You're welcome! Happy Halloween, here's a pair of pig eyeballs disintegrating over time. [Video Link]
Saturday 31 October 2020
'They don't catch it,' lies Trump on kids and COVID
"They don't catch it," lied impeached president Donald Trump just now, about children getting COVID.
Speaking on the campaign trail just days before the Election Day, Trump demanded that all schools in the United States be open for in-person classes, and all children now learning at home should go to those in-person classes. — Read the rest
Trump glorifies Texas attack in which MAGA drivers tried to push Biden/Harris bus off road
CNN reports that Trump supporters in Texas tried to run a Biden-Harris campaign bus off the road earlier today. Trump's response was to share video of the attack, with an all-caps, "I LOVE TEXAS!"
Impeached and progressively wacked-out president Donald J. — Read the rest
Happy Samhain! Dig Julie Driscoll's deeply groovy "Season of the Witch" (1968)
Happy Samhain! Julie Driscoll with Brian Auger & The Trinity doing a smoking cover of Donovan's "Season of the Witch," available on their 1968 album Open.
This massive cyber security bundle with over 65 courses is available now for under $30
We're all confronted with hyperbole and grand exaggerated statements every day. However, it's without a hint of embellishment to say that cybersecurity has never been more important — and could shape the direction of world events.
Just days ago, cybersecurity experts identified a hacker selling personal information about nearly 186 million American voters. — Read the rest
BoJo admits Coronavirus out of control, announces UK lockdown
Giving up on his government's incomprehensible efforts to contain the pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson today imposed another lockdown in the U.K., where Covid is again rampant.
Even now, there will be gaps in the gate—schools and colleges will remain open, as will workplaces where working from home is impractical. — Read the rest
News from the year 2051: The history of sending Halloween candy down a PVC pipe
Oftentimes, tradition becomes so instilled in us that it feels like it's always been that way. Not so, with the annual pvc pipe Halloween candy chute. There was a time when trick-or-treaters would come right to the door and residents would hand, yes, use their HANDS to give candy to the children. — Read the rest
Must be the season of the witch
Here's a little Halloween treat, a conversation with Boing Boing contributor, Peter Bebergal (Season of the Witch, Strange Frequencies) on The Vibe of the Tribe Podcast. Peter talks with the hosts about the monsters of Jewish folklore. — Read the rest
Colt Clark and the Quarantine Kids doing the "Monster Mash"
This could be the cutest thing you see all day. Happy Halloween.
Enjoy an old school Halloween horror marathon hosted by artist Skinner.
Of the many social activities that covid has taken from us this year, Halloween is an especially bitter pill to swallow. If you're looking for virus-free thrills from the safety of your couch this weekend, the folks at Filmbot have put together an excellent Halloween movie marathon. — Read the rest
Listen: "Bela Lugosi's Dead" vs Disneyland's Haunted Mansion
In 2004, artist Howard Hallis celebrated the devilishly wonderful crossover of Disney and Goth culture with the now-classic "Haunted Bela," a mash-up of Bauhaus's "Bela Lugosi's Dead" with the spooky narration heard in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion dark ride. Listen above! — Read the rest
Ministry's "(Everyday Is) Halloween" (1984)
From the days when Al Jourgensen cultivated an English accent and I wore too much eyeliner, Ministry's "(Everyday Is) Halloween." (1984) Above, a fan video cut up from horror films.
This heavy-duty workshop apron can hold all your tools while you tackle all those key projects
When you hear the word apron, you likely think of something like a dainty covering 50s moms would hear while they were cooking. But aprons aren't just shielding you from a little excess ingredient or some squirting cooking juice.
Hands-on professionals from artists and barbers to grillmasters and blacksmiths depend on an apron to both protect their clothes as well as protect them from substances or even work accidents we all want to avoid. — Read the rest
Exploring the weird and wonderful world of RPG zines
In case you are unaware, the roleplaying gaming world is not only going through a robust renaissance of interest, it has also led to an explosion in game-related zine publishing. There are thousands of zines covering 5e D&D, OSR (Old School Renaissance), RPGs in general, zine-based rules systems, zine-based adventures, dungeon crafting zines, you name it. — Read the rest
Dr. Frank-n-Furter and his faithful handyman, Riff Raff, unveil the new Adabox Halloween edition
Adabox is the subscription box of microcontrollers and add-on boards, electronics, and other cool goodies that our friends at Adafruit Industries curate each quarter. The latest release, Adabox 16, is their Halloween edition. This edition is centered on their MatrixPortal M4 CircuitPython-powered RGB internet matrix controller board and a 64 x 32 RGB matrix display. — Read the rest
Hypothetical Mars colony won't recognize U.S. or international law
The Independent found an interesting clause in the fine print of SpaceX's satellite internet service: its hypothetical Martian colony won't recognize any national or international law on Earth.
— Read the rest"For services provided on Mars, or in transit to Mars via Starship or other colonisation spacecraft, the parties recognise Mars as a free planet and that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities," the governing law section states.
Zardoz star Sean Connery dead at 90
Sir Sean Connery, who starred in Zardoz and various other roles in his seventy-year film career, is dead at 90.
— Read the restSir Sean died overnight in his sleep, while in the Bahamas. It is understood he had been unwell for some time.
Halloween 2020 will have the first global blue moon since World War II
As The New York Times explains:
— Read the restOn Oct. 31 — that's Halloween to you — humans in all time zones will be treated to a blue hunter's moon. A blue moon occurs on the rare occasion when there is more than one full moon during a month.
Relieve stress with a hammock for your neck
Looking forward to election night this Tuesday? Me neither. It's going to be a stressful week…on top of an abysmal year. Hell, let's face it, we've been living a nightmare since 2016!
You are probably putting together some kind of plan to rescue your mental health as well as manage your anxiety. — Read the rest
Say "Merry Covid-Christmas" with this 2020 Santa ornament
Santa's got a sack full of safety in this 2020 "keepsake" ornament ($10). Because nothing says "Merry Covid-Christmas" during a pandemic than the gifts of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, toilet paper, and masks.
— Read the restOur Quarantine Christmas Ornament is a good way to commemorate 2020 of social distancing and quarantine!
The 12 drone models are already on sale at Black Friday-level prices
If you're already stressing about holiday shopping, we get it. While we wouldn't normally advocate starting the holiday spending talk this early, there are too many big considerations happening right now to leave the finances and logistics of the season to the last minute this year. — Read the rest
Friday 30 October 2020
These noise-cancelling wireless headphones have a world of extra features — and they're over 25% off
Headphone quality often comes down to that old axiom of consumerism — you get what you pay for. When you try to cheap out and get a $20 pair of over-ear headphones while premium brands sell for $150 to $200…well, there's a better than decent chance that your cut-rate tech won't have great sound, won't have the features you want, and definitely won't stand up to the rigors of the everyday world to live a long, productive life. — Read the rest
This neon banana costs $69
From Amazon:
— Read the rest〖Real Neon Signs〗 It is Real Neon, Not Led Plastic. The neon signs are handmade of glass tubes. The most advanced electrode system, energy efficient, low energy consumption and long life as many as 100,000 hours. The neon signs are with Low-voltage design, so pls don't worry about it getting hot, no risk of glass breakage or harmful substances leaking.It
Kanye gave Kim a hologram of her dead father
Kanye West's 40th birthday present to his wife Kim Kardashian was a hologram of her dead father. — Read the rest
Watch huge building mechanically walk to its new location
A massive building in Shaghai, China "walked" to its new location using 200 mechanical legs. The timelapse is incredible but in reality it took more than two weeks for the building, an 85-year-old primary school, to rotate 21 degrees and move around 200 feet. — Read the rest
NBC News: Hunter Biden documents are work of fake "intelligence firm"
A 64-page document alleging wide-ranging crimes and conspiracies involving Hunter Biden, widely disseminated among conservative media, is the work of a fake "intelligence firm" headed by a man whose portrait is generated by an AI. NBCNews:
— Read the restThe document and its spread have become part of a wider effort to smear Hunter Biden and weaken Joe Biden's presidential campaign, which moved from the fringes of the internet to more mainstream conservative news outlets.
Person with "machete" turns out to be carrying a leek
Police in Aberdeen, Scotland, scrambled to intercept someone reportedly wielding a machete in the street. Upon approach, however, they found that they were carrying a bag of leeks.
— Read the restPolice Scotland said it had been established no crime took place and no further action was needed.
SEX CRIMINALS #69 is a nice climax to a surprisingly touching story about mental health (and sex jokes)
I have fond memories of the first time I read issue #10 of Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. I just gotten off the T at Mass Ave in Boston and hopped on the 1 Bus towards Cambridge, where I had a job at MIT. — Read the rest
New research claims that Facebook is 5 times more polarizing for conservatives than liberals
Understanding Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles: The Impact of Social Media on Diversification and Partisan Shifts in News Consumption is a new peer-reviewed study by Brent Kitchens, Steven L. Johnson, and Peter Gray, recently published in MIS Quarterly, a journal that focuses on the IT field. — Read the rest
Recently declassified documents there was an actual MI-6 agent in the 60s named James Bond
From The Wall Street Journal:
— Read the restIn 1964, a British diplomat arrived in the capital [of Poland], then vanished, thwarting the minders ordered to shadow his every movement. He was next seen snooping around a military base along the border of the Soviet Union.
David Duchovny was once banned from a Vancouver strip club for making fun of the weather
I saw this on Twitter the other day:
I was able to find the original source, which is some random guy's website, supposedly copying a Vancouver Province article by John Colebourn. — Read the rest
A wonderfully eerie stop-motion silent film about a ghost falling through the multiverse
Hallelujah the Hills are kind of indie rock institution in Boston, always finding new ways to bring experimental artistry to their post-punk sound.
Case-in-point: over the course of 4 months in quarantine, lead singer Ryan Walsh decided to make a stop-motion music video for their song "The Memory Tree," from the band's recent album I'm You. — Read the rest
There are a surprising number of unsolved murders involving Grateful Dead fans
Dead and Gone is a new podcast about dead Deadheads. Hosted by True Crime troubadours Payne Lindsey of Up and Vanished and Jake Brennan of Disgraceland, it explores the strange phenomenon of unsolved murders among the Grateful Dead's fanbase. — Read the rest
Paul Rudd has been handing out cookies to Brooklyn voters waiting in rain
I'm voting in Brooklyn and Paul Rudd is handing out cookies pic.twitter.com/XH4ikButCL
— Brian Rosenworcel (@Bowl_of_Worcel) October 29, 2020
In Brooklyn Thursday, all-around-good-guy Paul Rudd thanked folks waiting in line to vote (in the rain!) by gifting them cookies.
On Twitter, Brian Rosenworcel posted the video evidence and then shared a photo of himself holding the packaged Milk Bar blueberry & cream cookie he got from the masked celeb writing, "What a MENSCH." — Read the rest
Eau de Bookstore: biblichor perfume for sexy readers
Biblichor (cf. petrichor) is a term referring to the scent of old books. Powell's by Powell's ($25) is a unisex personal fragrance from the eponymous Oregon bookstore, promising to give you its unique odor.
— Read the rest"Like the crimson rhododendrons in 'Rebecca,' the heady fragrance of old paper creates an atmosphere ripe with mood and possibility," offers the cheeky product description.
At least 6 sharks have washed up on shores with swordfish swords stabbed through their heads
The New York Times reports:
— Read the restSince [September 2016] at least six more sharks have washed up on Mediterranean coasts, each impaled with the same murder weapon, and almost always in the head. In the latest example, an adult 15-foot thresher shark — itself equipped with a whiplike tail capable of stunning blows — washed up in Libya.
What will happen to your shows in 2021?
The runaway train that is streaming services, cable TV and the networks offering brand new and diverse content, also known as peak TV, is going to slow down in the coming months. Yes, the industry has found ways to continue production of shows and movies with effective Covid-19 safety precautions, but with these fixes comes a hefty price tag, and the casualties are high. — Read the rest
Brilliant makes learning about math and science shockingly fun
You may have heard the old story that kids hate math. You may even assume that that's true. But the reality is, the "hatred" for math and related fields like science or computer science isn't quite what you think.
According to a survey of teenagers, almost half said they actually liked or even loved math, almost twice the number who disliked it. — Read the rest
Thursday 29 October 2020
Idaho Lt. Governor drives around with a gun and a Bible protesting COVID-19 restrictions, in video questioning if virus is even real
Idaho's Republican Lieutenant Governor drives around with a gun and a Bible protesting coronavirus restrictions in this weird new pandemic truther video.
Read more at the Idaho Statesman: Idaho Republicans, including Lt. Gov. McGeachin, decry pandemic measures in new video. — Read the rest
Lil Jon has the best response when asked to support Donald Trump's re-election campaign
Just because Lil Pump and Lil Wayne decide to suck up to Trump, don't mean Lil Jon is an idiot. The rapper let folks know exactly where he stands, in a tweet replying to a suggestion that Lil Jon join the ranks of the lesser Nyquil-swilling rappers. — Read the rest
Twitter finally cracks down on Kremlin-controlled RT
Twitter labeled a video from the Russian-state controlled broadcaster RT as election misinformation on Thursday.
Today for the first time, reports CNN, Twitter took action against the Kremlin-controlled network RT for spreading misinformation about the 2020 U.S. election. RT had posted a 4-minute segment amplifying Trump's false claims of widespread fraud and election rigging. — Read the rest
Don Jr. lies that U.S. coronavirus death numbers are down to "almost nothing." FACT: 228,636 deaths and counting
In this clip, the president's son Donald Trump Jr. claims coronavirus death numbers in the United States are down to "almost nothing." But 228,636 coronavirus deaths and counting in America isn't "almost nothing." More than one thousand people in the nation died TODAY of coronavirus. — Read the rest
Forge abstract art in Low Grade Fraud Shop
The title "Low Grade Fraud Shop" drew my eye, and it turned out to be an unusual and joyously cynical art-making game. As a harried art forger's new apprentice, you must make copies of valuable artwork as quickly as possible using various crude brushes and a limited palette. — Read the rest
This advanced data analytics trading can set you up for a great new career in 2021
If you want to understand the job market, there's no source more reliable than LinkedIn. So when data science and data analysis roles dominate the LinkedIn list of the fastest-growing jobs in the world, it's probably worth some consideration for job seekers. — Read the rest
RIAA launches legal campaign against YouTube download sites
The RIAA, the recording industry's legal arm, has obtained subpoenas targeting 41 websites that make it easy to download videos from YouTube. Among those targeted are Y2Mate.com, which offers a wealth of download options and formats, and notube.net, a minimalist alternative. — Read the rest
Watch: U.S. Senate debate smackdown in Georgia
In the clip embedded below, US Senate candidate John Ossoff mauls incumbent Georgia Sen. David Perdue in concise and precise fashion: "It's not just that you're a crook, Senator…"
Nick Offerman sings "I Like Beer," his ode to Brett Kavanaugh (& supremely illegitimate justice)
I love the courage of Nick Offerman as he fearlessly champions Black Lives Matter, the 2017 Women's March (while wearing a pink pussy hat), LGBTQ rights, early voting, mask-wearing, and more on his Instagram page. — Read the rest
Amazing orbit juggling performance in a castle
Daniel Rosenfeldt specializes in a kind of juggling called orbiting, and his performance piece "Starcatcher" is beautifully executed and shot in Sweden. The juggling set he uses is by Davide Catteneo at playjuggling.com.
Image: YouTube / Daniel Rosenfeldt
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