3d printing 3d-printable custom type balls for IBM Selectric typewriters Rob Beschizza

Japan Your essential guide to not screwing up in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

History Forged early Apple employee ID sleuthed—but still sold for a wee fortune on eBay Rob Beschizza

Real things that actually exist This terrifying flea market 'Funtime' find was almost mine Rusty Blazenhoff

code Turning a pickup truck into a giant dot matrix printer Rusty Blazenhoff

meat Novelty meat logs, you know, for kids Rusty Blazenhoff

slow motion Saturday Slow Mo: The IBM Selectric Jason Weisberger

art Huge wall art made from old typewriters Clive Thompson

teleportation Man "teleports" in security footage Rob Beschizza

nsa Ingenious Cold War keylogger the Russians used to bug Selectric typewriters in the US embassy David Pescovitz

books For rent on Airbnb: Hunter S. Thompson's Woody Creek guest cabin David Pescovitz

typewriters Pick up some vintage typewriters at this California shop's gone-out-of-business sale Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Type samples from Smith-Coronas Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Making Conversation: 59 lively and delightful essays from Teresa Nielsen Hayden Cory Doctorow

apps OverType, a typewriter simulator on the web Rob Beschizza

This video of a guy throwing stuff without looking is ridiculously satisfying Caroline Siede