Business The illegal things that unscrupulous auto dealers do to close a sale David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Man accidentally buys 1,000 chickens Cory Doctorow

caveat emptor How online retailers trick you into signing up for costly monthly memberships Mark Frauenfelder

Business Florida property-tax auction winner didn't realize he was bidding on a 12"-wide strip between two houses Cory Doctorow

surveillance Ring doorbell app packed with third-party trackers Bill Budington

tourist traps Man charged $50 for two espressos and two bottles of water at a Venice cafe stirs up online mob Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Kickstarting a gorgeous, thoughtfully designed hardcover notebooks for RPG campaigns Cory Doctorow

Kids Deranged candymaker creates many flavors all with one color Andrea James

late stage capitalism The Vatican dunks on the finance industry and its "amoral culture" Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Kickstarting a replica of the original Pioneer Plaque, manufactured by the original craftsman Cory Doctorow

Science Mechanical spinning globe that shows the night/day terminator Cory Doctorow

crowdfunding Lily Drone demo video that generated $49 million was bogus, says DA Andrea James

happy mutants Kickstarting a lamp controlled by a lovely set of magnetic balls on strings Cory Doctorow

music Help Kickstart these cool geometric music controllers Andrea James

Reviews High bias found in Amazon reviews of low-cost or free samples Andrea James

Ripoffs Fellow opens a $700 battery pack, finds a large sponge and a little $30 battery inside Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Kickstarting a jewelry-making kit for girls that teaches coding Cory Doctorow

books Kickstarting an exciting feminist steampunk bicycle-racing novel Cory Doctorow

Games Kickstarting an encrypted email game about the Snowden leaks Cory Doctorow

books Kickstarting an anthology of Hugo nominees Cory Doctorow