- newLos Angeles' historic Pacific Dining Car burns again (video)
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at the closed and previously burnt Pacific Dining Car. Declared a historic monument in 2023, Los Angeles' historic steakhouse, the Pacific Dining Car, is a treasure. Closed in 2020 due to the pandemic's impacts on dining establishments, it seems the former railcar turned classic steakhouse is further away from reopening. — Read the rest The post Los Angeles' historic Pacific Dining Car burns again (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 21 mins ago 20 Mar 25, 6:13pm -
- newFox host floats "death penalty" for Tesla protestors — Karoline Leavitt nods in agreement (video)
Donald Trump pardoned the violent rioters who vandalized the Capitol building and fatally attacked police officers on Janurary 6, 2021 — but Fox News suggests that Tesla protestors should get the death penalty."I know on January 20th that the president signed into law, through an executive order, restoring the death penalty," Fox host Harris Faulkner told White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, right after labeling Tesla protestors — some who have vandalized the electric cars — as "domestic terrorists." — Read the rest The post Fox host floats "death penalty" for Tesla protestors — Karoline Leavitt nods in agreement (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 38 mins ago 20 Mar 25, 5:56pm -
- newEnjoy the 1981 Atari VCS Catalog
Paul Lefebvre, author of the Goto 10 newsletter, chanced across a copy of the 1981 Atari VCS Catalog and shared his thoughts on the publication, which exemplifies the golden age of game consoles.Each game had its own fun slogan and artwork depicted for it in the same style as the cover, but there would also be a small screenshot of the game itself. — Read the rest The post Enjoy the 1981 Atari VCS Catalog appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 45 mins ago 20 Mar 25, 5:49pm -
- newPolice arrest "highway phantom" for secretly causing crashes just to offer help to victims
Police in Bennington, Nebraska finally arrested the "highway phantom" suspected of causing crashes and then offering to help the victims. Spencer Rademacker, 23, allegedly put a coffee table, chair, and a child's bicycle in the middle of Highway 36 at night. — Read the rest The post Police arrest "highway phantom" for secretly causing crashes just to offer help to victims appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 49 mins ago 20 Mar 25, 5:45pm -
- newChatGPT faces privacy violation for inventing a horrific murder case about an innocent man
ChatGPT fabricated a horrific false story about a Norwegian man murdering his children, sparking a new privacy complaint that challenges AI companies' responsibility for their tools' hallucinations.The AI chatbot generated a detailed but completely fictional account claiming the man (we aren't including his name here) had killed two of his sons and attempted to murder a third, resulting in a 21-year prison sentence. — Read the rest The post ChatGPT faces privacy violation for inventing a horrific murder case about an innocent man appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 53 mins ago 20 Mar 25, 5:41pm -
- newWatch "A Moment for Love" on Amazon
Part fantasy, part biopic, A Moment for Love is "an outrageous, campy comedy cult film about a singer-songwriter who meets a fashion designer and becomes part of his magical chosen family."While I have yet to see this film, it was made by a very talented group of my friends. — Read the rest The post Watch "A Moment for Love" on Amazon appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 hour ago 20 Mar 25, 5:14pm -
- newThis feed reveals what pilots are really saying while you're in the air
Remember when your mom said it was rude to eavesdrop? Well, throw that advice out the airplane window because someone has created the most addictive social media feed ever by snooping on pilots' private chatter.This hero-we-didn't-know-we-needed built ACARS Drama, a system that captures the messages zipping between planes and ground control. — Read the rest The post This feed reveals what pilots are really saying while you're in the air appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 hour ago 20 Mar 25, 5:12pm -
- newE.T. the extraterrestrial could land in your living room for $1 million
ET could go home, your home. One of the three original body models of ET used in Steven Spielberg's 1982 film is headed to the auction block next month. It's expected to bring in around $1 million. The 3-foot-tall artifact is from the collection of Hollywood SFX artist Carlo Rambaldi whose daughter brought the items to Sotheby's. — Read the rest The post E.T. the extraterrestrial could land in your living room for $1 million appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 hour ago 20 Mar 25, 5:10pm -
- newMusk's allies in the Trump administration can't stop Tesla's stock slide (video)
Yet another cabinet member of the Trump Administration has used a television interview to sell Tesla. This time, Commerce Secretary Lutnick portrays a used car salesman.The President of the United States read from a Tesla price list, selling cars from the White House. — Read the rest The post Musk's allies in the Trump administration can't stop Tesla's stock slide (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 20 Mar 25, 4:28pm -
- newTesla recalling every Cybertruck in the U.S. — emblematic of what you get with Musk (video)
Tesla is yet again recalling Cybertrucks — this time 46,096 of them — because of its cheaply attached front panel that keeps flying off the front of its cars. And by cheaply attached, I mean glued together (see video below, posted by Facts Guru). — Read the rest The post Tesla recalling every Cybertruck in the U.S. — emblematic of what you get with Musk (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 2 hours ago 20 Mar 25, 4:21pm -