makers How to make a long-distance Frisbee launcher Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets The Zubi Flyer is the hackable frisbee that could launch your kid’s STEM career Boing Boing's Shop

maine Frisbee on a frozen lake Rob Beschizza

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

Cooking My mother makes perfect rice in the microwave with this steamer lid Jason Weisberger

corruption The internet has become a "low-trust society" Cory Doctorow

corruption In Alabama, it's traditional for sheriffs who lose their elections to steal and waste money, destroy public property Cory Doctorow

scholarship Distinguished scientist on the mistakes pundits make when they predict the future of AI Cory Doctorow

makers Have a messy room? Here's a tool you can build to clean it in an instant Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Terrific longread on the origins of Wham-O Andrea James

photography Aerodynamically-shaped cased for GoPro Mark Frauenfelder

family Wink 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: What Kids Want Carla Sinclair

Games OgoSport Discs let you play volleyball, Frisbee, or paddle ball Carla Sinclair

gift guide Super Balloon – As with all Wham-O toys, so simple yet so delightful Wink

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

gadgets podcast Paintball Sentry Gun vs Toddlers – no contest Mark Frauenfelder