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Mixtapes in Collision
Grandad's fancy, duded up fleas
Canada's secret police to government: we need torture to keep this country safe
Swiss gov't study: downloading leads to sales, so we're keeping it legal
Groovy designer analog scales, 1961

 

Mixtapes in Collision

By Rob Beschizza on Dec 04, 2011 12:23 am

Harmony or stability in the celestial and terrestrial spheres is expressed in the celestial mechanics of Newton and the theory of evolution of Darwin. If these two men of science are sacrosanct, this mixtape is a heresy.
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Grandad's fancy, duded up fleas

By Cory Doctorow on Dec 03, 2011 09:29 pm

SammichesBeCrazy, a redditor, posted these fancy fleas that his grandpa dressed up in tiny clothes, back in olden times. Found these fleas in an old box. Apparently my grandpa caught and dressed them... When he was TWELVE. (i.imgur.com)
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Canada's secret police to government: we need torture to keep this country safe

By Cory Doctorow on Dec 03, 2011 08:15 pm

The head of Canada's secret police has asked the government to fight against a proposed ban on information gleaned through torture. The chief of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says that torture is essential to Canada's security in its fight against terrorism. In the letter, Judd urges the minister to fight an amendment to C-3 ...
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Swiss gov't study: downloading leads to sales, so we're keeping it legal

By Cory Doctorow on Dec 03, 2011 04:39 pm

The Swiss government commissioned a study on the impact of copyright-infringing downloading. The independent study concluded that downloaders use the money they spend to buy more legitimate entertainment products. So they've concluded to maintain Switzerland's extant copyright law, which makes downloading for personal use legal. It's a rare victory for evidence-based policy in a world ...
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Groovy designer analog scales, 1961

By Cory Doctorow on Dec 03, 2011 01:45 pm

Love the colors of these 1961 bathroom scales -- pretty much every old person I knew when I was a kid had one of these. Contest Entry--Borg Scales, 1961
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