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Bluetooth trackers are the new-age solution to the age-old problem of losing your valuables. — Read the rest
TL;DR: Get your paws on the Cheerble Ball, a self-rolling, rechargeable toy cats love. Now just $19.97 (reg. $27.99) until July 15. 🐾
If your cat thinks peak entertainment is knocking your coffee mug off the table two minutes before your Zoom meeting, it might be time to give them a toy that actually keeps them distracted from mischief. — Read the rest
If you want to travel back to the mid 1960s without a time machine, all you need is a ticket to a Herb Alpert concert. At 90, Alpert is in the middle of a nationwide tour with The Tijuana Brass, the lively horn-driven band he created when JFK still sat in the Oval Office. — Read the rest
TL;DR: OneAir Elite gives you a lifetime of savings on hotels and flights, more, and it's only $49.97 (Reg. $790) for life with the code TRAVEL.
How is everyone always in Italy? Or Tokyo? Or Mexico City? Once you turn around 25, life becomes an endless parade of this: watching all the people you know posting their international travels on social media. — Read the rest
Here at Boing Boing we've already proven that armadillos are adorable, but for those of you still doubting, I'm back with more solid, definitive evidence. Behold Chip, an armadillo who lives at the Tallahassee Museum. In this short video, you can observe Chip enjoying some pool time, an activity that Tallahassee Museum correctly describes as "outlandishly cute." — Read the rest
TL;DR: Get lifetime VPN protection for 15 devices with FastestVPN PRO for just $29.97 — ends July 15.
FastestVPN PRO: Lifetime Subscription (15 Devices)The internet is a lawless spaghetti western of pop-ups, data grabs, and shady digital creeps, and YOUR personal info? — Read the rest
TL;DR: Enjoy high-quality sound and a stylish look thanks to Kim Kardashian's signature Beats Pill, now on sale for $89.99 (reg. $149.99).
With warmer days ahead, it's time to even out last summer's tan lines. Whether you're going on a hike or lounging on the beach, you're going to need a trusted companion, and what could possibly be better than the new Beats Pill curated by Kim Kardashian herself! — Read the rest
It's the Fourth of July, and in the wake of the House passing the ugly stupid bill yesterday, I'm inclined to 'celebrate' America in the only way that makes sense to me right now — by listening to John Prine on repeat, and particularly Prine's classic protest song, "Flag Decal," which he wrote in 1969 and which he included on his 1971 debut album, John Prine. — Read the rest
TL;DR: The 12min Micro Book Library condenses top nonfiction titles into quick reads. Get lifetime access for $39.99 (reg. $399.90) and power through over 1,800 titles on your time.
According to a Pew Research study, nearly one in four Americans didn't read a single book last year. — Read the rest
As has been well-documented around here, Helldivers 2 is a lot of fun. It's been a while since we've had a horde shooter that was just a pure, undiluted good time, publisher meddling aside. Sony has since backed off, though, making Helldivers 2 the best democracy simulator simulator money can buy… as long as you're on PC or PS5, that is. — Read the rest
Look, I don't smoke. It smells terrible, it's bad for you, and if you need me to tell you, you're probably too young for this website. Even so, I will readily admit that lighters have lost some sauce recently. What happened to all the sick lighters shaped like bullets or mermaids or weird steampunk contraptions? — Read the rest
As with Grand Theft Auto Online before it, the Red Dead Online online experience came stapled to a major singleplayer release, but unlike GTA Online, it failed to rake in billions of dollars and finance Grand Theft Auto 6's development. — Read the rest
Just because the Big Beautiful Bill passed does not mean it's big, nor beautiful. Just ask the Republican lawmakers who hated it, said they would not support it, and then, after a call from their boss, snapped into submission with a panic-stricken "aye!" — Read the rest
TL;DR: Manage projects like a pro with Microsoft Project Pro 2021 — just $9.97 for lifetime access through July 20.
If your brain feels like it's juggling 87 flaming bowling pins labeled "deadlines," "deliverables," and "what even is happening," then it's time to meet Microsoft Project Professional 2021—the no-nonsense tool that turns chaos into checkboxed glory. — Read the rest
America's obesity rate has gone from 12% to over 40% since 1960. Japan's remains at just 4.5%. Why? The latest episode of Joseph Everett's "What I've Learned" YouTube series examines why the Japanese population, as a whole, has remained significantly thinner than the American population. — Read the rest
Imagine breaking down on a gravel road where the nearest help is 475 miles away — and winter temperatures hit 40 below zero.
Quebec's Trans-Taiga Road ends at a point so remote that a broken tire might require an emergency plane landing to deliver a replacement. — Read the rest
When a Washington Post reporter logged into a Zoom interview recently, the only other attendee was an AI bot. After nine awkward minutes of talking to the silent digital note taker, she gave up and left.
These AI assistants are invading virtual workspaces in such numbers that they sometimes outnumber humans. — Read the rest
At 152,000 miles per hour — fast enough to circle Earth six times in one minute — a massive interstellar comet is passing through our solar system, offering astronomers the first good look at a chunk of another star's leftovers.
"This thing is coming in at such an incredible speed that absolutely nothing in the Solar System could have caused this," said astronomer Jonti Horner. — Read the rest
This adorable chick is one of ten baby condors who has successfully hatched this year as part of Los Angeles Zoo's California condor breeding program, whose goal is to help grow the population of North America's largest land bird. L.A. Zoo states that all of the new chicks are eligible for release into the wild as part of the California Condor Recovery Program (CCRP), which is run by the U.S. — Read the rest
Happy World Porcupine Day! July 2nd is a day to appreciate and celebrate our quill-covered friends! International Days explains that there is great diversity among the roughly two dozen species of porcupines that are scattered all around the world — some spend most of their time in trees munching on bark and stems, while others are primarily ground-dwellers, living in deserts, grasslands, and forests and chowing down on fruit, leaves, and springtime buds. — Read the rest
