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Reading lamps made from drilled-out books
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 7:05 pm
Typewriter Boneyard does a sweet line of reading lamps made from drilled-out old books, fitted with replica Edison bulbs. Hardback Book Lamps (via Neatorama)
Excerpt from The Information Diet, by Clay Johnson
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 6:25 pm
Clay Johnson is the author of The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption, which has been getting a lot of media attention lately: Weekend Edition, Triangulation, Atlantic, The Wirecutter, to name a few. I haven't read it yet, because I'm too busy consuming other sources of information. But it's on my to-read list! The [...]
Jobs of the medieval city
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 6:02 pm
Here's a neatly categorized and tantalizing list of medieval urban professions, including the criminal trades. silk-snatcher - one who steals bonnets stewsman - probably a brothel keeper - "since the words stew and stewholder both mean a bawd, I'm guessing that a stewsman would be a brothel-keeper as well. Whether bawdry counts as a criminal [...]
The OMG-AR15 Unicorn zombie gun
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 5:45 pm
Marque Cornblatt made the OMG-AR15 Unicorn zombie gun using Smith & Wesson parts and an 18v pole saw. "It's very accurate," he says. Below, a video of it in use. Inspired by the recent trend towards rifle-mounted chainsaws, we at Guns & Gardens wanted to give the idea a try -- our way. First, we [...]
Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, The Origin Of "Hip Hop", And A Tale From Hollis, Queens
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 5:45 pm
Hip Hop Family Tree Part 1 Hip Hop Family Tree Part 2 Hip Hop Family Tree Part 3 Hip Hop Family Tree Part 4
Graphic novel on stage in Los Angeles
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 5:40 pm
No Good Deed is a new multimedia play in Los Angeles that melds a graphic novel with live theater. Created by the edgy, experimental Furious Theatre Company -- including my brother Robert Pescovitz -- No Good Deed is a classic, dark superhero story of good and evil injected with the cultural criticism that is Furious' [...]
EFF's PlayStation 3 PSA: jailbreaking shouldn't be a crime
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 4:56 pm
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is petitioning the US Copyright Office for a DMCA exemption legalizing "jailbreaking" -- modifying the devices you own so that they can run software of your choosing. The Copyright Office holds hearings every three years on DMCA exemptions and these need to be renewed at each hearing. To highlight the need [...]
Maggie in a silent auction to support Phillips Neighborhood Medical Clinic
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 4:51 pm
This Thursday, I'll be donating my time to support The Phillips Clinic, a free healthcare provider that serves more than 1000 patients in Minneapolis. Come to the Clinic's annual silent auction where you'll be able to bid on awesome items like gift cards, a hot air balloon ride, and a presentation by me! If you [...]
"I've robbed the rainbow to make you gay"
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 4:17 pm
If Rick Santorum can apprehend the rainbow robber, all his problems will be solved.
MAKE founder Dale Dougherty on CNN
Boing Boing | 7 Feb 2012, 4:10 pm
Here's a peek of a 30-minute profile of MAKE founder Dale Dougherty that will air on CNN this Sunday night. Dale says, it’s time to get back to making. It doesn’t matter what it is: cheese, wine, sculptures, robots, rockets, 3D printers - even electric muffins! As simple or as bizarre as a person wants [...]
