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Lego may have Marvel and DC Superheroes -- and Star Wars , and Pirates of the Caribbean , and Harry Potter -- but Mega Bloks has had... uh, some things, I guess. But now Mega Bloks has the World of Warcraft license, and goddamn if their new sets don't look totally awesome. You can see Deathwing's Strongwind Assault above; the line, which will be released this summer, also includes: figures of Colton, Ironoak, Ragerock, and Valoren; mounts of Swift Gryphon, Swift Wyvern, Flying Machine, and a Goblin Trike; and larger sets of The Barren's Chase, Goblin Zeppelin, Demolisher Attack, and Sindragosa & The Lich King ( all of which you can see at Comics Alliance ). Also cool: Mega Bloks is including "Secret Loot" in some of the sets, which will be accessories of random Warcraft weapons, gear and artifacts.

Ars Technica

A Texas-based Linux admin was charged with hacking into the websites of at least 4 police groups after FBI agents engaged him in an online manhunt that mined photo metadata, Facebook profiles, and other digital evidence. He says he's surrendered all accounts in his control, but his status as a cooperating witness is anything but clear.

Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide

A peine le dernier jeu Saint Seiya disponible qu’il est déjà temps de penser au prochain. Mais attention, cette fois, vous ne revisiterez pas pour la douzième fois le Sanctuaire, ses courants d’air et ses flèches au pif. C’est de la nouvelle série animé dont il est question : Saint Seiya Omega , qui se déroule après la saga Hades.

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We've heard recently of CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act , a bill currently making its way through Congress that many are calling the latest incarnation of SOPA. Reader SolKeshNaranek points out an article at Techdirt explaining exactly why this bill is bad , and how its backers are trying to deflect criticism by using language that's different and rather vague. Quoting: "The bill defines 'cybersecurity systems' and 'cyber threat information' as anything to do with protecting a network from: ' (A) efforts to degrade, disrupt, or destroy such system or network; or (B) theft or misappropriation of private or government information, intellectual property, or personally identifiable information. ' It's easy to see how that definition could be interpreted to include things that go way beyond network security — specifically, copyright policing systems at virtually any point along a network could easily qualify."

Boing Boing

By Cory Doctorow at 5:47 pm Tuesday, Apr 3 • 12 Comments • Share On IO9, Ron Miller has published a selection from his collection of photos of 1970s cosplayers, dating from a costuming epoch where nudity was a lot more common than it is today. Among the clothed pictures (not reproduced here) is one shot of Elfquest co-creator Wendy Pini as one of her own elves. One thing I noticed in going through the slides — mostly taken at Worldcon masquerades and a few other cons — is the great sense of whimsy that permeated SF costuming decades ago. This is something that seems to be missing, now that costuming is taken so much more seriously.

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It’s probably a given that any photo from the International Space Station , however mundane, looks pretty spectacular. This picture, snapped from the space station late last month, is no different. Just past the dark blue solar panel is the snaking, glowing tendrils of Moscow , with dawn rapidly approaching the city and a slim, distant aurora.