Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild by Kathy Fish
Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild A group of grandmothers is a tapestry. A group of toddlers, a jubilance (see also: a bewailing). A group of librarians is an enlightenment. A group of visual…
The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the US Construction Sector | BFI
Despite aggregate productivity for the US economy having doubled over the past 50 years, the country’s construction sector has diverged considerably, trending downward throughout that period. And this is no […]
A visit to the "world's strangest vending machine shop" in Japan | Boing Boing
When director J.J. Abrams was a kid bought a “mystery magic box” from Lou Tannen’s Magic Store in New York City. The box was wrapped in paper with a giant question mark on it. …
Florida teachers told to remove books from classroom libraries or risk felony prosecution
Teachers in Manatee County, Florida, are being told to make their classroom libraries — and any other "unvetted" book — inaccessible to students, or risk felony prosecution. The new policy is part of an effort to comply with new laws and regulations championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R). It is based on the premise, promoted by right-wing advocacy groups, that teachers and librarians are using books to "groom" students or indoctrinate them with leftist ideologies.
"The Caliph and the Imam" looks to be a fascinating historical read about the Sunni-Shii split in Islam | Boing Boing
Origin stories are roots; roots can split and grow. Constructing a narrative about origin stories that concern splits, disagreements, and the consequences of root divisions is the intention of this…
What explains recent tech layoffs, and why should we be worried? | Stanford News
As layoffs in the tech sector mount, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer is worried. Research – by him, and others – has shown that the stress layoffs create takes a devastating toll on behavioral and physical health and increases mortality and morbidity substantially. Layoffs literally kill people, he said.
A bored hacktivist browsing an unsecured airline server stumbled upon national security secrets including the FBI's 'no fly' list. She says what she found reveals a 'perverse outgrowth of the surveillance state.'
Maia arson crimew, the Swiss hacker behind the find, was indicted by the US government in 2021 on charges related to a separate hack.
The #DavosStandard safe air should be for all of us | Boing Boing
#DavosStandard is trending on Twitter right now. What’s this all about? Well, it refers to the high safety standards regarding COVID-19 that are currently being implemented at the 2023 Annual …
See what the White Collar Crime Early Warning System (WCCEWS) thinks of your neighborhood | Boing Boing
George Zimmerman profiled Trayvon Martin by making assumptions about his appearance and clothing, negative meanings intended to criminalize and then justify Zimmerman killing Martin, while claiming…
On the 800th Anniversary of the Charter of the Forest
The sweetest thing about the Forest Charter is honey for the free man (chapter 13), and the most human thing is the abolition of the death penalty for forest offences (chapter 10). It is true that there are arcane words but these are quite understandable once we understand that this is not a neo-liberal document of private property and commodity exchange but one recognizing a commons mode of production and reproduction wherein subsistence belongs to a far more equitable gender regime.
