This day in history

2002, 2007, 2012, 2017.

#20yrsago Manhattan is WiFi-saturated https://web.archive.org/web/20021106202827/http://werbach.com/blog/images/PIPsurvey.gif

#15yrsago War on Terror’s war on chemistry sets https://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/endangered-species-the-chemistry-set/

#15yrsago HOWTO Make an anatomically correct batwing costume from old umbrellas https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2007/umbrella-bat-costume-update-now-more-anatomically-correct/

#10yrsago Free/open source programmer and Creative Commons activist Bassel Khartabil faces torture in notorious Syrian prison https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/torture-fears-open-source-software-activist-detained-syria

#10yrsago Rookie: Yearbook One — Sassy’s second coming https://memex.craphound.com/2012/10/31/rookie-yearbook-one-sassys-second-coming/

#10yrsago Scary horror movie set in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M-yetCGm-A

#5yrsago Sony’s new robot dog doubles down on DRM https://www.vice.com/en/article/bj778v/sony-wants-to-sell-you-a-subscription-to-a-robot-dog-aibo-90s-pet

#5yrsago Ohio Republicans create winnable electoral districts by siting nonvoting prisons near friendly voters…