- newThe silence around alleged Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians is deafening
Nicholas Kristof's latest column is a brutal reminder that "believe survivors" often becomes negotiable the moment the survivors belong to an inconvenient population. Palestinians describe sexual torture and abuse in Israeli custody, while the governments that loudly condemned Hamas's sexual violence now seem to have misplaced their moral vocabulary. — Read the rest The post The silence around alleged Israeli sexual violence against Palestinians is deafening appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 25 mins ago 13 May 26, 9:10pm -
- newHow 1925 press dismissed the Klan at peak power
In September 1925, a month after some 30,000 hooded Klansmen paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue in the largest Klan rally in Washington's history, the satirical weekly Judge declared the Ku Klux Klan effectively dead. What remained, the editorial argued, was a fraternal dress-up order, no more threatening than the Shriners. — Read the rest The post How 1925 press dismissed the Klan at peak power appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 26 mins ago 13 May 26, 9:09pm -
- newPlease get rid of your old OS—Windows 11 Pro + a training course is just $20 through 5/31
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Windows 11 Pro plus a 10-hour training course for $19.97 and upgrade both your PC and your actual understanding of how to use it.So many people upgrade their phones every few years but keep using the same old PC settings they've been blindly clicking through since 2017. — Read the rest The post Please get rid of your old OS—Windows 11 Pro + a training course is just $20 through 5/31 appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 35 mins ago 13 May 26, 9:00pm -
- newOne year with the 12th-generation Kindle Paperwhite SE
Just over a year ago, I upgraded my 11-year-old Kindle Voyage to the latest Paperwhite SE. I had a lot of fears, but they were all unfounded.I've been a huge fan of e-readers ever since I received my first-edition Kindle. — Read the rest The post One year with the 12th-generation Kindle Paperwhite SE appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 13 May 26, 6:54pm -
- newDoughnut-dunking machines: 1956 inventor's gadgets
"Life has gotten too darned complicated," declared Russell E. Oakes in the January 1956 issue of Celebrity magazine. "Our scientists and inventors are just great at investigating the sex life of the polyp or building bigger and better positronic re-diffraction hypotelemeters — but they ignore the all-important everyday problems of the ordinary guy like you and me." — Read the rest The post Doughnut-dunking machines: 1956 inventor's gadgets appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 13 May 26, 6:20pm -
- newPhotos capture surviving payphones still scattered across America
This nostalgia-inducing collection of photos shows payphones that still exist in the United States. While hard to come by nowadays, there are still some beautiful payphone booths scattered around America. While many of them are out of service, they're relics of a time when everyone carried quarters instead of an iPhone as a means to communicate with others. — Read the rest The post Photos capture surviving payphones still scattered across America appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 4 hours ago 13 May 26, 5:36pm -
- newValve's new Steam Controller screams when you drop it
Valve's second-generation Steam Controller was released last week, and it sold out immediately at $99. The lucky gamers who got their hands on one have noticed an Easter Egg. If dropped from the right height, it screams. And not just any scream, but the ultimate cinematic Easter Egg, the Wilhelm Scream. — Read the rest The post Valve's new Steam Controller screams when you drop it appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 4 hours ago 13 May 26, 5:33pm -
- newThis inflatable tent is a camper's dream come true
No matter how much you love camping, campfires, sleeping outdoors, or eating highly processed tubes of meat cooked over an open flame, there's an almost 100% chance you hate setting up a tent. Even under ideal conditions, it's a pain in the ass. — Read the rest The post This inflatable tent is a camper's dream come true appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 4 hours ago 13 May 26, 5:23pm -
- newCanadian doctors won't treat American trans patients — and here's why
It looks like the Trump administration's anti-trans bullshit has drifted north. According to the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, the student health clinic at McGill University has refused Hormone Replacement Therapy to American students studying in Canada, citing legal advice from the Canadian Medical Protective Association. — Read the rest The post Canadian doctors won't treat American trans patients — and here's why appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 4 hours ago 13 May 26, 5:19pm -
- newRebel HQ asks MAGA how their one-religion fantasy squares with Trump's Jewish family
As usual, MAGAs will paint themselves into corners trying to rationalize things that simply can not be. The insistence that the United States is a "Christian nation" runs into a wall when it meets Trump's converted-to-Judaism sweat shop running daughter, his owned and operated by Saudi Arabia son-in-law, and their kids. — Read the rest The post Rebel HQ asks MAGA how their one-religion fantasy squares with Trump's Jewish family appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 4 hours ago 13 May 26, 5:11pm -