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One-second film festival Occupy Philly faces threat of eviction tonight Occupy LA faces eviction deadline, follow events here Sex Pistols imagined as a Hanna Barbera cartoon Alan Moore talks V for Vendetta Guy Fawkes masks HOWTO make a home-made pocket-sized espresso machine with tiny alcohol stove NYC sues roll-your-own cigarette shops over taxes Saurian spiky backpacks List of San Francisco long-term brothels, 1937 World's smallest V-12 engine UK Houses of Parliament police: no political material allowed in Parliament 82 year old grandmother tries pop rocks for the first time One-second film festival
By Cory Doctorow on Nov 28, 2011 05:21 am Montblanc held a one-second film competition. The videos are really very good, even if they're embedded in a genuinely obnoxious Flash blob that superimposes a watch-face over them. Better to watch the Vimeo version. Montblanc - The beauty of a second challenge (via This is Colossal)
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By Xeni Jardin on Nov 28, 2011 03:46 am The eviction deadline ordered by the mayor of Philadelphia for Occupy Philly protesters has passed, and there is a possibility that police will take action to forcibly remove occupiers. More here, and the NYT's Brian Stelter has a story from earlier today here.
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By Xeni Jardin on Nov 28, 2011 03:16 am Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa has imposed a deadline of midnight tonight (12:00am Monday) for Occupy LA protesters to vacate their encampment of more than 60 days. If they don't, LA's police chief drops a not-too-subtle hint that force may be used to remove them. Chief Charlie Beck told the Los Angeles Times "We certainly will ...
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By Mark Frauenfelder on Nov 27, 2011 11:12 pm Illustrator Dave Perillo says: "This what i thought a Hanna Barbera cartoon about the Sex Pistols would've looked like if they made one in the 70's…"
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By Cory Doctorow on Nov 27, 2011 08:00 pm The Guardian catches up with Alan Moore, writer of V for Vendetta and noted grumpy, uncompromising debullshitificator, and asks how he feels about the Guy Fawkes mask from his comic becoming a symbol of Anonymous and Occupy protests. "I suppose when I was writing V for Vendetta I would in my secret heart of hearts ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Nov 27, 2011 06:41 pm Instructables user Urant decided to create a pocket-sized espresso machine that could be built using simple tools and parts from a local home-improvement store. He came up with a tiny, soldered contraption with its own tinsy winsy alcohol stove that uses a filed-down syringe to deliver a very slow drip of fuel for a boil ...
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By Mark Frauenfelder on Nov 27, 2011 06:22 pm [Video Link] CNN reports that the City of New York is trying to come up with a way to charge tax on stores/customers who use roll-your-own machines to make their own coffin nails. A pack contains 20 cigarettes and sells for around $13 in New York City after taxes are added. That compares with the ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Nov 27, 2011 04:49 pm MadPax does a line of cool kids' backpacks covered in soft spikes, available in vibrant colors (I like the safety orange) as well as textured, lizardlike fabrics. MadPax Online Store (Thanks, Cynthia!)
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By Cory Doctorow on Nov 27, 2011 03:42 pm Hank sez, "The San Francisco Examiner reported in March 1937 that private investigator Edwin Atherton, hired by the city to investigate police graft, delivered a list of 135 long-term brothels, called 'resorts,' to the Grand Jury investigation police corruption, finding bordellos in neighborhoods from South of Market to North Beach." San Francisco Examiner lists 135 ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Nov 27, 2011 03:16 pm In this video, Patelo hand-machines all the parts for "the world's smallest" V-12 engine, then assembles it and runs it. It's a remarkable feat of machining and engineering, and by the 5 minute mark, I was basically cheering and dancing around the room with delight as the motor started running. El motor V-12 más pequeño ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Nov 27, 2011 02:49 pm Police officers at Britain's Houses of Parliament have been caught telling protesters that political material may not be brought into the government's deliberative house; reports say this wasn't the first time. "As she arrived at security, a police officer confiscated her lobby briefing material and told her that she was not allowed to have anything ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Nov 27, 2011 02:12 pm In this 2009 video, an 82 year old grandmother tries pop rocks candies for the first time and evinces delight and surprise at their fizzling, crackling action. 82 year old tryin pop rocks (via The Mary Sue)
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