Technology His neighbor was too noisy, so he used an RF remote to train him like a circus animal Ellsworth Toohey

Funny Fed up with noisy upstairs neighbors? These tenants took revenge with devilish sound pranks! Popkin

utilities Man learns he's been paying his neighbor's utility bill for nearly 20 years Allan Rose Hill

neighborhood drama Watch epic Nextdoor chat about a lizard on the loose, amusingly reenacted on Jimmy Kimmel (video) Carla Sinclair

surveillance Neighborhood associations are installing license plate readers to privately police who drives on their streets Thom Dunn

police Police respond after man repeatedly yells SHOOT!…. during a hockey game on TV David Pescovitz

music Harsh but funny way to get your neighbors to turn down their music David Pescovitz

Weird Neighbor accused of stealing skeleton in window with middle finger raised offensively Xeni Jardin

surveillance Amazon's surveillance doorbell marketers help cops get warrantless access to video footage from peoples' homes Cory Doctorow

police Amazon's secret deals with local cops give them access to realtime 911 data for use in scary alerts sent to Ring owners Cory Doctorow

surveillance Cop says Amazon told him they had "partnered" with 200 US police forces to sell and tap into Ring surveillance doorbells Cory Doctorow

politics Ben Palmer continues to run fake ICE hotline Grant St. Clair

bad idea A Bluetooth speaker named "BOMB" ruined everyone's flight to Mallorca Jason Weisberger

politics DHS issues "Be On The Lookout" notice for Ben Palmer and his fake ICE hotline Grant St. Clair

Food Bush releases extremely cursed summer-flavored baked beans Grant St. Clair

books Those 100-foot Korowai tree houses are mostly built for film crews Ellsworth Toohey

spooky Waymos perform ritual robot pilgrimage around suburban Atlanta cul-de-sac Jason Weisberger

mysteries 15 honey-drizzled bananas appear on a plate every month on a street corner Ellsworth Toohey

Food 9 ways to stretch your food budget when SNAP benefits get cut Ellsworth Toohey