- What is True and Not True About North Korea’s Hwasong-14 ICBM: A Technical Evaluation (38 North) A good analysis, and significantly less alarmist than the mainstream coverage.
- Theranos subleasing Palo Alto headquarters (Business Insider) Basically, the collapse of an ill conceived dotcom playing out in the medical sphere.
- Gender, racial bias in astronomy revealed (EarthSky) Cue inspector Renault.
- Adult toy retailer slapped down for 'RES-ERECTI*N' ad over Easter (The Register) In the UK they have a regulatory body that reviews ad complaints. I prefer the US style free speech.
- Wi-Fi firm Purple sneaks 'community service' clause into its T&Cs (The Register) Purple said it hid a "community service clause" among its usual terms and conditions for two weeks, requiring users to carry out 1,000 hours of community service in exchange for free Wi-Fi.
- People Would Pay A Hell Of A Lot More If DRM Were Gone (Techdirt) People pay more for equipment when it's not locked down, the study was for DVD players without geographic limits, and found a greater than 50% increase in the price that consumers are willing to play.
- Law banning filming Utah slaughterhouses ruled unconstitutional (Ars Technica) Literally made it illegal to film a slaughterhouse from the public street, and it was struck down on the same first amend grounds as laws against filming the police.
- Man Trapped Inside Texas A.T.M. for 3 Hours Is Rescued by Police (New York Times) Insert, "Trapped by capitalism," pun here.
Morgan Freeman as you've never heard him before:
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