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By Xeni Jardin on Aug 04, 2012 12:51 pm About a year ago, the engineers at JPL gave Boing Boing permission to visit the clean room where the next Mars rover, Curiosity, had just been completed, for an exclusive first look. Photographer Joseph Linaschke made the trek (and donned the bunny suit) on our behalf, and brought back breathtaking photos of the magnificent martian ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Aug 04, 2012 02:42 am In case there was any doubt in your mind, the alleged $1B cost to America from cyberwar and the $250B cost to America from "cyber-theft of Intellectual property" are both total bullshit. Pro Publica breaks it down. One of the figures Alexander attributed to Symantec — the $250 billion in annual losses from intellectual property ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Aug 04, 2012 01:37 am This looks like a great weekend project: Depending on your child's experience and motor skills, this will require some adult supervision. How much you involve yourself is up to you but I'm warning you, you may want to join in on the fun! This project is perfect for cleaning out junk drawers and miscellaneous tools ...
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By Xeni Jardin on Aug 04, 2012 12:56 am [Video Link] This Sunday night (and through the wee hours of Monday morning), engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA will attempt to land the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity on the surface of Mars. If the daring and complex landing plan goes right, Curiosity will enter the red planet's atmosphere, slow its ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Aug 04, 2012 12:31 am How to Be a Retronaut picks out the best of a 1946 portfolio of designer room interiors from the Internet Archive. Above, a room I would live in in a heartbeat. Right, a swell kitchen. Portfolio of Room Interiors, 1946
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By Cory Doctorow on Aug 03, 2012 11:31 pm A smashing essay on Kyro Beshay's site about the relationship between sociability and privacy is a must-read: Social networks and services have definitely given us new and seamless ways to communicate with people from across the globe, pushing the boundaries of what in our lives is deemed acceptable to share, but a wall has been ...
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By Rob Beschizza on Aug 03, 2012 10:19 pm There are plenty of boots out there trying to squish this bug, but Electronic Arts' are the biggest yet. What was that Aliens vs. Predator tagline again? [NYT]
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By Jamie Frevele on Aug 03, 2012 07:26 pm If you could spend the end of the world with anyone from Hollywood, wouldn't Drew Barrymore be a delightful choice? I mean, she's adorable, and she never wants to be a bummer, you guys. That's why she's chosen The End as her second movie as a director (after Whip It), an apocalyptic ensemble movie that ...
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By Jamie Frevele on Aug 03, 2012 05:18 pm For those of you who are lonely and looking for a cool person with whom to play video games, I do not recommend Batman, what with his shouty nature over things like, I don't know, triggers. (via Crave Online)
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By Jamie Frevele on Aug 03, 2012 04:46 pm There is nothing more disappointing than finding out that someone whose work you have always admired was not a divine, magical genius, but a deeply flawed human being. Sometimes such flaws can be overlooked (like when you disagree with someone's political opinions) and sometimes it's just completely, upsettingly inexcusable. And if we are to believe ...
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By Peter Bebergal on Aug 03, 2012 03:30 pm This is one in a series of essays about enthralling books. I asked my friends and colleagues to recommend a book that took over their life. I told them the book didn't have to be a literary masterpiece. The only thing that mattered was that the book captivated them and carried them into the world ...
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By David Pescovitz on Aug 03, 2012 03:21 pm Congratulations to Brad Konick, winner of our Outside Lands 2012 "summer photo" ticket contest! Thank you all for the amazing entries! We hope you enjoyed the contest. Brad submitted the beautiful photograph above left with Sigur Rós' "Svefn-g-englar" as the suggested accompanying song by an artist playing at this year's Outside Lands. Brad wins a ...
Read in browser Citizen Kane knocked down a notch
By David Pescovitz on Aug 03, 2012 02:49 pm After 50 years, Citizen Kane has lost its top seat on the British Film Institute's famed list of the "Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time." The number one spot now goes to Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Interestingly, Hitchcock didn't even break the top ten until 1982. "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time" ...
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By David Pescovitz on Aug 03, 2012 02:27 pm Would you like Survival Research Laboratories to perform at your next party? How about adding their unique blend of robotic mayhem, orchestrated annihilation, and black comedy to your company picnic? Machine art pioneer Mark Pauline is selling out, literally, on eBay and you can benefit! For $149,000, Mark will bring his theater of cruelty anywhere ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Aug 03, 2012 02:00 pm A truly outstanding Jim Morrison impersonator croons the theme to "Reading Rainbow," on a Jimmy Fallon show episode. What more could you want? The Doors Sing "Reading Rainbow" Theme (Jimmy Fallon) (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)
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By Cory Doctorow on Aug 03, 2012 02:00 pm Martin Backes is selling a limited edition of 333 "Pixelhead" anonymity masks, which allow you to replace your face with the pixellated likeness of German Secretary of the Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich. Masks are made to order and to measure, take 4-6 weeks for delivery, and cost €158 with shipping. The full face mask Pixelhead acts ...
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By David Pescovitz on Aug 03, 2012 01:47 pm Anthony Piccola, owner of the Chick-fil-A franchise in Nashua, New Hampshire, announced this his shop will be a sponsor of the area's gay pride festival next weekend. From Picolla's statement: "In both my personal and professional life, I have had and continue to have positive relationships with family, friends, customers and employees in the LGBT ...
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By Xeni Jardin on Aug 03, 2012 01:45 pm [Video Link]. Him widdle names is Pancake. He is a foster kitten, snuggling up in this video with a doggie.
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By David Pescovitz on Aug 03, 2012 01:36 pm A dozen corpses of murder victims have turned up over the last year in desolate and decaying parts of Detroit -- vacant lots, abandoned homes, overgrown parks… From the AP: "You can shoot a person, dump a body and it may just go unsolved" because of the time it may take for the corpse to ...
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By David Pescovitz on Aug 03, 2012 01:23 pm This is an 1840 butcher shop model. Note the exquisite detail down to the sawdust and blood on the floor. Such items weren't uncommon and were sold as promotional displays for shops or, yes, as child playlets. From Collectors Weekly: As doll houses—which also started out as toys for adults—were being manufactured for children around ...
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By Jamie Frevele on Aug 03, 2012 01:11 pm Great news for fans of VH1's brand of pop culture snark: weekly recap show Best Week Ever is coming back to the cable network this January, reviving the dreams of aspiring talking heads across the nation! Along with it comes another new nostalgia-based series, Miss You Much, hosted by Catherine Reitman (Breakin' It Down), who ...
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