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animation Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a stop-motion, comedy-adventure docu-drama Elías Villoro

Savings Skimping $4MM caused the Millennium Tower's increasing problems Jason Weisberger

London Bridge is falling down Millennium Partners seeks to build a Los Angeles skyscraper on a faultline, also San Francisco tower worsening "in a dramatic fashion" Jason Weisberger

UFOs Pentagon releases UFO footage Thom Dunn

san francisco Expensive underground "sleeping pods" proposed to house San Franciscans Rusty Blazenhoff

security Group sex dating app has "the worst security for any dating app" Cory Doctorow

Technology This map shows where local police departments partner with Amazon's Ring Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Announcing: the tour for "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems," Randall "XKCD" Munroe's next book Cory Doctorow

picks Israeli spyware firm NSO Group 're-acquired' by founders Xeni Jardin

happy mutants EFF's first VR app trains you to spot surveillance devices in your community Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

nsa Which windowless American buildings are secret AT&T/NSA listening posts? Cory Doctorow

web theory San Francisco may finally get decent internet access, thanks to municipal fiber Cory Doctorow

animals I was lucky to have a friend like Lu Jason Weisberger

san francisco San Francisco (and online): cool Hanukkah pop-up shop with Lemony Snicket and more! David Pescovitz

trump Trump Tower has two "privately owned public spaces" that anyone is entitled to visit Cory Doctorow

san francisco San Francisco's 58-story "leaning tower" is sinking fast Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Attention Merchants: a deep dive into the origins of the surveillance economy Cory Doctorow