4AM is a prolific computer historian whose practice involves cracking the copy protection on neglected Apple ][+ floppy disks, producing not just games, but voluminous logs that reveal the secret history of the cat-and-mouse between crackers and publishers. (more…)
Sunday, 3 January 2016
Last chance to get the world's smallest camera drone and a 2GB micro SD card for 30% off
This tiny flyer is the smallest drone of its kind to carry its own camera for taking epic shots in the smallest places. Four fast blades make this new quadcopter omni-directional, which in layman’s terms means it can dip, dash, zip, spin, and flip anywhere you tell it to via remote control. Plus its decked out with LED lights so you can embark on night flights and document it all the while. Tote it anywhere you go and let it rip.
- Includes a 2GB camera memory card
- Captures crystal-clear video & photography (rare for a drone of this size!)
- Includes LED lights for night flying
- Provides 3 speed flight modes
- Delivers superior flying stability
- Takes less than 30 minutes to fully charge up
- Moves up, down, left or right
- Includes side flight, hover, flip & hand launch capabilities
This deal is expiring soon so don't miss out on the world's smallest camera drone in the Boing Boing store.
To purchase in orange, click here!
Armed domestic terrorists take over federal building, but it's OK, they're white
A group of white separatist domestic terrorists have occupied the Malheur National Widlife Refuge Building in Burns, Oregon, fronted by the racist terrorist leader Cliven Bundy, who organized supporters to point sniper rifles at federal officers without any consequence in Nevada last year. (more…)
Paypal rolls out the welcome mat for hackers
It's not bad enough that Paypal is prone to shutting down your account and seizing your dough if you have a particularly successful fundraiser -- they also have virtually no capacity to prevent hackers from changing the email address, password and phone numbers associated with your account, even if you're using their two-factor authentication fob. (more…)
Hong Kong's dissident publishing workers are disappearing, possibly kidnapped to mainland
Five employees of the publisher Mighty Current and its retail arm, Causeway Bay Bookstore, have disappeared from Hong Kong, and pro-democracy leaders say that they were kidnapped to the mainland by PRC security forces in retaliation for publishing books critical of the Chinese government. (more…)
Saturday, 2 January 2016
Spam-fighting mail-rule
If body contains "unsubscribe" and From: is not any of my addressbooks, then move message to folder "Spam." You're welcome.
Friday, 1 January 2016
RIP Wayne Rogers, 1933-2016
Rogers was an incredibly talented individual. In addition to his numerous television and film credits, Rogers became a very successful business person, board member, real estate investor, and continued to produce theater.
(h/t Daneel)
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