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Texas man wastes $4k smashing a Taylor Swift "themed" guitar
 A North Texas man recently spent $4000 on a guitar he believed was signed by Taylor Swift at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner in Waxahachie, Texas, and then immediately destroyed it with a hammer. Sounds like the guitar was an imposter. — Read the rest The post Texas man wastes $4k smashing a Taylor Swift "themed" guitar appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Every day should be raccoon appreciation day
 October 1 was officially "International Raccoon Appreciation Day," for those of you who love to love the adorable trash panda. Around here, honestly, every day is raccoon appreciation day, so it's an "International Day" I can genuinely get behind. National Day Calendar explains the origins of the day: In 2002, a young girl in California wanted to highlight the good points about the raccoon instead of the bad ones.
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AI artist appeals denial of copyright protection
 Jason M. Allen's "Theatre D'Opera Spatial"won an art competition at the 2022 Colorado State Fair, but the work was subsequently denied copyright protection due to his use of AI software to generate it and his unwillingness to disclaim that contribution to the whole. — Read the rest The post AI artist appeals denial of copyright protection appeared first on Boing Boing.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show is now a video game
 If you have ever thought, "I wish I could play as an 8-bit version of Janet Weiss or Brad Majors," you are in luck. You can "Jump to the left and dodge to the right" in the upcoming video game adaptation of everyone's favorite midnight movie. — Read the rest The post The Rocky Horror Picture Show is now a video game appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Teslas suck! What you really need is this whizz-bang CarPlay screen
 TL;DR: Get 37% off this touchscreen infotainment system with CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. Elon, who?? Okay, maybe Teslas have cool infotainment systems, but you don't have to pay crazy prices for an over-hyped screen—just grab one of these CarPlay displays for your old beater. — Read the rest The post Teslas suck! What you really need is this whizz-bang CarPlay screen appeared first on Boing Boing.
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