- newPerhaps humiliation is the productivity hack we've been waiting for
Autonomous is an AI-forward company that sells everything from a coaster that tracks how much water you drink, a creepy-cute Pixar-esque companion lamp, to $20,000 backyard office pods. Another offering is the Autonomous Key, which promises to help kick the doomscrolling habit. — Read the rest The post Perhaps humiliation is the productivity hack we've been waiting for appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 16 mins ago 6 Oct 26, 7:04pm -
- newWill Frozen Trail turn it around for Arc Raiders?
Embark's promised big next step in Arc Raiders is set to release on October 8th. Will it bring back the fading player base? Arc Raiders had one of the most exciting launches and ramp-ups in years. It held on for a few months, but then rapidly lost players, at a rate that seemed intentional but was not. — Read the rest The post Will Frozen Trail turn it around for Arc Raiders? appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 18 mins ago 6 Oct 26, 7:02pm -
- newEntertainment wants to be free: the forgotten war to liberate satellite TV
For the first 15 years or so of this century, subscription satellite TV was available in Latin America with a one-time purchase of a pirate box. The channel operators tried to stop it, and the pirates nimbly worked around the locks. — Read the rest The post Entertainment wants to be free: the forgotten war to liberate satellite TV appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 30 mins ago 6 Oct 26, 6:50pm -
- newTrump salivates over Natalie and invites Iran to bomb California
The Orange Menace, who has notably been sued by women over alleged "affairs" during his current marriage, gave his bag carrier a good once-over and then described her as a "perfect person," where perfect seems to mean her legs.While musing over television vehicles for Natalie, Diaper Don also offered up Los Angeles and San Diego to Iran as targets for retribution. — Read the rest The post Trump salivates over Natalie and invites Iran to bomb California appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 hour ago 6 Oct 26, 6:14pm -
- newCalifornia gives Disneyland's gas-choked Autopia a deadline
Disneyland's fume-soaked Autopia has been given until February 1st, 2027, to change or shut down. A few years ago, Disney got caught running Autopia cars that were not emissions-approved. They agreed to a 30-month timeline to clean up its grossly polluting car ride, or shut down. — Read the rest The post California gives Disneyland's gas-choked Autopia a deadline appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 6 Oct 26, 4:32pm -
- newRepublican gubernatorial candidate in California compares experimenting with your sexuality to voting for him
Steve Hilton has a really creepy and weird ad for Governor of California, and its probably not helping him.I guess first-time voting has changed a lot since I was a kid! The ad even has Republicans pissed off.Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, whom the Southern Poverty Law Center considers a Christian nationalist, said the ad promotes "lesbianism," which he called a "pandemic" among high school and college students during his Facebook live on Saturday, and called it "grotesque" and "insensitive." — Read the rest The post Republican gubernatorial candidate in California compares experimenting with your sexuality to voting for him appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 6 Oct 26, 4:18pm -
- newStar Wars: Galactic Racer is free to play for Prime members
The new Star Wars racing game is available for free on a service you likely forgot exists. Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out today on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam, but also on Amazon Luna, free to play for Prime members. — Read the rest The post Star Wars: Galactic Racer is free to play for Prime members appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 6 Oct 26, 4:11pm -
- newTexas city wants $2.3 million to release data on Flock use
With police abuse of Flock surveillance cameras often making news and backlash growing against the rapid deployment of ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) across the U.S., some cities are finding ways to make sure taxpayers know as little as possible. The Fort Worth suburb of North Richland Hills, reports The Texas Tribune, demanded $2.3 million to fulfill a public records request for information about its use of Flock cameras. — Read the rest The post Texas city wants $2.3 million to release data on Flock use appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 6 Oct 26, 4:04pm -
- newFiction just joined Headway's 2,000+ book summaries, now $50 for Deal Days
TL;DR: Get 15-minute summaries of nonfiction and fiction bestsellers with a Headway Premium lifetime subscription for $49.97 with code SAVE20 (MSRP $299.95).Everyone has a stack of books they swear they'll get to, and every new release makes the stack taller. — Read the rest The post Fiction just joined Headway's 2,000+ book summaries, now $50 for Deal Days appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 4 hours ago 6 Oct 26, 3:00pm -
- newDoom ported to SQL
Doom, the classic first-person shooter, brought PCs to their knees in 1993. But now it runs on toothbrushes and earbuds and has even been implemented on the Commodore 64. Now it has been ported to SQL, the structured query language used by many relational databases. — Read the rest The post Doom ported to SQL appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 5 hours ago 6 Oct 26, 2:33pm -