Watchismo Vintage & Modern Horology - Our watches will improve your self esteem by 7% New science fiction story podcast on the future of the living room: Authorised Domain Horrifying crochet from Croshame Sales tax is still regressive, gravity still sucks, and George Osborne is still a delusional ideologue OccupyWiki: clearinghouse for UK Occupy sites Prince Charles exercises a secret veto over a wide swath of UK legislation London cops recording movements & association with mobile tracking device: "blanket & indiscriminate" Hideous "bespoke library" with pre-selected books: $125,000 Princess Vader: the cute is strong in this one Hallowe'en mannequin prank OWS: the sand-sculpture/Day of the Dead edition Marg Princess Warrior's greatest hits New science fiction story podcast on the future of the living room: Authorised Domain
By Cory Doctorow on Oct 31, 2011 01:07 pm Here's a reading of my short-short story "Authorised Domain," commissioned as part of a package on "the future of the living room." The judge said I have to write this note and so I am, but I want to put it right at the top that I don't think it's fair. It begins with Mum ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 31, 2011 12:27 pm Croshame created this fab crocheted Exorcist amigurumi playset. She sells more horrific crochet work in her Etsy store. Croshame (via The Mary Sue)
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 31, 2011 11:46 am In 2010, UK Chancellor George Osborne surprised the world's economists by declaring that VAT (the UK's ubiquitous sales-tax) was a progressive tax; this is surprising because there's widespread agreement that sales-taxes are regressive, and bite harder on poor people than rich people. Now the Office of National Statistics has confirmed what economists (except Mr Osborne) ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 31, 2011 11:38 am OccupyWiki is a central hub of information related to UK Occupy sites. Of particular interest are the /Wishlist sections, that detail lists of materiel and hardware that the Occupy sites lack. Here's a partial want-list for OccupyLondon: Surplus Tent * Sleeping bags and warm blankets are in high demand * Tents, gazebos. Weights for larger ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 31, 2011 08:24 am UK government ministers have been secretly offering Prince Charles a veto over proposed legislation since 2005, under a little-known law that gives the prince the right to silently kill or amend legislation if it might negatively affect his interests. The legislation the prince was consulted upon includes bills on the Olympics, road safety and gambling. ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 30, 2011 11:36 pm The London Metropolitan Police Force uses a tracking appliance that can force mobile devices to cough up their unique IDs (IMEIs and IMSIs) and give the Met realtime views into who is where and who they're with. The devices can also intercept SMSes and effect denial of service attacks on handsets. The surveillance system has ...
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By Mark Frauenfelder on Oct 30, 2011 08:08 pm For people who have more money than time, taste, or intelligence: The $125,000 "bespoke library" from the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. The publishing house renowned for its beautiful volumes and cultural perspective is offering the ultimate enriching addition to your home: a bespoke library. From floor to ceiling and wall to wall, every nuance of ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 30, 2011 06:30 pm Redditor JonXP made this wicked "Princess Vader" costume at his five year old daughter's request: "I painted the helmet, and sewed the cape (my first sewing project ever). It was fun to put together." My 5yo daughter wanted to be a Princess Darth Vader for Halloween. So proud. (imgur.com)
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 30, 2011 03:37 pm This 2009 video shows off a curiously effective Hallowe'en prank: the pranksters dressed a child-sized mannequin in a skeleton costume, then posed it, holding a candy-bag, in front of houses, rang the bell and ran off. The homeowners opened their door to find a silent, staring, motionless, costumed "child" -- creepily clever. Funny Halloween Prank ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 30, 2011 02:36 pm Carl Jara writes, "Calavera del Toro: Gold Medal sand sculpture by Carl Jara, depicts Occupy Wall Street in a Day of the Dead satire. Created last weekend at Sand Castle Days in South Padre Island, Texas. A banker and a politician sit comfortably toasting their overflowing champagne flutes to the skull of their recently slain ...
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By Cory Doctorow on Oct 30, 2011 01:04 pm In case you found it hard to understand the whole business of "Marg Princess Warrior" (in which a comedian/news reporter from the CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes dresses up like a middle-aged housewife dressed up like a warrior princess who conducts comic political ambush interviews), here's a highlight reel of some of the greatest ...
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