Lower Ground
" Leading law firms are willing to represent tobacco companies accused of lying about their deadly products, factories that spew pollution, and corporations said to be complicit in torture and murder abroad. But standing up for traditional marriage has turned out to be too much for the elite bar."
The arguments against same-sex marriage to be presented at the Supreme Court have been left to members of lower-profile firms.
Betrayal at the House on the Hill
#tabletopday at #AdventureersQuarter 
Sparkfun take a look at the CARDIAC, one of my oldest rigs. They link to a Javascript emu of it, so heck, more fun with less wear on the old beasties. 
Canary In The Coal Mine
" Every surveillance test case in recent history, from beepers to cell phones to GPS tracking to drones—and now the feds’ attempts to puncture the bubble of cryptographic anonymity around Dark Web sites like the Silk Road—began with a narcotics investigation"
The early targets that have signaled shifts in America’s domestic surveillance techniques weren’t activists and political dissidents, or terrorists. They’ve been drug dealers.
RPi+cam+wifi+servo+spray=DIYControl
Why do we assume govs are the only ones who should have these? Where are the NRA fanatics on the right to arm ourselves with items beyond the tech of 100+ years ago?
" Police say the drones will be more effective than batons in tackling "unruly mobs""

Police in the Indian city of Lucknow plan to use drones armed with pepper spray to control unruly crowds.