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With dimensions of 80x80 pixels, the F21 Thread Screen won't be challenging 4K on the resolution front. But it looks beautiful, writes Tim Moynihan, scraping Instagram feeds, downsizing images, and rendering them in spinning spools of color. Read the rest

Ravens are intelligent, better talkers than some parrots, roam in teenage gangs, and get high by rubbing chewed up ants on their feathers. Read the rest

The Department of Justice has given up their decade long chase of baseball superstar Barry Bonds. Bonds remains the greatest baseball player I have ever seen.Read the rest

The Tim Roth-starring biopic of Sepp Blatter, president of comically corrupt soccer body FIFA, is shrouded in mystery. Partly, this is because no-one's watched it. Read the rest

Here's a new second-amendment thing for America to fight about: drones equipped with remote-controlled firearms! Is it legal? Is it stupid? Read the rest

Florence Pinkney, 48, facing a judge in 1955 after being convicted of manslaughter for shooting her husband: "I'm sorry. It won't happen again." (more…)

Congrats, Ed! Read the rest

I wrote about sf writer and historian Ada Palmer's music before -- heart-stoppingly beautiful music about space and Icelandic gods -- and now's your chance to help bring more of it to life. Read the rest

After a dispute with its driver, a gentleman in Florida disembarked a bus and headbutted it. He was rendered unconscious by the attack, but not long enough to be arrested. Read the rest

Consider yourself warned, primates. [via Arbroath]

Curious cows gathered around a lost seal pup led rescuers to find the orphaned, 5-day-old mammal, reports BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Read the rest

Last week, they were pixel art. Now, Pluto moons Nix and Hydra have taken shape—and what lovely shapes they are! Read the rest

Take a few minutes to let your stress melt away with this gorgeous film about a Japanese ascetic who pursues awakening via Shugendō in a secluded mountain retreat. Read the rest

According to the Federal Trade Commission, the privacy-protecting firm Lifelock has failed to adhere to the terms of a 2010 settlement to improve its ability to protect personal data. Read the rest

The Slow Mo Guys popped a six-foot water balloon after Dan struggled valiantly to squeeze inside. It's equal parts hilarity and suspense as the inevitable pop gets closer. Read the rest

Dancer Silvia Pavone combined hula hoops and abstract projected animation to create a mesmerizing performance on The John Bishop Show. Read the rest

You'll always have time for breakfast once you learn how to cook an egg in just three seconds, thanks to this helpful video. Read the rest

Before the age of YouTube, you cherished the chance to see a rerun—and you had to take notes. Read the rest

The personal is public, and don't you know it. Read the rest

This black bear ate a 20-pound bag of dog food out of a garage in Seminole County, Florida and fell into a food coma right on the homeowner's lawn. Read the rest

The author of spectacular novels (my favorite is Book of Daniel, which crosses a fictionalized life of Abbie Hoffman with a fictionalized account of the Rosenbergs) and outstanding critical essays (I still can't get The Creators out of my mind) was 84 (no relation). Read the rest

Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Bill Cosby's Fat Albert learns an important lesson about improper behavior on a date. Read the rest

Now is a better time than ever to get acquainted with the prolific, unique works of Jack King-Spooner, whose numerous vignettes combine surreal, textured visual collages and abstract themes with a smooth, easy dream logic. Read the rest

This is a great Reddit thread. Read the rest

“Real reform will require changing the way campaigns are funded — moving from large-dollar private funding to small-dollar public funding,” writes professor Lawrence Lessig in a New York Times op-ed today. Read the rest

Because talking about race on Twitter is an exhausting proposition, unless you are a robot. Read the rest

By Deviantartist k-rui. Read the rest

The Texas Department of Public Safety has just released what is said to be a complete and unedited police dashcam video recording of the arrest of Sandra Bland. An altercation begins around 9 minutes in. Read the rest

The artist was born in 1960, in Krakow, Poland. Read the rest

747 people have taken my online Introduction to Arduino course on Skillshare, and the class has a 95% positive review rating. Read the rest

“Trainwreck” director Judd Apatow as Bill Cosby on The Tonight Show.(more…)

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is new documentary by Stanley Nelson.Change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored -- cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. Read the rest

The Waggoner ranch, covering six counties in Texas, is the largest ranch within a single fence in the United States. For $175 million, it can be yours. Read the rest

Bible trivia version of Bingo from 1973. Read the rest

A series of designs with one goal in mind: “To create a shoe as a summation of an entire culture’s art.” Read the rest

A sousaphonist added the most fitting soundtrack to this Ku Klux Klan rally. (more…)

[UPDATE: It's not a lemur, it is a slow loris. Also the slow loris is being tortured, according to this (autoplaying) video. Read the rest

This classic, $5 trick earns amazing reactions.Read the rest

A wonderful montage of extraterrestrials at the movies. Hollywood has certainly done a good job preparing us for... the inevitable. (more…)

I've been replacing all the old bulbs (CFL and incandescent) with LED bulbs. They have become very affordable in recent months, and most are rated to last about 20 years. TCP is selling a six-pack of 65 Watt equivalent flood light LED bulbs for $36 on Amazon. (Dimmable bulbs are available too, for $10 a bulb).

Chicago's Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) was formed in 2007 to review police brutality. Since that time, IPRA has investigated nearly 400 civilian shootings by cops. Read the rest

Sphero 2.0 is a fun interactive robotic sphere that feels more like a creature than a ball. To get started you must first download the Sphero app onto an iOS or android device (with bluetooth), which will become the ball's remote control. Read the rest

We are unabashed Beverly Hills, 90210 fanatics here. So naturally, we are excited about Lifetime's upcoming TV tell-all, The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story. Read the rest

If you have ever thought of being a male orc adventuring, traveling and bonding with all kinds of other male orcs, this enchanting, refreshing and lovingly-made romance game is for you. Read the rest

Let's show the world how sharing can be good for business. Read the rest