facebook What will toilets be like in the Metaverse? Thom Dunn

Copyfight All the Second Life rabbits are doomed, thanks to DRM Cory Doctorow

politics Second Life's Trump army lays siege to Bernie Sanders's virtual HQ with swastika cannons Cory Doctorow

offworld Exploring the abandoned digital campuses of Second Life universities Laura Hudson

offworld Most users of online worlds do sex stuff Leigh Alexander

politics Help! What the heck is this, and why does it look just like a cursed, melted Donald Trump? Jennifer Sandlin

books I just finished "On the Calculation of Volume II" Jason Weisberger

Games The age of physical games begins to come to a close as PlayStation discontinues discs Grant St. Clair

Technology A World of Warcraft bug accidentally created a virtual pandemic Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets One new tool adds voice dictation to almost any Mac app, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $80 Boing Boing's Shop

Science Dissolving crust on dead lithium batteries allows restoration to 95% original capacity Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This AI resume tool helps you get past ATS filters for $40 Boing Boing's Shop

politics "Donald Dump" depicts Trump with sludge oozing out of his mouth Jennifer Sandlin

animal ASMR This giant anteater uses his dancing tongue to keep cool in the summer's sweltering heat Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets This AI tool turns your ideas into slide decks for $28 Boing Boing's Shop

Science New solar-power desalination device leaves no brine Ellsworth Toohey

animals A beetle that hijacks wasps, then impersonates them by smell Ellsworth Toohey

Austrian plane clips paraglider mid-air; emergency chute saves pilot Popkin