- newTurns out Grandpa Pudding Brains' expertise is poles, not polls
Since he rode down his golden escalator, reviling Mexican immigrants, the Orange Menace has been lit up over every single poll he has heard of. Turns out he meant a different kind of pole.Diaper Don explained that "top-of-the-line" flag poles have a certain taper. — Read the rest The post Turns out Grandpa Pudding Brains' expertise is poles, not polls appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 hour ago 19 Aug 26, 6:04pm -
- newTom the Dancing Bug: The MAGAs go back to when America was Great
Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH the intrepid MAGAs magically travel back to the time when America was Great!-> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this hostile Trumpverse! — Read the rest The post Tom the Dancing Bug: The MAGAs go back to when America was Great appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 19 Aug 26, 4:25pm -
- newFairphone finally sells its repairable phones directly in the US
Having the right to repair your hardware doesn't matter much if you don't have hardware you can repair. As phones have become more svelte and complex, they've also become significantly more difficult to take apart. Even with the right tools and detailed instructions from a joint like iFixit, replacing the battery in a recent iPhone can leave you having nightmares for a month. — Read the rest The post Fairphone finally sells its repairable phones directly in the US appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 19 Aug 26, 4:25pm -
- newSlow Horses season 6 is coming September 16th
In the crapshoot of streaming television, Slow Horses has been rolling nothing but sevens over the past five seasons. Its cast is solid, its writing is consistently tight and I've never had a problem with its pacing. And, as with all great TV shows of the modern age, none of the characters in the series, no matter how popular, seem safe from being liquidated: the show has killed off a lot of loveable losers over the years and is the better for it. — Read the rest The post Slow Horses season 6 is coming September 16th appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 19 Aug 26, 4:25pm -
- newNASA image shows crater on moon created by SpaceX rocket crash
NASA posted before-and-after images showing a crater dug by a Falcon 9 rocket hitting the Moon's surface on August 5, 2026. The Luna Reconnaissance Orbiter took the shots after the spectacular coda to the Firefly Blue Ghost mission.To capture imagery of the impact, engineers tilted the spacecraft so its cameras would point toward the crater each time LRO passed about 60 miles above the Moon, traveling 1 mile per second. — Read the rest The post NASA image shows crater on moon created by SpaceX rocket crash appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 8 hours ago 19 Aug 26, 11:08am -
- newFlorida Republican who wants child sex abusers put to death is one, say cops
Florida Republican Michael Caruso has strong opinions about pedophiles: they should receive the death penalty when convicted of sexually battering children under 12 years of age. He was arrested Tuesday and charged with five felony counts of child abuse.Caruso, 67, formerly Palm Beach's House Representative and its current county clerk, allegedly kidnapped and molested a young child. — Read the rest The post Florida Republican who wants child sex abusers put to death is one, say cops appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 8 hours ago 19 Aug 26, 10:53am -
- newTired of recreating the same AI prompt from scratch? This $39.99 app saves it
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to VibefarmAI's prompt composition workspace, including a 10,000+ prompt library, for $39.99 (MSRP $179).Anyone who uses AI tools regularly knows the frustration of landing on the perfect prompt, then losing it in a sea of chat history, half-remembered wording, or a screenshot you can no longer find. — Read the rest The post Tired of recreating the same AI prompt from scratch? This $39.99 app saves it appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 22 hours ago 18 Aug 26, 9:00pm -
- newLogos of the early UFOlogy scene and Japanesel love hotels
Klasse Wrecks is a record label and publishing company based in London and Hong Kong. I haven't listened to their records or cassettes yet, but I've been tempted to buy some of their 22 KFAX zines. Each is about 100 pages long and consists of black-and-white reproductions of logos. — Read the rest The post Logos of the early UFOlogy scene and Japanesel love hotels appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 22 hours ago 18 Aug 26, 8:59pm -
- Drug dealer jailed after taking gun to probation meeting
A drug dealer took his gun to a meeting with his probation officer and thereby ended up back in jail. This being England, there are few circumstances under which firearms are legal to own in the first place, and none at all if you are a convict on probation carrying a blank revolver converted to shoot live rounds. — Read the rest The post Drug dealer jailed after taking gun to probation meeting appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 day ago 18 Aug 26, 6:58pm -
- How reusable heat packs work
I took a home blood test today, and it included a reusable heat pack. These things have been around since the 1970s, but this was the first time I've used one. It's a plastic pouch with liquid inside and a small metal disc stamped with many dents. — Read the rest The post How reusable heat packs work appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 day ago 18 Aug 26, 6:39pm -