security Assessing the security of devices by measuring how many difficult things the programmers tried to do Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Teardown of a consumer voice/location cellular spying device that fits in the tip of a USB cable Cory Doctorow

security The latest NSA dump from the Shadow Brokers tells you how to break into banks Cory Doctorow

security Head of NSA's hacker squad explains how to armor networks against the likes of him Cory Doctorow

Business Israeli company's product can (allegedly) pwn any nearby mobile phone Cory Doctorow

censorship Tunisian cartoonist arrested, interrogated, and facing prison for satirical cartoons about prime minister Ruben Bolling

architecture This house looks like a cross between an Earthship and the structures on Tatooine, and can be yours for $295k Jennifer Sandlin

trump Countdown to Trump's mugshot Jason Weisberger

poetry Telepoem Booths let you dial a poem in vintage phone booths Jennifer Sandlin

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

optical illusion Moving train illusion: Why zooming in feels like slowing down Rusty Blazenhoff

Mount Everest Mount Everest drama: woman refuses to pay $10K rescue fee after Sherpa saves her life Mark Frauenfelder

UFOs UFOs halt airport traffic in Taiwan and Turkey David Pescovitz

movies Check out the enigmatic trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Devin Nealy

internet of things Remotely smooch your loved ones with this creepy IoT Kissing Robot Thom Dunn

cults New podcast episode about Heaven's Gate cult Jennifer Sandlin

optical illusions There are no red pixels in this image of a Coca-Cola can Mark Frauenfelder