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Boing Boing, August 18, 2026
A ported Android tablet, a lost arcade-era VHS, and a sub-$20 fountain pen
 • Boing Boing
How reusable heat packs work
The pouch holds supersaturated sodium acetate, and snapping the metal disc seeds crystals that fall out of solution and hit 130°F.
 • Mark Frauenfelder
Android ported to reMarkable's color tablet
Chalid Raqami got Android 13 running on the Paper Pro, with double-tapping the power button switching to stock OS in about 20 seconds.
 • Rob Beschizza
White House furious after Jon Ossoff mentions Trump's fawning aide Natalie Harp
Even Harp's own brother Preston calls her relationship with the president unhealthy after becoming estranged over it.
 • Jason Weisberger
Trump may be ready to claim he doesn't know Pete Hegseth
Sources say Hegseth's job is in danger as the Iran war drags on and the Strait of Hormuz stays closed with gas near $4 a gallon.
 • Jason Weisberger
Mixed reviews for Instagram's new logo
Adam Mosseri unveiled the geometric sans-serif wordmark, but commenters read it as "instagzam" and Ars Technica called it AI slop.
 • Rob Beschizza
Kevin Kelly: AI will be a microscope we point at our own minds
The Wired co-founder's new essay argues this second revolution will inspect human cognition, the way the microscope revealed cells.
 • Mark Frauenfelder
Unfortunately, there are only three Ana and Din mysteries
Robert Jackson Bennett blends fantasy worldbuilding with detective fiction across The Tainted Cup, A Drop of Corruption, and A Trade of Blood.
 • Jason Weisberger
Lost VHS promos from the twilight of the arcade era
Brian Peek digitized five Atari Games tapes his dad received from Midway, plus Capcom and Namco reels from 1993 and 1995.
 • Rob Beschizza
Harder boners for a longer life
Biohackers are taking Viagra and Cialis off-label for cardiovascular health and longevity, though no studies confirm it extends life.
 • Jason Weisberger
24-hour clock face shows the hours of darkness
Geoff Pack's Sun Clock uses the SunCalc library to plot sunrise, solar noon, sunset, golden hour, twilight, and the moon's phase for your location.
 • Rob Beschizza
The Pilot Kakuno Fountain costs under $20 and writes beautifully
Neal Stephenson says writing by hand is good for your brain, and this Pilot's medium nib pairs perfectly with purple Iroshizuku ink.
 • Mark Frauenfelder
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