Ryan McGee came from a multi-generational white supremacist dynasty and told police he built his nail-bomb because he didn't like immigrants, the Crown Prosecution Service said that "it was never McGee’s intention to use the device for any terrorist or violent purpose." Read the rest

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They do a variety of year-round programs for girls aged 9-12, and teach subjects from welding, masonry, carpentry, architecture, service and leadership; the winter workshop is on game-design: Read the rest

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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has threatened the Duluth library's free seed-sharing program because it doesn't conform to the seed-distribution rules laid out for big agribusinesses. Read the rest

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Redditor Buddytattoo posted these outstanding shots of an in-progress leg-sleeve Haunted Mansion tattoo, created by Tattoo Charlie's in Louisville, KY.

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Mitch writes, "I interviewed fantasy novelist Tim Powers about how he writes. We talked about working through story problems, using YouTube as a secret weapon, why he avoids social media, and his obsessively detailed outlines and research notes. 'In order to build a building, you put up so much scaffolding that the scaffolding outweighs the building.'" Read the rest

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Cast and crew from TV's The Wonder Years (1988-1993) donated iconic items to the American History Museum, home to such iconic television artifacts as The Fonz's leather jacket and Archie Bunker's chair. Read the rest

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A couple of weeks ago I went to a screening for a fun, smart new TV series on Bravo called Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce.

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I'm a longtime admirer of painter William Wray, who I first learned about from his great art in Ren & Stimpy.

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The reason it's hard to open jar lids is because the vacuum seal is pulling the lid tightly against the jar. Read the rest

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Glenn Fleishman explains Twitter's blocking system and its freshly-fortified abuse-reporting tools. Read the rest

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What would Elizabeth Lauten -- the GOP staffer who complained that the Obama girls lacked class -- have to say if the girls had been arrested for misdemeanor larceny? Probably not much, since Lauten had been arrested for the same offense when she was a (presumably classy) teen. Read the rest

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“Scientists are 99.999 percent sure, in their most conservative estimate, that remains found in 2012 really do belong to King Richard III,” according to results published Tuesday in Nature Communications.

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Snazzy Labs reviewed the "monstrously big," "incredibly uncomfortable" gesture input device called The Ring. Its verdict: a $269 "piece of shit." (more…)

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I have instructions for making a longboard in my father-daughter DIY book, Maker Dad. This book, The Handmade Skateboard by Matt Berger, is a deep dive into making skateboards.

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50% off all ebooks and videos, 60% off on orders over $100; use discount code "CYBERDY."

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There are many points of security failure along the way that leave your financial data vulnerable to theft. Read the rest

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For a while, at least! [via]

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A man in Florida lived out the holiday dream of so many of us by urinating on the living room floor during a Thanksgiving gathering in the home of his girlfriend's family. Read the rest

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Whichever end of the animal coolness spectrum you prefer, there is only doom for the zombie menace. Embedded above, elimination by "a writhing, insatiable mess of maggots"; below, execution at eagle beakpoint.

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Have a derpy holiday season! (more…)

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