This Is The World’s First Entirely 3D-Printed Gun (Photos)

The 3D-printed gun that Cody Wilson calls the “Liberator.” Click to enlarge. (Credit: Michael Thad Carter for Forbes) Eight months ago, Cody Wilson set out to create the world’s first entirely 3D-printable handgun. Now he has. Early next week, Wilson, a 25-year University of Texas law student and founder of the non-profit group [...]   Original post on forbes.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Transporting the CIA A-12 Blackbird

Photos, stories, death obituaries, biographies recording legacy of CIA, Air Force, Army men and women work secret atomic, radar, satellite flights in the Nevada desert, Kadena, Okinawa, North Korea, Vietnam   Original post on roadrunnersinternationale.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Guilty verdicts in Steubenville trial won’t end rape case

Two players on the Steubenville High School football team were found guilty yesterday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, a verdict that some hope will start healing a Rust Belt town that has been ripped apart by accusations of a cover-up to protect its athletes.   Original post on patch.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Walmart: Lisa and Anthony Demaree lost custody of their children for a month after employee called police over ‘bath-time pictures’

Lisa and Anthony Demaree of Peoria, Arizona are suing Walmart in a bid to win damages after an horrific ordeal which they claim has robbed them of precious time with their kids and has cost them $75,000 in legal fees.   Original post on dailymail.co.uk    Comments on reddit.com   

Facebook and Instagram Users Being Asked To Upload IDs To Regain Access

Following in the footsteps of its parent company Facebook, Instagram has begun locking some users out of their accounts and asking them for government issued ID to restore access. Facebook tells TPM that the measure is done for suspected violations of terms.   Original post on talkingpointsmemo.com    Comments on reddit.com   

New Telescope to Take First-Ever Black Hole Photo – Black Holes – Event Horizon Telescope – Einstein – Theory of General Relativity

Researchers are meeting Wednesday to discuss the Event Horizon Telescope, a network of radio telescopes that could snap an image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.   Original post on space.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Milky Way: Stéphane Guisard’s zoomable photo of the Milky Way’s center.

So, whatcha doing today? Forget I asked, because after you click on this link, your day will be gone. Poof! Vanished, since you will find yourself buried in a magnificent, massive of the center of the Milky Way galaxy. And when I say massive, I mean it’s friggin’ HUGE: 24,000 x 14,000…   Original post on slate.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Snowpocalypse Russia: ‘Snow tsunami’ swallows streets, cars, buildings (PHOTOS)

Unrelenting snowfalls have caused unprecedented chaos in Russia. Over the past week, the country has seen scores of traffic accidents, flight delays and, in some cases, the complete isolation of some remote settlements and towns.   Original post on rt.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Obama Signs FISA Warrantless Wiretapping Program Extension Into Law

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the U.S. government’s authority to monitor the overseas activity of suspected foreign spies and terrorists. The warrantless intercept program would have expired at the end of 2012 without the president’s approval.   Original post on huffingtonpost.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos – Politics and Law

In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users’ photos without payment or notification. Oh, and there’s no way to opt out. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News.   Original post on cnet.com    Comments on reddit.com