usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn
epa Federal court rules that Scott Pruitt’s sham EPA can’t ban scientists from its scientific advisory board Thom Dunn
late stage capitalism Telcoms lobbyists have convinced 26 states to ban or restrict municipal broadband Cory Doctorow
corruption Text-mining journalists find that lawmakers introduced 10,000 bills that were copypasted from lobbyists' "model legislation" Cory Doctorow
corruption Chinese surveillance/tech giant Alibaba joins ALEC, will start co-authoring US legislation Cory Doctorow
corporatism Group behind voter ID, stand your ground, ag-gag, private prison, anti-muni-wifi, and killing Obamacare now planning rules for jailing pipeline protesters Cory Doctorow
poetry The oldest written record of "fuck" has been discovered — and it comes from a plague quarantine Thom Dunn
tesla Tesla restored autopilot feature to used car, saying the whole thing was a "miscommunication" Mark Frauenfelder
tesla Man buys used Tesla with autopilot. Tesla remotely disables autopilot: "not a feature that you had paid for" Mark Frauenfelder
housing Turning the ruins of a Medieval Italian village into a home and stone masonry school Gareth Branwyn
happy mutants Bunnie Huang's classic "Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" is now free online Cory Doctorow
