china Would you spend $650,000 to ride a transforming mecha? Séamus Bellamy

science fiction HOTELITOR, the combat mech/service workers sci-fi adventure you didn't know you needed Gareth Branwyn

Games Helldivers 2 adds mechs, gets even more fun Grant St. Clair

video games Speedrunner beats Armored Core 6's hardest boss in 13 seconds Grant St. Clair

video games Armored Core series returns with a trailer for long-awaited sixth entry Grant St. Clair

art Golemecha: imposing sculpture of a reimagined mythical monster Andrea James

video Masking a physical replica of Space Cadet Pinball Ellsworth Toohey

Science Submarine crews heard a mysterious quacking in Antarctic waters for 50 years before anyone figured out what it was Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Reviving old PCs with Linux now that new ones cost an arm and a leg Rob Beschizza

Games 8BitDo's button-only arcade controller gets a tiny screen Rob Beschizza

Games What is the Jedi problem, and why does every game designer fear it? Grant St. Clair

gadgets Kodak's new Charmeras have Y2K vibes Rob Beschizza

History The turnspit dog was bred to run on a wheel and roast meat, then went extinct Ellsworth Toohey

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

Science The thought experiment that says you can't die (from your own perspective) Ellsworth Toohey

mystery A ship found drifting in the Pacific was still afloat but all 25 passengers had vanished Ellsworth Toohey

conspiracy theories He hired the world's best debunker to talk him out of UFOs, and it backfired Ellsworth Toohey

pay at the pump The gas pump "screw method" scam is the scam Jason Weisberger

auctions Desecrated Ronald McDonald statue yours for $2500 Rob Beschizza