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A Pimp's Business Plan

Youth Radio obtained a hand-written business plan from a pimp during an investigation for their NPR series Trafficked. The business plan titled Keep It Pimpin' states how the pimp wants to expand his trafficking business locally as well as nationally.

Operation: Leakspin

So far, the 'hacktivist' group known as Anonymous been launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at companies perceived as the enemies of Wikileaks, including Mastercard, Paypal, and Visa. Their new strategy suggests more sophisticated thinking: to actually read the cables Wikileaks has published, find the most interesting bits that haven't yet been publicized, then publicize them.

A Peek at Snooki's Ball Drop

An anonymous tipster has generously provided The Daily What with production designer D Before E, inc.’s official artist rendering of MTV’s New Year’s Eve Snooki Ball Drop apparatus that is set to be located on the 7th floor terrace in MTV’s Times Square HQ @ 1515 Broadway.

Prosthetic Tentacle

Kaylene Kau is a recent graduate of the industrial design program at the University of Washington. She built a prosthetic arm. But instead of trying to replicate the functions of a human hand, she built a functional tentacle. (Via.)