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Turn literary works into patent applications with patent-generator Patent-generator is a Github-hosted python script that turns literary texts into patent applications, with descriptions of the accompanying diagrams (here's Kapital, AKA "A method and device for comprehending, theoretically, the historical movement"; and here's Heidegger's The Question Concerning Technology, AKA "A device and system for belonging to bringing-forth"). Read the rest... Crystal John's metaphysical outsider art leaflets The metaphysical leaflet art of artist John Urho Kemp (1942-2010), aka "Crystal John," will expand your mind to the hidden magic and order of nature. Read the rest... The things I take with me on airplanes Over at Cool Tools I have a photo-feature describing the items I bring with me on a plane trip. Read the rest... Forged certificates common in HTTPS sessions In Analyzing Forged SSL Certificates in the Wild [PDF] a paper authored by researchers at CMU and Facebook, we learn that "a small but significant percentage" of HTTPS connections are made using forged certificates generated by adware and malware. Read the rest... Making music at -30 How can scientists deal with boredom, stress, and isolation of far-flung research sites. One possible solution is making music. This video features compositions and video made as part of a project to provide creative outlets for South Pole scientists. Read the rest... What the World Health Organization worries about Six diseases that are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Read the rest... How to make a new element That blue glow in this photo from Oak Ridge National Laboratory is radiation, shimmering in a reactor that's used to produce man-made elements like the superheavy metal Ununseptium. Read the rest... A deeper look at the most famous brain injury patient in history I'll admit, my first thought when I saw this piece by Sam Kean at Slate was, "Not another Phineas Gage story." But the piece is really worth a read, even if you've heard the story before. Read the rest... The evolution of London Watch the city of London and its network of roads grow from Roman times to today, in a video that also plots all the city's protected building and archaeological sites. Read the rest... Recreational gold prospecting My 7 year old daughter and I are going prospecting for gold. This handy kit is enough for both of us to settle down by the side of a NorCal stream and try our hands at a '49ers dream. Read the rest... Research sub lost to the briny deep The Nereus, an unmanned research sub operated by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, imploded on Saturday. The sub was pushing the limits of its design, exploring an area of the Kermadec Trench off the coast of New Zealand, almost 30,000 feet below the surface. Read the rest... This Day in Blogging History: Cops can unlock Android & Apple phones; Graphic memoir of Soviet Afghanistan; Mousepad sofa One year ago today Apple can decrypt iPhones for cops; Google can remotely "reset password" for Android devices: Apple apparently has the power to decrypt iPhone storage in response to law-enforcement requests, though they won't say how. Read the rest... Hannibal has serious daddy issues [s2e11] Theresa DeLucci reviews Ka No Mo, wherein our two favorite psychos' mutual obsession becomes too much for both of them. Read the rest... Graphic, violent old public safety posters from Holland Man, these vintage Dutch safety posters from the early through late 20th century are scary and beautiful as hell. If you're squeamish, maybe don't click. Read the rest... The Laws Of God And Men ring cold in Game of Thrones [s4e6] Peter Dinklage delivers the speech of the season as Tyrion Lannister, facing the false justice of the kingdom--and his family. Kevin McFarland reviews the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Read the rest... Satanists, teen coders, and robot cars hit Silicon Valley [s1e6] Silicon Valley takes aim at the emotional insecurity behind superficial male genius, writes Kevin McFarland. But it also fails to escape stereotypes about women in the tech industry. Read the rest... Justice League baby socks The Justice League Infant Socks 6-Pack ($15) is a pretty sweet new-baby gift, likely to be put to grateful use, and a delight when mix-and-matched (baby-socks being the sort of thing that disappear in the wash because they crumple to the size of a spitball). Read the rest... Cover Blubber: stretchy, reusable airtight food-wrap Cover Blubber is a reusable, elasticated, food-safe wrap that snaps around your leftovers with an airtight seal. It also works great for sealing paint cans and other crafty/makery use. Read the rest... Upside-down coffin filled with medieval weapons discovered in wooded area A Deputy Sheriff from De Leon Springs, FL, responded to a report of an upside-down coffee in a wooded area. He arrived on the scene, overturned the coffin, and discovered that it was full of replica medieval weaponry, which News 13 enumerates in eye-watering detail: Black crossbow Black ball and chain Set of nun chucks Metal pair of forceps Ball with metal spikes Black hoodie Small red square punching bag Black leather pouch Double-sided axe with handle Baseball bat with numerous screws attached Small black sheath Scissors, silver in color Wooden handle with attached metal hook Wooden handle with attached metal knife Plastic tube with black handles Wide black metal hook Black folding knife 2 black arm weights Broken yellow dart Silver baseball bat Small wooden handle with attached knife Black metal crowbar Silver antenna Black metal hooks Black sword sheathe Silver metal chain Black handle with attached long knife Wooden handle with attached rusted knife blade Black stick with attached chain Single metal hook 2 wooden metal hatchets Silver boat anchor Black fire poker Black metal crowbar Pair of blacksmith pliers Silver metal sword blade with missing hand grip Wooden blocking stick Metal hammer Double sickle handle Single handle sickle Large pair of black metal tongs 2 wooden axe handles Wooden sword Crossbow, nunchucks among 46 weapons inside coffin found in Volusia [News13] (via Lowering the Bar) Read the rest... McDonald's Hot Coffee lawsuit: deliberate, corporatist urban legend Remember the old lady who sued McDonald's for millions because she burned herself by spilling hot coffee in her lap? It never happened. Read the rest... Spurious correlations: an engine for head-scratching coincidences The Spurious Correlations engine helps you discover bizarre and delightful spurious correlations, and collects some of the most remarkable ones. For example, Per capita consumption of sour cream (US) correlates with Motorcycle riders killed in noncollision transport accident at the astounding rate of 0.916391. Read the rest... Gone Girl's Gillian Flynn on her favorite books and authors I love all three of Gillian Flynn's suspense novels (here are my reviews of her work and my podcast interview with her). Read the rest... Where the Jungle Cruise queue audio-loop came from On Passport to Dreams Old and New, the world's greatest Disney themepark critic Foxxfur traces the history of the Jungle Boat Cruise queue-loop, makes some shrewd guesses about where the Imagineers found their material, and (most importantly), what the addition of the music did to the overall design story of an iconic ride. Read the rest... CNN iReport asks Google Glass users to spy on us all "A few individuals have already signed up with more and more doing so each day." Read the rest... Interview with Matt Taibbi about "The Divide" Matt Taibbi is touring the States with his new book, The Divide, which is on my must-read list right after I finish Capital in the 21st Century. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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