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Technology Motorized backpack self-adjusts its motion to feel lighter David Pescovitz

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fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn

Gadgets Make good on that New Year's resolution to read more with these apps and speed reading techniques Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

russia Trump's former Russia adviser Fiona Hill to testify on Giuliani, Sondland, 'shadow Ukraine policy' before Congress: Reports Xeni Jardin

politics Read the whistleblower complaint about Donald Trump Rob Beschizza

go round and round How school buses became yellow, and some of the safest vehicles on the road Clive Thompson

islamic state Terrorists are putting suicide vests on cows Seamus Bellamy

guns California cops will only be allowed to kill people when "necessary" as opposed to the old "reasonable" Jason Weisberger

justice U.S. reinstates death penalty, AG William Barr orders execution of 5 federal inmates Xeni Jardin

happy mutants A free, accessible, hyperlinked version of the Mueller Report Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Three Halflings in a Trenchcoat: a homebrew fighter class for D&D Cory Doctorow

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class war A former college admissions dean explains the mundane reverse affirmative action that lets the rich send their kids to the front of the line Cory Doctorow

workers rights British Columbia passes law prohibiting employers from taking tips Mark Frauenfelder

politics Read the full text of the Mueller report here, as redacted by Barr Xeni Jardin

maps Old maps of Scotland impressed upon 3D elevation models Rob Beschizza

floss Electronic Health Records: a murderous, publicly subsidized, $13B/year grift by way of shitty software Cory Doctorow