Logitech4873 spent 62 hours rendering an interlocking, Jenga-like stack of tumbling, penile, rubbery thinngums falling in slow motion.

Redditor Royally_eft's friends dressed up as monochrome people for a 1920s theme party. The effect's very good, especially shot against a colorful snack-aisle. Here's the inspiration for their costumes. grayscale… Read the rest of the article: Monochrome 1920s costumes

This enterprising fellow is very good at spinning a toothbrush on his finger, and he wants to share his talent with all of us!

Michael from Muckrock sez, "Want to know what guns your neighbor has? Generally public record. What guns your government has? That's top secret. A recent public records request for the… Read the rest of the article: Cops in Somerville, MA: "It would endanger the public to tell you what guns we have"

Here's a quote on "Elite Panic" from Rebecca Solnit, It's an idea I'm fascinated by, particularly the notion that if you believe that people are fundamentally a mob waiting to… Read the rest of the article: Elite Panic: why rich people think all people are monsters

The next installment of San Francisco's SF in SF science fiction reading series features a couple of heavy hitters: Mary Robinette Kowal & Rick Klaw. It's Saturday, April 20; doors… Read the rest of the article: San Francisco science fiction reading with Mary Robinette Kowal & Rick Klaw

Tim Wu has written an admirably economical and restrained review of Evgeny Morozov's new book, "To Save Everything, Click Here." I wrote a long critique of Morozov's first book in… Read the rest of the article: Blowing up Morozov's "To Save Everything, Click Here"

Under Canada's newly gutted environmental laws, members of the public who want to comment on the upcoming hearings on the new Enbridge oil pipeline must beg for permission by fillling… Read the rest of the article: Canadian govt demands a 10-page questionnaire & CV in order to seek permission to comment on oil pipeline

California Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) has served notice on Disneyland over three attractions, which led to their shut-down yesterday. In 2006, Disney agreed to make changes to the staff… Read the rest of the article: Major Disneyland attractions shut over OSHA violations

I'm at LAX as I type this, heading home from a great family spring break in LA that culminated with a trip to Disneyland. While I was at the Mouse,… Read the rest of the article: Glow-in-the-dark Haunted Mansion tee

Google's rolled out an "Inactive Account Manager" — a dead-man's switch for your Google accounts. If you set it, Google will watch your account for protracted inactivity. After a set… Read the rest of the article: Google adds a "dead-man's switch" — uses cases from torture-resistance to digital wills

Jordan sez, "Our t-shirt company was just successfully funded through Kickstarter, now at $46,000+ with 4 days to go. We take insane art from independent artists and throw them on… Read the rest of the article: Insane tees – Kickstarted, full-shirt printing with indie artist designs

Jeff Reifman sez, After granting Microsoft amnesty on its $1.5 billion Nevada tax dodge, state tax collectors are aggressively targeting Seattle dance clubs and night clubs over an obscure 'opportunity… Read the rest of the article: WA grants MSFT $1.5B tax amnesty, resorts to taxing dance-clubs to make up shortfall

I love Bruce Sterling's "Design Fiction Slider-Bar of Disbelief," a list of fictions in ascending order of credibility: 9.4 New age crystals, lucky charms, protective pendants, mojo hands, voodoo dolls,… Read the rest of the article: Ordered list of credible fictions

Photo: Reuters Update: Patrick adds, "Maine crime writer is dubious about the veracity of a great deal of that Maine 'hermit' story." More of the story has come out about… Read the rest of the article: Update on Maine hermit arrested after 27 years' living in the woods

I'd be (pleasantly) amazed if the actual play in Boris Karloff's Monster Game was anything but tedious, but LOOK AT THOSE GAME TOKENS. DANG. Boris Karloff's Monster Game

Shapeways user Maundy created the Steampunk Geared Cube, a magnificent geared confection that came out of the 3D printed fully assembled!

Dr. Tom Murphy VII gave a research paper called "The First Level of Super Mario Bros. is Easy with Lexicographic Orderings and Time Travel . . . after that it gets a little tricky."

This spectacular C3PO junkbot assemblage was made by junk artist Gabriel Dishaw, and sells for $800. Worth every penny, too. Mr Dishaw's got plenty of other wonderful pieces for sale,… Read the rest of the article: C3PO junkbot

If CISPA passes, every privacy policy on the web will be a total joke.