Noah writes, "This weekend a group of roguelike enthusiasts and developers are getting together for the first ever Roguelike Celebration. It'll feature talks from developers of the game that spawned the genre - rogue - as well as the creators of Dwarf Fortress, Kingdom of Loathing, ADOM, Tracery and lots more. It'll take place all day on the 17th and will be streamed live on Twitch.tv for those who can't make it in person." (Image: Deon-23, Mike Mayday, public domain)
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Gabriella Coleman, the anthropologist whose first book, Coding Freedom, explained hacking culture better than any book before or since; and whose second book, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy, told the inside story of Anonymous with technical and social brilliance, appeared on the Theory of Everything podcast (MP3) to discuss the ways that free software hackers and […]
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The Svenpad is a hugely successful magic prop: it’s a “Svengali pad,” that, like a Svengali deck of cards, selectively shaves down alternating leaves so that a performer can seemingly riffle all the pages but only display every second page.
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The fun-lovin’ hackers at Adafruit banged together this teensy weensy MAME cabinet over a weekend; it’s more of a kludge than a project, and they didn’t document the build in its entirety, meaning that making your own is a challenge that the Fruits have thrown down before you.
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We love the Twisty Glass Blunt, and apparently so do our readers. When you’re ready to kick back and light one up, the last thing you want to do is fuss with rolling papers. And that’s why we are bringing back The Twisty Glass Blunt — Boing Boing’s most popular item of the summer. Now we have to […]
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From Exploding Kittens to the Coolest Cooler, Kickstarter has changed my life with some ridiculously cool products in the past. They just did it again with the BASICS Wallet.
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The Vicod 5G Vaporizer is advertised as easy-to-use, and it’s a really solid vaporizer for beginners. One thing that immediately impressed me was its solid construction. Unlike other vapes, Vicod feels truly high-end and like it won’t just fall apart after a few uses.You literally just click open the chamber, pack it, and you’re ready to go. The OLED […]
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