texas Frontier: if you don't buy your router, we'll charge you a rental fee; if you DO buy your router, we'll charge you a "support" fee Cory Doctorow

christ what an asshole Frontier receives $283.4m/year in taxpayer money, neglects network, rips off customers — and Trump's FCC won't investigate Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Small business in Wisconsin cancels its unusably bad internet service from Frontier; Frontier demands $4,300 cancellation fee Cory Doctorow

infrastructure Minnesota AG's report reveals big telcos are literally letting their infrastructure rot Cory Doctorow

Food Lead found in protein powders Rob Beschizza

books Swearing improves grip strength, Halloween sees a spike in child ADHD diagnoses, and more 2024 learnings David Pescovitz

dreams Dream hackers explore the frontiers of consciousness Allan Rose Hill

sustainability Recycled plastic railway ties have lower carbon footprints Rob Beschizza

Technology Scientists create electric lollipop that lets you taste virtual reality flavors Ellsworth Toohey

maps This detailed map of Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" will blow your mind Jennifer Sandlin

accidents Planes collide — not once but twice — at Boston's Logan Airport during busy Thanksgiving week Carla Sinclair

politics Inside the parallel world of the ultra rich: private courts, secret storage, and diplomatic immunity Ellsworth Toohey

toys "Wicked" toys from Mattel featuring link to porn site pulled from shelves, now available on eBay Allan Rose Hill

animals People are collecting illegal tarantulas "like they're Pokemon" Allan Rose Hill

Acid westerns and other psychedelic films for the real heads Allan Rose Hill

cybersecurity 23andMe's meltdown: How to protect your DNA from falling into wrong hands Ellsworth Toohey

google Google "purges" uBlock Origin from Chrome Web Store Rob Beschizza

Tow-Mater's Tower of Terror Disney World's Rivers of America to be replaced Ruben Bolling

outbursts Passenger misses her flight, blows a fuse, and hurls Frontier Airlines computer at worker (video) Carla Sinclair

Entertainment Disney announces huge theme park expansions Ruben Bolling