- newA snail eating its dinner looks exactly like a grandpa without his dentures
This close-up video of a snail munching on its dinner made my morning a lot better. It looks as if the snail's eyes are closed and it's falling asleep while eating its bedtime snack. I assume this is how I look when I get up in the middle of the night during a bout of insomnia to snack on something. — Read the rest The post A snail eating its dinner looks exactly like a grandpa without his dentures appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:30pm -
- newWind turbines sway on purpose so they don't snap in half
Have you ever seen a wind turbine sway before? When I was little and I saw them moving back and forth in the wind, I would worry that the turbine was about to snap. Wind turbines actually sway to prevent this very thing from happening. — Read the rest The post Wind turbines sway on purpose so they don't snap in half appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:15pm -
- newThe world's smallest deer has a big head and wobbly little legs
This video shows a pudú, the world's smallest species of deer, munching on some leaves. These adorable little creatures can be found in the rainforests of South America. They are solitary, elusive animals and mainly come out at dawn and dusk. — Read the rest The post The world's smallest deer has a big head and wobbly little legs appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 3 hours ago 16 Sep 26, 12:00pm -
- newStill hanging onto Windows 10? Windows 11 Pro is $9.97
TL;DR: Windows 11 Pro is on sale for $9.97 (reg. $199) through Sept. 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT, with a lifetime license for one PC.Windows 10 isn't disappearing overnight. Microsoft has given users some additional time with Extended Security Updates, but those are primarily there to provide security patches, not new features, non-security fixes, or the broader support that comes with a current operating system. — Read the rest The post Still hanging onto Windows 10? Windows 11 Pro is $9.97 appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 16 hours ago 15 Sep 26, 11:15pm -
- newNobody loves Microsoft Office, but everyone still needs — $33 till Sept. 27
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows bundles Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and five more must-have apps into a single one-time purchase, on sale for $32.97 (reg. $219.99) through September 27.Nobody opens Word for fun, and no one has ever called a spreadsheet inspiring and meant it. — Read the rest The post Nobody loves Microsoft Office, but everyone still needs — $33 till Sept. 27 appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 18 hours ago 15 Sep 26, 9:00pm -
- newThis time, measles cut an 18-year-old's life short
The person measles killed was 18 years old. Pennsylvania health officials say the unvaccinated teenager died from complications of the disease, specifically a rare and severe neurological condition that causes inflammation in the brain. It is the fourth death associated with the state's growing measles outbreak in the last month. — Read the rest The post This time, measles cut an 18-year-old's life short appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 19 hours ago 15 Sep 26, 8:43pm -
- newSenators would like Kash Patel to explain the FBI's new bestiality policy
The bureau removed bestiality as an automatic employment disqualifier, which Patel says was necessary because trafficking victims forced into sexual acts involving animals had been rejected along with perpetrators. Because this happens frequently enough, the FBI needed a policy. While the MAGAs rage on about imagine child trafficking and library book reading crimes against humanity, it appears Kash Patel has quietly identified another: unwilling victims of forced bestiality were being unfairly rejected by the FBI. — Read the rest The post Senators would like Kash Patel to explain the FBI's new bestiality policy appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 20 hours ago 15 Sep 26, 7:42pm -
- newGrandpa Pudding Brains claims victory, loses to football by roughly 10-to-1
After claiming he'd drawn a much larger audience than the NFL, Dozing-off Donald was betrayed by the actual ratings. I wonder if he calls them fake ratings."The overall numbers beat the NFL," Grandpa Pudding Brains declared after his Dallas convention, declining to identify what those numbers were or explain what "beat" meant. — Read the rest The post Grandpa Pudding Brains claims victory, loses to football by roughly 10-to-1 appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 22 hours ago 15 Sep 26, 5:42pm -
- newAuralnauts shares "Star Wars: Larry" the abridged cut
If you are familiar with Auralnauts ' reimagining of the Star Wars prequel series, you'll love Larry, the tale of a burnt-out Jedi stepping back up to the plate.Larry is a vastly improved Obi-Wan, with a drug problem and a love of dance fighting. — Read the rest The post Auralnauts shares "Star Wars: Larry" the abridged cut appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 23 hours ago 15 Sep 26, 4:41pm -
- Cops seize 100,000 ecstasy pills molded in the shape of Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, raped in a culvert then beaten to death by a mob at the culmination of Libya's 2011 civil war, is now immortalized in bas relief on 100,000 ecstacy pills. Ravers will not get to enjoy the pills, though, as they were seized by customs officers in Tripoli. — Read the rest The post Cops seize 100,000 ecstasy pills molded in the shape of Muammar Gaddafi appeared first on Boing Boing.
- 1 day ago 15 Sep 26, 3:14pm -