happy mutants Some important technical (and skeptical) notes about the Chinese-backdoored-servers story Cory Doctorow

security Report: Chinese spies snuck tiny backdoor chips onto US corporate, government and military servers Cory Doctorow

TikTok allows U.S. users on again after Trump promises to block ban with executive order Rob Beschizza

house Why does chimney smoke rise in a straight line? The science behind this cool weather phenomenon Popkin

Science What happens if you fall into a wormhole? A freaky simulation of space distortion Popkin

Weird Bizarre ear-shaped toy lets you remove fake acne blackheads with tweezers Popkin

tech Vintage 1967 Sony tape recorder ad: 18-pound camera and recorder pack goes 'anywhere you go' – a look at retro technology Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Goodbye TikTok, hello brainscrolling Boing Boing's Shop

music Hear the the Royal Albert Hall organ at full power Jennifer Sandlin

fantasy "Bowling with Corpses" in Mike Mignola's new land of dark fantasy folklore Gareth Branwyn

world record The deepest underwater photoshoot Popkin

travel The Grimbsy Beach Cottages are works of art Popkin

videos Until Dawn, a game that already plays like a movie, gets a movie Grant St. Clair

betrayal MAGA men stung by Trump's inauguration snub: "It sucks!" (video) Carla Sinclair

Wikenigma is a fascinating encyclopedia of the holes in human knowledge Allan Rose Hill

drugs New documents released about the US government's secret LSD mind-control program Allan Rose Hill

politics Trump moves inauguration indoors because of the cold Rob Beschizza

law 5 charged in "Catch a Predator" hoax that lured innocent man to filmed assault Rob Beschizza

Dangit, Git! blog about ferociously confusing version control system Rob Beschizza