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AI I interviewed the AI ghost of a famous dead porn star Thom Dunn

restaurants This supposedly-popular Austin restaurant is entirely AI generated Thom Dunn

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politics Trump sending more armed agents to more U.S. cities, Bill Barr winks Xeni Jardin

Comics "The Black Ghost" is a fun Latina twist on urban noir superheroes Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets That home office may be your office for a while. These accessories can bring it to life. Boing Boing's Shop

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videos Making an LED you blow out like a candle, without any additional sensors Cory Doctorow

bernie sanders They said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's message wouldn't play in the midwest, now she and Bernie are headed to Kansas Cory Doctorow

roleplaying games What's new in the world of tabletop gaming? Gareth Branwyn

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web theory How British journalists talk about people they're not allowed to talk about Cory Doctorow

cars Silicon Valley is raiding tech academia: "Uber would like to buy your Robotics Department" Xeni Jardin

board games 5 bizarre board games you should try playing just once Mark Frauenfelder