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Transparency, Wichita-style Wichita, KS police released this "public incident report" documenting the circumstances under which an officer shot a member of the public, but not before helpfully blacking out nearly every single word on all five pages of it. Read the rest... Shameless: rogue Lords sneak Snooper's Charter back in AGAIN Last Friday, four rogue Lords copy/pasted the repeatedly defeated "Snooper's Charter" spying bill into a pending bill as an amendment, only to withdraw it on Monday after the Lords were bombarded by an aghast public -- and now, incredibly, these Lords have reintroduced the same language as a new amendment. Read the rest... Patrick Costello: the deal, copyfighting Merry God of Banjo BB pal and deaf banjo-pickin' dude Patrick Costello writes, "The Washington Post just did a story about my work as a music teacher: ‘Merry God of banjo’" Costello’s fans have paid him tribute in all sorts of ways — by traveling from other continents to his banjo conventions in Cris­field, by writing notes saying his lessons helped them deflect suicidal thoughts, by mailing him instruments. Read the rest... Street Angel: That Explains Everything! Can Jesse and Inti strike a deal or is Angel City stuck with Cortez and his time-displaced crew of Conquistadors? Will Cosmick realize where he is before it's too late? Find out in the stunning conclusion of Inca Dinka Doom! Read the rest... These 4 videos prove Russians rock out harder than anyone else in the world Our bearskin hats are off to you, random Russian dudes. Read the rest... Desk job for racist Seattle cop who arrested 70-year-old black man for carrying a golf club Seattle Times: "Facing mounting outrage, Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole announced Thursday the removal from street duty of a white patrol officer who made racially charged comments on Facebook within two months of arresting a 70-year-old black man for carrying a golf club." (Thanks, Denise!) Read the rest... Sony Pocket AM/FM Radio - $13 and no service contract! It doesn’t have stereo reception or digital tuning or even a darn clock, but my little Sony Pocket Radio has been going strong for a decade. Read the rest... AOL really is killing off TUAW and Joystiq Pretty much everything AOL touches dies. We're sad to note the imminent death of Joystiq and The Unofficial Apple Weblog, long-running tech blogs that will now be folded into Engadget. Read the rest... “The Australian Open is on TV, which means my Golden Retriever is in heaven.” “Georges will watch this all day. While he does love all sports, tennis is his favorite. Yes, his name is Georges.” [via Reddit] Read the rest... All dogs go to heaven. And all dogs grieve, when a loved one dies. This video was posted to YouTube with the title, "Crying Rottweiler Grieves For Dead Brother. Animals Do Have Emotions." According to the uploader, the little guy in this video woke up to discover that his twin, Hank, had died overnight. Read the rest... Puppy is terrified by owner making fart noises We hate to imagine what previous horrors may have sparked this dog's fear of farts. [Link] Read the rest... We honestly have no idea what to say about this weird martial arts demo. So, we're uh, just gonna leave this right here. [Link] Read the rest... Watch Paige Alms and other surfing greats tackle insane Hawaiian winter surf Paige Alms may have caught the greatest big wave barrel ever by a female surfer, thanks to unusual wave angle and nearly nonexistent breeze. Read the rest... Swabface.com: Join the bone marrow registry. Be the match. Save a life. It's quick, easy and fun. Our friend Drew needs a bone marrow match. Could it be you? Read the rest... Watch this demo of camera mechanics at 10,000 frames per second The Slow Mo Guys pointed their Phantom at a Canon DSLR to demonstrate how a single lens reflex camera works. At 10,000 frames per second, you can see the the mirror and rolling shutter mechanism in action in several demos. Read the rest... This interactive web graphic may cost Mitt Romney all future presidential hopes Bravo, Washington Post web design team and reporter Philip Bump. Bravo. I believe they may have just invented "squarefootshaming," in this interactive feature that allows you to compare the space in your "mansion/apartment/shack/house" to his La Jolla megamansion, a gluttonous expanse of manse in one of the toniest and expensive seaside nabes in the mainland United States. Read the rest... Music: "I Can't Dance," Genesis (1992) "I can't dance, I can't sing/I'm just standing here selling." Read the rest... Listen: Marlene Dietrich plays musical saw (with bonus Star Trek theme) Marlene Dietrich always wanted to be a classical musician. Since her cabaret act and film career left little time for her to do the required practice, she played the musical saw instead. Read the rest... I like my cutting boards that can be sterilized in a microwave I recently bought a 3-pack of the Enviroboard Microwavable Sterilization Antibacterial Cutting Board ($35). They are made from BPA plastic and as you can see in this photo, they are very flexible, but not flimsy. Read the rest... Man pepper sprayed for walking past police Seattle high school teacher Jesse Hagopian was walking past police officers while talking on his mobile phone when a shouting police officer hosed him down with pepper spray. Read the rest...