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Apple's Patriot-Act-detecting "warrant canary" dies It's been less than a day since the company published its new, excellent privacy policy -- but Gigaom has noticed that the latest Apple transparency report, covering Jan 1-Jun 30 2014, has eliminated the line that says that the company has received no secret Patriot Act "section 215" requests, which come with gag orders prohibiting companies from discussing them. Read the rest... WATCH: art from tiny diatoms The Diatomist is a short documentary about Klaus Kemp, master of the Victorian art of diatom arrangement. Diatoms are single cell algae that create jewel-like glass shells around themselves. Read the rest... Computer Jay's Binary Fix - free download Here is a song from long time BB pal Computer Jay about the 21st century's addiction to technology titled "Binary Fix." The track is off his album 'Savage Planet Discotheque Vol. Read the rest... Wrecked "ghost ships" off San Francisco Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and independent shipwreck divers exploring the Golden Gate strait discovered two sunken ships from 1863 and 1910, with several hundreds more "forgotten ghost ships" likely still undiscovered in the area. Read the rest... The Olive Garden: all-you-can eat for hedge fund raiders You probably saw the hilarious critique of The Olive Garden that made the rounds last week; the hedge fund behind that critique is a major shareholder with a long history of shady financial deals that gut profitable businesses, destroy jobs, and line the pockets of short-term "investors." Starboard Value previously pulled the stunt with Red Lobster, selling the real-estate out from under 500 restaurants to a "real estate investment trust," freeing $1.5B for dividends to investors like Starboard, leaving Red Lobster limping along paying rent in the locations it had previously owned, profits cut in half -- after Starboard had milked it for its giant, one-time payout. Read the rest... Anti-semite will lose without jewish help Write-in Kentucky senate candidate, and deplorable human, Robert Ransdell placed his anti-semitic campaign signs in lawns without permission. Unsurprisingly the residents removed them. Read the rest... The Academy - Book 1, Chad Leito Chad Leito's The Academy is yet another fantastic world where teens are imbued with super powers and must save society. The standard themes and devices of this genre are pushed to the very limit of believability, I loved it! Read the rest... Jesus in a pierogi In Michigan, St. Andre Bessette Church Festival attendees were "shocked" to see the face of Jesus in a pierogi! Pareidolicious! According to a UPI report, they're keeping the pierogi in a freezer for now. Read the rest... Bumperhead - new graphic novel by Gilbert Hernandez A fascinatingly disjointed tale of drugs, rock and roll, and adolescence from the legendary cartoonist who co-created Love and Rockets. Read the exclusive excerpt. Read the rest... Video: "Jobs That No Longer Exist" Phrenologists, knocker ups, ratteners, dog whippers, and dozens of other "Jobs That No Longer Exist." (Mental Floss) Read the rest... Suspected robber/murdered wears "Crime Pays" shirt to court Jeremiah Jackson, in court yesterday for charges of robbing and killing a woman, wore a t-shirt that said "Crime Pays." The judge wasn't pleased. Read the rest... Tim Cook on the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek A graphic designer at Bloomberg Businessweek instantly ascends to world grandmaster of not giving a fuck. Read the rest... Sheep outwits cattle grid via Nothing To Do With Arbroath Read the rest... North Korea publishes lengthy report praising own human rights record Pyongyang's initial response to a UN report on its human rights abuses was anger and outrage. This week, however, it has published a 53,558-word counter-report, described as "a grueling read" by the Washington Post's Adam Taylor, who surely deserves a raise for this. Read the rest... Joy Division twitter account There is finally an official Joy Division twitter account, started by the members of New Order. Peter Hook was not informed, and he is displeased. Read the rest... Kindle Voyage Amazon refreshed its lineup of Kindles last night, pushing the Kindle Fire for less than $100, where it's easily the best fit for people wanting a good-enough tablet on a budget. Read the rest... Toronto Mayoral Race: an endorsement for Olivia Chow Like many Torontonians, I have been disheartened with the quality of city government, which has been sliding into a right-wing, populist doldrums ever since the amalgamation of the city with its suburban neighbours under Mike Harris, back in 1998; finally, though, there's a candidate for mayor that I can really get behind: Olivia Chow. Read the rest... Mice and Mystics: awesome dungeoncrawler board game for all ages Mice and Mystics is a beautifully-produced board game that creates a relatively all-ages-friendly dungeon crawl RPG experience without need for a dungeon master. "My kids went absolutely bananas over this game in a way I haven't seen before," says Jon Seagull Read the rest... The Who Framed Roger Rabbit? board game reviewed The board game based on the phantasmic film isn't that great, writes Deanna Dahlsad, but will be a coveted rarity for fans Read the rest... Privacy for Normal People My latest Guardian column, Privacy technology everyone can use would make us all more secure, makes the case for privacy technology as something that anyone can -- and should use, discussing the work being done by the charitable Simply Secure foundation that launches today (site is not yet up as of this writing), with the mandate to create usable interfaces to cryptographic tools, and to teach crypto developers how to make their tools accessible to non-technical people. Read the rest... Hubble Space Telescope finds smallest known galaxy with supermassive black hole Fascinating news, and this stunning image, from astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: "a monster black hole lurking inside one of the tiniest galaxies ever known." The black hole is five times the mass of the one at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Read the rest... 4,000 more DRM-free comics now available on Comixology Following on the Amazon division's July announcement that publishers could sell their work without DRM on its platform, a huge collection of publishers have signed up to participate: IDW Publishing, Valiant Entertainment, Oni Press, Fantagraphics Books, Aspen Comics, Action Lab Entertainment, Th3rd World Studios, A Wave Blue World, Blind Ferret Entertainment, Caliber Comics, Creative Impulse Entertainment, Devil's Due Entertainment, GT Labs Comics and Kingstone Media. Read the rest... Game controller silicone molds for chocolate, candy & ice Thinkgeek's silicone game controller molds are $10, and feature six controllers per food-/dishwasher-safe tray (Playstation, NES and Sega) -- perfect for candy, chocolate or icemaking. Read the rest... Futility Closet 26: A Practical Joke on a Grand Scale In 1810 someone told hundreds of London merchants that Mrs. Tottenham at 54 Berners Street had requested their services. She hadn't. Read the rest... Zen and the art of fighting crime Dan Stevenson is neither a Buddhist, nor a follower of any organized religion. Mr. Stevenson, a resident of Oakland's Eastlake neighborhood, purchased a 2-foot Buddha and installed it on a median strip in his neighborhood, near 11th Avenue and 19th Street. Read the rest... California drought photos: Before and OMG WTF Overlapping images of the drought in California, with an adjustable before-and-after slider. Read the rest... S&L Podcast - #189 - Literary Virginity, Literally We dig into the first four stories from Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life and Others, and boy do we learn a lot about ourselves and others. Read the rest... Deadpool leggings The Deadpool leggings ($35) are the perfect accessory to bring out your inner wisecracking immortal mercenary (the maker, Tohnik, also does leggings featuring Princess Monanoke Guardians of the Forest and Miyazaki minions). (via Geeky Merch) Read the rest... Rob Ford diagnosed with rare cancer affecting fat cells Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with Liposarcoma, a rare form of cancer that grows in fat cells in deep soft tissue. Read the rest... Animated GIF illustrations, Mattis Dovier The artist's Tumblr. [via] Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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