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Aaron Swartz's FBI and Secret Service files A large and very up-to-date archive of Aaron's government files, extracted through Freedom of Information Act requests. I'm not clear on which parts of these are new and which ones are already publicly known. Read the rest... Angel City: A Los Angeles time-lapse video Gavin Heffernan has a beautiful new series of epic LA Night Timelapses and a musical homage to the film Heat. Read the rest... The filthiest camp at Burning Man For the first time, the Burning Man Organization has published a "MOOP Map" -- a map showing litter left behind by camps at the "leave no trace" event (MOOP stands for Matter Out Of Place). Read the rest... Public university asked students to report recent sexual history or face punishment Clemson University has withdrawn its demand, which would have mandated students answer questions on how often they have sex, what sort of sex it was, and the number of partners. The quiz was supposedly anonymous, but required students to use their official IDs and third-party services to complete. Read the rest... Yin-yang Star Wars tee on Threadless Ciro Trezzi's Death of a star/Birth of an hero shirt design is up for your votes on Threadless -- it's quite a lovely take on the eternal struggle for the Force. Read the rest... Review: Kommissar, the cold war board game Deanna Dahlsad escapes Soviet Russia, sends her friends to Siberia, and braves the wicked Kommissar in this 1960s-era board game. Read the rest... Dumb anti-drug hysteria forced McDonalds to stop giving away decent coffee spoons McDonalds used to include this perfectly utilitarian spoon with coffee--perhaps the company's only genuine claim to a design classic. Because it could be used to measure out drugs, though, it was removed from the market at the demand of lobbyists seeking a symbolic victory over drug "paraphernalia." Read the rest... Plus-Plus, new building bricks from Denmark Plus-Plus building bricks become popular in Denmark, where the toy began. The product promises "Simplistic shape" and "Endless possibility!," and I dig it. [via text-mode.tumblr.com] Read the rest... The ultimate iPhone 6 and 6 Plus unboxing video by Andy Ihnatko (with Robert Goulet) You do not need another unboxing video. This is the one unboxing video you need. By Andy Ihnatko, the only Apple reviewer you need. The big iPhone 6 and 6 Plus reveal, with thoughts, size comparisons, and a guest appearance by Robert Goulet. Read the rest... Rubber band ball I know this rubber band ball is durable because my wife ran over the box with her car without damaging the rubber bands. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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