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This grid of rubberized woven elastic straps stores cables, batteries, pens, card decks, earbud sets, flashlights, and other small items. Things will not slip out because the straps are rubbery. It's 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches and will fit in a laptop case or carry-on bag.Cocoon GRID-IT! Organizer Case ($7) on Amazon

GQ looks at the last four centuries of fashion in men's hats. And yes, it includes the porkpie hat from Breaking Bad. (more…)

This bicyclist is saving lives in Hampton Court by exposing one illegal cereal eater at a time. (more…)

The Japanese word "furoshiki" refers to wrapping something in cloth. In this case, it's your feet. Read the rest

A search engine that doesn't track user data is growing like crazy, with three billion searches a year. Read the rest

Shared with us by Brian Forham, via twitter, this cute video shows that given a chance and some video surveillance, people are wonderful!

Helium is the second most abundant element in the entire Universe, but we are running out of helium here on Earth. Read the rest

Tonight at the PianoFight theater in San Francisco, Imran G and Red Scott present their new monthly comedy show #PhotobombSF, which combines today's best comics, a theater with San Francisco's best bar, and the stupid and silly fun of a photo booth! Read the rest

Should your self-driving car be programmed to kill you in order to save others? Matt Windsor asked Ameen Bargh, a bioethicist at University of Alabama at Birmingham, this soon-to-be-real-life version of the classic Trolley Question. Read the rest

Jeremy Daw is a lawyer and author of Weed the People: From Founding Fiber to Forbidden Fruit. Recently his home was raided by the Berkeley Police Department Drug Task Force, after they'd received a tip from a neighbor that he was growing marijuana in his backyard. Read the rest

"Here’s the difference between fighting in hockey and heckling in stand-up comedy," writes Lary Wallace at Aeon, "…the former is all about the players, while the latter is all about the fans trying to be the players." Read the rest

This slow-motion video, explained in detail by creator Ben Krasnow, is literally groovy. [via @bradleyland and Kottke]

”Defendants hold themselves out as nothing more than a neutral technological platform, designed simply to enable drivers and passengers to transact the business of transportation,” the ruling states. “The reality, however, is that defendants are involved in every aspect of the operation.” (via NYT)

Amazon's upgraded the $119 Kindle Paperwhite to have the same screen resolution (300ppi) as the $199 Kindle Voyage—a good deal if you've been waiting on a cheaper option for non-jaggy text. Read the rest

Humanity is nearly extinct, what few survivors that remain are enslaved to murderous aliens and used as cannon fodder. Can humanity possibly outwit the aliens and win its freedom? Duh.Read the rest

These guys are actors, it appears. Is this par for the course for such events, and Trump unfairly maligned for it? Read the rest

Stephanie Pakrul created a flowchart for getting what you want delivered, like food, drink, clothes, drugs, and things that "cannot be categorized." (more…)

"Anyone who listens to the Isaac Hayes song, “Shaft,” wants to be black—for a little while anyway," writes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a terrific essay about Dolezal, race, and personal identity. Read the rest

The New York State Department of Health is selecting companies that may be given license to grow weed on farmland in Bethel, New York adjacent to the site of the legendary Woodstock Music Festival of 1969. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Read the rest

"I agree with Donald that America is dead--buried in a coffin, in salted earth with our enemies pissing on it and laughing. And Donald Trump is the only man who can--excuse me, I’m just moved--I’m physically moved by the knowledge that Donald Trump is the only man who can dig up the corpse of that nation and marry it.”

The password management service was hacked last week, but its layers of security prevented a serious breach. Here's what users should do to make sure they're unaffected. Read the rest

Art historian Paul Koudounaris travelled the world, visiting 30 countries to document the practices—ancient to modern, solemn to joyous—by which human remains are displayed. From good luck charms to genocide memorials, his gorgeous art book Memento Mori collects the finds. Read the rest

What happens to all the Wal-marts when we have every last Q-tip droned in from Amazon warehouses? Read the rest

According to this commercial, Europe's Statoil filling stations are selling delicious-looking hotdogs. Unfortunately, I doubt they are all made with excavators. (video link)

According to a study carried out by LateRooms.com, a hotel deals site, more than a third of all items left in hotel rooms are sex toys or sex-related: “Our hoteliers are constantly amazed, and often outraged, by the things that guests routinely leave behind”.

In this video, a grocer has attached a bag to the scales. At about 28s in, she slips the bag off the table, adding weight. At about 34s, she lifts them back up. It's the oldest scam in the (good) book. Read the rest

For World Oceans Day, BBC Earth teamed up with SpongeBob SquarePants and Sheldon J. Plankton to teach kids (and adults) about the importance of plankton. (more…)

Many actors have delivered memorable moments in acceptance speeches, but few of them involved performing Shakespearean soliloquies. Read the rest

As the illegality of visiting the island slips into history, I thought I'd enjoy it before everything changes Read the rest

These bold men were cosplaying as Spartan soldiers from the movie from 300, so naturally they decided to ride the London Tube. Read the rest

NPR’s Science Tumblr “Skunk Bear” shared these awesome gifs that demonstrate how long it takes each planet in our solar system to travel around the sun Read the rest

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The artist's 10 year-old daughter builds worlds and expresses her attitude to possibility in the infinitely-playful Minecraft universe. Read the rest

Bang! Someone give that German Shepherd an Oscar, or at least a doggie treat.(more…)

Good luck not laughing when you watch this one. (more…)

La Guardia Cross, a first-time dad, lays down some fat beats with his 7-month-old baby girl. Read the rest

My nephew got the new Macbook, with its single USB-C port. I wondered what Apple was thinking. Our friends at Plugable wondered too, but unlike me, they are doing something about it -- Kickstarting a USB-C universal docking station. Read the rest

The suit charges Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido with soliciting bribes for preferential treatment. Read the rest

An unprecedented look at what it's like to live and work aboard the ISS. Read the rest

Gaigai Wuwu the cat is a such a boss, he can balance things in his sleep.Our friends at Laughing Squid have many more photos of Gaigai Wuwu showing off.

Back in the day, every question mark block, goomba, and mushroom was sketched out by hand. Read the rest

The Blackwing of chalks, Fulltouch is beloved of mathematicians who despair now that the manufacturer, Hagoromo, is out of business. Read the rest

After a pig truck crashed in Xenia, Ohio last week, killing about half of the 2,200 piglets in the trailer, someone built three houses on the side of the road inspired by the Three Little Pigs. Read the rest

Over at Backchannel, Andy Warner's comic about how in 1941 a Swiss electrical engineer returned from a hike with his dog in the Alps and came up with velcro. Read the rest

I use the Stanley SortMaster Junior Organizer to keep my magic tricks organized. It has removable dividers so I can change the size of the compartments, and you can stack and carry up to three organizers at one.Stanley SortMaster Junior Organizer ($16) on Amazon

If you haven't seen it, you owe it to yourself to do so now. Read the rest

Food manufacturers have until 2018 to remove all trans fat from their products. Read the rest