Strap related malfunctions have damaged more of my guitars than I'd like to admit. Sturdy and attractive Schaller Strap Locks are the answer!

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Police officers and federal agents who commit crimes on the job don't like people recording them. They have been known to confiscate or destroy people's phones in an attempt to destroy evidence of their criminal behavior.

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A clip from the "Masters of Sound" special feature on the Doctor Who: The Beginning DVD set, about how pioneering electronic musician Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop recorded Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme. Read the rest

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"911hostage help!" is an unusual request for a pizza, so when a Pizza Hut spotted it on an order, they called the cops.

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Do you have young ones at home? Or do you simply live in a world where language and phonetics are touchable, colorful, dreamlike living things? Either way, be sure you have not missed Metamorphabet. Read the rest

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In 2002, BB pal Eric Paulos, now a professor at UC Berkeley, built and demonstrated the Connexus project, including a bracelet enabling people to communicate with simple and meaningful messages sent by tapping or rubbing the device and felt by the recipient as subtle vibrations; you could even transmit your pulse. Read the rest

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"You know you've been wrong but it won't be long before you leave 'em all far behind."

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This is funny. [via]

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Classic "hybrid images" by Aude Oliva, MIT researcher in computational perception and cognition. Read the rest

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Dejobaan Games' Elegy for a Dead World is a beautiful game—as you navigate endless, lonesome interstellar landscapes, you fill in writing prompts. It's flexible and gentle, a good tool for getting your creativity flowing. And it's lots of fun to sabotage. Read the rest

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When Joss Whedon took down his Twitter account, speculation ranged widely: was it because of feminists attacking him over Avengers 2's portrayal of Black Widow?

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Behold: An Apple Watch app that generates a random Pokemon! Stephen Wolfram shows how you can use Wolfram Language to very quickly write all sorts of fun software for the new wearable -- including a coin-flip app, visualizations of your email backlog, and an analog clock where the hands are cats.

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/RmRQkwo5A7I/making-oddball-apple-watch-app.html

Detroit takes its writer's residency program seriously, writers end up owning a renovated home! Write A House is accepting applications for its 2015 program now!

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The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson talks about his love for California in this animation by James Blagden, who famously animated Dock Ellis's story about pitching a no-hitter in 1970 while tripping balls on LSD. (California Sunday)

http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/4xpiZDxZz7c/animated-interview-with-the-be.html

The FURminator is the most recommended pet brush I've ever heard of. I've had wonderful results with my small to medium sized pets.

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"Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley have uncovered and authenticated a cache of stories written by Mark Twain when he was a 29-year-old newspaperman in San Francisco.

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1 in 15 Crane Independent School District high school students have contracted chlamydia. District Superintendent Jim T. Rumage moronically stated “If kids are not having any sexual activity, they can’t get this disease … That’s not a bad program”. It is a bad program. (via MySanAntonio)

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Inspired by a Girl Scout Troop back in 2012, teamunruly shared this fantastic, tiny, first aid kit for hiking with dogs. Make one yourself!

(Thanks, Monsieur LeSac!)

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Available for about two hours before an excoriating review by Jim Sterling alerted the world to its presence, Kill the Faggot pitched the player into a gun rampage where killing gay and transgender passers-by racked up the points.

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