Muckrock filed a FOI request for the FBI's list of Twitter slang and "leetspeak" and got back an insane, 83-page glossary of terms that the Feebs use to spy on the kids (think "AYFKMWTS") (via Sean Bonner)

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Judge Randall Rader, the top US patent judge, has resigned from the bench after he sent a letter to a patent attorney praising his courtroom appearance, inviting him to share the letter publicly. Radar is one of the top ambassadors for the US patent system, touring the world giving speeches extolling its virtues. He's planning to spend the rest of his life teaching patent law in global universities. Read the rest

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Kevin McFarland reviews the medieval fantasy drama's extra-brutal season closer. Read the rest

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A snowflake, an army of pandas, a gang of galaxies, a hot dog, a fashionable gentleman, a giant head, an eyeball, a folk death-saint, and a sleepy puppy. Read the rest

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Let's name the types of rock: Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic ... and plastiglomerate.

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Amtrak’s Coast Starlight, which it bills as “A Grand West Coast Train Adventure,” is its last remaining full-service sleeper train. The Coast Starlight is home to what would have previously been standard: a dining car, an observation car with floor-to ceiling windows, a movie theater, and a full slate of entertainment options, including the two complimentary wine tastings. Nicole Dieker takes the trip. Read the rest

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The Walking Dead -- both the TV show and especially the comic -- is a triumph of visual storytelling; the infamous "Don't open/Dead Inside" panel with its chained-shut doors and grasping, bloody fingers prying around the edge is a marvel of visual economy and horror, which is what makes it just about the perfect thing to emblazon on a beach-towel. The towel measures 30" x 56" and costs $25. (via Crazy Abalone) Read the rest

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Tetrix writes, "Tetrix 13 is our 13th release in as many years, so we made a slasher film based parody album and called it 'Tetrix the 13th'. The album is more like a radio play, with songs and storyline alternating on successive tracks. And, like any good musical, the songs also advance the storyline."

TETRIX 13 by TETRIX

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Printeer is a kids 3D printer that runs on an iPad and "doesn't require any intermediate steps between design and 3D printing." This is a good idea because 3D printer software is still clunky and finicky.

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Would you like to be in a George R. R. Martin Book? Got $20K? Don't mind being killed? Good. You can help wolves. Also we give our first impressions of Brian McClellan's The Promise of Blood and talk Geekomancy with Michael Underwood.

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"I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting myself into when I walked backstage to meet Hubbard, the 67-year-old outlaw country survivor," says Brian Heater. "An elder statesman of the same scene that produced the likes of Waylon Jennings and Townes Van Zandt -- he one of the few who’d lived to tell the tales." Read the rest

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One year ago today Brutal crackdown on Turkish protests: People are gassed here non stop, in all central Istanbul areas. Tens of thousands of people are out in the streets.

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Andy writes, "For eight years, Jules' IKEAHackers site has published ways people have hacked their IKEA products. Hundreds of people have combined IKEA products in creative ways to create everything from desks to cat trees. When the fan site turned to a huge part-time job, Jules ran a few small advertisements. Now IKEA's attorneys have sent the site a Cease and Desist."

Ikea's C&D is, as a matter of law, steaming bullshit. There's no trademark violation here -- the use of Ikea's name is purely factual. The fact that money changes hands on Ikeahackers (which Ikea's lawyers seem most upset about) has no bearing on the trademark analysis. There is no chance of confusion or dilution from Ikeahackers' use of the mark. This is pure bullying, an attempt at censorship. I'm shocked to see that Jules has a lawyer who advised him to take such a terrible deal.

We've linked to Ikeahackers many times in the past.

Trademark law is surrounded by urban legends. Trademark does not create the legal right to stop people from making factual uses of a mark ("Ikeahackers" is a site for people who hack Ikea furniture). And while there is a very slim chance of trademarks being "genericized" through a failure to police, this risk is grossly overstated by trademark lawyers (quick, name three modern, active trademarks that have been genericized through a lack of policing), and in any event, you can get the same benefit from offering a royalty-free license as you get from threatening a lawsuit. Finally, trademark is not copyright: there is no parody "defense" (nor is one needed), there is no fair use, there is no need for any of that stuff. Read the rest

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Timberland -- whose boots are the sole option for many prisoners in US correctional institutions, thanks to sweetheart deals with prison commissaries -- has a new set of kafkaesque warranty conditions for prisoners that makes it effectively impossible to get defective footwear repaired, meaning that prisoners could spend decades without suitable footwear. Read the rest

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The Privacy Gift Shop's Stealth Wear line is comprised of garments that stop you from being thermally imaged by drones. It comes in burqa ($2500), hijab ($550), and hoodie ($350).

Stealth Wear (Thanks, Marko!) (more…)

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Caroline Siede reviews the latest episode of BBC America’s clone drama

My enjoyment of Orphan Black’s twisty plotting is based on the assumption that the showrunners have a plan. Plenty of shows have built up fascinating mysteries and mythologies only to falter when it’s time to start answering questions. Given the strength of Orphan Black’s world building, I prefer to remain optimistic that both the show and the season are building to a meaningful conclusion. Tonight is the first time my faith has wavered.

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Once again, my favorite Father's Day anthem: Groucho Marx sings Father's Day.

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One year ago today Why you should care about surveillance: We're bad at privacy because the consequences of privacy disclosures are separated by a lot of time and space from the disclosures themselves.

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Neil Gaiman's 2013 young adult novel Fortunately, the Milk was a fabulous tribute to dads and their ability to troll their kids with bald-faced, outlandish lies. It's narrated by a boy whose mother is away on a business trip, and whose father had to go out to the corner store for a pint of milk for the cereal and his tea. Read the rest

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Pop Chart Lab's Whiskey Glasses Set is comprised of four tumblers, each of which traces the lineage of different branches of the whiskey tree (rye is a notable omission).

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