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Provided by: boingboing.net612010-09-07 23:05:01blogs / boingboing.net /: Here's Instructables user Sunbanks's simple HOWTO for making candles out of discarded shotgun shells, just the thing for your William S Burroughs-reviving seance! Shotgun Shell Candles (via Make) Marine accused of exposing self, waving shotgun, shouting white ... Shotgun expert shows his stuff Shotgun shell shot glasses Fully Loaded chair made of shotgun shells Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Dice edition Gadgets Cheney shoots 78-year old lawyer with shotgun, story ... William Burroughs Shotgun painting at auction...

Provided by: boingboing.net622010-09-07 22:48:30blogs / boingboing.net /: An assortment of 1970s cover scans from the motorcycle magazine Easyrider. Articles included: "How to Get Rid of Your Woman," "Trouble With Twats," "Why Men Wear Beards," and then: "Positive Prison Reform Plan." Above, the cover art for an issue which contained a feature article titled "How to Select a Good Ol' Lady." Apparently, the courtship ritual involves strangling her. Then, meth! Some of the images on the aforelinked link are not work-safe. (Submitterated by MikeOliveri)...

Provided by: boingboing.net632010-09-07 22:18:17blogs / boingboing.net /: The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled today that law enforcement should have the right to track criminal suspects with GPS, even without a warrant: "In a case that prompted warnings of Orwellian snooping by the government, the court unanimously ruled that Fairfax County Police did nothing wrong when they planted a GPS device on the bumper of a registered sex offender's work van without obtaining a warrant." (via @EFF)...

Provided by: boingboing.net642010-09-07 22:26:12blogs / boingboing.net /: I, for one, welcome the dawn of our new Frankensalmon overlords. (via LA Weekly)...

Provided by: boingboing.net652010-09-07 22:14:59blogs / boingboing.net /: The ACLU today announced that together with the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, it has filed a lawsuit "challenging the government's claimed authority to search, detain, and copy electronic devices -- including laptops, cell phones, cameras, etc. -- at the country's international borders without any suspicion of wrongdoing."...

Provided by: boingboing.net662010-09-07 22:15:20blogs / boingboing.net /: I was going through my photo archive and came across this sign for funnel cakes that I photographed in Austin a couple of years ago. Doesn't it whet your appetite?...

Provided by: boingboing.net672010-09-07 20:54:33blogs / boingboing.net /: Why all beverage bottles aren't shaped like pigs is beyond explanation. (Thanks, Rob!)...

Provided by: boingboing.net682010-09-07 20:56:11blogs / boingboing.net /: 猫が土下座しながら寝てた, via The Frisky....

Provided by: boingboing.net692010-09-07 21:04:37blogs / boingboing.net /: This video of a cruise ship in heavy seas is intense, and the Rod Stewart soundtrack doesn't make it any less so. I bet it was quite scary for the folks onboard. (Thanks, Mathias Crawford, via Dangerous Minds!)...

Provided by: boingboing.net702010-09-07 20:21:37blogs / boingboing.net /: For the first century of the automobile's use, passengers were always people or pets. However, in the past decades, automobiles have begun to carry a new "passenger": a voice-based computer agent used to give directions, warn of problems (e.g., "your oil is low"), control entertainment (e.g., "you are now listening to KQED"), and make suggestions (e.g., "the closest Starbucks is 2.3 miles away"). As a social scientist who studies human-technology interaction, I've guided my design of and research on these "virtual passengers" by studying real passengers. By leveraging those attributes that make passengers likeable and non-distracting, one can then make GPS systems, voice-activated controls, and other voices in the car more desirable and effective. For example, we've found that people adjust their way of speaking to match the situation in the car: when the driving is dangerous passengers unconsciously shorten and simplify their sentences. There are now GPS systems that do the same. Similarly, when BMW found that German drivers wouldn't take directions from a female voice and had to have a product recall, they found a voice that better matched their brand: a male "co-pilot." One of the most important issues to address in car interfaces is how to deal with upset drivers, as negative feelings are among the primary causes of accidents on the highways. Unfortunately, there is little known about effective strategies that passengers can use when dealing with an upset driver. In particular, should a passenger -- real or virtual -- in a car with an upset driver sound happy and upbeat or depressed and morose?...

Provided by: boingboing.net712010-09-07 20:35:09blogs / boingboing.net /: Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon in 1980, has again been denied parole. From CNN: In their written comments, the commissioners told Chapman they had concerns "about the disregard you displayed for the norms of our society and the sanctity of human life." After considering the action he took in 1980, they concluded Chapman's "discretionary release remains inappropriate at this time and incompatible with the welfare of the community." "John Lennon's killer is denied parole for the 6th time"...

Provided by: gapingvoid.com722010-09-02 19:29:09blogs / gapingvoid.com /: [Originally posted November,2007] Chris Schroeder riffs on my whole “Social Object” marketing schtick with this very salient thought: If your company wants to succeed, it needs to have a social object marketing plan. Amen to that. But note what Chris also says: I don’t know about you, but when somebody walks by with an iPhone, [...]

Provided by: boingboing.net732010-09-07 19:43:14blogs / boingboing.net /: There's still time to reserve a free ticket to see Boing Boing's screening of the much-talked-about documentary CATFISH at the Landmark Theatre on Pico blvd. in Los Angeles. Exclusive free BB event in Los Angeles: screening of Catfish documentary...

Provided by: boingboing.net742010-09-07 18:22:53blogs / boingboing.net /: I hope to see you at World Maker Faire 2010 in New York on Sept. 25th and 26th! A family fun festival to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, build, think, play & be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology ROCKETS & ROBOTS • DIY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY • ARTS & CRAFTS • BICYCLES • ELECTRONICS • ARTISAN FOODS • URBAN FARMING • SUSTAINABLE LIVING • WOODWORKING • CIRCUIT BOARDS • MAKER SHED • ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VEHICLES • FIRE ARTS • LIVE MUSIC • ART CARS • TESLA COILS • ARDUINO & KITS • AND SO MUCH MORE! New York World Maker Faire 2010...

Provided by: boingboing.net752010-09-07 18:34:24blogs / boingboing.net /: Just a reminder: A great way to view the posts on Boing Boing is by tapping the j key to move down the page to the top of each post (and k to move back up). It sure beats scrolling!...

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