Interested in creating virtual reality? Google is looking for people to test drive their Jump VR system that includes 16 cameras.

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Tony Abbott, current Prime Minister of Australia, announced his new Internet censorship plan by warning Aussies, "Do not, my friends, become addicted to the Web." Read the rest

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Even though the price of an 1/8th ounce of recreational cannabis in Colorado has dropped from $50-$70 to $30-$45 in the last year, revenue is up, because the number of visitors to stores has greatly increased.

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There is one justifiable use of a privately owned gun to kill a criminal for every 34 murders committed with a firearm in America. Looking at the horrible gun death statistics recently shared by the Violence Policy Center, I can only shake my head and wonder what it'll take to reform America's love of guns. Read the rest

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"And even if she asked me now I’d let her go alone."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/hR5kAgWRKYM/music-i-used-to-love-her.html

Noel Lee says he invented the headphones that are marketed by Beats by Dr. Dre. In May 2014, Apple paid $3 billion to buy Beats by Dr.

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In Rodney Hartman's Wizard Defiant, space cadet boot camp meets elves and wizards.

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Check out the trailer for a very sweet documentary about Curt Harper, a 50 year old competitive surfer whose glowing spirit helps define the sport!

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Authors who self-publish through Amazon’s KDP Select Program will start getting paid based on the number of book pages that are read, as opposed to how many books are borrowed through two different Kindle services. Read the rest

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Marc Maron and President Obama had a relaxed and fascinating one-hour conversation in Maron's Pasadena, California garage, where Maron produces his popular WTF Podcast.

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It took this guy over week a to make a stone axe from scratch. I can do it in much faster in Minecraft.

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"Dripping with nectar, the pitcher plant attracts thousands of hungry termites. But as soon as the bugs start eating, they begin to slip on the sugary liquid and tumble inside the plant."

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/f0rMjHw_9SY/greedy-plant-eats-over-6000-i.html

7 Courses, 40+ hours of content for just $49. Build quality mobile games with Unity 3D.

Check out all of the items in the Boing Boing store, including gadgets, software, apps, and online courses!

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Both the UK and Australian governments have issued reports describing homeopathy as bunk, and now the US Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission are holding hearings on the regulation of high-priced sugar-pills. Read the rest

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I am no longer the only picked ginger in the house.

Weck 760 Mini Jar, set of 12 [Amazon]

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/NnMKp9OvyAo/the-best-pickling-jar.html

Anthony Fera (above), president of Houston’s MidStar Energy LP, was charged with assault for allegedly hitting Andy Smith, executive director of the Texas Instruments Foundation, so hard that he was knocked unconscious.

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The celebrated and decorated anthologist and editor (that's him on the right, with me and Gene Wolfe) who served at Asimov's for decades is selling off his massive collection, which he hopes to keep intact. Read the rest

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The "Freedom of Panorama" is the right to take pictures in public spaces, even if you incidentally capture copyrighted works, from building facades to public sculptures to images on t-shirts and ads -- and on July 9, the EU will vote whether to abolish it. Read the rest

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Columbia University awarded a doctorate in education to Nick Sousanis for Unflattening, a graphic novel about the relationship between words and pictures in literature. Read the rest

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Imaginary Friends is a series of interactive books for kids that involves online and real-world puzzles that parents set up. I just got a sample from the creator, and the art and stories looks excellent.

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