floss Alias: a smart-speaker "parasite" that blocks your speaker's sensors until you activate it Cory Doctorow

maps Tube Map Rob Beschizza

music Paul K, songwriter and guitarist, RIP David Pescovitz

blackwater Blackwater founder Erik Prince used ex-spies to infiltrate liberal groups for Project Veritas Thom Dunn

nazis The Guardian has outed the true identity of the mysterious founder of the Base, a white nationalist terror group Cory Doctorow

podcasts A great new podcast explores the cultural and political impact of the Only Band That Matters: the Clash Thom Dunn

climate change Footage of Australian fire crew overwhelmed by flames Rob Beschizza

Games Unreal Indies: game platform seeks more developers Rob Beschizza

privacy Australia wants to kill consent requirement in proposed data-sharing legislation, calls it "nuance" Cory Doctorow

crime Florida police admit they will not be able to recover gun stolen during masked orgy Cory Doctorow

a-team Lest ye forget how awesome 'The A-Team' is Jason Weisberger

hoaxes Profiles of Threatin, singer who tried to fake a European tour Rob Beschizza

Business RIP, Google+: long ailing and finished off by a security bug Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Review: Bose's Noise-Masking Sleepbuds would be great if my brain would let me enjoy them Seamus Bellamy

Art and Design Duchamp's famous urinal sculpture was actually created by Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven Mark Frauenfelder

canada Russia-linked hacker Karim Baratov gets 5 years in U.S. prison & $250,000 fine for Yahoo breach Xeni Jardin

mistakes There are two Amazon results for the search term "healing crystal dildo" Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Hey, Melbourne! I'm coming to see you this week (Sydney, Adelaide and Wellington: you're next!) Cory Doctorow

australia There is now a Ferry McFerryface ferry, and the crew is pissed Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault: supers and the undead battle for the world's soul Cory Doctorow