Technology A retired geneticist built an online museum of electrical plugs Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Deal Days has a 15-device VPN for less than $30 Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Nashville public library digitizing old photos and tapes for free Rob Beschizza

books Your public library can get you almost any book on earth for $5 or less Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Earleaf: an offline audiobook app built out of frustration Ellsworth Toohey

politics Britain's Home Secretary wants AI so "the eyes of the state can be on you at all times" Rob Beschizza

nostalgia From 1979-1995, Omni featured the best science fiction minds predicting our future Séamus Bellamy

Public safety Waymo autonomous vehicle involved in fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona Jennifer Sandlin

youtube Top FDA official demanded YouTube remove videos of him criticizing Covid vaccines Rob Beschizza

disappearing acts Kyle Rittenhouse quits the internet and vanishes into thin air Carla Sinclair

websites No JS, No CSS, No HTML: online "clubs" celebrate plainer websites Rob Beschizza

gadgets 3D-printed replica Amiga mouse Rob Beschizza

los angeles "The Game of Jaws" celebrates Jaws' 50th anniversary Jennifer Sandlin

Community Little Free Library celebrates its 200,000th book-sharing box Jennifer Sandlin

British junior health minister fired over racist and sexist messages Rob Beschizza

cars Rebels post video of Assad's collection of luxury cars Rob Beschizza

music Online archive of wax cylinders and other early recorded sounds Rob Beschizza

fun surprises Three sisters inherit a dime — and they sell it for over $500,000 Carla Sinclair

museum Online gallery shows off carabiner collection Popkin

movies Weird Al's UHF gets a 4K release Rob Beschizza