Microsoft has announced a relaxation of its "Secure Boot" guidelines for OEMs, allowing companies to sell computers pre-loaded with Windows 10 that will refuse to boot any non-Microsoft OS. Read the rest

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Legbacore's upcoming "digital voodoo" presentation will reveal an automated means of discovering BIOS defects that are vulnerable to remote attacks, meaning that your computer can be compromised below the level of the OS by attackers who do not have physical access to it. Read the rest

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New Zealand jeweler Charlie Meaden's OG gamer pieces include these shiny game-controller earrings and the Space Invaders ring, both available in gold or silver. (via Geeky Merch)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/p9ACEyrP8uM/gamer-jewelry.html

Following complaints, the Knoxville Baptist Tabernacle Church in Tennessee has taken down a sign that read, "Remember Satan was the first to demand equal rights." (more…)

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I recently started using Grandpa Witmer's Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Mixer to mix peanut butter quickly and without a mess. Read the rest

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There was just no way I could walk by this without picking it up, and there was no way I could pick it up without buying it. Oh my goodness. Read the rest

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The HTML 5 Drum Machine is simple enough not to need instructions. You can record and download your patterns, too.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/JE0kXfCa5eg/fun-web-based-drum-machine.html

Covertly snapped last night at the AA baggage office in Memphis, after they lost my luggage: (more…)

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Efrem writes, "The Jersey Journal is doing some good work during Sunshine Week, trying to publish the pay information of every public employee in the county. The results have been hilariously depressing. To whit:" Read the rest

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“Leonard (Martin Starr - "Freaks and Geeks", "Silicon Valley") exists in slow motion but lives in a regular speed world.” Read the rest

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“Why? Because Fuck You, that's why.”

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JJ Zep's Dead City is just the fresh twist on the zombie genre I was looking for.

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NASA's beautiful photograph taken by Expedition 12 crew members on board the International Space Station, observing Earth during a total eclipse of the Sun. Read the rest

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Exalt in the delicious rudeness. Read the rest

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“Just repeat after me: ‘I am I am I am the resurrection and life of my finances and the US economy.” (more…)

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I can't tell what's going on in this compilation, but the dog sure is cute. (more…)

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His owner says they go to the dog park everyday, and he still complains each time they have to leave. I love the other dogs barking at him to get over it.

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Photography: Victoria Janashvili. Read the rest

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"Back in 1979, African-American men who dropped out of high school had about a 15 percent chance of ending up in prison by age 30-35. These days, it’s nearly 70 percent." [via]

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/W2W2Wx358dc/what-are-your-chances-of-going.html