News NYPD proudly stages seizure of 106 pounds of legal hemp Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Bill Clinton’s party on Epstein’s Lolita Express jet, Two Meghans demand millions, and a very Merry Christmas, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

late stage capitalism Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies Cory Doctorow

scammers Tech support scammer talks to a bot Mark Frauenfelder

computer science A hard look at the wastefulness of "proof of work," the idea at the core of the blockchain Cory Doctorow

filling the swamp EPA broke the law by installing a $43,000 soundproof phone booth for agency head Scott Pruitt Mark Frauenfelder

donald trump Facebook bans British bigots Seamus Bellamy

eyes An eye drop guide for wimpy guys like me Jason Weisberger

scambusting Somebody wrote an email bot to waste scammers' time Mark Frauenfelder

economics Reputation systems work because people are mostly good Cory Doctorow

class war To understand the link between corporations and Hillary Clinton, look at philosophy, not history Cory Doctorow

offworld Sisyphus is very excited about cheevos Laura Hudson

graphic novels Here is Richard McGuire's epic of time Patrick Lohier

WATCH: Beatnik in a fallout shelter breaks orphan's cigar box guitar (1964) Bill Geerhart