A surreal and supremely inane compendium of miscellaneous knowledge, Vol 9

Mark Frauenfelder 8:58 am Fri Aug 3, 2007

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Video — 10 minute trailer for Orange Sunshine, an upcoming documentary about the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, a gang of outlaw bikers who dropped LSD and became acid evangelists and distributed great quantities of LSD to the world. Link (Via Bruce Eisner)

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Video — MAKE's Bre Pettis shows you how to make a purty silver ring from a 50-cent piece. Link

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BBC article about anonymous person leaving cash-stuffed envelopes in public restrooms and mailboxes in Japan. "Also in the envelope were notes asking that the cash be used for 'ascetic training.'" Link (Via Japan Probe)

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Video — Keith Richards throwing a TV from a hotel balcony. Link

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Online pharmacy spammer Christopher Smith sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Link

Amazon used a China firm on U.S. blacklist for thermal cameras to monitor workers for COVID-19 fever

• Amazon's new Chinese thermal spycam vendor was blacklisted by U.S. over allegations it helped China detain and monitor Uighurs and other Muslim minorities READ THE REST
Financial Times journalist Mark Di Stefano accused of accessing private Zoom meetings, then publishing the information

Mark Di Stefano of the Financial Times is accused by The Independent of accessing private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard as journalists were learning how… READ THE REST
Hackers tried to break into WHO, which faces more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks

Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Reuters reports. Security experts blame an advanced cyber-espionage hacker group known as DarkHotel.… READ THE REST
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Save 50% on a 1-year subscription to Dashlane's premium password manager

We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds

While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST