The Latest from Boing Boing

Bitcoin is collapsing Barry Silbert, creator of the Bitcoin Trust, says it's because there are "more sellers than buyers." What will make it go back up? Read the rest... Birdscapes: A Pop-Up Celebration of Bird Songs in Stereo Sound I’m filled with wonder at the engineering and imagination needed to create the magical eye candy of pop-up books. Elaborate scenes come alive as I unfold each page. Read the rest... Yes, global warming is real: 2014 was the world's hottest year on record Nine out of 10 hottest years on record happened after 2000. The trend continues a long-term warming of the planet. Read the rest... Leaked US cybersecurity report singles out crypto as essential for security of private data A newly released document from the Snowden trove is a five-year "cyber-threat" forecast that stresses the importance of strong civilian use of cyrptography as crucial to protecting private data, especially the industrial secrets sought by foreign spies. Read the rest... Mars lander lost in 2003 has been found by NASA's Reconnaissance Orbiter The UK-built Beagle 2 Mars Lander has been considered lost on Mars since 2003. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory today announced it has been found, in images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Read the rest... Dog breathes like a car engine Somebody check the carbs on this thing. Read the rest... Music: "Wild World," Maxi Priest (1988) I've always loved this Cat Stevens cover by Maxi Priest. Read the rest... The beautiful works of Nermin Er, master papercraft artist from Turkey Her works create chiaroscuro, an interplay of light and darkness, in cut paper. Read the rest... Watch this Trioh demo: stylish rechargeable accent or emergency light One of my favorite crowdfunded projects is the beautiful Trioh rechargeable 3-in-1 light, which the makers claim is the "world's most beautiful flashlight." Most emergency flashlights are no-nonsense utilitarian items kept hidden in a drawer until needed, but the Trioh is lovely enough to sit on a nightstand, end table, or shelf in any room of the house. • Trioh rechargeable 3-in-1 light Read the rest... Defensive gun ownership is a farce The story that gun owners defend themselves in numbers large enough to justify the tragic number of accidental gun deaths is pure fantasy. Read the rest... Internetaholic Highly relatable. Read the rest... WATCH: 'Ex Machina' examines love and exploitation in the age of AI Next Friday, January 23, Alex Garland's highly-anticipated directorial debut Ex Machina opens in the UK, with a US release scheduled for April. Read the rest... Jill Sobule's "I Kissed a Girl": Happy 20th anniversary! Happy birthday to singer/songwriter Jill Sobule, and happy 20th anniversary to her 1995 indie hit "I Kissed a Girl." It was edgy enough at the time to play on MTV's 120 Minutes. Read the rest... Watch two women compare a century of beauty trends YouTuber Cut Video mashed up two remarkable videos showing models cycling through 100 years of fashion trends, decade by decade. Read the rest... Nigeria: Satellite images show horrific scale of recent Boko Haram massacre The Nigerian government disputes reports that some 2,000 were killed, and says "only 150" died.Read the rest... New editor at the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Congratulations to Charles Coleman Finlay on becoming the ninth editor of F&SF in its glorious, 66 year history. (via IO9) Read the rest... Video: Tiny Queenstown Nathan Kaso tilt-shifts Queenstown, New Zealand. Read the rest... Friday Freak Out: "Magic Potion" by The Open Mind (1969) The Open Mind, a British Freakbeat/Psych band from London are probably most noted for the now legendary track Magic Potion which appeared as a single and later on their much sought after debut album. Read the rest... Encryption essential to security, say intel agencies. UK PM Cameron didn't get the (leaked) memo. "The advice, in a newly uncovered five-year forecast written in 2009, contrasts with the pledge made by Cameron this week to crack down on encryption use by technology companies." Read the rest... The Problem with the White House Cybersecurity Proposals "Unfortunately, the positive effects will be minor at best; the real issue is not addressed." Read the rest... Obama is waging a war on hackers "President Obama’s War on Hackers is a bad thing, creating a Cyber Police State," writes Errata Security's Rob Graham in a Wired op-ed. Read the rest... All Quiet on the Martian Front It's not easy designing a fair and playable game of asymmetrical warfare. But that's what we have here as giant, lumbering tripods, armed with devastating heat rays, suffocating black dust, and corrosive green gas canisters take on appropriately puny human forces. Read the rest... RIP Kim Fowley RIP Kim Fowley, pervy weirdo protopunk and manager of The Runaways. Kim Fowley, Runaways Producer and L.A. Rock Icon, Dead at 75 Read the rest... Don't Fear The Roomba? An Interview with Daniel H. Wilson Author and robotics engineer Daniel H. Wilson chats with us about his new story/app calledMayday: Deep Space about a person trapped on a ship full of monsters. Read the rest... Cameron to press Obama for help outlawing encryption, destroying internet freedom What could go wrong? Read the rest... New net neutrality legislation not needed, says White House A White House rep says new legislation is not necessary to settle "net neutrality" rules because the FCC had the authority to write them. Read the rest... Obama's cybercrime push, free speech hypocrisy, the Wired memo: Xeni on KCRW's 'Press Play' A rundown of our top stories this week. Read the rest... Cuban cigar ban over BBC: New travel and trade rules between the US and Cuba are to take effect on Friday, US officials say. Read the rest... A fantastic standing (or sitting) desk I love my government surplus Hamilton drafting table. I found it for $175 on Craigslist. My Facebook feed is littered with friends showing off their fancy, new and expensive standing desks. Read the rest... Hand crank your own freshly milled whole grains I feel like I’ve discovered a sort of breakfast unified field theory. And it’s all thanks to an impulse purchase at an awesome new homesteading supply shop in our Los Angeles neighborhood, The King’s Roost. Read the rest...