Sick of being called a social justice warrior? Correct the record with a pin declaring your Social Justice character class (Wizard/Ranger/Warrior/Cleric/Bard/Rogue).

At first glance, Yaara Derkel's 'Coppelius' chair appears to be a friendly "thonet" style wooden chair.

To inaugurate the publication of his brilliant new book How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World (also a PBS/BBC TV series), Steven Johnson has written… Read the rest of the article: Great ideas that changed the world, and the people they rode in on

Obi Canuel is an ordained Pastafarian minister from British Columbia who's fighting for the right to wear his religious headgear — a pasta colander — in his driver's license photo.

A promo video from Pinkroccade, a prominent IT contractor to Dutch local governments, makes the case for spying on wearables (if your heart-rate rises because you're about to be mugged,… Read the rest of the article: Dutch IT contractor lays out the case for spying on everyone's wearables, always

Leigh Alexander has a partial list, from their use as military recruiting tools to Apple's censorship of games critical of the electronics industry's manufacturing ethics to actual paid-review sites to… Read the rest of the article: Actual ethical issues in video-games

An ACLU Freedom of Information request reveals that the NSA considers Reagan's "Executive Order 12333" (previously) its "primary source" of spying authority — and so it conducts this surveillance without… Read the rest of the article: NSA conducts massive surveillance without ANY Congressional oversight

The $4.50 ECTO-1 Ghostbusters keyfob is just one of the many delights at the Unofficially Original Etsy store; OUTATIME Back to the Future version. (via Geeky Merch)

The protesters accuse the police of working with the thugs, who wore masks as they attacked the encampments; the violence has led to postponement of the planned talks between the… Read the rest of the article: HK police arrest "triad gangsters" who attacked Umbrella Revolution camps

Ruth from the Open Rights Group says, "We are really proud of the amazing people Open Rights Group are bringing you as speakers at this year's national digital rights conference."

It's grown 6,700% since 1983, to $144.7B in 2013 — greater than the net worth of 1,782,020 average Americans.

Betabrand's Think Tank project solicited clothing designs from tech notables, putting them up for the community to vote on in a charity drive; I'm very fond of the STL Jacket… Read the rest of the article: Jacket inspired by 3D printer files

Last summer's Black Hat presentation on "Badusb" by Karsten Nohl alerted the world to the possibility that malware could be spread undetectably by exploiting the reprogrammable firmware in USB devices… Read the rest of the article: Sourcecode for "unpatchable" USB exploit now on Github

Nicholas writes, "Hacker School is a three-month, free-for-everyone programming retreat for experienced and new programmers alike, now offering need-based living expense grants to women, black people, Latino/as, and people from… Read the rest of the article: Hacker School grants for women, people of color, other people under-represented in tech

Make rounds up a bunch of great tutorials for making humaniform ghosts out of packing tape, in both adult (dress form-molded) and child (baby doll-molded) sizes, perfect for your haunt… Read the rest of the article: HOWTO make a packing tape ghost

If it goes through, Comcast will control an unimaginable swath of American Internet access — that's a hell of a lot of power to give the Worst Company in America.

Dave from EFF writes, "Here's a funny, easy-to-understand animation explaining why ComputerCOP parental monitoring software is actually dangerous to kids. More than 245 local law enforcement agencies have purchased this… Read the rest of the article: Animation explains the dangers of Computercop, the malware that US police agencies distribute to the public

The protesters are dependent on mobile apps to coordinate their huge, seemingly unstoppable uprising, and someone — maybe the Politburo, maybe a contractor — has released virulent Ios and Android… Read the rest of the article: Mobile malware infections race through Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution

Dan from the Journal of Ride Theory writes, "The semi-pro Hallowe'en display in my neighborhood just gets better every year. I'm sure you'll spot the Haunted Mansion references."

Trevor from the Library of Congress writes, "The American Folklife Center at the LOC is inviting Americans participating in holidays at the end of October and early November to photograph… Read the rest of the article: Library of Congress wants your Halloween/Dia de los Muertos/All Saints Day/All Souls Day photos