california 30 tons of bomb-grade ammonium nitrate vanish from sealed rail car in western US Mark Frauenfelder

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

britain Britons! Warm your homes by leaving bathwater in the tub instead of heating the sewers with it. Rob Beschizza

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

magazines Reasonably Sized Homes magazine should exist Rob Beschizza

music A history of "Afternoon Delight," the "dirtiest song ever to top the Billboard Hot 100" Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures This annoyed pet pig repeatedly unplugs the vacuum cleaner in amusing video Carla Sinclair

climate change Arctic Shipping Routes are melting early. It's good for trade, but not the planet. Thom Dunn

cars "I bought the cheapest new car in the world" for $930 on Alibaba David Pescovitz

meat Smoking tri-tip on a bullet smoker Jason Weisberger

Cooking My first attempt at smoking meat on a compact bullet smoker Jason Weisberger

security UK prison deploys active anti-drone countermeasures to fight contraband smuggling Cory Doctorow

crime How Audi cheated emissions tests: if (steering) then (pollute) Cory Doctorow