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Funding available for makerspaces' open anti-asteroid initiatives Alex sez, "Spacegambit is a hackerspace space program that funds cool space projects around the world. We're now working with NASA on the Asteroid Grand Challenge, with the aim of getting more makers involved in detecting asteroid threats to human populations and figuring out what to do about them. Read the rest... What's your favorite myth? Not, like, modern misinformation on the Internet, but longstanding cultural myths, with characters and the gravitas that comes with being really, really old. Read the rest... Polio is an international emergency There have been 68 cases of polio worldwide this year. Three times the rate of last year. It's an extraordinary resurgence in a disease that we thought we were about to beat. Read the rest... How the sides of your brain really influence art Artists use left brain/right brain dynamics to control the emotions their paintings express and what you feel when you look at them. Read the rest... Photos of large spiders eating bats Oddity Central has a photo gallery of "Bat Predation by Spiders." In most of the incidents recorded by Martin and Mirjam, the spiders were quite large, 10 to 15 cm legspan and one to seven grams in weight. Read the rest... Gene Wilder interview set to animation [Video Link] I love Gene Wilder's voice. Here's a cartoon based on an interview with him. If you like this, I highly recommend his autobiography, Kiss Me Like a Stranger. Read the rest... Former NSA boss defends breaking computer security (in the name of national security) For me, the most under-reported, under-appreciated element of the Snowden leaks is the BULLRUN/EDGEHILL program, through which the NSA and GCHQ spend $250,000,000/year sabotaging information security. Read the rest... Slow-motion tattoo Tattooing in slow motion by GueT.(via Wired) Read the rest... Gadgets podcast 001: sous vide, electric grills, iPhone add-ons In our first episode, Jason and Mark talk about two of their favorite kitchen appliances: the Nomiku Sous Vide Immersion Circulator, and the George Foreman Grill. Plus, two cool iPhone add-ons. Read the rest... Huge tech coalition asks FCC to save Net Neutrality A massive consortium of technology companies ranging from Google, Facebook and Amazon to smaller publishers like Techdirt, have signed an open letter to the FCC opposing Chairman (and former cable lobbyist) Tom Wheeler's plan to allow ISPs to discriminate among Internet services, demanding bribes to deliver the data that we request. Read the rest... Cassini revisited Boing Boing Science Editor Maggie Koerth-Baker recaps the latest news from the far-flung probe, whose journey to the outer solar system yields more beautiful images. Read the rest... Oakland artist builds mini-homeless shelters from junk Oakland artist Gregory Kloehn builds these darling, tiny shelters and gives them away. Read the rest... This Day in Blogging History: Mousetronaut, a kids' book by a shuttle pilot; Kerouac v Buckley One years ago today Mousetronaut: kids' picture book about mouse in space, written by a Shuttle pilot: Moustetronaut is a lovely picture book by Mark Kelly, a former Space Shuttle pilot and husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Read the rest... Space-age refrigeration, 1968 Frigidaire's commitment to modernism waned in the product-development phase, as can be seen from the wood-grain on this "space-age refrigerator." Read the rest... The Oversight: conspiracies, magic, and the end of the world The clever blendings of history and imagination in Charlie Fletcher's new novel are satisfying enough to make resolution of its loose ends worth waiting for, writes Cory Doctorow Read the rest... The Art of Ralph Steadman's "Slightly Maniacal" Humor "When I don't know what to do, I do that!" announces British cartoonist and artist Ralph Steadman in For No Good Reason, just before he unleashes a signature splat of ink onto a sheet of paper. "It just might lead somewhere." Ethan Gilsdorf interviews the documentary's director, Charlie Paul Read the rest... Unsettling, playful accessories from Klára Pernicová Czech artist Klára Pernicová has created a series of "unsettling" accessories, like human ear hair-clips, zit piercing jewelry and slug-and-snail headphones that are fabulously grody without being actually terrible, and manage to be playful at the same time. Read the rest... Check out our t-shirts! ...and bags, and notebooks in the Boing Boing store! Read the rest... Tor: network security for domestic abuse survivors Michael from Beta Boston writes, "The privacy protections offered by tools like Tor aren't just for journalists and spies; they're important for everyone. Read the rest... Eric Schmidt, war crimes apologist and colossal hypocrite Just a reminder that Google CEO Eric Schmidt is a colossal hypocrite and an apologist for war crimes: "Some people will cheer for the end of control that connectivity and data-rich environments engender. Read the rest... Molly Crabapple paintings in Pen charity action Molly Crabapple and some of her associates have donated a wide selection of art to be auctioned off to benefit the Pen American Center, the US arm of a charitable organization that campaigns for free speech and advocates on behalf of writers whose persons and works are threatened by censorship. Read the rest... Gweek podcast 145: American Apparel marketing director Ryan Holiday on stoicism Brought to you by Loot Crate, the epic monthly subscription box for geeks and gamers for under $20. Use the code GWEEK to save 10%. Read the rest... How to stop a wedding "with class and dignity" Read the rest... Ethan Kuperberg's "Missed Connections For A-Holes" "At a bar celebrating my friend's birthday in midtown. You were wearing Google Glass. I tried to mouth, 'You look like a moron.' Did you record that?" (New Yorker) Read the rest... Shinola, beautiful watches made in Detroit I love the black with white dials. These are beautiful, expensive watches. I enjoyed watching this short story on Shinola. Read the rest... Nebula Awards in San Jose May 15-18 Jill writes, "The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's 49th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend is May 15-18, 2014 at the San Jose Marriott. Read the rest... Pitch-drop experiments: science's long wait Maggie Koerth-Baker reports on the strange science of an experimental result decades in the making. Read the rest... Vintage selfies Over at House of Mirth, noted collectors of vernacular photographs share their favorite vintage selfies. Read the rest... 'Best computer model yet of our universe' revealed today A new virtual depiction of the cosmos developed by scientists in the US, Germany and England shows detail never before achieved in a computer-generated simulation. Read the rest... Original 1971 Disney World monorail for sale The Buy It Now price on this 1971 Mark IV red Walt Disney World monorail cab is a paltry $189K. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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