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Boing Boing, October 17, 2025

Digital dystopia, giraffe protesters, and surfing sea otters

Boing Boing
Oct 17, 2025
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Happy Friday! Today: In Santa Cruz, a surfing sea otter channels Point Break, commandeering a surfer’s board at Steamer Lane — just the latest in a string of board thefts. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s Sora 2 has changed viral videos forever, making those six-legged gymnast clips look quaint. We dive into John Bolton’s indictment (complete…

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