happy mutants Games and other online communities are societies, owed a duty of care by their owners Cory Doctorow
science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder
documentaries Short documentary about Kharkovchanka, huge Antarctic off-road vehicles made by the Soviets Rob Beschizza
Technology Theft of CIA's 'Vault 7' hacking tools in 2016 resulted from "woefully lax" security, new report says Xeni Jardin
occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn
Business Las Vegas reopens and people are gambling again, 2.5 months after COVID-19 closed casinos Xeni Jardin
tiktok Can a bobby pin be traded up to a house? A woman on TikTok is trying to find out Rusty Blazenhoff
Gadgets The world’s most portable solar oven, the Go is as ultra-resourceful as it is compact Boing Boing's Shop
dystopian entertainment New rules for Las Vegas casinos promise a grim, joyless experience Mark Frauenfelder
Business ICANN board votes to reject .org registry sale to private equity firm Ethos Capital Xeni Jardin