groundhog day Time loss is an occupational hazard when you work from home Séamus Bellamy

Science In 1985, a Japanese woman wrote a letter about bookstores making her need to use the bathroom. It became a phenomenon. Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Muxcard: a portable computer the size and thickness of a credit card Rob Beschizza

Space Blue Origin rocket explodes during Florida test Rob Beschizza

fbi Ex-CIA official arrested with $40M in gold bars at home Séamus Bellamy

law CIA officer stashed 308 gold bars and $2m cash at home Rob Beschizza

streaming Plex lifetime pass is jumping from $250 to $750 in July Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets A new type of IQ test pairs you with potential jobs, and it's on sale for $20 (was $297) Boing Boing's Shop

Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Roomba inventor builds robots designed to bond with you Popkin

Technology Researchers built a language model that thinks it's still 1930 Ellsworth Toohey

labor How to skip a year of work without anyone noticing Ellsworth Toohey

Games Play Zork while reading the 1980 code that makes it work Ellsworth Toohey

DHS Are Palantir employees starting to realize they're the baddies? Séamus Bellamy

politics Atlantic calls missing-scientists panic 2026's dumbest conspiracy Ellsworth Toohey

Technology This wooden smart home panel hides its screen until you touch it Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets This is your sign to finally buy the Nintendo Switch Boing Boing's Shop

Comics The Superfan Podcast Asks Comics Creators the Right Wrong Questions Gareth Branwyn

Civil War soldiers called the first instant coffee "axle grease" Ellsworth Toohey

cycling An American pedicab driver in Oslo found that being nicer to drunk passengers fixed everything Ellsworth Toohey