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[Sponsor] Much like the iconic double decker buses in the UK, this British-designed limited edition Storm Trilogy Watch has two levels.  The top floor is a traditional three-handed clock bolted onto the bottom floor, where two totally different one handed displays display two other timezones.  On the right, one features a simple single hand for hours (if it lies in the middle of the 8 and 9, it's showing 8:30).  To the bottom left, an obscured viewing area offers a unique way of displaying the time: a single double-sided hand points to the hours in two rows, with the shorter side pointing to the hours after 3 o'clock and the longer side pointing to the hours after 9.     Cat and Ram are pals (photo) "Old people smell" is real Florida is center of coming zombie apocalypse It's shopped, this new app will be able to tell by the pixels The history of pigeon camera photography Kid's guide to Minecraft ACTA falters in Europe Super-size soda to be banned in New York under obesity plan Clarion Write-a-Thon: the home-game edition of the Clarion writing workshop Lightning rainbow Sun god appeased in Manhattan Hypercard at 25 SpaceX Dragon takes fiery ride from ISS back to Earth today Canadian border guards demand inbound journalist's mobile phone contacts, prohibit writing while in-country New York City mapped by rappers' origins Click watches look like light-switches Toronto cop who arrested drunk-driving off-duty officer harassed by co-workers Cats with flowers on their heads, in baskets, resting in a tree (video) Gay porn actor in Canada wanted for killing friend, publishing dismembering videos, mailing body parts First-person horror game from a two-year-old's PoV In Tibet, a mother of 3 burns herself alive in protest of Chinese rule SpaceX Dragon scheduled to return to Earth Thu. May 31, 11:44 AM ET After news of an Obama "Kill List," a petition for a "Do Not Kill" list Why "ethical" people commit fraud Virgin Galactic spaceship gets FAA's OK for test flights Orangutan rescued from poaching, returned to wild, then shot 62 times by thrill-seeking villagers Scarf-wearing pig chased by cops on Pittsburgh highway Turning out the streetlights in "distressed" parts of Detroit Apps for Kids 023: Geared Apps for Kids 023: Geared   Cat and Ram are pals (photo) By Xeni Jardin on May 31, 2012 12:46 pm A reader photography contest at National Geographic yields this photograph by Sarah Deutsch, of "a magical moment of love between a cat and a ram." If interspecies love is not your thing, try this trio of dancing ostriches. (thanks, Marilyn Terrell) Read in browser "Old people smell" is real By David Pescovitz on May 31, 2012 12:44 pm You know the odor of retirement homes, synagogues on high holidays, churches on crowded Sundays, and, perhaps, your grandmother's house? Turns out that "old people smell" seems to be a real thing, according to a new scientific study. Neuroscientist Johan Lundström of the Monell Chemical Senses Center led the study that involved people of various ... Read in browser Florida is center of coming zombie apocalypse By Mark Frauenfelder on May 31, 2012 12:44 pm From ihopericksantorum: 5/16: McArthur High School HazMat SituationStudents, Teachers Decontaminated After Breaking Out In Rash http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/mcarthur-high-school-contamination_n_1521764.html5/19: No confirmation on chemical at Fort Lauderdale International Airporthttp://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/terminal-2-evacuated-at-fort-lauderdale-airport-in-hazmat-scare5/21: Police: Man bites woman in Westchester http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/westchester/newsnow/x639948018/Police-Man-bites-woman-in-Westchester5/23: I-285 reopens after hazmat incident http://www.wesh.com/r/31112110/detail.html5/23: Man Bites Cousin’s Nose Off http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Man-Bites-Cousins-Nose-Off-153100125.html5/24: Second Broward school reports mystery rash http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/24/2815003/second-broward-school-reports.html5/25: Hazmat Called After Kids ... Read in browser It's shopped, this new app will be able to tell by the pixels By Xeni Jardin on May 31, 2012 12:32 pm At Poynter, Craig Silverman writes about FourAndSix, a new photo forensics tool now in beta. The idea is to create tools that "sniff out digitally altered images." Two of the people behind it: Kevin Connor, former VP of product management for Adobe Photoshop, and digital image forensics expert Dr. Hany Farid. (via Erin Siegal) Read in browser The history of pigeon camera photography By Mark Frauenfelder on May 31, 2012 12:27 pm I bought this tiny video camera because my kids and I want to strap it to our cat and see where she goes when she wanders around outside. We are trying to design a safe and comfortable harness for her. That's why I was interested to see this article about the history of pigeon camera ... Read in browser Kid's guide to Minecraft By Cory Doctorow on May 31, 2012 12:19 pm On Something Awful, Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka's seven-year-old daughter Lauren has a guide to Minecraft for budding players and pros alike: A Seven-Year Old's Guide to Minecraft (Mindcraft 3?) Read in browser ACTA falters in Europe By Rob Beschizza on May 31, 2012 11:48 am Three EU committees rejected ACTA this week; good news for a bad treaty. Previously. [Ars] Read in browser Super-size soda to be banned in New York under obesity plan By Rob Beschizza on May 31, 2012 11:28 am At the NYT, Michael M. Grynbaum reports on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to abolish sales of large bottles or cups of soda outside of grocery stores. The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. ... Read in browser Clarion Write-a-Thon: the home-game edition of the Clarion writing workshop By Cory Doctorow on May 31, 2012 11:15 am The Clarion Foundation has announced its annual write-a-thon, which is a sort of "home-game" edition of the famous Clarion science fiction and fantasy writing workshop, a boot-camp for budding writers held annually at the La Jolla campus of UC San Diego: What is a write-a-thon, anyway? It's just like a walk-a-thon. But instead of walking, ... Read in browser Lightning rainbow By Rob Beschizza on May 31, 2012 11:11 am A rainbow during storms in Haikou, the capital of China's Hainan province. Photo: China Daily/Reuters Read in browser Sun god appeased in Manhattan By Rob Beschizza on May 31, 2012 11:03 am To this marvelous photo of something odd going on in Manhattan, Jane-Claire Quigley appends an explanation (of sorts). [Animal NY] Read in browser Hypercard at 25 By Rob Beschizza on May 31, 2012 10:53 am Matthew Lasar at Ars: "Where does HyperCard fit in the narrative of innovation? It's always tempting to go the condescending route and compare the program to, say, the optical telegraph, which was the magnetic telegraph's largely forgotten predecessor; or to John Logie Baird's mechanical television set, a forerunner to electronic TV; or to the cable/satellite ... Read in browser SpaceX Dragon takes fiery ride from ISS back to Earth today By Xeni Jardin on May 31, 2012 10:14 am Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.com UPDATE: The SpaceX Dragon successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 1042AM ET/1142AM PT. History made, with the first commercially-built and operated space flight to the International Space Station now successfully completed. Six days after it berthed with the International Space Station on an historic mission ... Read in browser Canadian border guards demand inbound journalist's mobile phone contacts, prohibit writing while in-country By Cory Doctorow on May 31, 2012 10:10 am Henry sez, "Jacobin editor and In These Times correspondent Bhaskar Sunkara got a going over from Canadian border cops who accused him of being 'political' for knowing about health insurance, and of being a 'bigtime journalist embedded in the student movement,' then demanded his phone and details of his contacts." The other agent, now done ... Read in browser New York City mapped by rappers' origins By Xeni Jardin on May 31, 2012 10:03 am Click through to A Very Small Array for full size. You may also enjoy The Rap Map. Read in browser Click watches look like light-switches By Cory Doctorow on May 31, 2012 09:00 am Click's latest watches are the "Wall Switches." As the name implies, they look like wide, flat, blank wall-switches, but have a hidden illuminated time-display that lights up when the switch is flicked. Click Wall Switch Watches Read in browser Toronto cop who arrested drunk-driving off-duty officer harassed by co-workers By Cory Doctorow on May 30, 2012 10:54 pm A Toronto internal police disciplinary ruling found that Constable Andrew Vanderburgh was "harassed and berated" by other cops because he insisted on booking an off-duty cop whom he'd caught driving drunk. Vanderburgh, a rookie, brought in Breton Berthiaume based on a phoned-in tip about an erratic highway driver. Berthiaume, an off-duty cop, failed a breathalyzer. ... Read in browser Cats with flowers on their heads, in baskets, resting in a tree (video) By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 09:31 pm Video link (shironekoshiro) Read in browser Gay porn actor in Canada wanted for killing friend, publishing dismembering videos, mailing body parts By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 08:57 pm Authorities in Canada are searching for 29-year-old Luka Rocco Magnotta, an adult film actor who appears on various websites featuring hardcore gay male porn. Magnotta is beleived to be the man responsible for killing a friend, videotaping and then publishing online video of the man's dismemberment, then mailing body parts to various addresses in Ottawa, ... Read in browser First-person horror game from a two-year-old's PoV By Cory Doctorow on May 30, 2012 08:46 pm Krillbrite Studio offers a preview of "Among the Sleep," a first-person horror game viewed from the point of view of a toddling two-year-old: Among The Sleep invites you into the mind and body of a two year old child. After being put to bed one evening, mysterious things start to happen. Being played in first ... Read in browser In Tibet, a mother of 3 burns herself alive in protest of Chinese rule By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 08:27 pm A woman identified as Rikyo, said to be 33 years old and the mother of three young children, burned herself to death today in what is believed to have been another desperate act of protest against China's repressive policies in Tibet. According to the Tibetan pro-sovereignty website Phayul, she set herself on fire near the ... Read in browser SpaceX Dragon scheduled to return to Earth Thu. May 31, 11:44 AM ET By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 08:02 pm The SpaceX Dragon, having successfully berthed with the International Space Station, is on its way back home. Last week the space vehicle became the first privately-built and operated spacecraft to reach the ISS. Dragon is targeted to land in the Pacific Ocean, about 500 miles west-southwest of Los Angeles, at approximately 8:44 AM PT/11:44 AM ... Read in browser After news of an Obama "Kill List," a petition for a "Do Not Kill" list By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 07:46 pm There's a new petition drive on the White House website, inspired by the New York Times story about a so-called "kill list" the President uses to decide which war on terror enemy should be taken out by drones or air strikes: The Do Not Kill List. If it reaches 25,000 signatures, the White House must ... Read in browser Why "ethical" people commit fraud By Cory Doctorow on May 30, 2012 07:43 pm An All Things Considered segment (MP3) with Chana Joffe-Walt and Alix Spiegel looks at the circumstances that lead to people cheating and committing other frauds. They frame it with the true story of Toby Groves, whose brother had been convicted of fraud, and whose father made him swear a solemn oath to be upstanding in ... Read in browser Virgin Galactic spaceship gets FAA's OK for test flights By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 07:27 pm The Federal Aviation Administration today cleared SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic's six-passenger commercial space vehicle, to begin rocket-powered suborbital test flights. More on the experimental launch permit from Virgin Galactic: Already, SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo have made significant progress in their flight test program. With 80 test flights completed, WhiteKnightTwo is substantially through its test plan, while the ... Read in browser Orangutan rescued from poaching, returned to wild, then shot 62 times by thrill-seeking villagers By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 07:13 pm A blind Sumatran orangutan named Leuser was poached, sold as a gift, rescueed by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, and returned to the wild. Then, villagers seeking entertainment shot him 62 times. He has been rescued again, and his story is told in photos here. Read in browser Scarf-wearing pig chased by cops on Pittsburgh highway By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 06:46 pm Today, the best news story of the entire day was surely this unlikely report of a "sharp-dressed pig running loose on a highway" outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Police chased the little porker, believed to be a juvenile, but "failed to catch it before it scurried off into the woods." Police say the pig appeared to ... Read in browser Turning out the streetlights in "distressed" parts of Detroit By Cory Doctorow on May 30, 2012 06:38 pm In Bloomberg, Chris Christoff reports on the city of Detroit's plan to switch off up to half of its municipal streetlights, reducing or eliminating public lighting in "distressed" areas, noting that other cities, including neighboring Highland Park, as well as Colorado Springs, have already done this: A single, broken streetlight on the northeast side brings ... Read in browser Apps for Kids 023: Geared By Mark Frauenfelder on May 30, 2012 05:45 pm Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder. In this week's episode Jane's older sister Sarina tells us about Geared, a puzzle game where you have to connect gears together. It's free in the iTunes ... Read in browser Apps for Kids 023: Geared By Mark Frauenfelder on May 30, 2012 05:44 pm Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder. In this week's episode Jane's older sister Sarina tells us about Geared, a puzzle game where you have to connect gears together. It's free in the iTunes ... Read in browser More to read:  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Sent by 2012 Boing Boing, CC. You are subscribed to email updates from Boing Boing. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe immediately. Our mailing address is: Boing Boing 905 Wettach St Pittsburgh, Pa 15122 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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[Sponsor] Much like the iconic double decker buses in the UK, this British-designed limited edition Storm Trilogy Watch has two levels.  The top floor is a traditional three-handed clock bolted onto the bottom floor, where two totally different one handed displays display two other timezones.  On the right, one features a simple single hand for hours (if it lies in the middle of the 8 and 9, it's showing 8:30).  To the bottom left, an obscured viewing area offers a unique way of displaying the time: a single double-sided hand points to the hours in two rows, with the shorter side pointing to the hours after 3 o'clock and the longer side pointing to the hours after 9.     TOM THE DANCING BUG: Obama Sparks Creationism Controversy With "Evolution" of His Gay Marriage Position Woman fined for blowing whistle into phone On drones, terrorist suspects, and Obama's "kill lists" Spider trapped in ball-point pen maze Spinning wheel metes out random punishment to kids Julian Assange loses extradition fight in UK court, lawyers have 14 days to appeal Kevin Dart's new Boing Boing T-shirt Japan's hidden tropical island: Aogashima Man kicks sand with "incredible power," forcing tourists to go home Tiny house in Oakland built for $5k Naked man killed by police was "eating" face off victim Boing Boing interviews Best Coast Athena's pussy Jim Henson's "Time Piece" (1965)   TOM THE DANCING BUG: Obama Sparks Creationism Controversy With "Evolution" of His Gay Marriage Position By Ruben Bolling on May 30, 2012 12:45 pm Support Tom the Dancing Bug and receive untold BENEFITS and PRIVILEGES by joining the brand new INNER HIVE right now! "$9.99 every six months to support one of my all-time favorite comics. Boom, done." -John Gruber, Daring Fireball, INNER HIVE member since four weeks ago Read in browser Woman fined for blowing whistle into phone By Mark Frauenfelder on May 30, 2012 12:35 pm A German woman, annoyed by telemarketers who called her frequently, blew a whistle into the phone to discourage further calls. The telemarketer who received the blast claims to have suffered hearing problems, and now the whistle blower has a criminal record and an €800 fine to pay. (Photo: Shutterstock) Read in browser On drones, terrorist suspects, and Obama's "kill lists" By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 12:27 pm In the New York Times, a feature on how President Obama personally decides who to target with US drone strikes: "How old are these people?" he asked, according to two officials present. "If they are starting to use children," he said of Al Qaeda, "we are moving into a whole different phase."It was not a ... Read in browser Spider trapped in ball-point pen maze By Mark Frauenfelder on May 30, 2012 12:17 pm [Video Link] The man with the pen represents a totalitarian government. The pen markings represent the populace's diminishing freedom under totalitarian rule. The spider represents a repressed people who will rebel after they being pushed too hard. (Via biotv) Read in browser Spinning wheel metes out random punishment to kids By Mark Frauenfelder on May 30, 2012 11:52 am Jose R. Gonzalez was issued a patent in 1989 for his punishment wheel. An apparatus for choosing a punishment for a child, and a method of its use, are disclosed. An assortment of adhesive-backed decals designating various punishments is provided. Decals selected from the assortment by the parents are positioned around a base wheel. The ... Read in browser Julian Assange loses extradition fight in UK court, lawyers have 14 days to appeal By Xeni Jardin on May 30, 2012 11:04 am The highest UK court has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of rape and sexual assault. The decision is the result of a legal battle spanning a year and a half. In a Wikileaks statement released before the ruling, Assange maintains that the sexual misconduct case is ... Read in browser Kevin Dart's new Boing Boing T-shirt By Mark Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 09:22 pm We've got a new shirt in our fabulous series of Boing Boing artist series T-shirts. It's by illustrator Kevin Dart, the creator of Yuki 7. It's $16.95 in the Boing Boing Shop! Boing Boing Ship Demolish Serious Culture $14.95 Boing Boing Critter - Baby Snapsuit $8.95 Boing Boing Skullcap $14.95 Boing Boing Monkey $14.95 Boing ... Read in browser Japan's hidden tropical island: Aogashima By Mark Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 07:08 pm Tofugu has a short article on this unusual and beautiful Japanese island: Aogashima. Aogashima (“blue island”) is a tropical, volcanic island in the Phillipine Sea. Despite being over 200 miles away from the country’s capital, Aogashima is governed by Tokyo. In fact, a whole stretch of tropical and sometimes uninhabited islands called the Izu Islands ... Read in browser Man kicks sand with "incredible power," forcing tourists to go home By Mark Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 07:06 pm [Video Link] TV news reporter: "The wind blows with incredible power, there are moments when it is impossible to stand up here. The wind blows the sand at over 60 km per hour. The wind blew away the beach umbrellas and the tourists had to leave in a hurry." (Pan to news crew worker kicking ... Read in browser Tiny house in Oakland built for $5k By Mark Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 05:40 pm Lloyd Kahn, author of Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter, posted this photo of a 120-square-foot house built on a trailer chassis. The house will feature a full kitchen, composting toilet, outdoor shower, sleeping loft custom built in furniture and a fireplace. The siding is reclaimed redwood fensing and flooring is maple re-purposed from an old roller ... Read in browser Naked man killed by police was "eating" face off victim By Mark Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 04:54 pm A Miami police officer spotted a naked man chewing off another man's face on the MacArthur Causeway off ramp at 2pm on Saturday. When the naked cannibal ignored the officer's commands to stop, the officer shot the cannibal. But the cannibal continued to eat his victim's face. Witnesses said the officer had to shoot to ... Read in browser Boing Boing interviews Best Coast By Sarina Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 04:34 pm [Video Link] I like the band Best Coast because listening to them makes it feel like a California summer no matter what season it is. They have a great new album out, called The Only Place. Last week my friend Ava and I interviewed them at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, a couple of ... Read in browser Athena's pussy By David Pescovitz on May 29, 2012 02:22 pm My old pal John Curley is on tour with his reunited band The Afghan Whigs and he snapped this beautiful photo at Ναός της Αθηνάς Νίκης (Temple of Athena Nike) on the Acropolis of Athens. The building in the background is the Erechtheion. A few days prior in Holland, John tweeted that his photography style ... Read in browser Jim Henson's "Time Piece" (1965) By David Pescovitz on May 29, 2012 02:14 pm Above is an excerpt from Jim Henson's 1965 experimental short Time Piece, nominated for an Academy Award. It was unique because, for one thing, it doesn't feature any puppetry! The surreal film stars Henson and includes cameos from Henson Associates employees like Frank Oz (Yoda, etc!), Jerry Suhl, Don Sahlin, and Diana Birkenfield. More info ... Read in browser More to read: WWII fighter found in Sahara desert Anthony Burgess on the message of A Clockwork Orange Sex Pistols reissue "God Save The Queen" Man skydives 2,400 feet without deploying parachute and lands safely Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Rap Music Reaches Outside of New York  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Sent by 2012 Boing Boing, CC. You are subscribed to email updates from Boing Boing. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe immediately. Our mailing address is: Boing Boing 905 Wettach St Pittsburgh, Pa 15122 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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[Sponsor] Much like the iconic double decker buses in the UK, this British-designed limited edition Storm Trilogy Watch has two levels.  The top floor is a traditional three-handed clock bolted onto the bottom floor, where two totally different one handed displays display two other timezones.  On the right, one features a simple single hand for hours (if it lies in the middle of the 8 and 9, it's showing 8:30).  To the bottom left, an obscured viewing area offers a unique way of displaying the time: a single double-sided hand points to the hours in two rows, with the shorter side pointing to the hours after 3 o'clock and the longer side pointing to the hours after 9.     WWII fighter found in Sahara desert Anthony Burgess on the message of A Clockwork Orange Sex Pistols reissue "God Save The Queen" Man skydives 2,400 feet without deploying parachute and lands safely Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Rap Music Reaches Outside of New York LEGO Minifig ping pong and 1980s French cold wave The nature films of Louie Schwartzberg Firemaking, roadkill-cooking, primitivism: photos from a "rewilding" camp Safecracking Pianists in Paris (video) OpenROV, the $750 submarine Great moments in pedantry: Poisonous vs. Venomous How to: Experience Manhattanhenge Contrafactual comics: Jay-Z meets Batman, Jack Kirby meets My Little Pony Modkit: a simple graphical programming system for Arduinos and other microcontrollers XKCD wedding cake ISS astronaut, upon seeing inside SpaceX Dragon vehicle first time: "It looks sci-fi." Cyber-weapon Flame, "most complex malware ever," identified by Kaspersky Lab   WWII fighter found in Sahara desert By David Pescovitz on May 29, 2012 12:30 pm An oil-exploration team in Egypt stumbled upon a crashed World War II fighter plane that's apparently been sitting in the Sahara desert for 70 years. Apparently, the Royal Air Force P-40 Kittyhawk is in fantastic condition. Relatively speaking, of course. From National Geographic: At the suspected time of the crash, Flight Sergeant Copping, the P40's ... Read in browser Anthony Burgess on the message of A Clockwork Orange By Mark Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 12:27 pm The current volume of The New Yorker is the "Science Fiction issue." In it, a previously unpublished 1973 essay by Anthony Burgess about his novel, A Clockwork Orange. In “The Clockwork Condition” (p. 69), an essay written in 1973 but never published, Anthony Burgess reflects on the “true meaning” of his most famous novel, A ... Read in browser Sex Pistols reissue "God Save The Queen" By David Pescovitz on May 29, 2012 12:15 pm The Sex Pistols have reissued "God Save The Queen" on a limited-edition 7" picture disc to celebrate the song's 35th anniversary. From the official Sex Pistols site: Originally released on May 27th 1977, during the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 'God Save The Queen' made its mark in history. The BBC amongst others refused to play it ... Read in browser Man skydives 2,400 feet without deploying parachute and lands safely By David Pescovitz on May 29, 2012 11:59 am Last week, Gary Connery, wearing a wingsuit, jumped from a helicopter at an altitude of 2,400 feet and landed safely. "Stuntman Takes a Superhero Plunge" (New York Times) Read in browser Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Rap Music Reaches Outside of New York By Ed Piskor on May 29, 2012 11:51 am Read the rest of the Hip Hop Family Tree comics! Read in browser LEGO Minifig ping pong and 1980s French cold wave By David Pescovitz on May 29, 2012 11:42 am BIPP: French Synth-Wave 1979/85 compiles cold wave and Casio-dominated robot music that emerged from the unholy matrimony of post-punk and the nascent electro-pop scene of Europe. Above, Act's "Ping Pong." "BIPPP: French Synth Wave 1979-85" (Amazon) Read in browser The nature films of Louie Schwartzberg By Mark Frauenfelder on May 29, 2012 11:36 am [Video Link] When I was at TED earlier this year, I happened to sit down next to film maker Louie Schwartzberg. He makes gorgeous nature films. I recently watched the videos on his YouTube channel. They are all stunning. This video was shown at the TED conference in 2011, with scenes from "Wings of Life," ... Read in browser Firemaking, roadkill-cooking, primitivism: photos from a "rewilding" camp By David Pescovitz on May 29, 2012 11:31 am The Firefly Gathering is one of several "rewinding" or "primitivism" camps for learning self-sufficiency and wilderness skills and crafts like fire-making, mushroom hunting, canning, diaper-free parenting, trapping, and cooking wild game (and, er, road kill). Turnstyle's Mike Belleme brought his camera to camp. (Warning, some of the photos of animal "processing" may be upsetting to ... Read in browser Safecracking By Cory Doctorow on May 29, 2012 10:06 am Ken Doyle, a professional safecracker who's been practicing his trade since 1978, explains the ins and outs of safecracking to McSweeney's Suzanne Yeagley: Q: How often do people get locked in vaults? A: More often than you'd think and bank PR departments would like. ... Q: Do you ever look inside? A: I NEVER look. ... Read in browser Pianists in Paris (video) By Xeni Jardin on May 29, 2012 10:01 am [Video Link] The newest video from Joe Sabia's CDZA project. Read in browser OpenROV, the $750 submarine By Xeni Jardin on May 29, 2012 09:08 am In the New York Times today, Brian Lam (formerly of Gizmodo, now the creator of Scuttlefish and Wirecutter) writes about OpenROV, a low-cost submarine designed to be an affordable tool for "curious students and amateurs, as well as provide a highly valuable shallow water tool for explorers and scientists." This month, NASA engineer Eric Stackpole ... Read in browser Great moments in pedantry: Poisonous vs. Venomous By Maggie Koerth-Baker on May 29, 2012 08:57 am The key difference, writes blogger Jason Bittel, is in the biting. Venomous animals internally create a toxin and then inject it into prey or foes. Poisonous animals usually secrete their toxins on the outside. So here's a rule of thumb: If you are dying because an animal has bitten you, chances are, it was a ... Read in browser How to: Experience Manhattanhenge By Maggie Koerth-Baker on May 29, 2012 08:45 am Step 1, naturally, is to be in Manhattan. I'm in New York City today and Scientific American contributing editor Steven Ashley was kind enough to reminded me that my visit is coinciding with Manhattanhenge—a twice-a-year event when the sun lines up with Manhattan's street grid. This year, there will be a Manhattanhenge on May 29/30 ... Read in browser Contrafactual comics: Jay-Z meets Batman, Jack Kirby meets My Little Pony By Cory Doctorow on May 28, 2012 09:08 pm Chris Sims, Laura Hudson and Colleen Coover have executed as series of "Great Comics That Never Happened" for Comics Alliance, and they're fabulous. Exhibits A and B: Great Comics that Never Happened: Batman and Jay-Z Solve 99 Problems! (Chris Sims), and Great Comics That Never Happened #21: Jack Kirby's 'My Little Pony' (also Chris Sims) ... Read in browser Modkit: a simple graphical programming system for Arduinos and other microcontrollers By Cory Doctorow on May 28, 2012 06:00 pm Alexandra sez, "I'm writing to tell you about Modkit, a new interface for microcontrollers like Arduino. Modkit uses a graphical programming language based on the kids' programming language, Scratch. To write an Arduino program, you simply snap little blocks of code together. Basically, I think Modkit will make microcontrollers accessible to a much wider audience ... Read in browser XKCD wedding cake By Cory Doctorow on May 28, 2012 03:02 pm Mike sez, "Photographed a wedding reception in upstate NY this weekend -- the cake was awesome! The couple are both geeks and have three geeky teenaged daughters who helped design it.... Take a look at the cell phone video!" Cameraphone MP4 video (Thanks, Mike!) Read in browser ISS astronaut, upon seeing inside SpaceX Dragon vehicle first time: "It looks sci-fi." By Xeni Jardin on May 28, 2012 01:42 pm André Kuipers, a Dutch physician and astronaut with the European Space Agency, was on board the ISS when the SpaceX Dragon vehicle berthed. He took this photograph, and wrote, Inside of the Dragon module. Beautiful. Spacious, Modern. Blue LEDs. Feels a bit like a sci-fi filmset. Of course it is from Los Angeles. He wrote ... Read in browser Cyber-weapon Flame, "most complex malware ever," identified by Kaspersky Lab By Xeni Jardin on May 28, 2012 01:28 pm The Moscow-based security firm credited with solving various mysteries around Stuxnet and Duqu today announced the discovery of Flame, a data-stealing virus said to have lurked on thousands of computers in the Mideast for as long as 5 years. A Kaspersky Lab spokesperson described it in a Reuters interview as "the most complex piece of ... Read in browser More to read: Laurie Anderson's commencement speech on art, science and space Security researcher: I found secret reprogramming backdoors in Chinese microprocessors The sordid history of a perfect poison Cool collages made from vintage science media How to: Use math to win at Battleship  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Sent by 2012 Boing Boing, CC. You are subscribed to email updates from Boing Boing. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe immediately. Our mailing address is: Boing Boing 905 Wettach St Pittsburgh, Pa 15122 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences