Having constructed a billion-dollar palace for himself to occupy, Tayyip Erdogan is yet angered by suggestions that he is a lavish spender. He "vowed to resign if the leader of the main opposition can find a single golden toilet seat."

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The update allows users to post their public email encryption key on their Facebook profile, so others can encrypt future emails to that user. Read the rest

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Joe Veix made a Chrome extension called Name Swamp that automatically improves gag-inducing names by replacing them with something less repugnant.

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For the time being, we can call our mom, our best friend, or a pizza delivery service without the NSA automatically keeping a record of who we called, when, and how long the conversation lasts. Read the rest

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"About half the victims were white, half minority. But the demographics shifted sharply among the unarmed victims..." (via)

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If the endless galaxy of Minecraft just isn't big enough, we've now got another virtual world to make our own (with bricks, of course): Lego Worlds.  

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"It takes a great tolerance for pain," said the visibly insane British man. "But it's quite skillful. There are rules. You can only kick the shin." Read the rest

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The startup that will come to your house and put your trashcans out and bring them in again implies a dystopian world of entitled one percenters and vast, desperate piece-workers, but I never dreamed it would go as far as Here Comes the Airplane. Read the rest

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When a Michigan drug task force raided medical cannabis patient Ginnifer Hency's home, they took everything she owned, including her vibrator. Read the rest

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As has been the case since the agency's inception, its agents missed the overwhelming majority of "red team" attempts to smuggle weapons past its checkpoints: 67 out of 70 this time. Read the rest

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And other wild animals shown a mirror also appear to be concerned.

French photographer Xavier Hubert Brierre set up mirrors in Gabon to capture the local wildlife interacting with their reflections for the the first time ever.

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"When you flood the fourth largest city in the United States, somebody is going to pay for it, and it’s you and me. And so, the sooner we get to work on climate change, the better."

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Need a little inspiration to get things done? Listen to Shia LaBeouf scream at you about achieving your dreams for a solid minute. Read the rest

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Ross Ulbricht, founder of the black market network Silk Road, was today sentenced to spend the rest of his life inside a federal penitentiary. Read the rest

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Explore the genital selfie as a consensual act of self-worth, and a demand for sexual and information privacy. Read the rest

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There's something wonderful in the sententious pomp of soccer ruling body FIFA's elections, contrasted against a reputation for corruption brought to new grossness by this week's indictment of officials by the U.S. Read the rest

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A new documentary, Hot Girls Wanted, follows young women as they are maneuvered into being "amateur" porn performers, then discarded by the business within a matter of months.

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You know who else liked tasty ice cream treats, don't you?

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