hacks Smart jacuzzis hacked Rob Beschizza

security After ransomware took Baltimore hostage, Maryland introduces legislation that bans disclosing the bugs ransomware exploits Cory Doctorow

Alex Lubin's book, "Never-Ending War on Terror", explains it Elías Villoro

Technology Security researchers show how to eavesdrop on mobile phone calls by measuring the ear speaker's tiny vibrations David Pescovitz

Cassandra Sentinel intelligence, explained Jennifer Sandlin

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

twitter Phony free-speech advocate Elon Musk bans prominent left wing Twitter accounts Mark Frauenfelder

strikes Call for the "largest labor action in higher education history" Elías Villoro

twitter Elon Musk confirms Twitter has tortious interference claims against activist groups calling for advertiser boycotts Mark Frauenfelder

Technology The Vessel of the Ritual of Damnation is being auctioned off on eBay Thom Dunn

politics Orlando Bosch and anti-Cuban terrorism A.E. Gómez

tabloids Prince Charles and Joe Biden unfit to lead in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

guns Sales of "Bulletproof" Backpacks are on the rise even though they don't protect from AR-15s Thom Dunn

tucker carlson Knight Foundation invites white nationalist Tucker Carlson to speak on the future of news  Mark Frauenfelder

mental health Malcolm Gladwell explains how he deals with criticism Devin Nealy

Spoken Word with Electronics Making Music with an Anti-Theft Device and a Hammer Ethan Persoff

Boing Boing Gadgets This top-rated six-course bundle can get you closer to becoming a cyber security pro Boing Boing's Shop

oops Gentleman accidentally sells NFT of a rock for $0.0012, it later sells for $641,866 Mark Frauenfelder

"I fear for our democracy" Jimmy Carter warns that Americans are close to "losing our precious democracy" Carla Sinclair

deception Princeton study tricked small websites into thinking they could be sued by a Russian organization Mark Frauenfelder