beschizza

Games "Anarch", a new, public-domain Doom-like game coded from scratch in <256K Clive Thompson

Technology FTC deal forces John Deere to share repair tools for 10 years Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Want to cut back on screen time? Start with this $112 old-school flip phone (MSRP $269.99) Boing Boing's Shop

Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets The only thing hotter than summer? A $15 Sam's Club membership when it's usually $60. Boing Boing's Shop

Science Large Hadron Collider retired for upgrades Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This $79.99 refurbished Chromebook is tougher than the laptop on your desk Boing Boing's Shop

Republicans MAGA Mike is sneaking around your Social Security Jason Weisberger

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

Weird Seattle's mystery soda machine vanished in 2018 with a goodbye note Ellsworth Toohey

video Superman coaster stalls at Six Flags, riders forced to walk down emergency stairs Popkin

fire Did the fire "save" Notre-dam? Jason Weisberger

politics Iran war has cost $25bn so far, admits Pentagon. The real cost is closer to $50bn. Rob Beschizza

worse things happen at sea The world's most advanced aircraft carrier taken down by… a dryer vent fire Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Universal's iconic E.T. ride may get overhauled Ruben Bolling

SWATTED ME FOR SCIENCE Irvine teen's home science lab raided by the FBI Jason Weisberger