nyc New York City will begin charging up to $23 to drive a car in lower Manhattan, trucks up to $82 Mark Frauenfelder
politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow
gadgets Tiny LCD display hooks up to a keyboard and shows only one thing: four lines of text Rob Beschizza
china New Microsoft report says China campaign accused U.S. of using a military-grade "weather weapon" to deliberately start the Maui wildfires Mark Frauenfelder
hacks From license plate flippers to duct tape: how sneaky drivers are bypassing toll booths and costing millions Mark Frauenfelder
twitter Elon Musk to his sycophant pet journalist Matt Taibbi: "You are dead to me" Mark Frauenfelder
vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz
new york city Wave of the hand defeats new $700k subway gates meant to deter fare evaders David Pescovitz
fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza
united airlines United Airlines' Christmas movie "Love in Plane Sight" is as awful as you'd imagine Jennifer Sandlin
Boing Boing Gadgets This Speechnow subscription is a great stocking stuffer to get your marketing materials seen and is on sale for $19.97 Boing Boing's Shop
drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza
Weird What is the mysterious creature banging on this family's door every night? (video) David Pescovitz