happy mutants Vancouver, I'll see you at tonight's Walkaway tour stop (then Burbank, Oxford, London…) (!) Cory Doctorow

canada Excellent high-voltage warning glyph Cory Doctorow

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

News Can Opener bridge strikes again Gail Sherman

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug – News of the Times: Another U.S. School Hit by Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Ruben Bolling

Do not attempt When aggressive tiger shark rams into boat, diver shoves it away with her bare hands (video) Carla Sinclair

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza

Engineering Are you ready for four-color traffic lights? Gail Sherman

australia Adorable baby wombats grow up and successfully released into the wild Jennifer Sandlin

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

mistakes Classic shock image Goatse still good for deterring hotlinking content thieves Rob Beschizza

politics U.S. government to shut down today unless last-minute deal reached Rob Beschizza

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

guns Don't go fishing with a gun; use your crossbow instead David Pescovitz

absolute units Why is this salamander called a "hellbender?" You might regret knowing the answer Jennifer Sandlin

homes 700 pounds of acorns found in California home (video) David Pescovitz

airplanes Airplanes once had lounges and even piano bars, in coach. Here's why flying now sucks. David Pescovitz