trains Norfolk Southern very sorry about toxic train crash and will "do the right thing" so long as it doesn't involve paying compensation homeowners Rob Beschizza

websites The obscure airfields of America Rob Beschizza

History Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny Ellsworth Toohey

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

tech culture Meta lays off thousands, monitors workers, increases the snack budget Jason Weisberger

pool guy Pool expert explains Grandpa Pudding Brains' Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm Jason Weisberger

mergers and acquisitions Fox buys the henhouse Jason Weisberger

Space Two Italian brothers claimed to have recorded dying Soviet cosmonauts that Moscow erased from history Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Claude AI is having a moment — this $20 course helps you keep up Boing Boing's Shop

Science How Claude Shannon used his wife as a language model in 1950 Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1896 a railroad crashed two trains head-on for fun and killed two spectators Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Anthropic's most powerful model comes with a kill switch aimed at you Ellsworth Toohey

censorship Help save Internet Archive's Wayback Machine by signing this petition Jennifer Sandlin

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Master ChatGPT and AI Automation for just $15 Boing Boing's Shop

china China is using recruitment sites to buy top secret information Séamus Bellamy

tesla Tesla FSD is so good its trainers won't ride in it Jason Weisberger

AI Slopping Amazon uses AI to invent products you can't buy Jason Weisberger

privacy Meta backs off tracking workers' keystrokes after they revolt Ellsworth Toohey

powders No whey? Protein shortage looms Jason Weisberger