cryptocurrency SEC charges blockchain payments firm Ripple with conducting unregistered securities offering Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Excellent explainer: how consensus algorithms (including Bitcoin/blockchain) work Cory Doctorow

death Al Pacino confirms there's no afterlife Thom Dunn

Flight Attendants "Gate lice": The insulting nickname airline staff and premier flyers use for eager boarders Mark Frauenfelder

Space Supermassive black holes only 300 light years apart Rob Beschizza

donald trump Whining Giuliani schooled by official: "I know you're no longer a licensed attorney because you made false statements about the election, so allow me to clarify Michigan law for you." Mark Frauenfelder

physics If you could see spacetime, it would look like this (video) Allan Rose Hill

Emerging nations crippled by $29 trillion in debt while creditors milk surcharges Ellsworth Toohey

Video of plant talking to its neighbor David Pescovitz

music Website dedicated solely to listening to the song Moon River Popkin

Games Delay to "Fallout: London" mod was so significant it warranted BBC coverage Grant St. Clair

movie reviews "Civil War" is an isolating, information-starved psychological horror Roy Christopher

dance Watch this dance troupe's mesmerizing interpretation of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" Jennifer Sandlin

tabletop gaming Hasbro in talks to sell Dungeons & Dragons? Gareth Branwyn

fear HP's CEO stokes fear of cheap ink Jason Weisberger

Advertisement Can you handle the Winix 0.6-Gallon Top-Fill Ultrasonic Humidifier with Night Light? Boing Boing

mental health Smile Mask Syndrome: when forced happiness leads to depression and physical illness Mark Frauenfelder

music Watch Eddie Vedder and Jeanne Tripplehorn perform The Rolling Stones' "Shattered," with a twist Jennifer Sandlin

music The sea organ is a unique instrument powered by ocean waves Popkin

projections Donald Trump predicted his felony charges and possible criminal trials in 2016 (video) Carla Sinclair