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  • Cory Doctorow
    6:00 am Sat, Feb 15, 2014
    3D printed, slinkoid skull-sculpture

    Ryan sez, "This is the spiral skull that I created in Zbrush and got printed in strong, flexible nylon. It's being featuring at the 3D Printshow in NYC which wraps… Read the rest of the article: 3D printed, slinkoid skull-sculpture

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  • Cory Doctorow
    10:00 pm Fri, Feb 14, 2014
    DIY Bluetooth in a day

    Matt sez, "Probably the most complete hardware workshop ever, you'll design, fab and program a Bluetooth device in a single day." (Thanks, Matt!)

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  • Cory Doctorow
    8:00 pm Fri, Feb 14, 2014
    The UK Gold: riveting documentary on the deep, ingrained corruption of the UK's banking centre, the City of London

    Jeff writes, "Featuring a brand new soundtrack from Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Massive Attack and Elbow, and narrated by Dominic West (The Wire), journalist Marke Donne has put together a riveting… Read the rest of the article: The UK Gold: riveting documentary on the deep, ingrained corruption of the UK's banking centre, the City of London

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  • Cory Doctorow
    6:00 pm Fri, Feb 14, 2014
    Indian readers sue Penguin for copyright to book that is to be pulped due to religious fundamentalists' campaign

    Robert Sharp writes, "A group of readers have launched a legal challenge to Penguin, saying: 'You're not using your copyright responsibly – please turn it over to us'! They're angry… Read the rest of the article: Indian readers sue Penguin for copyright to book that is to be pulped due to religious fundamentalists' campaign

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  • Cory Doctorow
    3:00 pm Fri, Feb 14, 2014
    HOWTO make a laser-cut Cupid automata

    Rob Ives created this great laser-cut cupid automata and has supplied files and instructions for recreating it with your own laser-cutter (or that of your local makerspace).

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  • Cory Doctorow
    12:00 pm Fri, Feb 14, 2014
    Classic picture books as color wheels

    Arthur Buxton writes, "Here's a tribute to three classic children's books – The Snowman, Where the Wild Things Are and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Using custom software, I've reduced each… Read the rest of the article: Classic picture books as color wheels

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  • Cory Doctorow
    9:00 am Fri, Feb 14, 2014
    San Francisco police beat up and detain Good Samaritans who call 911 and perform first aid on accident victim

    Peretz Partensky and her his friend had just had a dinner at a restaurant in San Francisco's SOMA district when they happened on an injured woman who had fallen off… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco police beat up and detain Good Samaritans who call 911 and perform first aid on accident victim

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  • Cory Doctorow
    6:00 am Fri, Feb 14, 2014
    Canadian library/makerspace roundup

    Here's a roundup of some exciting Canadian library/makerspace news: with makerspaces coming up or open in Edmonton, Hamilton, and Toronto. (Thanks, Gary!)

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  • Cory Doctorow
    10:00 pm Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Make your own DHS threat-level chart

    Personalthreatlevel lets you create your own custom DHS-style threat-level that will serve you well as a means of frightening the people in your life with nebulous, ill-defined scariness. Here's Bruce… Read the rest of the article: Make your own DHS threat-level chart

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  • Cory Doctorow
    8:00 pm Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Dems appoints RIAA's man in Congress to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet

    One of the RIAA's best friends in congress, Jerry Nadler, has been appointed to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet by Obama Congressional Democrats. The… Read the rest of the article: Dems appoints RIAA's man in Congress to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet

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  • Cory Doctorow
    6:00 pm Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Senator Rand Paul sues US government over NSA spying

    Rand Paul has launched a class-action suit against the US government over the NSA's warrantless bulk telephone metadata surveillance. Ars Technica has good analysis of the legal dimension of the… Read the rest of the article: Senator Rand Paul sues US government over NSA spying

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  • Cory Doctorow
    3:00 pm Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Chestburster Onesie

    At my first baby shower. Designing a onesie. pic.twitter.com/emSVnleKsg — Mike Dougherty (@Mike_Dougherty) February 9, 2014 This Alien chestburster onesie was drawn by comics creator Mike Dougherty for a baby-shower.… Read the rest of the article: Chestburster Onesie

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  • Cory Doctorow
    2:00 pm Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    AT-ATs versus the Olympics

    This is the only footage from Sochi that you really need to watch: when the AT-ATs of Russia attacked the skiers, it was sheer, Olympian magic. Watch it now before… Read the rest of the article: AT-ATs versus the Olympics

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  • Cory Doctorow
    1:00 pm Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Celebrate V-day with a Misandrist Tote Bag

    Laurie Penny writes, "What do you give your single friends and ex-partners on Valentine's day? Cult online journal The New Inquiry has released a product line to help them keep… Read the rest of the article: Celebrate V-day with a Misandrist Tote Bag

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  • Cory Doctorow
    12:00 pm Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Science fictional assemblage mosaics

    Elisa Naranja Metálica Insua's Flickr stream is full of gorgeous, mosaiced assemblages that the Argentine artist makes in Buenos Aires. I love her style.

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  • Cory Doctorow
    11:00 am Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    EU elections: ask candidates to sign digital rights pledge

    Kirsten From Edri writes, "European Digital Rights (EDRi) has launched WePromise.EU to put digital civil rights on the agenda of the European election. The platform is based on a two-sided… Read the rest of the article: EU elections: ask candidates to sign digital rights pledge

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  • Cory Doctorow
    11:00 am Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Self-published ebooks: the surprising data from Amazon

    Hugh Howey, author of the bestselling, indie-original science fiction series Wool, has published an eye-popping, and important data-rich report on independent author earnings from ebooks sold on Amazon. Howey makes… Read the rest of the article: Self-published ebooks: the surprising data from Amazon

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  • Cory Doctorow
    9:00 am Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Tell the IRS that mountains of DVDs are a stupid way to distribute public records

    Rogue archivist Carl Malamud sez, "I just finished ripping 30 DVDs from the IRS. This is the monthly feed of nonprofit tax returns. I now have 7,442,564 of these returns… Read the rest of the article: Tell the IRS that mountains of DVDs are a stupid way to distribute public records

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  • Cory Doctorow
    8:00 am Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Goldfish drives a car

    Studio Diip made a car for a goldfish. When the fish goes on an outing, it is transferred to a separate tank that is mounted on wheels. An overhead camera… Read the rest of the article: Goldfish drives a car

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  • Cory Doctorow
    7:00 am Thu, Feb 13, 2014
    Victorian mansion for sale with spaceship attic

    There are lots of £3,250,000 mansions around London's Crystal Palace, but there aren't many whose attics have been converted to spaceship control rooms. The estate-agent-ese in the posting is enough… Read the rest of the article: Victorian mansion for sale with spaceship attic

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