Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer has been placed in "administrative segregation," prison shorthand for solitary confinement for "investigative purposes." Supporters believe he was locked down and given no Internet access because of his ability to send Tweets to a third party who relayed them on his private account. Auernheimer has not sent electronic messages since April 8.Read similar

It's already been three months since Andrew Mason left the company he founded, Groupon. During that time Mason, who was ousted from the daily deals company, says he's traveled and lost some weight. He's also figured out what he's going to do next. Sort of. Mason has decided to move to San Francisco later this summer with his wife. There, he'll spend one day per week at Y-Combinator, advising startups. Here's the post: It's been almost three months since I left Groupon, time I've spent traveling, losing some weight, reading, and embarking on other cliched pursuits of the unemployed. &... Read similar

Andrew Mason must be some kind of spirit animal of optimism. We assumed he was kidding when today he wrote that he had recorded "a seven song album of motivational business music". Just three months ago the founder and CEO got booted from Groupon. But we've just confirmed with him that his album "Hardly Workin'" is for real. Hold on to your ear holes, startup people.Read similar

Y Combinator's Paul Graham revealed a bunch of personnel news in a just-published blog post.Let's see if I've got everything: The incubator has added one full-time partner (Wufoo's Kevin Hale) and four part-time partners (Socialcam's Michel Seibel, Hipmunk's Steve Huffman, imeem and App.net's Dalton Caldwell and Groupon's Andrew Mason). Current partner Harj Taggar, meanwhile, is leaving "to start a new startup (in the long term) and travel the world (in the short)," but Graham writes that Taggar will stay on as a part-time partner.Read similar

Andrew Mason, Groupon's founder who was ousted from the CEO position three months ago, made some announcements Thursday. He said he's lost weight, traveled, and planned to move to San Francisco. There, he'll join startup accelerator Y Combinator as a part-time partner and found a new company. He said he's also spent some time in Los Angeles.  For the past month, Mason says he's been recording an 8-song album full of "motivational" music for new professionals. Mason is known for pulling pranks, but he tells TechCrunch he isn't fooling around this time. He's really creating an album called ... Read similar

Andrew Wiggins is considered, by the men whose job it is to consider such things, the world's most promising basketball prospect since LeBron JamesHe's projected to be the top overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft following his required one-year stint as a collegiate student-athlete. But Wiggins delayed announcing where he'd play college ball for months — perhaps because it was fun to weigh his options, as we detailed in this postThe suspense ended Tuesday, however, when Wiggins held a small press conference to announce that he'll be a Kansas Jayhawk next season.The only person nearly as in... Read similar

#aftermidnight What? You act like you've never seen a troop of baboons play Black Spire's "Scars" before. Get with the times man. Kristof Luyckx directed the animation. More »     Read similar

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#helmets Motorcycle riders don't get a lot of respect from other drivers on the road, but who's going to dare cut you off when you're cruising around looking like an intergalactic game hunter in this awesome Predator helmet. It's built on an actual motorcycle helmet so it's properly safety rated, but has been enhanced with a sculpted outer shell, a dreadlocks mullet, and even a tri-laser scope. More »     Read similar

#monstermachines Modern digital watches can be beautifully engineered and designed items, but they will always lack the craftsmanship that their mechanical predecessors possess. This hand-wound masterpiece, declared "the most complicated watch in the world" by its maker, doesn't do anything a digital watch couldn't replicate but it does so with soul. It also costs $5 million which makes for some very expensive soul. More »     Read similar