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Boing Boing, August 15, 2026

Arcade quarters, a chatbot's assassination talk, and transit-riding pygmy goats

Boing Boing
Aug 15, 2026
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Happy Saturday! Today's stories: A look back at 1983, when Dragon's Lair devoured quarters faster than most players could afford to keep going. Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, offers an explanation for why it called for Musk's assassination. And a group of escaped pygmy goats turned up trying to board Portland public transit. Thanks for reading!

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