"Because there are so many technological world-firsts in the demo, and because we’re bending the hardware in ways that people have never thought to do so, it’s only fair that we try to explain exactly how this was achieved."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/d7WfuFrxsgc/amazing-demo-gets-1000-colors.html

Italian physician Dr. Sergio Canavero is collecting funds to conduct the first human head transplant. He has a volunteer: Valery Spiridonov, 30, who suffers from a rare genetic disease causing his spinal muscles to atrophy. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/t7beWNE5SnE/doctor-raising-money-for-first.html

Demonstration of a yoguphobic material. Probably LiquiGlide, or something similar.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/92i_HCWl6FI/watch-non-stick-yogurt-lid.html

From Kurt Vonnegut’s introduction to his short story anthology, Bagombo Snuff Box, 8 tips on how to write a good short story. Read the rest

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Ben Phelan of Matter offers advice on living in a Golden State without water. Read the rest

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At least this NYPD detective didn't kill someone for selling loose cigarettes. Instead, he allegedly stole $2,650, perhaps as a way of rewarding himself for a job well done.

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Fantastically flexible contortionist Nokulunga Buthelez performs her "Snake Woman" dance. (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ooSNZkotLMc/watch-contortionists-slither.html

Amazon is suing the owner of the website buyazonreviews.com, which sells 4- and 5-star reviews for about $20 per review.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/EqobG2MtbnA/amazon-is-suing-company-that-s.html

Good old Ted Cruz. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/6t5WIGIbXZc/ted-cruz-the-gays-are-waging.html

Pure genius by Arganalth.

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Top 100 (or insert random number here) books have been around for ages. They tend to make great coffee table books, but it takes something really special to start a conversation.

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/a3IQu9Neh24/the-100-greatest-console-video.html

"Cornbread with mashed potato icing, drizzled with brown gravy and topped with fried chicken." (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/VhA1j-mrnLw/cake-of-cornbread-and-mashed-p.html

LEGO responds to the Golden Girls and LEGO fan who asked the internet to sign on to the concept of a LEGO set to honor the classically camp eighties sitcom. 10,000 people said yes, and so did the Danish toy maker.

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San Francisco's Santino Aviles has been acquitted of purportedly breaking into an apartment and taking a nap. Aviles, however, believed he was stealing a spaceship.

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The Department of Commerce told Intel it's not allowed to ship China chips to upgrade the world's biggest supercomputer. But every sour deal has a sweet lining: "Separately, Intel has signed a $200m deal with the US government to build a massive supercomputer"

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/37HHzlnI3zA/u-s-forbids-intel-china-chip.html

As posted by David Ayer on Twitter! Looks good to me--the traditional, slimier Joker--without any suggestion of overdoing it in camp fashion. (more…)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/XG6NowJqgCo/jared-letos-joker.html

In the wake of the successful live-action version of Cinderella, Disney is working on live action versions of its other animated features, including Winnie the Pooh, Mulan, Dumbo, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, and Pinocchio. More intersting to me is the news that Guillermo del Toro is going to direct "a darker version" of Pinocchio, which will be shot in stop-motion.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/RI3dj22PC0w/disney-developing-a-live-actio.html

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http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/g8FzjRNMRIE/for-those-who-wish-to-be-card.html

Charlie Deck is based in New York City, and makes fantastic GIF art. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/odbRd8InY5o/the-lovely-minimalist-gifs-of.html

Preview of an interactive project by Adrien M and Claire B: Sable cin'etique, a flat 4K screen displaying particle attractor physics when balls are placed on the screen's surface. Read the rest

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/vDaIUhGFdfU/ballsballsballs.html