Germs Germophobe demonstrates a sanitary way to extinguish birthday candles Rusty Blazenhoff

privacy When Meta, Google, and Apple agree on "privacy," watch your wallet Ellsworth Toohey

Games The next Silent Hill has a twist fans won't see coming Grant St. Clair

law Cop fired and arrested after pulling gun on colleague who microwaved fish Rob Beschizza

Technology Is the AI apocalypse a religion in disguise? Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets This HP EliteBook delivers business-class performance for $400 Boing Boing's Shop

art The art is fake, the boss is blind, and the job is yours Grant St. Clair

auctions Desecrated Ronald McDonald statue yours for $2500 Rob Beschizza

poetry This poem perfectly captures AI-induced rage Jennifer Sandlin

crime Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at cops Rob Beschizza

movies Backrooms is a blockbuster Rob Beschizza

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

History Two green-skinned children appeared in a 12th-century English village Ellsworth Toohey

video Watching sun-bleached stadium seats get restored with a flame is weirdly satisfying to watch Popkin

Science Scientists built a machine to solve what AI can't Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Start solo-mining Bitcoin from your desk for $60 Boing Boing's Shop

animation X-Men '97 gets season two trailer and premiere date Gail Sherman

Science Cows can recognize human faces Gail Sherman

privacy Tucker Carlson, hacked on his own podcast, blames mental patients and asks for biometrics Ellsworth Toohey

LAPD discovers huge fireworks cache, raising fears of another LAPD fireworks disaster Jason Weisberger