Etsy seller Cookie Prints makes these Optimus Prime Cookie Cutters out of biodegradable PLA. Read the rest

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Even though I wear neckties about as often as I pilot spacecraft, I'm rather taken by Etsy seller Cyberoptix's Space Shuttle Console silk tie. Read the rest

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America's National Security Agency gathers unfathomable mountains of Internet communications from fiber optic taps and other means, but it says it only retains and searches the communications of "targeted" individuals who've done something suspicious. Guess what? If you read Boing Boing, you've been targeted. Cory Doctorow digs into Xkeyscore and the NSA's deep packet inspection rules. Read the rest

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What could make the secretive Trans Pacific Partnership process even less legit?

Moving it at the last minute, under cover of darkness, from Vancouver to Ottawa, in order to avoid critics of the treaty and how it is being negotiated. The TPP is a secretive treaty that allows corporations to sue governments that enact environmental, health and governmental regulations that interfere with their profits. It also calls for vastly expanded Internet spying and censorship in the name of protecting copyright.

Only trade negotiators and corporate lobbyists are allowed to see the drafts of the agreement (though plenty of these drafts have leaked) -- often times, members of Congress and Parliament are denied access to them, even though the agreement will set out legal obligations that these elected officials will be expected to meet. Read the rest

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A Chinese R&D shop has 3D printed 10 buildings' worth of prefab slabs using enormous fused deposition modelling printers that extrude concrete. Read the rest

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You knew this was coming, right? Read the rest

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Someone at Goldman Sachs fatfingered an email and sent confidential data out to the wrong person. Read the rest

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It's not just the $10M in taxes the state's earned in four months -- it's also the $12-40M in law enforcement savings from not busting and imprisoning pot smokers. Read the rest

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ISPs in US, UK, Netherlands and South Korea are suing the UK spy agency GCHQ over its illegal attacks on their networks in the course of conducting surveillance. Read the rest

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Thinking of moving and wondering whether your new state's chief executive is a climate-denier? Read the rest

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Would you like to shoot a plastic soda bottle, filled with explosives, from a distance of 500 yards without looking at the bottle? These guys have you covered.

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This week in Gweek Dean and I spoke with artist Mitch O'Connell about his vast photo collection of old Chicago movie theaters, delightfully dirty old Times Square, and his backyard tower of impaled baby dolls. Dean also shares a recent web find, and Mark recommends a condensed self-help book app. Brought to you by Random House Audio (click here for free downloads!) and by Stamps.com (click here for a special $110 offer!) Read the rest

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The International e-Sports Federation apparently thinks gaming can only become a "legitimate" sport by separating men from women. Read the rest

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A gorgeously retro-spooky series of stereoscopic GIFs from The Saline Project: "Monsters, Villains, Heroes, and Victims (MVHV)." Read the rest

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"Growing rates of obesity in pets have led to the emergence of fat farms offering 'pawlates,' 'doga' and 'Barko Polo,' doggie versions of Pilates, yoga and Marco Polo to help slim down man’s best friend." Read the rest

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The debut of 'Better Call Saul,' the 'Breaking Bad' spinoff show starring Bob Odenkirk, has been delayed until early 2015. The new series will span time before, during, and after the events depicted in 'Breaking Bad.'

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Vice Admiral Michelle Janine Howard this week became the first female four-star Admiral in the 238-year history of the United States Navy. Read the rest

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Evenings at the Porcupine Festival include "a drum circle, plumes of marijuana smoke, shared bottles of whiskey and spirited debate." Read the rest

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Speaking to India's NDTV during a visit to the country, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said Facebook takes user privacy seriously, and blames the backlash over a recent psychology experiment on sloppy communication. Read the rest

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The White House is preparing an executive order that will provide federal workers who are transgender formal protection from discrimination in the workplace, President Barack Obama announced this week. Read the rest

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