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  • World's longest aircraft looks like ass, literally

    The Airlander 10 hybrid airplane-airship, the world's longest aircraft at 302 feet long, has emerged from its hangar at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, England.

    • David Pescovitz
      at 11:46
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  • Meth lab found underneath a Walmart parking lot

    We've heard countless stories about people brewing up meth in Walmart bathrooms, but now police have found a meth lab underneath a Walmart in Amherst, New York! They discovered the… Read the rest of the article: Meth lab found underneath a Walmart parking lot

    • David Pescovitz
      at 11:24
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  • Rosie the Riveter, Ghostbusters edition

    One year ago, Hugohugo gifted us the fine Immortan Joe/Uncle Sam mashup; this year, it's Rosie the Riveter meets Dr. Jillian Holtzmann (my all-time science hero!), also available as an… Read the rest of the article: Rosie the Riveter, Ghostbusters edition

    • Cory Doctorow
      at 11:23
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  • UC Berkeley chancellor installs office "escape door" as security measure against protesters

    UC Berkeley, birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, installed an emergency exit door between Chancellor Nicholas Dirks' office and his conference room so he can escape if protestors violently storm… Read the rest of the article: UC Berkeley chancellor installs office "escape door" as security measure against protesters

    • David Pescovitz
      at 11:03
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  • Farkle is a fun dice game

    Farkle is a simple dice rolling strategy game that we sometimes play. If you have Yahtzee or Tenzi at at home, you can use the dice and these rules. If… Read the rest of the article: Farkle is a fun dice game

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 10:55
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  • Fred the Vampire Accountant, Book 3: Bloody Acquisitions

    Drew Hayes' Fred the Vampire accountant series is hilarious! I'd been waiting for his third installment, Bloody Acquisitions. Fred was boring in life, in death he isn't much better. Turned… Read the rest of the article: Fred the Vampire Accountant, Book 3: Bloody Acquisitions

    • Jason Weisberger
      at 10:45
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  • Smart About Sharks – Filled with fascinating bite-sized shark facts

    See sample pages from this book at Wink. Smart About Sharks by Owen Davey Flying Eye Books 2016, 40 pages, 9.2 x 11.5 x 0.5 inches $17 Buy a copy… Read the rest of the article: Smart About Sharks – Filled with fascinating bite-sized shark facts

    • Carla Sinclair
      at 10:17
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  • The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles is a cool, huge indy bookstore

    Josh Spencer is the owner of The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles. I haven't been there yet, but after seeing this video I plan to visit asap. This video profile… Read the rest of the article: The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles is a cool, huge indy bookstore

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 10:09
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  • Kiss your boring job goodbye—you're about to learn how to program

    Everybody knows that if you want to earn the big bucks these days, you need to learn how to code. Luckily, you don't even need to spend thousands on grad… Read the rest of the article: Kiss your boring job goodbye—you're about to learn how to program

    • Boing Boing's Shop
      at 9:44
  • Man who shot up "Draw Muhammad" event was urged to "tear up Texas" by undercover FBI agent

    Elton Simpson is one of the two men who fired assault rifles at people gathered for a "Draw Muhammad" event in Garland, Texas before being shot to death by an… Read the rest of the article: Man who shot up "Draw Muhammad" event was urged to "tear up Texas" by undercover FBI agent

    • Cory Doctorow
      at 9:40
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  • Thai telcoms regulator wants tourists to use location-tracking SIMs

    Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has proposed issuing tracking-chips to all visitors to the country, which would allow the government to monitor the movements of all foreign nationals while… Read the rest of the article: Thai telcoms regulator wants tourists to use location-tracking SIMs

    • Cory Doctorow
      at 9:29
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  • Texas official: "People enjoy floods"

    Harris County Commissioner Steve Radack told an audience of flood victims that some people enjoy floods because it means they get insurance money. "Frankly, over the years, and the many… Read the rest of the article: Texas official: "People enjoy floods"

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 9:21
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  • Mysterious medical research consortium: we should own volunteers' clinical trial data for 5 years

    The "International Consortium of Investigators for Fairness in Trial Data Sharing" — a group that appears to have just been formed, backed by 282 researcher in 33 countries — has… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious medical research consortium: we should own volunteers' clinical trial data for 5 years

    • Cory Doctorow
      at 9:20
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  • Insane ledge jumping on Hong Kong skyscraper

    Oleg Cricket from Siberia shows off his parkour skills on a Hong Kong skyscraper. For some reason, watching these kinds of high-altitude daredevil videos make the soles of my feet… Read the rest of the article: Insane ledge jumping on Hong Kong skyscraper

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 8:52
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  • Handy Chiko Roll holder

    An Australian fast food chain that sells "Chiko Rolls" (an Australian version of an egg roll – I had to look it up) has a special offer: send them two… Read the rest of the article: Handy Chiko Roll holder

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 8:42
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  • Man intends to sue Warner Bros. for misleading Suicide Squad trailer

    BlackPanther2016 says Warner Brothers didn't show him the version of Suicide Squad that the trailer advertised. He's taking the movie studio and DC to court for "false advertising, misleading visual… Read the rest of the article: Man intends to sue Warner Bros. for misleading Suicide Squad trailer

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 8:34
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  • Facebook declares war on adblockers, claims it can prevent them detecting ads

    Facebook claims it has developed a way to force ads to appear irrespective of whether visitors are using adblockers, and will soon begin doing so. The Wall Street Journal reports… Read the rest of the article: Facebook declares war on adblockers, claims it can prevent them detecting ads

    • Rob Beschizza
      at 8:12
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  • Illegal "Warranty Void If Removed" still ubiquitous: they're on the Xbox One S

    The tamper-evident "Warrant Void If Removed" stickers violate the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975, which allows device owners to take their gadgets for service at independent depots without voiding their… Read the rest of the article: Illegal "Warranty Void If Removed" still ubiquitous: they're on the Xbox One S

    • Cory Doctorow
      at 8:11
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  • Your medical data: misappropriated by health-tech companies, off-limits to you

    Backchannel's package on medical data and the health-tech industry profiles three people who were able to shake loose their own data and make real improvements in their lives with it:… Read the rest of the article: Your medical data: misappropriated by health-tech companies, off-limits to you

    • Cory Doctorow
      at 8:01
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  • NASA publishes 44,000 Mars surface images

    The HiRise imager in orbit around Mars shoots a continuous stream of data about its surface our way. Nasa's posted 44,000 images so far, each available in all sorts of… Read the rest of the article: NASA publishes 44,000 Mars surface images

    • Rob Beschizza
      at 7:49
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