"Laughing at previous generations makes me feel bad," writes John Self, "but this *is* pretty funny."

A TC-377 in good nick may fetch $50 or so on eBay.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/9lGzKsa4euw/the-tape-deck-you-probably-won.html

Chinese Etsy seller Cbedroom makes digitally printed, two-sided, long-wearing satin bedsets bearing astronomical images, with a variety of tints and colors to match different decor, $148 for duvet cover, two pillowcases, and a sheet (top- or fitted). (via IO9)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/IRM_1GkiWWg/astronomical-bedclothes.html

The USPTO awarded Patent 8,609,158 last December for a mix of "evening primrose oil, rice, sesame seeds, green beans, coffee, meat, cheese, milk, green tea extract, evening primrose seeds, and wine" that "rebukes cancer, cancer cells, and kills cancer" -- the accompanying extract states, "it works." Sounds legit. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/EnOo87rjFAA/us-patent-office-awards-patent.html

Kalev Leetaru programatically recovered all the images that were discarded by the OCR program that digitizes the millions of public domain books scanned by the Archive; these were cropped, cleaned up, and uploaded to Flickr with the text that appears before and after them, and links to see their whole scanned page. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/GvNsx07ExQE/internet-archive-uploads-more.html

The amusement I get from looking at this weird-looking card is worth more than the 60 seconds it took me to make it. No tape, glue, or hidden cuts are needed. If you can't figure out how to make one, someone in the comments will show you how to do it.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/sWPswpXyV2w/friday-fun-make-a-paradox-car.html

Kevin Underhill nails it: "Anyone who does not know their cane conceals a sword or dagger (almost certainly an elderly or disabled person with a second-hand cane) poses no threat, while anyone who does know it will not need, want, or follow this advice."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/YnrmSFhK480/tsa-please-verify-that-your.html

Ladies and gents, Vine star Brandon Bowen. "Professional fatty, amateur viner, age: 16," from Georgia. He's on Twitter.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/w-bGbkmJg9A/blocking-out-the-haters.html

A NSFW comix noir tale from the fetid depths of Dennis P. Eichhorn's troubled soul, illustrated by Aline Kominsky-Crumb. Originally published in Real Stuff #6, April 1992. (Read Part 1) Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/udUO_3TglZ0/real-stuff-three-in-a-bed-2.html

Of course! Chocolate LEGO-style bricks. By designer and illustrator Akihiro Mizuuchi of Shizuoka, Japan. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/bWTjTcvqVR0/chocolate-lego.html

"This is exasperating," he says to his mommy. "Buy me some earplugs." (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/eByodCXnJOM/exasperated-little-boy-not.html

Australian psychedelic designers We Buy Your Kids turn their third eye to science fiction and cult movie posters for a mind-bending new gallery show. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/XgKfUlhXtHY/tripping-on-hollywood-we-buy.html

For two years, Google has been running secret drone delivery tests with their own UAV prototypes. Over at The Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal has the first look at Google's Project Wing. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/WcpeK7tOyxk/googles-drone-delivery-progr.html

Now that 2014's biggest viral charity campaign has poured nearly $100 million into the ALS Association, greed is setting in. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/7I21bdkyHf0/als-association-files-trademar.html

The networks of JPMorgan Chase and "at least four other financial institutions" were recently hacked in a series of coordinated attacks, according to a federal source quoted by USA Today. "Investigators believe Russian hackers were the source of the attacks." The big question: were the attacks retaliation for US sanctions against Russia.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/VXhANp4UyKI/jpmorgan-chase-hacked-fbi-inv.html

It ends, "Grammy, please take your medicine, take walks and keep dancing. I plan to take you out to Margarita’s when I get home. Stay strong because I am going to need your help to reclaim my life." (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/fUr8aaoSmYE/james-foleys-last-letter-to.html

This is wonderful.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/_S3hEx44rZ0/unicycling-piping-darth-vader.html

The pilot for the new Amazon series Hysteria looks good and creepy. It's about an epidemic that seems to be transmitted via social media.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/n5K5u42NqFA/hysteria-new-psychological-t.html

Public Domain Review has scans from "Illustrations from Everard Digby’s De Arte Natandi (The Art of Swimming) published in 1587, considered the first English treatise on the practice." Here's the complete set.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/eShNo4LNXGM/how-to-swim-an-instructional.html

C.B. Gitty's "Pure & Simple" cigar box kit sounds and looks great. It's easy to make, and uses a unique bridge that goes around the neck to press against the cigar box to make it nice and loud. Only $60!

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Er3Z762zY6M/327979.html

Hayden Zezula, designer and animator based in Austin, creates graceful and immersive worlds within the limitations of the animated GIF. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/tcpahMKoFYY/the-trippy-gifs-of-zolloc.html