How Baltimore Cops Worked With a Billionaire to Secretly Spy on Everyone

Hey Kids,

Do you run a police department? Would you like high-tech 24-hour aerial surveillance of your city? Don't want to freak people out that you're constantly watching them?

A couple of billionaires and a tech firm are happy to help you out on the down low.


http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/the-sneaky-program-to-spy-on-baltimore-from-above/497588/

This weekend I put my feet in the Atlantic.

This weekend I put my feet in the Atlantic.

I also got spit on by a clam so...there's that.

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So. I haven't played Magic: The Gathering since Alpha (no, I don't have any cards because i'm an idiot). Collectable games just don't sit well with me for the most part.

But I keep a casual eye on the game and the recent Conspiracy 2 set seems...really fun. I could go down to my FLGS and get in on a draft but those venues are usually...Spartan at best and I don't feel like playing against Rando Calrissians. I want to play with people I know, in a setting that isn't card tables and folding chairs.

So. Can I get 7 other people to play MtG: Conspiracy with me? This would have to be sometime later in the month, since the first half of September is...bonkers for me. Don't know how to play? Forgotten how to play? Perfect. Let's all learn/re-learn together.

Ericka Crouse -- What's your hobo name when you ride the rails?

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Whelp, I'm officially old.

I'm in the grocery store today, gettin' my grocery on and there's music playing on the PA system.

"Huh...that music sounds a little weird....and familiar".

stops to listen

"Yup...that's Istanbul by They Might Be Giants all right."

sigh

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Although yesterday was awesome, there was also a semi-tragic "Hooray these cargo shorts!" event. Just know that I wasn't exposing myself and the shorts died a warrior's death. It lives on in Valhalla, girding the very loins of the gods themselves!

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Today (well, yesterday now) has been amazing. So much fun!

Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

Govenment is way too ineffiecent and expensive...

“They simply do not provide the same level of correctional services, programs, and resources; they do not save substantially on costs; and as noted in a recent report by the Department’s Office of Inspector General, they do not maintain the same level of safety and security,” Yates wrote.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/18/justice-department-says-it-will-end-use-of-private-prisons/?utm_term=.08f343b12267

Dammit! This looks amazing and I don't know if I'd ever see it hit the table.

Dammit! This looks amazing and I don't know if I'd ever see it hit the table.


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/invisible-sun

Although not a dad, I'm worried that I'm being pegged somehow...and not the good way either.

Although not a dad, I'm worried that I'm being pegged somehow...and not the good way either.


http://www.theonion.com/article/late-blooming-dad-just-now-getting-civil-war-histo-53486

When Will The Idiots On The Other End Of The Political Spectrum Wake Up And Have Every One Of My Life Circumstances,...

The Onion -- Speaking Truth by Telling Lies:


http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/when-will-idiots-other-end-political-spectrum-wake-53482

Joe Amato --- By the Power of Google's All-Seeing Algorithms, I summon your presence for lunch!

At last, my long national nightmare is over.

At last, my long national nightmare is over.

There's food sitting in a fridge not getting leaked on.

There's a load of laundry running through the washer in my basement.

I think I'll make scale mail out of the quarters I have left.

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I forgot to mention this -- last Sunday I went for a bike ride on the Ayer Rail trail. Lots of fun, but as we were biking along (casually, not pushing it but not stopping either), this guy on rollerblades swooshes past us. On top of his head was a handkerchief and atop that was his water bottle...which stayed rock steady as he blithely skated away from us like we were standing still.

One of the more amazing displays of everyday physical prowess I think I've seen.

More updates on what's killing the bees. (SPOILER ALERT: Industrial Agriculture)

More updates on what's killing the bees. (SPOILER ALERT: Industrial Agriculture)


http://qz.com/107970/scientists-discover-whats-killing-the-bees-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/

A Cult Classic Reborn | THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

This...may...not suck???


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btL-tQYLELs

No, I wish I'd thought of it first...

No, I wish I'd thought of it first...


http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/prizes

You Could Skip Your Colonoscopy If You’re Willing To Collect Your Poop

This article is of interest to me and it might be of interest to my generational peers...


http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/you-could-skip-your-colonoscopy-if-youre-willing-to-collect-your-poop/