The F-117 Stealth Fighter Retires

The venerable F-117 Night Hawk Stealth Fighter is retiring - to the delight of auto designers looking for fresh influences from the military-industrial complex.

Wrap that Rascal! Asia’s Cellphone Condoms

Travel anywhere in Asia, and one thing will become immediately clear: it’s the cellphone capital of the world.
In Beijing or Tokyo, practically everyone is carrying. And not just the candaybar and flip phones familiar to most Americans: Asia is the home of the hottest and most expensive smartphones on the planet. Millions of them.
So perhaps [...]

How to Dispose of CFLs (Without Dumping Mercury Everywhere)

Five easy ways to dispose of CFLs (Compact Florescent Bulbs) without adding mercury to the environment.

New Service Lets Hong Kong Lovers Track Each Other 24/7

A new mobile phone service in Hong Kong allows suspicious lovers to keep fulltime tabs on their loved ones for just $28 a month.

Riot Control Vehicle Photo Gallery Brings Out the Black Bloc in Me

Dark Roasted Blend has a cool gallery for riot control vehicles from around the world. Very very cool. I was in a few pretty crazy protests/riots back in my time as an action videographer and saw some riot control vehicles up close and personal but had no idea there was such a massive collection of [...]

In the Future, We Will All Look Like Idiots

Toyota engineers perfect the most embarrassing personal vehicle concept ever.

Big Sister: The Bordello Where Sex is Free and Your Every Move is Put on the Net

If you live in Europe, are broke, and are hard up for a good shagging you might want to head to Big Sister, a brothel in Prague where the sex is free- as long as you don’t mind your romp being filmed and broadcast on the net.
Big Sister makes money by charging online viewers $44 [...]

Well Ain’t That Just the Cutest Little Robot Snowplow

We’ve been getting slammed with snow up here in Maine this winter. It’s been a record year for the white stuff and there’s a good three feet plus lying on the ground, even after after a day of warm temperatures and rain knocked a foot off the top a few weeks ago. Driving around town [...]

German Company Readying Launch of Kite-Powered Ocean Freighter

German-based Beluga Shipping says crew training is underway, and their first kite-powered, ocean-going freighter should see service soon.

Radiohead’s “Pay What You Want” Pricing Courtesy of Sweet Sweet Mary Jane

“Dude, I have the best idea. Let’s put the album online and let people pay whatever they want!”
“Duuude, that’s killer!”
“I know man, people will shit when they hear about this. We’ll be heroes on Boing Boing. Hey, pass that over cheech, you’ve been holding for the past five minutes.”
“Doh! My bad.”
…
“You’re still holding…”
I imagine [...]

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