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Daddy I want an Oompah Loompah Elon Musk wants his own "Fordlandia" Jason Weisberger
san francisco San Francisco is spending $1.7 million to build a single public toilet Mark Frauenfelder
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
social media New research on how to build better digital spaces Thom Dunn
trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn
News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin
happy mutants Crowdfunding another year of Theyworkforyou, the UK's astounding, essential political tool Cory Doctorow
happy mutants A virtual re-creation of San Francisco's massive WPA wooden city model Cory Doctorow
surveillance London demonstrates the stupid, janky future of Smart Cities Cory Doctorow
North Korea publishes list of over 300 weird new patriotic slogans. What do they mean? Xeni Jardin
Safety Murder machines: why cars will kill 30,000 Americans this year Mark Frauenfelder
Technology Hackers prepare for first "national holiday" in their honor Andy Meek
Science Dinner's Revenge: mealworms that survive in the stomach, then eat their way out of predators Mary Roach
politics UK immigration test to focus on Shakespeare and Christianity instead of human rights and civics Cory Doctorow
law New York State Senators want "refined First Amendment," laws to prevent trolling, flaming and excluding people from online groups Cory Doctorow
Save San Francisco's parks from commercialization David Pescovitz
Anonymous hacks BART after wireless shutdown; protests planned for Monday Xeni Jardin
Book The Price of Everything Mark Frauenfelder
Kids Teach kids to be safe on the net by getting them to think critically about censorware Cory Doctorow
Katrina: update on colleges offering aid, housing, student transfers Xeni Jardin