Wayward Manor, the overdue video game that Neil Gaiman wrote, now has a release date: July 15!

Set in a 1920s Victorian Gothic pastoral estate, Wayward Manor focuses on the plight of a ghost whose hope of a peaceful after-life is interrupted by a remarkable cast of intruders.

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Slashdot recorded a must-watch video with Lawrence Lessig about the Mayday.US anti-PAC that is raising money to elect politicians who'll enact meaningful campaign finance reform. Read the rest

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Have a wonderful birthday!

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Batteries die quickly in my GoPro cameras. Wasabi Power's handy kit comes with 2 extra batteries and a wall wart.

I get around 1 hour of recording from a single battery, based on the settings our video editor Eric recommends.

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The Internet's Own Boy, Brian Knappenberger's brilliant documentary about the life and death of Aaron Swartz, is out in cinemas and through on demand channels today. Read the rest

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The excellent Disney history blog Progress City is kickstarting a book of its best articles, including several that are substantially rewritten and polished for the project. $15 gets you a PDF, $30 for a paperback. Read the rest

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It's what happens when you wave your bag at an RFID reader while you get on the tube and the turnstyle charges your ride the wrong card: Read the rest

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The Princess Bubblegum Crown, $30 from Etsy's Carry The What, is a pretty sweet fashion accessory for the Adventure Time fan who's got everything. You can download and print your own, if you've got a 3D printer.

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19th century, with antelope horn, skin, gut, hair; plucked from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sadly, not on view at present. (via Kelly the Mortal Girl)

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@bffbot1 is the latest weird-ass crazy awesome Twitterbot from Shardcore. Read the rest

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Redditor Heyitsnick discovered an abandoned Cleveland factory filled with rubber ducks, and that's not all: Read the rest

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Ever since Newt Gingrich consolidated power in 1995, purging any Congressional technical experts who might question his judgment, the GOP has waged war on intelligence in the halls of Congress, leaving an expertise void that has been filled by lobbyists, especially the Heritage Foundation, and an oversight void that hasn't been filled at all. Read the rest

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They Might Be Giants have released a 47-minute, 19-track recording of their First Album Live tour for free. Read the rest

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Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that warrantless smartphone searches are unconstitutional, here's a bust-card for you to print, carry, and commit to memory so that you'll have it to hand when John Law wants to muscle his way into your mobile life. Read the rest

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Cici James -- founder of Brooklyn's amazing science fiction bookstore Singularity and Co -- posed for a body-painted portrait amongst her wares. (more…)

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Long Forgotten continues its masterful inquiry into the horror movies that gave rise to Disney's Haunted Mansion. Read the rest

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"Seattle artist Scott McDougall is doing a Kickstarter (through July 15) for a new book called Split Fountain Hieroglyphics: Psychedelic Concert Posters From the Seattle Area, 1966-1969, which will feature some 200 rare examples of Seattle psych," says Ben Marks.

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TwentyWonder was forged from the explosive alchemy of the Hodgson Brothers’ (Jim Hodgson-Artist, Joel Hodgson MST 3000) early Superball gatherings which began in 1996.

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The us military instructions say that "[Detainees use] media, lawyers and int’l organizations to spread a false message of: mental anguish, inhumane detention conditions, medical mistreatment, abuse." Read the rest

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Killian, Louisiana. (via Arbroath)

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