security A common satellite comms package for ships and oil rigs has a backdoor that won't be patched Cory Doctorow
crime Global shipping companies comply with anti-air-pollution rules by dumping pollution into the sea, instead Cory Doctorow
jeffrey epstein Why did Jeffrey Epstein build a 'temple' on his island, and ship himself a 53-pound paper shredder, plus a tile and carpet extractor? Xeni Jardin
futility closet In 1914, 132 Newfoundland sealers were trapped on the ice during a blizzard Futility Closet
futility closet New York's deadliest disaster before 9/11 was a 1904 steamboat fire that killed over a thousand people Futility Closet
animal rescues Dog rescue: A helicopter 1,000 feet above snow happens to spot a stranded pup and gives him a lift Carla Sinclair
robots A robot found the "holy grail of shipwrecks" containing billions of dollars in cargo David Pescovitz
futility closet In 1921 the schooner Carroll A. Deering was discovered aground off North Carolina. The crew had vanished. Futility Closet