Seymour M. Hersh · The Killing of Osama bin Laden · LRB 21 May 2015
Just posted: 'The Killing of Osama bin Laden' by Seymour Hersh »
Just posted: 'The Killing of Osama bin Laden' by Seymour Hersh »
Top Ten Facts about Tesla’s $350/kWh (DC) PowerWall battery | Catalytic Engineering
Analyzing the economics and math behind tesla’s wall battery. »
Analyzing the economics and math behind tesla’s wall battery. »
thingiverse.com/thing:815042
Print your own goddamn Snowden statue. Get it on Thingiverse: Epic ^5 to @Jef… »
Print your own goddamn Snowden statue. Get it on Thingiverse: Epic ^5 to @Jef… »
Mr. Gay President — Medium
“Mr. Gay President” in which I announce my candidacy and platform for President of the United States. On @Medium https… »
“Mr. Gay President” in which I announce my candidacy and platform for President of the United States. On @Medium https… »
Brianna Wu and Gamergate Leader have Civil Conversation (with tweets) · Spacekatgal · Storify
This conversation I had with a Gamergate leader is important. No matter what side you’re on, you should read this. https:… »
This conversation I had with a Gamergate leader is important. No matter what side you’re on, you should read this. https:… »
Expert Novice — Medium
If you’d like to catch up, all ten of the letters I‘ve sent since 2011 live on @Medium now »
If you’d like to catch up, all ten of the letters I‘ve sent since 2011 live on @Medium now »
Expert Novice by Diana Kimball
Later today, I’ll be sending a letter with some stories about my life lately and some books I’ve loved. Sign up »
Later today, I’ll be sending a letter with some stories about my life lately and some books I’ve loved. Sign up »
This Flow Chart That Destroys Religion’s Case Against Gay Marriage Is So Easy, Any Zealot Can Use It / Queerty
Looks like I need @Disalmanacarian to make me a flow chart for permissions, reprint fees, and takedown requests »
Looks like I need @Disalmanacarian to make me a flow chart for permissions, reprint fees, and takedown requests »
U2 Busks in NYC Subway in Disguise - YouTube
U2 continues to find new ways to discover that no one likes their unsolicited music. Not a single dollar given »
U2 continues to find new ways to discover that no one likes their unsolicited music. Not a single dollar given »
Autonomous truck cleared to drive on US roads for the first time - tech - 08 May 2015 - New Scientist
@MarkDiOrio remember when that dude from Uber was saying self driving cars aren’t going to be around until 2050? »
@MarkDiOrio remember when that dude from Uber was saying self driving cars aren’t going to be around until 2050? »
Age of Robots: How Marvel Is Killing the Popcorn Movie — Medium
One of the best rants about a movie I’ve read in a while »
One of the best rants about a movie I’ve read in a while »
Ted Cruz: Vets Should Sell Cookies For Funding, Like Girl Scouts | USAToday
He's like Newt Gingrich, if Newt Gingrich had been trepanned with a rake »
He's like Newt Gingrich, if Newt Gingrich had been trepanned with a rake »
Age of Robots: How Marvel Is Killing the Popcorn Movie — Medium
Marvel’s ruining the tradition of stupid popcorn movies. “This is a genre I care about, and they’re fucking it up.“ »
Marvel’s ruining the tradition of stupid popcorn movies. “This is a genre I care about, and they’re fucking it up.“ »
Cellphone Video Catches Police Lying On Police ReportDiaspora Wire
Read brilliant @Russian_Starr always, but this time on camera phones and police lies »
Read brilliant @Russian_Starr always, but this time on camera phones and police lies »
NPR's Jesse Thorn Apologizes For Sexist Comments - YouTube
Founder of my fav podcast network. Loved this. MT @JesseThorn: I said some dumb stuff about gender & comedy. Apology ht... »
Founder of my fav podcast network. Loved this. MT @JesseThorn: I said some dumb stuff about gender & comedy. Apology ht... »
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Sunset Beach from the Burrard St bridge, shot on Aerochrome colour infrared film. #vancouver… »
Sunset Beach from the Burrard St bridge, shot on Aerochrome colour infrared film. #vancouver… »
Forgotten Wonders of the Digital World: Second Life | Atlas Obscura
The lovely ruins inside Second Life #weekendreads »
The lovely ruins inside Second Life #weekendreads »
SFPC Spring 2015 Final Showcase — Attending
more poetry, less demo! come check out the final exhibition of @SFPC’s 4th (lovely) class at @Babycastles »
more poetry, less demo! come check out the final exhibition of @SFPC’s 4th (lovely) class at @Babycastles »
A Toast to All the Brave Kids Who Broke Up with Their Toxic Moms
A Toast to All the Brave Kids Who Broke Up with Their Toxic Moms »
A Toast to All the Brave Kids Who Broke Up with Their Toxic Moms »
Mom Body — The Nib — Medium
“Every single human life is the result of a woman’s incredible transformation and sacrifice.” Happy Mother’s Day! »
“Every single human life is the result of a woman’s incredible transformation and sacrifice.” Happy Mother’s Day! »
Brian J Brennan: Being Human [JSConf2014] - YouTube
Now that it's Late Night Twitter, I feel okay about linking out to my own talk: – no visuals, just listen. »
Now that it's Late Night Twitter, I feel okay about linking out to my own talk: – no visuals, just listen. »
bitchmagazine.org/post/ex-machina-film-review-gender-and-ai-feminism
Oh you like how I danced? Well check out this move where I PEEL MY FACE LIKE A BANANA.” »
Oh you like how I danced? Well check out this move where I PEEL MY FACE LIKE A BANANA.” »
With ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ director George Miller tops his action classic ‘The Road Warrior’ | Miami Herald Miami Herald
YES. Thank you, George Miller. Cannot wait for this film. »
YES. Thank you, George Miller. Cannot wait for this film. »
Your cyberpunk games are dangerous - Offworld
The FBI couldn't tell the difference between RPGs and actual hacking »
The FBI couldn't tell the difference between RPGs and actual hacking »
HOWTO: Crafting arbitrary network packets with socat - Critical Engineering Discourse
@ideoforms @aparrish Some socat fun I wrote up a while ago »
@ideoforms @aparrish Some socat fun I wrote up a while ago »
How Osama bin Laden really died
Big bombshell story by Seymour Hersh: the Osama bin Laden raid did not go down as the US gov't said it did. »
Big bombshell story by Seymour Hersh: the Osama bin Laden raid did not go down as the US gov't said it did. »
beforemario: Nintendo's 2015 company guide is a visual celebration of its past and present
Nintendo's 2015 company guide (only given to job applicants!) is rather gorgeous »
Nintendo's 2015 company guide (only given to job applicants!) is rather gorgeous »
A meeting of Ben Rubins: CNET's and Meerkat's - CNET
The dumbest, wackiest story I've written for CNET. Big ups to @benrbn and @caseynewton: A meeting of Ben Rubins http://t.c… »
The dumbest, wackiest story I've written for CNET. Big ups to @benrbn and @caseynewton: A meeting of Ben Rubins http://t.c… »
Is This The Greatest NY Times Correction Of All Time?: Gothamist
This NY Times correction is amazing via @grrrlmeetsworld »
This NY Times correction is amazing via @grrrlmeetsworld »
IndieGames.com Games We Care About: Chroma Squad, Cloudbuilt, Does Not Commute and more
Games We Care About: Chroma Squad, Cloudbuilt, Does Not Commute and more »
Games We Care About: Chroma Squad, Cloudbuilt, Does Not Commute and more »
wildfactor.net/StaticPage/FreakingMeatbags/FreakingMeatbags.htm
Freaking Meatbags - (PC/Mac/Linux, $)"RTS; robot breeds human units" - @crowbeak »
Freaking Meatbags - (PC/Mac/Linux, $)"RTS; robot breeds human units" - @crowbeak »
Terry Burnham: A Trick For Higher SAT scores? Unfortunately no.
Many enthusiastic Crappy Little Studies of human behavior = false. CLS news=willfully gullible http… »
Many enthusiastic Crappy Little Studies of human behavior = false. CLS news=willfully gullible http… »
Movie Producer Brian Grazer Explains How Asking The Right Questions Will Make You A Better Boss | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
“Brian Grazer Explains How Asking The Right Questions Will Make You A Better Boss” ➟ »
“Brian Grazer Explains How Asking The Right Questions Will Make You A Better Boss” ➟ »
Where to Eat in Taipei in the Time it Takes to Wait on Line at Din Tai Fung | Serious Eats
Really wish this @maxfalkowitz piece on where to eat in Taipei had been out last November. Now I have to go back! »
Really wish this @maxfalkowitz piece on where to eat in Taipei had been out last November. Now I have to go back! »
Mothers's Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe 1870
Mothers Day began as a platform of radical internationalism: a vision of a world without war. … »
Mothers Day began as a platform of radical internationalism: a vision of a world without war. … »
Searching For Signs Of Life At TechCrunch Disrupt - BuzzFeed News
Went to TechCrunch Disrupt and realized that, like the tech industry, the conference is totally held together by fear http://t… »
Went to TechCrunch Disrupt and realized that, like the tech industry, the conference is totally held together by fear http://t… »
I Need a Better Way to Say These Things to My Kids | WIRED
BWAAAH! For every tech-obsessed parent, by my very funny, smart friend, @DavePell, creator of NextDraft. »
BWAAAH! For every tech-obsessed parent, by my very funny, smart friend, @DavePell, creator of NextDraft. »
lareviewofbooks.org/review/ceaseless-storm-matter-energy
If you want a lightly spoilerish but excellent review of The Girl in the Road, the LA Review of Books' is superb »
If you want a lightly spoilerish but excellent review of The Girl in the Road, the LA Review of Books' is superb »
The US is still the only developed country that doesn’t guarantee paid maternity leave | US news | The Guardian
Guaranteed paid leave for mothers (weeks) Hungary 160 Sweden 60 Japan 58 US 0 #MothersDay http:… »
Guaranteed paid leave for mothers (weeks) Hungary 160 Sweden 60 Japan 58 US 0 #MothersDay http:… »
StarCraft 2 - LiquidTLO (T) vs oGsHyperDub (T) - YouTube
@irondavy @helvetica this is a fun moment i remember »
@irondavy @helvetica this is a fun moment i remember »
Independent By Design: Art & Stories of Indie Game Creation by Harman and Robertson — Kickstarter
Gunpoint and I will be in this book if it happens! »
Gunpoint and I will be in this book if it happens! »
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reply-all
If you listen to our show thru iTunes & haven't had a chance to review it, please take a minute! Helps us immensely. »
If you listen to our show thru iTunes & haven't had a chance to review it, please take a minute! Helps us immensely. »
How Benford's Law Reveals Suspicious Activity on Twitter | MIT Technology Review
Reading: How Benford's Law Reveals Suspicious Activity on Twitter (Fascinating stuff.) #social #analysis »
Reading: How Benford's Law Reveals Suspicious Activity on Twitter (Fascinating stuff.) #social #analysis »
Smart Grid consortium rolled its own crypto, which is always, always a bad idea - Boing Boing
okay so this is supposed to be crypto for like, municipal power grids, just so we're clear why this is bad? »
okay so this is supposed to be crypto for like, municipal power grids, just so we're clear why this is bad? »
What did the courts just do the NSA spying? - Boing Boing
What did the courts just do the NSA spying? #EFF #tldr »
What did the courts just do the NSA spying? #EFF #tldr »
CHIP - The World's First Nine Dollar Computer by Next Thing Co. — Kickstarter
Move over, Raspberry Pi. This startup is building a $9 computer »
Move over, Raspberry Pi. This startup is building a $9 computer »
EFF Case Analysis: Appeals Court Rules NSA Phone Records Dragnet is Illegal | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Saturday night legal geekery: a big win against the NSA’s phone records program »
Saturday night legal geekery: a big win against the NSA’s phone records program »
vanityfair.com/news/2015/05/inside-shocking-abrupt-divorce-bill-simmons-and-espn
Terrific back story by @JimMiller on Simmons-ESPN breakup »
Terrific back story by @JimMiller on Simmons-ESPN breakup »
The US tortured a child soldier at Gitmo for years. On Thursday, he won his freedom. - Vox
Horror. Asked what he missed from his life before a decade in Guantanamo - Khadr replied, "Being loved." »
Horror. Asked what he missed from his life before a decade in Guantanamo - Khadr replied, "Being loved." »
Here’s One Thing All the Billion-Dollar Unicorns Have In Common | Re/code
So VCs don't really believe a "unicorn" is worth $1B, not the way the rest of us think. »
So VCs don't really believe a "unicorn" is worth $1B, not the way the rest of us think. »
I was an undercover Uber driver :: Cover :: Philadelphia City Paper
And a follow-up: read this piece about driving for Uber in Philly. Discusses net pay, rate cuts, and more. »
And a follow-up: read this piece about driving for Uber in Philly. Discusses net pay, rate cuts, and more. »
Report: The National Guard has paid NFL teams millions to honor veterans on the Jumbotron - Vox
"The federal government has paid the Jets $377,500 over the past three seasons to do this." (via @tjl) »
"The federal government has paid the Jets $377,500 over the past three seasons to do this." (via @tjl) »
If America really valued mothers, we wouldn’t treat them like this - Vox
If America really valued mothers, we wouldn’t treat them like this »
If America really valued mothers, we wouldn’t treat them like this »
Video game execution watched by 325,000 players | Technology | The Guardian
300k players watch a cheater virtually executed in Guild Wars. »
300k players watch a cheater virtually executed in Guild Wars. »
The 100 Best Documentaries of All Time :: Movies :: Lists :: Paste
Pretty good list of the 100 best documentaries »
Pretty good list of the 100 best documentaries »
EU draws up plans for military attacks on Libya targets to stop migrant boats | World news | The Guardian
The EU's immigration policy? 'We'll use lethal force to wall you into North Africa' »
The EU's immigration policy? 'We'll use lethal force to wall you into North Africa' »
CORDIAL MINUET
.@jasonrohrer's handmade gold amulets now winnable in his occult gambling game Cordial Minuet »
.@jasonrohrer's handmade gold amulets now winnable in his occult gambling game Cordial Minuet »
YouTube rarely promotes black YouTube stars, even during Black History Month | Fusion
An important article by @AkilahObviously about Youtube's diversity problem »
An important article by @AkilahObviously about Youtube's diversity problem »
CTO Megan Smith explains how women in tech are erased from history - Boing Boing
CTO Megan Smith explains how women in tech are erased from history. »
CTO Megan Smith explains how women in tech are erased from history. »
What’s the Point of a Professor? - NYTimes.com
The point of a professor is to be idolized by one's students, according to the NYT's academic clickbait »
The point of a professor is to be idolized by one's students, according to the NYT's academic clickbait »
South Dakotans may not like Obama, but they’d like to see the president - The Washington Post
“He wants to take prayer out of everything. . . . Isn’t this country supposed to be based on religion?” Heads nodded. »
“He wants to take prayer out of everything. . . . Isn’t this country supposed to be based on religion?” Heads nodded. »
How the Ofsted chief got his maths wrong on Sats | Education | The Guardian
Here's an exchange from the Commons education select committee. Gove now in charge of Justice. http… »
Here's an exchange from the Commons education select committee. Gove now in charge of Justice. http… »
Redesigning Overcast’s Apple Watch app – Marco.org
"the Apple Watch today is best thought of... [as] a simple remote control or viewport into your iPhone app" »
"the Apple Watch today is best thought of... [as] a simple remote control or viewport into your iPhone app" »
Officer in Freddie Gray case demanded man's arrest as part of personal dispute | US news | The Guardian
Its amazing the cockroaches that are being uncovered with the Freddie Gray investigation »
Its amazing the cockroaches that are being uncovered with the Freddie Gray investigation »
Scroll Back: The Theory and Practice of Cameras in Side-Scrollers
Following my well received GDC talk, here's the complete post on 2D Camera Systems: #gamedev http://t.co… »
Following my well received GDC talk, here's the complete post on 2D Camera Systems: #gamedev http://t.co… »
Wearable gadgets portend vast health, research and privacy consequences | The Washington Post
Great @WashingtonPost feature on wearable computing & health: by @arianaeunjung »
Great @WashingtonPost feature on wearable computing & health: by @arianaeunjung »
Death of woman shocked by stun gun in Fairfax jail is ruled an accident - The Washington Post
Death of unarmed #NatashaMckenna, stunned to death by Fairfax police is ruled an accident »
Death of unarmed #NatashaMckenna, stunned to death by Fairfax police is ruled an accident »
McSweeney's: New Books, New Magazines, and a Whole Lot More by McSweeney's Publishing — Kickstarter
I just backed McSweeney's: New Books, New Magazines, and a Whole Lot More on @Kickstarter »
I just backed McSweeney's: New Books, New Magazines, and a Whole Lot More on @Kickstarter »
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@rasmusvuori @vranieri Google cache works ok, but with no styling »
@rasmusvuori @vranieri Google cache works ok, but with no styling »
Mel Chua » Blog Archive » On the diversity-readiness of STEM environments: “It’s almost as if I could only enter the makerspace as a j...
Mel Chua nails it: on reluctantly doing diversity work in tech »
Mel Chua nails it: on reluctantly doing diversity work in tech »
In Bloodborne's brutal world, I found myself - Boing Boing
On Bloodborne For Life Issues, make sure you definitely read @laura_hudson's piece on it »
On Bloodborne For Life Issues, make sure you definitely read @laura_hudson's piece on it »
Banjo’s Daughters — Medium
For Mother's Day, go read everything my mom and aunt are writing about their Sopranos-esque childhoods. »
For Mother's Day, go read everything my mom and aunt are writing about their Sopranos-esque childhoods. »
Introducing open revenue sharing
Did you know that is the most fair game store around? You can pay whatever you want! #indiedev »
Did you know that is the most fair game store around? You can pay whatever you want! #indiedev »
That amazing photo of economy class flying in the 1960s is fake
@History_Pics @roncarmel cc: @PicPedant »
@History_Pics @roncarmel cc: @PicPedant »
Twitter Reporting by SumAll
How I did on Twitter this week: 1 Mentions, 3 Favorited. How'd your week go? via »
How I did on Twitter this week: 1 Mentions, 3 Favorited. How'd your week go? via »
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