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Amish have been popping up in the news as of late. Here's a story by Christopher Maag of Credit.com: An Amish man who promised guaranteed investment returns to thousands of Amish families actually lost half the money, and covered up … Continue reading →

Video Link, and here's a previous episode. Created by Zach King, aka Final Cut King.(via Jason Wishnow)

The NFL plans to have fans at stadiums patted down, TSA-style, as a new security measure. Under the new "enhanced" pat-down procedures, the NFL wants all 32 clubs to search fans from the ankles to the knees as well as … Continue reading →

2006 was a very good year: Crazy Frog Bros. Wonder where these guys are now? (about)

Carolyn Porco, Cassini Imaging Team Leader and Director of CICLOPS (Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations), says: Just down on the ground this morning and posted to the CICLOPS website: New raw (unprocessed) images from Cassini's recent non-targeted flyby of … Continue reading →

PeePoo bags are alternatives to the "flying toilets" (plastic bags filled with human shit and then flung into the public street) used in Nairobi shantytowns. Created by the company PooPeople, they're lined with a thin gauze layer filled with urea … Continue reading →

Sociological Images has a nice gallery up called "United We Buy," showcasing the use of war and patriotism in advertising from WWII up to the present day. That's some weird-ass WD-40. United We Buy: Using Patriotism and War to Sell … Continue reading →

Panasonic's "Evolta" swim robot, powered by the company's Evolta rechargeable batteries, is demonstrated at a pool during a news conference in Tokyo September 15, 2011. The company said three types of Evolta robots, developed to swim, bike and run, will … Continue reading →

Glad you asked! Reports the Associated Press: In this Monday Sept. 12, 2011 image of a CAT scan released by Brazilian Federal Police on Sept. 16, 2011, bags loaded with cocaine are seen inside the body of an unidentified man … Continue reading →

Wikileaks has a history of colorful fundraising stunts. Assange's latest: an eBay auction of various and sundry memorabilia, including "Julian Assange's Prison Coffee, Signed and Fingerprinted." Scarce item of memorabilia from Julian Assange's time in prison. Julian Assange spent ten … Continue reading →

Elinor Mills at CNET News reports that the FBI's Los Angeles office is investigating a series of hacking incidents targeting celebrities. "The FBI is investigating a person or group responsible for computer intrusions of high-profile figures," FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller … Continue reading →

What's happening to those named WikiLeaks sources? AP reports that the Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the case of a reporter in Ethiopia whose name was disclosed in that recent, unredacted dump.

Mark Riffee at Danger Room on how entertainment industry liasons for the CIA and DoD work to "image control" America's war and spy machines. “The scripts we get are only the writer’s idea of how the Department of Defense operates,” … Continue reading →

"As Mexican authorities capture a growing number of drug gang leaders, many of their pets are being driven from their gilded cages into more modest housing in the country's zoos. That's proving to be overwhelming for some institutions." Associated Press … Continue reading →

The Evil Mad Scientist Labs folks made badges for the Open Hardware Summit. Naturally, the designs for the badges are, themselves, open: Naturally, the badge itself is an example of open source hardware. It's constructed as an extra-thick circuit board, … Continue reading →

In the Star Trek vs. Star Wars thread below, sagodjur brought up the fight between Kirk and a Gorn from the Star Trek: TOS episode "Arena" (1967). This was clearly a high point in the long history of theatrical combat.

Erin Simon had NYC's Marie Nails In Soho paint her nails like a variety of anti-depressants! (Thanks, Heather Sparks!)

In "Recognizing The Maker Movement," a 25-minute video in honor of the World Maker Faire in Queens this weekend, Anil Dash and Dale Dougherty talk about the significance of the Maker movement, its history, and what it means for American … Continue reading →

[Video Link] Download here. From Gummy Soul, produced by Amerigo Gazaway: What do you get when you put together afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and rap pioneers De La Soul? You get Fela Soul; a musical tapestry created by Gummy Soul … Continue reading →

Gregory Dale Brockman, 33, was in prison for burglary when he wrote letters to the Secret Service about his desire to kill and eat President Obama and sexually assault and skin Michelle Obama. Guess what? He's still in prison. From … Continue reading →