Business Thanks to "consent" buried deep in sales agreements, car manufacturers are tracking tens of millions of US cars Cory Doctorow

afrofuturism Watch this opera adaptation of an Octavia Butler novel on Friday night Thom Dunn

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police Police accidentally auction off car with big stash of drugs hidden in its bumper David Pescovitz

cars Evidence that a car isn't a pedestrian and probably shouldn't use the pedestrian lane David Pescovitz

Business Uber says 3,045 sexual assaults involving drivers and passengers reported in U.S. rides last year Xeni Jardin

Science Apple tech, jewelry, guns: Dataviz of what Americans pawn Clive Thompson

law The TSA strip searched a grandmother on Mother's Day and now says that she's overreacting because it's no different from a locker room Cory Doctorow

science fiction Realistic Starfleet meetings Rob Beschizza

aviation A grandmother is suing the TSA for strip searching her to get a look at her panty liner, on Mother's Day Cory Doctorow

libraries 10 fascinating online collections at the New York Public Library Cory Doctorow

DIY This guy made a custom hardwood and aluminum key fob for his car Xeni Jardin

road rage Sacramento driver throws incredible fit of road rage Jason Weisberger

sleep Study finds that sleeping in on the weekends is good for you Mark Frauenfelder

makers Barbie ride-on toy car modded with real engine goes 70 mph David Pescovitz

happy mutant Seattleites: You'll soon be able to hitch a free ride in a 1967 Checker Cab Rusty Blazenhoff

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Science SXSW panel on Thursday: Art, technology, and the Voyager Golden Record David Pescovitz

Hollywood Stars in Bizarre Japanese TV Commercials Richard Kaufman

video Selective mutism explained by someone who experienced it as a child Andrea James