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Kurt Cobain's freaked-out mix tape In 1988, Kurt Cobain recorded a very strange cut-up cassette called "Montage of Heck" drawing from his record collection, tweaked radio recordings, his own song demos, and other bits of audio detritus. Read the rest... Some tickets still available for ORG Con, London, Nov 15 Ruth from Open Rights Group sez, "Tickets are selling fast for Open Rights Group's annual digital rights conference, all about debating civil liberties and the Internet: Get yours here. Read the rest... "Police scientist" in UAE: binaural music is "digital drug", ban it The claim that binaural beats simulate the effect of recreational drugs enjoys little scientific support. But Dr. Sargan Al Meheini of the United Arab Emirates' Police Sciences Academy says the dreamy, weirdly rhythmic music should be dealt with like cannabis and ecstasy. Read the rest... Plutocrats' visual guide to rigging elections From the Mayday.US super PAC (which backs candidates who promise to abolish super PACs). Read the rest... Stan Lee on the Insidiousness of Bigotry "The bigot is an unreasoning hater – one who hates blindly, fanatically, indiscriminately." From the tumblr of Marvel Comics editor Tom Breevort comes this edition of the classic column Stan's Soapbox, in which Stan Lee lets loose on the evils of bigotry. Read the rest... Titan beautiful in infrared Sunlight glitters on the ethane seas of Titan. From NASA's jet Propulsion Laboratory: The sunglint, also called a specular reflection, is the bright area near the 11 o'clock position at upper left. Read the rest... Supreme Court disinterest leaves Sherlock Holmes firmly in the public domain After the US Supreme Court declined to hear the Conan Doyle estate's appeal in a case against author Leslie Klinger, the character of Sherlock Holmes has been firmly entrenched in the public domain. Read the rest... Eight women's accounts of abuse by Canadian broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi In response to Jian Ghomeshi's firing by the CBC and his issuing a statement defending his personal life as "outside the mainstream", yet "consensual," a group of eight women have come forward with disturbing accounts of the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of the former Q host. Read the rest... Where's Your Fucking Polling Place? Get the vote the fuck out with Where's My Fucking Polling Place, a site which tells you your fucking polling place. Read the rest... New music video: Die Antwoord's Ugly Boy Don't you ever try and fuck me, Tony. The latest video from Die Antwoord features Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Marilyn Manson, and other friends from the underworld. Read the rest... WATCH: Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert This stunning two hour concert showcases the decades long creative partnership between composer Joe Hisaishi and animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, with powerfully orchestrated selections from Ghibli films like Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke.Read the rest... Art from a Seattle-born painter kept in a WWII internment camp Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name (through December 13, 2014, at Washington State University’s Museum of Art in Pullman), Roger Shimomura: An American Knockoff offers a crisp look at the recent work of this Seattle-born painter of Japanese descent, who spent some of his earliest years in a World War II internment camp in Hunt, Idaho. Read the rest... 21K Kansans' votes will be suppressed this election To combat the virtually nonexistent crime of voter fraud, 21,000 Kansans (including veterans) who registered as voters will be turned away from the polls, have their votes registered as "provisional." People from racial minorities, young people, and independent voters are the most penalized under the system established by the Republican state government. Read the rest... The aqua-hamster and the artificial gill (1964) Fifty years ago, General Electric Research Lab scientist Walter Robb was on the cover of Science News for creating an ultra-thin membrane that acted like an "artificial gill," pulling enough oxygen from the water to keep a hamster alive in a submerged box wrapped in the stuff. Read the rest... Krs-One was a Teenage Drug Courier pt. 2 A Hip Hop Family Tree strip by Ed Piskor. Read the rest... Pee font Aravindan Thirunavukarasu urinated on a wall and then made a font out of the forms. Download the font at: "The Art of Peeing" Read the rest... Midterms: Find an anti-corruption candidate in your ZIP-code Mayday PAC, the super PAC that supports candidates who'll abolish super PACs, has aninteractive service to help you locate the anti-corruption candidate in your race (unfortunately, most Americans do not get an anti-corruption option this election cycle). (via Lessig) Read the rest... Molly Crabapple's 14 rules for creative success in the Internet age To celebrate the release of my new book, Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age, I've invited some of my favorite creators and thinkers to write about their philosophy on the arts and the Internet. Today, Molly Crabapple presents her 14 iron laws of creativity. -Cory Doctorow Read the rest... Struggling with your New Year's resolution? An advertising board in Pittsburgh, PA. on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. (Photo: Heather Beschizza) The theme tune for this blog post is embedded below. Read the rest... Kindle Original vs Kindle Voyage Jason Weisberger finally upgraded. Did seven years make much difference? The answer will probably not surprise you, but the details might. Read the rest... Ridley Scott directing "3001: The Final Odyssey" miniseries Ridley Scott is directing a miniseries of 3001: The Final Odyssey, based on Arthur C. Clarke's 1997 novel. "I have always been a fan of Clarke's extraordinary 'Odyssey' series, and certainly Kubrick's adaptation of '2001,'" Scott said. Read the rest... Motorcycle models from watch parts Artist Dan Tanenbaum makes fantastic motorcycle models out of vintage watch parts. Video below! (via Laughing Squid) Read the rest... Scanning your negatives will bring your memories into the digital age: here's how Your old film photos need an upgrade. Enjoy Dean Putney's guide on how to get the best quality from your boxes of negatives as painlessly as possible. Read the rest... The couple that quit renting to live in a tiny house Billy Ulmer traveled all over the country interviewing people about why they were drawn to designing, building and living in dwellings smaller than the average American greatroom. Meet Chris and Malissa Tack. Read the rest... Pianist wants bad review taking down under EU "right to be forgotten" rules In 2010, Dejan Lazic got a mildly critical review in the Washington Post and now he wants it taken down so people who google him won't see it anymore. Read the rest... My grandmother, the poisoner Now that his grandmother has dementia and lives on a ward, John Reed has finally confronted his memories of growing up with her and concluded that all the people and animals that died around her were probably deliberately poisoned, and that's why whenever he'd visit her and eat her weird "health food," he'd fall asleep for days at a time, sometimes waking up in a hospital with near-fatal breathing problems. Read the rest... Reviews for a "Sexy PhD" costume The reviews on the Delicious Women's Phd Darling Sexy Costume , some apparently from women with actual PhDs, are something of a remedy for the generally depressing fact of its existence: "Sleeves are too short & have no stripes. Costume does not feature a hood. This is a 'sexy BA' at best." Read the rest... Japanese illustrations of the strange and surreal An amazing collection, at Visual Melt, of 70s-80s-vintage art: part 1, and part 2. See more at 50 Watts. Read the rest... Hundreds of vintage games to play in your browser The Internet Archive's Internet Arcade resurrects over 900 classic arcade games from the 1970s to 1990s for play inside your browser, using the JSMAME emulator. Read the rest... EZOPower 3' retractable microUSB cable I can't stand cables unspooled all over my bag. EZOPower's 3' retractable microUSB cable has become my go to cheap-ish cable that hasn't broken. Read the rest...