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MIT to establish 'Bitcoin ecosystem' by giving away the cryptocurrency to every student - Each undergraduate will receive $100 in bitcoins to spend as they like
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/mit-to-establish-bitcoin-ecosystem-by-giving-away-the-cryptocurrency-to-every-student-9305630.html
The FAA is considering action against a storm-chaser journalist who used a small quadcopter to gather footage of tornado damage and rescue operations for television broadcast in Arkansas, despite a federal judge ruling that they have no power to regulate unmanned aircraft.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2014/04/29/faa-looking-into-arkansas-tornado-drone-journalism-raising-first-amendment-questions/
Sony develops tape tech that could lead to 185 TB cartridges: Sony has created a magnetic tape material that can store up to 74 times more data per unit area than materials in use today
http://www.itworld.com/storage/416783/sony-develops-tape-tech-could-lead-185-tb-cartridges
The Internet Is About to Become Worse Than Television
http://io9.com/the-internet-is-about-to-become-worse-than-television-1569504174/+whitsongordon
FCC Chairman: I’d rather give in to Verizon’s definition of Net Neutrality than fight
http://consumerist.com/2014/04/30/fcc-chairman-id-rather-give-in-to-verizons-definition-of-net-neutrality-than-fight/
/U/darthmarth28 eloquently describes the chances of finding a perfect pokemon
http://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/24bjsn/request_what_are_the_chances_of_finding_a_6/ch5jo3m
TIL a study at Duke University showed that male rhesus macaques monkeys will give up privileges to be allowed to see a female monkey's ass: "Virtually all [male] monkeys will give up juice to see female hindquarters ... they really value the images."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspecies_sexual_activity#Sexual_imagery_viewing
TIL the Stoned Ape Theory of human evolution hypothesizes that psychedelics transformed Homo erectus to Homo sapiens
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/terence_mckennas_stoned_ape_theory_animated
TIL in 1990, George Steinbrenner was Banned from Baseball for Life - Only to be reinstated 3 years later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steinbrenner#Reinstatement_and_championship_years
TIL Ashton Kutcher was diagnosed with pancreatic issues and pre-cancerous symptoms from trying the diet of Steve Jobs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/ashton-kutcher-fruit-diet-steve-jobs-pancreas-hospitalized_n_2566289.html
/u/ColonialMolerat attempts to describe a newly released voting campaign video for the BNP (A british fascist party)
http://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/24ajma/did_anyone_just_see_the_bnp_political_broadcast/ch5uw3v
chikinpickle on what it's like to be an unattractive man
http://www.reddit.com/r/askmen/comments/24bwmt/what_is_life_like_for_an_unattractive_man/ch5o4lu
Hacker hijacks baby monitor, screams ‘Wake up baby!’
http://wgntv.com/2014/04/29/hacker-hijacks-baby-monitor-screams-wake-up-baby/
Can cops legally fire “GPS bullets” at fleeing cars to track suspects?
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/can-cops-legally-fire-gps-bullets-at-fleeing-cars-to-track-suspects/
Firefox 29 is out with new UI
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/04/29/firefox-29-arrives-revamped-sync-tool-customization-mode-mozillas-user-interface-overhaul-australis/
FCC chairman says he won’t let ISPs snuff out the next Google or Amazon
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/fcc-chairman-says-he-wont-let-isps-snuff-out-the-next-google-or-amazon/
TIL: Aerosmith made more money on Guitar Hero than any albums
http://www.1up.com/news/aerosmith-money-guitar-hero-albums
/u/nkonrad begins an amazing story of a battle between medieval Avengers
http://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/24bhem/medieval_avengers_battle/ch5ijug
/u/kylearm lays bare the tacit assumption of Western superiority in OP's commentary on Chinese labor abuses
http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueReddit/comments/24afts/letter_in_saks_bag_from_china/ch5kjl6?context=3
TIL that France lost so many workers during its failed attempt to dig the Panama Canal, that for a time their project's MAIN source of income was selling the corpses (pickled in brine water) to medical schools all over the world as cadavers.
https://www.thetrumpet.com/article/10983.30329.0.0/united-states/the-big-ditch
matt0028 on Suicide, Morality, and Bravery as shown through Hamlet
http://np.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/248bbb/cmv_i_believe_it_takes_alot_of_courage_for/ch4u4t1
Firehydragon comments on Hai going to All-stars.
http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/24bw4s/hai_is_going_to_allstars/ch5nhcm?context=3
TIL that Harvard earns enough money on interest from its endowment that it could offer free tuition to all students and still make profit on the interest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_endowment#Criticisms
Netflix and Google Could Lead the Fight For Net Neutrality
http://www.wired.com/2014/02/google-save-netflix-net-neutrality-fight/
TIL La Rinconada, Peru the highest elevated city on earth has a goldmine where miners work for 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they are allowed to take as much ore as they can carry on their shoulders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rinconada,_Peru#Economy_and_Infrastructure
TIL: Carrie Fisher made George Lucas give her a copy of the Star Wars Christmas Special. She now plays it at the end of parties when she wants everyone to leave.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Holiday_Special#Segments
u/WorkingMouse explains why r/TheRedPill is the way it is
http://www.reddit.com/r/TumblrInAction/comments/24b34t/literally_a_guide_to_emotional_abuse/ch5innn?context=3
TIL during the Cuban missile crisis a Soviet Submarine came under attack from depth charges, the captain assumed WW3 had started and prepared to launch a nuclear weapon, his executive officer overruled him. It turned out the depth charges were training rounds being used to signal them to surface.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasiliy_Arkhipov#Involvement_in_Cuban_Missile_Crisis
These are the members of the House of Representatives who have received donations from, or own stock in, Comcast.
Part 1:
Barletta, Lou (R-PA,11)
Comcast Donation: $10,000
Home: http://barletta.house.gov/
Contact: https://barletta.house.gov/contact/
Washington, DC Office:
115 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6511
Fax: (202) 226-6250
Carlisle Office:
59 West Louther Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (717) 249-0190
Fax: (717) 218-0190
Harrisburg Office:
4813 Jonestown Road
Suite 101
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone: (717) 525-7002
Fax: (717) 695-6794
Hazleton Office:
1 South Church Street
Suite 100
Hazleton, PA 18201
Phone: (570) 751-0050
Fax: (570) 751-0054
Barrow, John (D-GA,12)
Comcast donation amount: $11,000
Home: http://barrow.house.gov/
Contact: http://barrowforms.house.gov/contact/
Washington, DC:
2202 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2823
Toll free: 1-866-890-6236
Richmond County:
Enterprise Mill
1450 Greene Street, Suite 550
Augusta, GA 30901
Phone: (706) 722-4494
Bulloch County:
Statesboro City Hall
50 East Main Street
Statesboro, GA 30458
Phone: (912) 489-4494
Laurens County:
Dublin City Hall
100 South Church Street
Dublin, GA 31021
Phone: (478) 272-7088
Toombs County:
Congressman Barrow's Vidalia Office
Vidalia Community Center
107 Old Airport Road, Suite A
Vidalia, GA 30474
Phone: (912) 537-9301
Becerra, Xavier (D-CA,34)
Comcast donation amount: $10,000
Home: http://becerra.house.gov/
Contact: http://becerra.house.gov/contact-xavier/
Washington, D.C. Office:
1226 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202)-225-6235
Fax: (202)-225-2202
Los Angeles Office:
350 South Bixel Street
Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213)-481-1425
Fax: (213)-481-1427
Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN,7)
$10,000.00 in donations from Comcast
Home: https://blackburn.house.gov
Contact: https://blackburn.house.gov/contactform/
Washington Office:
217 Cannon Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202)-225-2811
Fax: (202)-225-3004
Clarksville Office:
128 North 2nd Street
Suite 202
Clarksville, TN 37040
Phone: (931)-503-0391
Fax: (931)-503-0393
Franklin Office:
305 Public Square
Suite 212
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: (615)-591-5161
Fax: (615)-599-2916
Boehner, John (R-OH,8)
$73,200.00 in donations from Comcast
Owns stock in Comcast
Speaker home: http://www.speaker.gov/
Boehner home: http://boehner.house.gov/
Boehner contact: http://boehner.house.gov/contact/
Washington, D.C. Office:
1011 Longworth H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6205
Toll free: 1-800-582-1001
Fax: (202) 225-0704
Butler County Office:
7969 Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Suite B
West Chester, OH 45069
Phone: (513) 779-5400
Miami County Office:
12 South Plum Street
Troy, OH 45373
Phone: (937) 339-1524
Clark County:
76 East High Street
3rd Floor
Springfield, OH 45502
Phone: (937) 322-1120
Brady, Robert A (D-PA,1)
$12,500.00 in donations from Comcast
Home: http://brady.house.gov/
Contact: https://brady.house.gov/contact-me
Washington, DC Office:
102 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4731
Fax: (202) 225-0088
Delaware County Office:
1350 Edgmont Avenue, Suite 2575
Chester, PA 19013
Phone: (610) 874-7094
Fax: (484) 816-0029
E. Clearfield Street Office:
2637 E. Clearfield Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Phone: (267) 519-2252
Fax: (267) 519-2262
Memphis Street Office:
2630 Memphis St.
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Phone: (215) 426-4616
Fax: (215) 426-7741
S. Broad Street Office:
1907-09 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Phone: (215) 389-4627
Fax: (215) 389-4636
Camp, Dave (R-MI,4)
$10,000 in donations from Comcast
Home: http://camp.house.gov/
Contact: http://camp.house.gov/contact/
Washington D.C. Office:
341 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202)-225-3561
Fax: (202)-225-9679
Cadillac Office:
112 Spruce Street, Suite A
Cadillac, Michigan 49601
Phone: (231)-876-9205
Fax: (231)-876-9252
Midland Office:
135 Ashman Street
Midland, Michigan 48640
Phone: (989)-631-2552
Toll Free: 1-800-342-2455
Fax: (989)-631-6271
Cantor, Eric (R-VA,7)
$41,250.00 in donations from Comcast
Home: http://cantor.house.gov/
Contact: http://cantor.house.gov/contact/
Washington, D.C. Office:
303 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2815
Toll free: 1-800-438-3793
Fax: (202) 225-0011
Culpeper Office:
763 Madison Road #207
Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone: (540) 825-8960
Fax: (540) 825-8964
Richmond Office:
4201 Dominion Blvd. #110
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: (804) 747-4073
Fax: (804) 747-5308
Clyburn, James E (D-SC,6)
$16,500.00 in donations from Comcast
Home: http://clyburn.house.gov/
Contact: https://clyburn.house.gov/contact-me
Washington, DC:
242 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202)225-3315
Fax: (202)225-2313
Columbia, SC:
1225 Lady Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803)799-1100
Fax: (803)799-9060
Kingstree, S.C.:
130 W. Main Street
Kingstree, S.C. 29556
Phone: (843)355-1211
Fax: (843)355-1232
Santee, SC:
176 Brooks Blvd.
Santee, SC 29142
Phone: (803)854-4700
Fax: (803)854-4900
Cohen, Steve (D-TN,9)
Owns stock in Comcast
Home: http://cohen.house.gov/
Contact: https://cohen.house.gov/contact-me
Washington, DC Office:
2404 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3265
Fax: (202) 225-5663
Memphis Office:
The Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building
167 North Main Street Suite 369
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: (901) 544-4131
Fax: (901) 544-4329
Crowley, Joseph (D-NY,14)
$26,000.00 in donations from Comcast
Home: http://crowley.house.gov/
Contact: https://crowley.house.gov/contact-me
Washington, D.C. Office:
1436 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3965
Bronx Office:
2800 Bruckner Blvd., Suite 201
Bronx, NY 10465
Phone: (718) 931-1400
Queens Office:
82-11 37th Ave., Suite 402
Queens, NY 11372
Phone: (718) 779-1400
Dent, Charlie (R-PA,15)
$12,750.00 in donations from Comcast
Home: http://dent.house.gov/
Contact: https://dent.house.gov/?p=ContactForm
Washington, D.C. Office:
2455 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6411
Fax: (202) 226-0778
Lehigh and Northampton Counties Office:
3900 Hamilton Boulevard
Suite 207
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: (610) 770-3490
Toll-Free: 866-861-2624
Fax: (610) 770-3498
Berks County Office:
61 N 3rd Street
Hamburg, PA 19526
Phone: (610) 562-4281
Fax: (610) 562-4352
Dauphin County Office:
250 W Chocolate Avenue
Suite 2
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 533-3959
Fax: (717) 533-3979
Lebanon County Office:
342 W Main St [Front]
Annville, PA 17003
Phone: (717) 867-1026
Fax: (717) 867-1540
Dingell, John D (D-MI,12)
Owns stock in Comcast
Home: http://dingell.house.gov/
Contact: https://dingell.house.gov/contact-me
Washington, D.C. Office:
2328 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4071
Fax: (202) 226-0371
Dearborn Office:
19855 West Outer Drive Suite 103-E
Dearborn, MI 48124
Phone: (313) 278-2936
Ypsilanti Office:
301 West Michigan Avenue Suite 400
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: (734) 481-1100
a redditor explains the culture of french fries in Belgium
http://www.reddit.com/r/againstmarijuana/comments/246ljj/its_not_harmless_at_all/ch5g4yq
/u/phubans describes what it felt like when he "woke up"
http://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/24bamf/wake_up/ch5hwk2?context=3
Redditor bets £30 on Real Madrid to win by 4 goals, wins £690
http://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/24al1w/match_thread_bayern_munich_vs_real_madrid/ch59zih
/u/nerowasframed realizes how weird eyebrows are
http://www.reddit.com/r/ArianaGrande/comments/249u1v/what_did_she_do_to_her_eyebrows/ch5as1m
GoDaddy QUIETLY ends customer email support
http://www.clicknowmarketing.com/domains/godaddy-ends-email-support/
In 9-0 vote, Supreme Court makes it easier to get fees in patent cases (Patent trolls have to pay)
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/in-9-0-vote-supreme-court-makes-it-easier-to-get-fees-in-patent-cases/
CREATORS: Clark Little on Staring Down Shorebreak for The Perfect Shot
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/u/Polenicus gives a humorous account of a narcissistic mother's threat
http://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/comments/23wiw6/mother_who_likes_to_threaten_suicide_realizes/ch1av2i
IHaveNoTact time-travels to the past to share an important video from the future.
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeIAmA/comments/249i5m/explain_the_show_16_and_pregnant_like_i_am_a/ch54se7?context=3
After Heartbleed, NSA reveals some flaws are kept secret: The White House explains the government’s process when deciding whether to withhold knowledge of a security vulnerability -- “There are legitimate pros and cons to the decision to disclose.”
http://www.cnet.com/news/after-heartbleed-nsa-reveals-some-flaws-are-kept-secret/
Turncoat? FCC says new Internet 'fast lane' rules won't kill net neutrality
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/6146/20140429/turncoat-fcc-says-new-internet-fast-lane-rules-wont-kill-net-neutrality.htm
The FCC has offered an e-mail address for users to voice their thoughts on the agency's upcoming neutrality rules: openinternet@fcc.gov
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Offers-Email-Address-to-Field-Neutrality-Complaints-128740
/u/fattythinkin explains how a woman can be ruined for sex by a man.
http://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/247tf4/have_any_women_here_been_ruined_for_other_men_by/ch4mf0d
Filtering submissions by topics now available in /r/technology
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We have implemented a flair based filter system in /r/technology. With this you can actively choose to see what type of content you want to see in /r/technology.
We have decided to implement the following major categories for the moment and would increase/change based on the community feedback. The filters available in the sidebar are
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All submissions to /r/technology would initially be categorized by the mods based on the nature of the content and this would be made available to the community shortly.
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If John Kerry Thinks the Internet Is a Fundamental Right, He Should Tell the FCC
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/if-internet-access-is-a-human-right
TIL Michael Jordan said the greatest part of playing for the US Olympic team was "learning the weaknesses" of his teammates for when they returned to the NBA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_men's_Olympic_basketball_team#Forming_the_team
TIL that nuclear energy is the safest energy source in terms of human deaths - even safer than wind and solar
http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html
TIL Steve Jobs called his LSD experiences "one of the two or three most important things [he had] done in [his] life"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs#Early_work
I'm a contributor to the Forbes.com entrepreneurship channel. How can I help with the net neutrality issue?
Using my real name looking for real advice. I'd like to use the (small) voice I have in the mainstream press to help educate and motivate people to take action on this issue. What angle can I take, who should I be interviewing, what needs to be asked or said? Only catch is that the focus must be through the entrepreneurship lens.
TIL when Eminem heard Ice Ice Baby for the first time, he "felt like he didn't want to rap anymore."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Ice_Baby#Legacy
How to tell if any of your accounts have been hacked
http://bgr.com/2014/04/28/how-to-tell-if-someone-hacked-your-computer-email-account/
Netflix Exploring Peer-To-Peer Delivery Just As Spotify Gets Ready To Kill Its Peer-To-Peer Streaming
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140427/07291627041/netflix-exploring-peer-to-peer-delivery-just-as-spotify-gets-ready-to-kill-its-peer-to-peer-streaming.shtml
TIL that Chuck Jones created Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner as a parody of chase cartoons like "Tom and Jerry", not expecting that its purposefully ridiculous contraptions and nonsensical cartoon physics would make it popular.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_The_Road_Runner
DrSportello provides a brilliant and simple explanation as to how readers could understand the 1700 new words created by Shakespeare
http://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/247xfz/if_shakespeare_invented_1700_words_how_did/ch4ic59
Brazil and Germany must lead on free Internet: The two countries should lead by example and build global coalitions toward an open, free and secure Internet
http://www.dw.de/brazil-and-germany-must-lead-on-free-internet/a-17595555
Comedian Sings Song About Rape and Gets Kicked Offstage, shows up on Reddit to give insightful comment
http://www.reddit.com/r/cringe/comments/246vwi/comedian_sings_unfunny_song_about_rape_gets/ch4f0qm
TIL There are a group of Native Americans in Mexico who run 200 miles in one session and hunt by running their prey to death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarahumara_people#Athletic_prowess
TIL the real-life dog from the doge meme was rescued from a kill shelter after the puppy mill that bred her closed down. Some of the other dogs in the group were adopted, but most of them were killed.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5248762/doge-meme-rescue-dog-wow
TIL that Jeffery Dahmer's father was seconds away from opening a metal box that contained a head and penis of one of Jeff's victims, but was convinced by his son that the box contained only pornography.
http://books.google.com/books?id=PSq3b24iGuEC&pg=PA298&lpg=PA298&dq=jeffrey+dahmer+metal+box+and+dad&source=bl&ots=IG7I1Swp6J&sig=BYvo5ccKO1ZVyDRTo6qNgNdVvZo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Hb5eU_DsN_PLsQTx-oDoCw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBA
selfishstars comments on Where do you think the "Fedora Guy" subculture comes from?
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskFeminists/comments/2467un/where_do_you_think_the_fedora_guy_subculture/ch449d9
/u/Azand explains why most of what we think about Sparta is likely wrong.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/24708r/if_spartan_training_was_so_intense_for/ch4lkol
New internal design could lead to batteries that last half a century
http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/new-internal-design-could-lead-to-batteries-that-last-half-a-century-222658.html
/u/Ze_Sludge gives his argument on why he thinks books are a higher art than videogames
http://us.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/246pkk/cmv_playing_video_games_for_fun_is_the_same_as/ch45ij6
Scientists have developed faster, more energy-efficient microchips based on the human brain – 9,000 times faster and using significantly less power than a typical PC
http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2014/pr-neurogrid-boahen-engineering-042814.html
TIL there's a castle being built using only the techniques and materials used in the Middle Ages. When completed in the 2020s, it should be an authentic recreation of a 13th-century medieval castle.
http://www.guedelon.fr/en/the-construction/1997---2010-building-timetable_03_05.html
TIL that Lucille Ball claimed she picked up radio signals on her dental work and reported it to authorities resulting in the bust of a Japanese spy signal in LA in 1942.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball#Later_career
Grok_cats gives tips on building trust with cats
http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/246tiz/lpt_request_my_cat_is_not_very_nice_to_me_and_i/ch498d8?context=3
/u/Sigg3net counters a desire to mercilessly bludgeon a child murderer to death by way of the noble - if difficult - suggestion that we must not sink to the same bestial level, and could even feel compassion for the perpetrator
http://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/234zei/russell_dardeen_his_wife_ruby_and_their_baby_born/cgupoiz?context=3
/u/LiquidSilver gives a great Tl;DR for a very long facebook argument that no one else had time to read
http://www.reddit.com/r/TheFacebookDelusion/comments/245rss/christian_advocates_monarchy_hilarity_ensues/ch4avgk
Two Years Ago, We Got Organized And Beat SOPA. Now, We Need To Do It Again To Preserve Net Neutrality.
The January 18, 2012 blackouts were critical in raising widespread awareness and action against SOPA. If we're going to successfully fight the FCC's new "fast lane" rules and preserve Net Neutrality, we're going to need to be able to form that kind of highly visible coalition again.
Free Press is organizing May 15 protests in D.C., to coincide with Tom Wheeler's scheduled release of the rule-change proposal. That seems like an opportune date for prominent sites to black out to draw attention to the cause (or at the very least, replace their logos with links to the Free Press site for their users to take action).
So don't stop at contacting your Senators and Representatives and the FCC demanding that broadband be reclassified as a telecommunications service under Title II. Scan the list of participants in the 01-18-12 SOPA strike toward the bottom of this page for sites you frequent, and contact their admins imploring them to black out again on May 15 for Net Neutrality. If you can think of anyone else who's pro-open web who has a highly visible online platform, please contact them as well.
We know Google, Reddit, and the Wikimedia Foundation are all pro-Net Neutrality. If we can push any one of them to replicate what they did to fight SOPA, we can generate millions of petition signatures, as well as calls and emails to Congress and the FCC. Even contacting the writer of your favorite webcomic or high-profile blog has the potential to make a huge difference.
We can stop the internet as we know it from slipping away from us. We can force the federal government to keep it open and competitive. We just need to grow our coalition to get there.
Near the anniversary of his death, Eitjr explains the impact Ayrton Senna had on modern Brazil.
http://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/246nh3/ayrton_sennas_casket_being_transported_through/ch462ke?context=3
/u/Nebkheperure knows a lot about... Well... Everything.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/245d16/zero_is_plural_but_1_is_singular_0_comments_1/ch3x5su
Comcast sells 1.4 million customers to Charter ahead of Time Warner Cable merger
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/28/5660852/comcast-sells-1-4-million-customers-to-charter-ahead-of-time-warner
TIL A former U.S. soldier who was wounded in Iraq was billed for his bloody body armor that was discarded as a biohazard. The man, who left the Army because of his injury, had to borrow $700 from friends to make the payment before the Army would discharge him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/02/08/wounded-soldier-made-to-p_n_15315.html
TIL that the last duel in Canada was between two men who were so terrified of dueling, one fainted and the other was seized by horror. The guns were also loaded with blanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_duels#Canadian_duels
TIL that Teddy Roosevelt would regularly go skinny dipping in the Potomac. Once while out on a walk with Gifford Pinchot and the French Ambassador, the three proceeded to jump in, however the French Ambassador kept on his gloves. When asked why, he responded, “We might meet ladies."
https://dekerivers.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/political-trivia-skinny-dipping-with-president-teddy-roosevelt/
TIL that a father wrote 4 self-published novels about James Potter and his generation of wizards. They have been sanctioned by J.K. Rowling and are offered for free online.
http://www.jamespotterseries.com/muggle_index.html
On the 20th anniversary of his death, /u/Etijr explains growing up as a Brazilian with the ritual of watching Aryton Senna race.
http://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/246nh3/ayrton_sennas_casket_being_transported_through/ch462ke
Skype just made group video calls free.
http://blogs.skype.com/2014/04/28/skype-loves-bringing-groups-together-with-free-group-video-calling/
TIL HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men"
http://screencrush.com/the-walking-dead-hbo-nbc/
Random comment over a year ago I just noticed. I present to you...Troutman.
http://www.reddit.com/r/flyfishing/comments/wfy99/how_does_it_feel_to_murder_defenseless_creatures/c5cyuuh?=context3
Google: The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering city street driving "We’ve improved our software so it can detect hundreds of distinct objects simultaneously—pedestrians, buses, a stop sign held up by a crossing guard, or a cyclist making gestures that indicate a possible turn"
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-latest-chapter-for-self-driving-car.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/MKuf+(Official+Google+Blog)
Skype group video calling is finally free for everyone
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/28/5660916/free-skype-group-video-calling
TIL that there is a rare sleeping disorder called Kleine–Levin syndrome that causes people to sleep for weeks at a time waking only to eat or go to the bathroom
https://globalgenes.org/kleine-levin-syndrome-a-rare-sleeping-disorder/
TIL, NSFW: A Playboy Centerfold was the standard test image by which graphic designers measured and compared advances in color, transitions, uniform regions, sharp edges, and electronic transmission.
http://thethoughtexperiment.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/nsfw-november-miss-november-1972-lena-sjooblom-the-first-lady-of-the-internet/
TIL Pixar credits its success to its anti-Disney approach: no songs, no happy village, no love story.
http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/02/could-pixars-secret-story-guid/
SpaceX Successfully Soft-Lands on Earth for First Time. Is Mars Next?
http://www.wired.com/2014/04/spacex-soft-landing/
Alexis Ohanian Wants To Put A Pro-Net Neutrality Billboard “Right In The FCC’s Backyard”
http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/27/alexis-ohanian-wants-to-put-a-pro-net-neutrality-billboard-right-in-the-fccs-backyard/
FBI’s Massive Facial Recognition Database Raises Concern
http://singularityhub.com/2014/04/27/the-fbi-has-a-massive-facial-recognition-database-but-is-it-ready-for-primetime/
"The Masterchef" a short film by Ritesh Batra
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/u/Panzerderek gets jazzed on, slowly drops to the depths of psychosis and writes about his experience.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/23ebw2/spiderman_slightly_nsfw/cgwb9qr
TIL Canada's Constitution was permanently stained red after a student poured paint on it in protest. He was sentenced to only 3 months in jail, to be served on weekends, as the court believed his actions had shown that he was "an excellent student, with a possibly brilliant artistic future."
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/the-constitution/the-constitution-general/missile-protestor-defaces-constitution.html
TIL Shakira was banned from her school choir because her music teacher didn’t think she could sing and 'sounded like a goat'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira#Early_life
Regular Submitter Poignantly Explains his Motivations for Painting and the Imminent Realities of his Disease
http://www.reddit.com/r/stencils/comments/23utem/red_foxx/ch0tztp?context=3
BBC News - Could new net neutrality rules fuel piracy?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27161270
Microsoft rushes to fix browser after attacks; no fix for XP users
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/27/us-cybersecurity-microsoft-browser-idUSBREA3Q0PB20140427
TIL that Americans who listened to the first Kennedy-Nixon debate on the radio felt that Nixon had won while those who watched it on television were sure that Kennedy had won. This was because, where Nixon had eloquence and debate skills, Kennedy had charm and showmanship.
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/kennedy-nixon-debates
TIL that wearing a red shirt will get you more action on online dating sites and will make it easier for you to hitchhike.
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176339686/drunk-tank-pink-finds-clues-to-behavior
celtic1888 explains exactly why Jose Mouinho is just like that guy you can't stand that is a hit with the ladies
http://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/243vlq/mourinhos_celebration/ch3hgi9?context=3
TIL After Searching for His Biological Mother For Years, A Man Found Her Working At LOWES With Him.
http://www.today.com/id/22340497/ns/today-today_news/t/man-finds-birth-mom-years-later-work/
The X-37B Orbital Space Vehicle, one-fourth the size of the Endeavour Space Shuttle, has just completed 500 days in space - but we still don't know its mission.
http://phys.org/news/2014-04-mysterious-robotic-plane-days-space.html
Internet Explorer security hole found just three weeks after Microsoft ends support for XP
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140427-701527.html
TIL a man named Vincent Ocasla has created a fully functional "flawless" Sim City 3000 game spanning 1.5 years of theory and planning, followed by 2.5 years of construction. He is considered to have "beaten" the game.
http://www.vice.com/read/the-totalitarian-buddhist-who-beat-sim-city
SaneBRZ provides a detailed, well-sourced description of environmental and labor issues surrounding the production and disposal of laptops
http://www.reddit.com/r/SuggestALaptop/comments/244ckk/usa1500_is_there_such_thing_as_a_fair_trade/ch3ihco
u/kepleronlyknows and repliers talk about the incredibly odd career Alabama's reformed segregationist governor George Wallace
http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/244gq1/population_distribution_by_ethnicity_in_the/ch3l75z
Guy quits his job as an engineer to play video game professionally. Wife gives him 6 months to be able to make money off of it. 10 months later his sponsored amature team earns a spot in the professions league.
http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/245dwm/spoiler_team_coast_vs_complexity_black_postmatch/ch3r8rp?contex=1
Internet service providers charging for premium access hold us all to ransom - An ISP should give users the bits they ask for, as quickly as it can, and not deliberately slow down the data
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/internet-service-providers-charging-premium-access
TIL That Theodore Roosevelt's son, Theodore Roosevelt Jr, was the only General involved in the initial assault on D-Day, after insisting to his superiors that he be one of the first ones off the boats. He survived the battle but died of a heart attack one month later.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt,_Jr
/u/Jrixyzle tells a story of a monster attacking a child from the monster's point of view.
http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/243ynx/wp_a_monster_attacks_a_child_make_me_empathize/ch3ehp7
New Vulnerability Found in Every Single Version of Internet Explorer
http://gizmodo.com/new-vulnerability-found-in-every-single-version-of-inte-1568383903
/u/Victron989 offers a phenomenal answer to my question as to why European basketball games were so low scoring in the early 1900s
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/240wx2/how_did_basketball_become_so_popular_in_the/ch39p8y?context=3
u/Happy4-20 is "old man" that shared joint with u/lakkye525
http://www.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/2445sw/what_the_hell_just_happened/ch3g0sj
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Sues Government to Break US Air Force’s National Security Launch Monopoly
http://www.universetoday.com/111535/spacex-ceo-elon-musk-sues-government-to-break-us-air-forces-national-security-launch-monopoly/#more-111535
TIL The British military still practice bayonet charges, and in Iraq after being ambushed and running out of ammo, 20 men from the 16th Air Assault Brigade charged 600ft through open ground, overran enemy positions that outnumbered them 5 to 1, and left with no casualties.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-famous-bayonet-charge-of-modern-conflict-2012-10
TIL that in "Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah", the big white building in Shinjuku that takes a beating from Mecha-King Ghidorah and Godzilla during the final battle is the main center for tax in Japan, during the cinema showing the audience cheered when it was destroyed.
http://godzilla.wikia.com/wiki/Godzilla_vs._King_Ghidorah#Trivia
TIL Teens in the United States and Europe have similar levels of sexual activity. However, European teens are more likely than U.S. teens to use contraceptives generally and to use the most effective methods; they therefore have substantially lower pregnancy rates.
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-ATSRH.html
Xenophon1 details the phenomenal reasons we should be optimistic for the future of humanity.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/244ey4/has_rfuturology_made_you_more_or_less_worried/ch3kdi9?context=10
Homeland Security struggles to tempt, retain cyber talent. Tattooed talent need not apply.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/26/us-usa-cybersecurity-dhs-idUSBREA3P05O20140426
TIL The blood on set for Sweeney Todd was coloured orange so it rendered correctly on the desaturated color film used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street_%282007_film%29#Filming
TIL In 1965 at age 90 and with no heirs Jeanne Calment sold her apartment to lawyer André-François Raffray on a contingency contract. Raffray, aged 47 agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs until she died. Raffray ended up paying Calment >$180,000; more than double the apartment's value.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment#Early_life
Xenophon1 fights for space exploration as a moral, economic, and existential obligation of humanity
http://www.reddit.com/r/futuristparty/comments/243c9a/i_think_there_is_too_much_emphasis_on_space_in/ch3isoz
Viewing Pirated Material Is Not Direct Copyright Infringement, Judge Tells Tarantino
http://torrentfreak.com/viewing-pirated-material-is-not-direct-copyright-infringement-judge-tells-tarantino-140423
Silk Road Successor DarkMarket is Untouchable by Feds, Claim Creators
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/silk-road-successor-darkmarket-untouchable-by-feds-claim-creators-1446241
TIL An Iraqi Man moves to Australia, uses the welfare system as income. Becomes successful, writes a check to the Australian Government for every cent he was given.
http://www.inquisitr.com/863149/iraqi-refugee-tries-to-pay-back-welfare-after-becoming-success/
Netflix Price Increase; For new subscribers, current subs likely in the future.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2014/04/21/netflix-price-increase-is-there-a-billion-hidden-in-those-couch-cushions/
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on two cases regarding police searches of cellphones without warrants this Tuesday, April 29.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-supreme-court-is-taking-on-privacy-in-the-digital-age-2014-4
Video streaming giant Netflix is considering a move to peer-to-peer assisted streaming. The company has put up a job posting for a Senior Software Engineer tasked with integrating P2P technology into its streaming services. Could a BitTorrent-powered Netflix be coming soon?
http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-considers-p2p-powered-streaming-technology-140426/
Meshnets: I have a funny feeling big ISPs don't know what might hit them if Net Neutrality fails.
Darknet should be renamed as Lightnet or something positive (New_net?), which should prevail as the #1 way to connect to the internet. This method should allow every device to connect and contribute to the new_net peer-to-peer internet-network. All wireless devices, router or laptop, would help aid in the transfer and the freedom of information.
Given that ISPs only use about 2 cents / 1 GB, and charge us $1-2 for the same thing, it is becoming highly apparent that they will be greatly not needed in the future.
Imagine sharing files from your house, without having to ask permission from your ISP, or worry about a hefty ftp server charge / or ban. Imagine using your cell phone for free, without any service charges or agreements in well-populated areas.
Because the FCC isn't doing their job with equal rights regulation of the internet, and falling to lobbying, the government will adversely make it very tough to find criminals on the internet on their own. Because packets are decentralized, they would have to ask for individualized help to extract answers, instead of always spying on us. Hopefully this symbiotic relationship creates more trust between the people and their governments.
The current form of Internet already includes decentralized compatibility functions. Such as packet distribution through multiple points. It just so happens that all packets are largely routed with ISP-owned routers. With the possibility of your information being blindly passed on from your ISP to 3rd parties such as the NSA, MPAA, RIAA without your permission.
In the future, routers in houses/busineses will contribute to the New'net using load-balancing features. This will be based on how much CPU power the router isn't using at the time, and what signal strengths are available.
Initially, ISPs will fight the idea, but they started this process a long time ago when they started putting data caps on 50 $ a month plans (remember that 200 GB would cost them about 4 dollars). New'net will also alleviate everyones legal liability via anonymizing information packets. Information is free, and freedom of information should be as well (with only a very small electricity charge or zero with a small solar panel / battery) This method retorts humanity back into a positive mindset: that humans are generally caring of others, and they will do positive things if given the chance.
I'm personally in IT and am amazed at how supremely complicated the internet can get in its current form. This complication leads to blind eyes being granted, and backdoors being allowed. In this mesh-net scenario, the idea is to simplify and to take millions of cheap and simple devices and make them profoundly useful.
tl;dr - Internets can be taken away from ISPs and ^ is how it might happen.
Inside my brain - It's 4.A.M. and I'm basically brain dumping. Feels: Excited, sleepy, annoyed (but mostly at this dumb kids movie that is on. HORSES DON'T KISS PIGS AND DONT GET MARRIED [/4AM mind])
TIL Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon earnings were invested in a floating restaurant, a fudge-making hotel, a computer game, a film nobody saw, a skateboard company, a car hire business, and a children's shoe factory. All complete failures. They fled to France as tax exiles and recorded The Wall.
http://books.google.com/books?id=kWRBAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&focus=viewport&dq=pink+floyd+the+wall+tax+avoidance,+which+meant+the+band+members+were+now+liable+to&output=html_text
TIL that Thomas Harris based his character Hannibal Lecter on a real person, a doctor who murdered and dismembered his victims and treated patients while in prison. He spent nearly 40 years in prison before being released in 2000. He went back to practicing medicine.
http://www.vice.com/read/i-found-the-real-hannibal-lecter-for-thomas-harris
TIL that Teddy Roosevelt once gave a speech immediately after an attempted assassination. He started the speech by saying "Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-famous-populist-speech-teddy-roosevelt-gave-right-after-getting-shot-2011-10
Technology giant Google has been delinquent on its tax payments in France for the past few years, to the tune of more than $1 billion in missed payments, and it now may be hit with a sizable tax penalty by the French government
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/google-getting-slapped-big-for-dodging-french-tax-collector/
Hulu is blocking VPN users
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/hulu-is-now-allegedly-preventing-virtual-private-network-users-from-using-its-site/#!F3RA8
TIL that during the Space Race, NASA turned the creation of a functional spacesuit that could withstand the harsh conditions of space into a competition. It was largely dominated by military contractors. However, Playtex, the bra maker, entered and won the competition.
http://www.thecredits.org/2013/09/bras-in-space-the-incredible-true-story-behind-upcoming-film-spacesuit/
TIL that a Chinese law promulgated in 1981 requires that every citizen over the age of 11 plant at least one tree per year.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/09/content_10631987.htm
TIL An experiment performed by a psychologist and an economist taught a group of Capuchin monkeys the concept of money AND THEN some of the monkeys resorted to prostitution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/magazine/05FREAK.html?pagewanted=all
u/cookiescream explains to someone in r/ForeverAlone how to use your experiences of loneliness/isolation to better yourself
http://www.reddit.com/r/ForeverAlone/comments/242rz7/just_got_back_from_prom/ch351yx
/u/SpaceLord_1832 photoshops OP's gif to make it better.
http://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/243gmo/high_voltage_cd_erase/ch38jzg?context=3
Privacy price gouging, courtesy of phone companies: Charging customers repeatedly to make their phone numbers unlisted is nothing more than a money grab by companies that already pocket billions of dollars a year in profit.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20140415%2C0%2C2408533.column#axzz2zyeM9fp1
Hulu attempts to block international viewers who use VPNs
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/26/hulu-blocks-vpns/
Irish Gov to spend €512m to cover country in fibre
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/36651-irelands-government-to/
World’s first electric plane takes off in France: Making barely more noise than a domestic hairdryer, the world’s first ever airplane completely powered by electricity took to the skies for its maiden flight at an airport near Bordeaux in southwestern France Friday.
http://www.france24.com/en/20140426-video-world-first-electric-plane-takes-off-france/
Elon Musk: SpaceX Will File Suit Against the U.S. Government
http://io9.com/dont-you-think-this-is-more-about-the-statement-1568043547
u/psychopathic_rhino Breaks down and debunks and ENTIRE anti-vaccination article with accurate research and logical reasoning.
http://www.reddit.com/r/cringepics/comments/23xboc/are_you_fucking_kidding_me/ch2gmw6?context=3
Self driving cars are taking off in Sweden
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/apr/26/self-driving-self-parking-cars-sweden-video
Reshape our media landscape and say no to Comcast-Time Warner deal
http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2023461775_michaelcoppsopedfccquadrennialreviewxxxml.html
Forget Your ISP: Mesh Networks Are The Future Of The Internet
http://curiousmatic.com/forget-your-isp-mesh-networks-are-the-future-of-the-internet/
/u/kabhaz lays down some sage advice to a guy who's wife cheated on him last night - *in one line*.
http://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/2421hg/35m_my_wife_got_drunk_and_cheated_on_me_last_night/ch2tjz2
vintagekanu gives advice for finding a house you'd want to retire in
http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/23zsyl/for_those_of_us_who_might_not_think_buying_a/ch2p6w5?context=3
U/blueboybob gives me a football ticket front row seat without me asking. GGG!
http://www.reddit.com/r/DCUnited/comments/241tof/can_i_borrow_a_mls_subscription_just_for_tonights/ch2r2sj
Verizon Wireless sells out customers with creepy new tactic: The carrier will monitor not just your wireless activities but also what you do on your wired or Wi-Fi-connected computers, then share that data with marketers
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20140425,0,2539606.column
TIL a chimpanzee that was socialized to humans since birth could log onto a computer to look at pictures, watch television using a remote control, brush his teeth, feed hay to his owner's horses, water plants and learned the schedule of passing ice cream trucks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_(chimpanzee)
The Day The Internet Died: Why The FCC Is Killing Net Neutrality
http://www.g33k-e.com/electronics/the-day-the-internet-died-why-the-fcc-is-killing-net-neutrality/
TIL Clint Eastwood was in a plane which crashed into the sea. He and the pilot escaped the sinking aircraft and swam 3 miles to safety.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood#Early_life
/u/L8sho shares his Fear and Loathing in New Orleans experiences
http://www.reddit.com/r/lifehacks/comments/23ytt4/how_to_drink_all_night_without_getting_drunk/ch29fjs
/u/brianthetechguy explains to one half of a relationship how they should structure a new business
http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/240zdq/can_i_get_your_feedback_i_was_talking_with_my/ch2jn5v
/u/realdev insults and degrades you based on your comment history
http://www.reddit.com/r/casualiama/comments/23zmca/ill_insult_and_degrade_you_based_on_your_comment/ch28i3h?context=1
/u/matdwyer Provides a great synopsis of the Toronoto Maple Leafs, one of the NHL's original six teams
http://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/23za80/moving_to_toronto_want_to_learn_more_about_the/ch224po
Pizzled: AOL 'digital prophet' Shingy dazzles conference with 'insane gibberish' lecture
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/technology-gadgets/pizzled-aol-digital-prophet-shingy-dazzles-conference-with-insane-gibberish-lecture-30220601.html
Tron compels /u/DiscordianAgent to explain the various types of life insurance
http://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/23feq5/its_not_a_usb_doesnt_fit_my_pc_iphone_camera_or/ch20ljf?context=3
CovertCookieCrumbler tells tourists how to stay safe in South Africa by doing some risky traveling in dodgy areas by accident
http://www.reddit.com/r/capetown/comments/23vsiv/traveling_to_cape_town_for_a_month_how_do_i_not/ch1kwrd?context=3
This hilarious graph of Netflix speeds shows the importance of net neutrality
http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/this-hilarious-graph-of-netflix-speeds-shows-the-importance-of-net-neutrality/?tid=rssfeed
Shugo Tokumaru / Poker (Official Music Video)
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u/KingCoupons describes growing up in a Christian "Purity Culture" as a teenager.
http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAtheism/comments/240vvj/how_christian_purity_culture_enabled_my_fathers/ch2nuru
PiPhone – A Raspberry Pi based Smartphone
http://www.davidhunt.ie/piphone-a-raspberry-pi-based-smartphone/
TIL A Dutch crime writer wrote a pretty suspicious book about seven ways to kill your spouse a year after his wife disappeared. He became a celebrity and spent the next decade hinting - in print and on TV - that he had murdered her. Finally, it turned out that he really had.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/feb/18/news.features11
TIL The practice of focusing on disasters elsewhere when one occurs in the Soviet Union was so common that after watching reports on Soviet television about a catastrophe abroad, Russians would call Western friends to find out whether something had happened in the Soviet Union.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0426.html#article
Google removes malware Android apps used to secretly mine bitcoin
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-removes-android-mine-bitcoin-20140425,0,3194820.story#axzz2zyl0lLUH
TIL An orangutan from a zoo reintroduced to the wild in Borneo began spear fishing after watching local fisherman.
http://primatology.net/2008/04/29/orangutan-photographed-using-tool-as-spear-to-fish/?z=10
Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry
http://www.thenation.com/blog/179519/net-neutrality-will-only-be-saved-if-citizens-raise-outcry#
Under fire over net neutrality plans, FCC seeks early feedback: openinternet@fcc.gov
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2148700/under-fire-over-net-neutrality-plans-fcc-seeks-early-feedback.html
Seems Verizon's brazen disregard for customers has no bounds: Intends to sell its user's browsing data/habits to the highest bidder.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/verizon-wireless-to-expose-customers-browsing-to-advertisers-20140426-zqzzq.html
TIL that 70% of the land in England is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/17/high-house-prices-inequality-normans?z=10
Laboratory-grown vaginas offer help for girls born with rare genetic condition
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/laboratory-grown-vaginas-genetic-condition/?ncid=rss_truncated&cps=gravity
A Revolving Door of Telecom Lobbyists Is Paving a Fast Lane Over the Open Web
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-revolving-door-of-telecom-lobbyists-is-paving-a-fast-lane-over-the-open-web
TIL that after Disney released "Princess and the Frog", over 50 children were hospitalized with salmonella from kissing frogs.
http://metro.co.uk/2010/02/01/the-princess-and-the-frog-fans-fall-ill-after-copying-film-67331/
/u/Jhaev points out the grim reality. Power of the people was the plan. Power of the rich people is the reality.
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/23yx2v/former_comcast_and_verizon_attorneys_now_manage/ch24roa
kmexx comments on the necessity of the NHS
http://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/23ybrw/distribute_the_burden_xpost_via_runitedkingdom/ch20phe
Verizon's plan to snoop on its customers
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20140425,0,5339459,full.column
Another reason to love Google Fiber: Fast, free public WiFi
http://bgr.com/2014/04/25/google-fiber-wifi-plans-revealed/
Elon Musk Takes Aim At Boeing And Lockheed Martin's Rocket Launch 'Monopoly'
http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-files-protest-against-air-force-2014-4
Bebetta plays devil's advocate for a woman being excoriated on /r/rage
http://www.reddit.com/r/rage/comments/23y9g2/this_is_fucking_disgusting_xpost_from_rwtf/ch216m3
TIL Imgur is creating tools that will let users track their images across the Web and see where they’re reposted
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-23/how-imgur-became-a-photo-sharing-hit#p2
/u/kennyminot describes the difference between individual and structural racism.
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/23xzao/republicans_are_racists_no_its_just_all_a_big/ch1wpq1?
The White House is now piloting a program that could grow into a single form of online identification being called "a driver's license for the Internet"
http://www.govtech.com/security/Drivers-License-for-the-Internet.html
/u/Lurkin_Creeper insures ladies that a "pretty girl ugly face" gonewild post will be immensely supported by Reddit, response turns into top /r/gonewild post of all time
http://www.reddit.com/r/PrettyGirlsUglyFaces/comments/1lotak/professional_photoshoot_unprofessional_model/cc1z80s ?context=3
/u/Antonton rewrites and records Frozen song "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" to be about flair betting in sports subs
http://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/23zdwi/do_you_wanna_make_a_flair_bet/ch220vn
The FCC’s Response to Killing Net Neutrality Is Intentionally Vague, Strengthens Rights for Corporations: "The new tenets create loopholes that would allow ISPs to favor their own content, shut out competitors, and stunt innovation by creating an entry fee for a great idea on the web."
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/fcc-response
TIL that fashion and style aficionados look for collar gaps on your clothes to tell if you get your clothes tailored or not.
http://parisiangentleman.co.uk/2013/04/18/zero-collar-gap-the-third-signal-of-a-good-handmade-suit/
/u/ayn_rands_trannydick describes why Rhode Islanders are disgruntled with the state of their state
http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/23ycuq/state_pride_across_the_usa_918x517/ch23ml2
Google mulling Wi-Fi for cities with Google Fiber
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/042414-exclusive-google-mulling-wi-fi-for-281024.html
Netflix researching “large-scale peer-to-peer technology” for streaming
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/netflix-researching-large-scale-peer-to-peer-technology-for-streaming/
TIL that in 2009 a Facebook campaign in the UK sent Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" to number 1 in order to keep the winner of Simon Cowell's X-Factor from reaching the top
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/dec/20/rage-against-machine-christmas-number-1
/u/pbachron discovers a safe in an abandoned casino and makes a thread chronicling its opening. Thread is discovered by his long lost nephew who he hasn't seen or spoken to in over 30 years.
http://www.reddit.com/r/WhatsInThisThing/comments/23ys9y/safe_abandoned_in_casino_basement_storeroom/ch1zn9h
After 684 days of collaborative counting, r/Counting has reached 200,000.
http://www.reddit.com/r/counting/comments/23y4xu/199k_counting_thread/ch26kj2?context=3
NIST finally dumps NSA-tainted random number algorithm | Many years since a backdoor was discovered, probably planted by the NSA, public pressure finally forces NIST to formally remove Dual_EC_DRBG from their recommendations.
http://www.zdnet.com/nist-finally-dumps-nsa-tainted-random-number-algorithm-7000028692/
Conspiracy sites sound like Christian Metal bands
http://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/comments/23yh97/msg_gave_my_kid_autism_xpost_from_til/ch1vfk6
/u/Shaman_Bond explains how Captain America's greatest feat is simply being Captain America
http://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/23xlsi/what_are_some_of_captain_americas_greatest_feats/ch1pkm9
"Comcast is double dipping by getting both its subscribers and Internet content providers to pay for access to each other"
http://blog.netflix.com/2014/04/the-case-against-isp-tolls.html?m=0
TIL In 1977 Syracuse University communications students high jacked a tv station. They aired the brand new feature film 'Rocky' and some classic porn movies to the general public on channel 7. This went on for 2 days and during that time the FCC received ZERO complaints.
http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?551762-quot-Lucky-Seven-quot-(Pirate-TV-Station-Syracuse-1977)
TIL Homosexuality was still classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979. Swedes protested by calling in sick to work, claiming they felt gay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Sweden#Law_regarding_same-sex_sexual_activity
/u/squashedbananas explains how bar hookups work from a woman's point of view
http://www.reddit.com/r/LetsGetLaid/comments/23qtyn/id_like_something_casual/cgzwspm?context=3
/u/EngineRoom23 comes up with a hypothetical battle between Loras Tyrell and Gregor Clegane in A Song of Ice and Fire.
http://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/23uubu/spoilers_all_the_whatif_xhappened_thread/ch17hw0
How to save the Internet: What we can do to voice our concerns surrounding the new FCC regulations.
http://bgr.com/2014/04/25/fcc-net-neutrality-petition/
Don’t Believe Comcast… Mobile Broadband Is Not Competion For Cable Internet
http://consumerist.com/2014/04/24/dont-believe-comcast-mobile-broadband-is-not-competion-for-cable-internet/
T-Mobile has begun upgrading its LTE network with a new kind of antenna technology that will help fix one of the biggest problems in mobile: the inconsistent signals and connection speeds our phones see as we move through the mobile network
http://gigaom.com/2014/04/24/forget-speed-t-mobile-has-started-building-a-more-resilient-lte-network/
TIL....British accents noticeable change within the UK every 25 miles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7843058.stm
TIL Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, recorded a $167 million loss *on paper* because of "Hollywood Accounting". Warner Brothers effectively made sure that the movie lost money by paying itself a $212 million "distribution fee" off the top.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100708/02510310122.shtml
CNN: Reddit, Dogecoin support NASCAR racer at Talladega
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/24/tech/web/nascar-dogecoin-talladega
Painted: An Adventure in Stop Motion Body Art
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dummary14 explains the new FCC regulations from within the industry. Not dumbed down, not sensationalist, actually what's going on.
http://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/23uw4k/assuming_the_fcc_really_does_kill_net_neutrality/ch136e3?context=6
How Comcast gets whatever it wants despite being one of America’s most hated companies
http://bgr.com/2014/04/24/why-is-comcast-so-bad-2/
Netflix accuses Comcast of charging twice for the same internet content
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/24/5650406/netflix-accuses-comcast-of-double-dipping-with-isp-toll
How We Might Actually Save Net Neutrality
By this point, most of everyone on here, as well as the other technology related subreddits have heard that the F.C.C. is considering proposing the idea of internet fast lanes into their latest “Net Neutrality” proposal. As I am sure that many of you are aware, if this decision comes to fruition, it will make for a terrible day in the History of the United States Internet. This decision will allow for pay-to-play models, in which the ISP’s can dictate which companies can transmit data over their networks at the fastests speeds. One could argue that this practice is little more than digital extortion, and it will eventually pave the way towards higher premiums for digital content distribution services and a drastic stifling of innovation on the same front. What little innovation that does manage to survive this decision will likely be shipped overseas, where tech startups will have room to flourish, and will not have to deal with the crippling fees that the US market deems necessary to place upon them. Essentially, the internet that we Americans have come to know and love is on the brink of extinction, and there isn’t much we can do about it… Or is there?
Over the last several hours, I have been reading the general reactions to this news. The first, and most damning are that of complacency. The comments that essentially boil down to, “Well guys, we tried. Net Neutrality is dead. Sadpanda.” On the other half of the spectrum are the reactions of those that are furious and want to see some form of action set forward to finally bring an end to the battle for Net Neutrality. While I fundamentally agree with the latter half, the problem remains that neither of these are taking the proper steps towards rectifying this situation. So what are we to do then? Do we write angry emails to the F.C.C. commissioners? Do we vent our frustrations within the comment sections of tech related subs? Do we share this information on popular social networking sites, in the hopes that maybe we can rally the mainstreamers to our cause? The short answer to all of those questions is, “yes,” however, taking all of those steps will amount to very little in the long run. So what is the missing element then? How can we hope to get our voices out in front of the right people who have the most influence in this decision? Two words: organized protest.
Washington D.C. has a population of 632,323 people. There are also a total of about 19.79 Million people that live within a four hour driving distance of Washington D.C., most of which hail from New Jersey and New York City. Why is this number important? Consider that the United States is gigantic, and the financial burden is huge for someone who lives in Middle-America or the West Coast to travel to D.C. The fact is that very few people outside of this regional demographic will have the opportunity to travel to D.C. for the sole purpose of protesting, regardless how much they would want to be a part of it. Now, ask yourself, out of the 19.79 million people that live within a short driving distance of D.C., how many of them do you think are redditors?
Considering that as of July, 2013, reddit touted that 6% of the US population were current users of reddit, we can draw the assumption that about at least 1.19 million of those individuals are redditors. The more difficult statistic to pin down is just how many of these individuals have heard of, or let alone, care about Net Neutrality. The only poll number I was able to find dates back to late 2010, and it claims that only 21% of U.S. voters support Net Neutrality. Again, this poll is over three years old, and we can only assume that they used a proper polling method to garner this result. We could attempt to average out the number of Net Neutral advocates that are within our targeted regional demographics, by weighing the percentage of reddit users who are from the U.S. to the percentage of users that are subscribed to /r/Technology. Considering that reddit touts an estimated 114.9 million people, and knowing that 6% of the U.S. population are redditors, that gives us an estimated figure of about 19.8 million people. /r/Technology has a little over 5 million subscribers, which equates to 4.4% of reddit’s user base. If (and it is a big if) we assume that the same percentage carries over to the U.S. user base, then that equates to about 871,200 U.S. /r/Technology subscribers. If we take the roughly 6% of the US population that lives within a 4 hour driving distance of D.C., and apply it to the estimated U.S. /r/Technology subscribers, we get an estimated total of 52,272 people. Granted, this estimation has an extreme margin of error, considering that we do not have definitive numbers of the /r/Technology geographics, but for the time being, we’ll work with it.
Let us assume that out of those 52,272 people, 1% are willing to make a trip to D.C. and stand out in front of the F.C.C. Building, sign in hand, yelling out for a united cause. Will 500 protesters be enough to put a dent in this thing? Probably not, but what if we can get 5% (~2,600)? What about 15% (~7,840)? Imagine the ruckus that could be raised with 25% (~13,000). Regardless, whether the number is 500 or 15,000, the fact is that someone will take notice. Sure, the mainstream media will not air a moment of the protest for anything less than 5,000 people most likely, but the hundreds of tech blogs likely will, as well as the various local outlets surrounding the D.C. area. Point is, a grassroots movement has to start somewhere, and every person that is out picketing with a sign, is one less who is not.
To elaborate: if redditors want to actually do anything to deter the almost inevitable death of Net Neutrality, then we are going to have to do a little more than just type angrily on our keyboards and huff at our monitors. We need to get out, get organized, and do everything within our power to start a National debate on this issue, and with it being an election year, this is the perfect opportunity to just that. Rally the troops. Let’s get ready to go to war.
TL;DR: Raging at your keyboard is going to do very little to repeal the ISP’s and F.C.C.’s efforts to kill Net Neutrality. It is time to get up, get organized and protest. The burden of responsibility primarily comes down to those of you who live in or near D.C. and have the time to get out and fight for this cause. Let’s set a date, and send out a call for action.
TIL that the population of Ireland still hasn't returned to where it was before the Potato Famine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland
TIL In the fall-out with Don King, Mike Tyson discovered a fan-club that had been hidden from him for years. Among the fan letters was one from a boy dying of cancer, asking for a phone call. Mike called immediately, but was a year too late. He broke down and cried.
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/6164/p/5
TIL- There was an all black regiment in WWI that the Germans feared so much they called them the "Harlem Hellfighters". The never lost an inch of ground and none of them was ever captured.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27130132
Gregory Conley /u/GregTHR on what the FDA proposal means for the E-Cig business.
http://www.reddit.com/r/electronic_cigarette/comments/23u0h5/fda_to_release_regulations_for_electronic/ch0ligk
/u/surger1 describes how difficult it is to be mentally ill in today's society.
http://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/23vx1j/bc_mother_kills_autistic_son_then_herself_due_to/ch1came
/u/cocobandicoot gives an incredibly heartfelt (and accurate) explanation for the demise and future of the 'Crash Bandicoot' series
http://www.reddit.com/r/crashbandicoot/comments/23l140/confused_about_the_whole_who_owns_the_license_to/cgytfrp
TIL: Alcohol is actually banned in professional shooting competition as it is actually considered a performance enhancing drug.
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/article_208d46e3-8e6f-54b4-a2d5-98aef12ab40e.html
NFL Player Jason Hanson mocks /r/Gonewild by posting his own twist of risque pics
http://www.reddit.com/r/detroitlions/comments/23uvbx/hi_everyone_didnt_know_about_this_place_please_be/ch0zr5h?context=3
Non English Redditor tries crumpets for the first time. Documents in /r/UnitedKingdom
http://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/23up0i/first_time_eating_a_crumpet_trip_report/ch0qtuw?context3
/u/paradox1123 explains how the Metroid Prime Scan Visor mechanic is the best part about the game
http://www.reddit.com/r/Metroid/comments/23w5yz/no_one_else_but_you_guys_appreciate_the_depth/ch1a9sh?context=2
Google will end forced Google+ integration into its products
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/04/report-google-to-end-forced-g-integration-drastically-cut-division-resources/
Gosh, Perhaps Next Time Don't Appoint a Lobbyist to Run the FCC?
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Gosh-Perhaps-Next-Time-Dont-Appoint-a-Lobbyist-to-Run-the-FCC-128695
Study shows you’re probably not getting the broadband speeds you’re paying for
http://bgr.com/2014/04/23/home-internet-speed-test-study/
brandonthegrey comments on the point of tank destroyers as opposed to tank vs. tank.
http://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryPorn/comments/23tc4x/m10_tank_destroyer_firing_near_saint_lo_june_1944/ch0lgnf
Tesla driver completes epic all-electric cross-country journey. When Norman Hajjar rides around the country, he rides around the country. The long distance driver has just finished an epic 24-day, 12,000-mile national tour, driving a stock Tesla S model electric automobile.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-mo-autos-tesla-cross-country-drive-20140421,0,2527137.story#axzz2znOWv1mC
TIL that Nelly loved Weird Al's parody of Hot In Herre so much that he donated clothes to Al and his band to wear on stage while performing the song live
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/Nelly/biography/
TIL There is an abandoned 120 year old concert hall buried underground in the middle of downtown Boston
http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/22/the-secret-symphinic-stage-forgotten-35-feet-below-a-local-piano-shop/
Goodbye, Net Neutrality; Hello, Net Discrimination : The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/04/the-end-of-net-neutrality.html?utm_source=tny&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyemail&mbid=nl_Daily%20(163)
TIL the scientific name of Llamas is 'Lama Glama'
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/llama/
TIL that Roger Corman, low-budget B movie director, helped kick start the careers of Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, and Ron Howard. He reportedly told Howard, "If you do a good job on this film, you'll never have to work for me again".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Corman#.22The_Corman_Film_School.22
TIL that pizza boxes usually can't be recycled due to the oils left by pizza
http://mobile.slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2013/04/can-you-recycle-pizza-boxes-kinda-sorta-maybe.html
A girl attacked by a pigeon spawns a battle of artistic styles between /u/MySubtleKnife and /u/osrule86
http://www.reddit.com/r/photoshopbattles/comments/23twsd/this_girl_being_attacked_by_a_pigeon/ch0sc5h
TIL that after comedian Bill Hicks' set was edited out of The Late Show With David Letterman in '93, he wrote a 39-page letter detailing exactly what happened behind the scenes.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/04/bill-hicks-david-letterman-john-lahr.html
TIL whales are descended from land mammals, and their closest living relative is the hippopotamus.
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evograms_03
IBM, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, others pledge $3.6 million to fund OpenSSL after Heartbleed bug
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl/
Obama pledges Net neutrality laws if elected president (29 October 2007)
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/obama-pledges-net-neutrality-laws-if-elected-president/
Bavarian user neuroSplicer explains why he thinks European Unification is unlikely due to ingrained nationalism
http://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/23uyd4/the_eu_as_a_world_power_correctedoc/ch0wojq
TIL The "Soapmaker of Correggio" made soap out of her human victims by boiling them in caustic soda. 1938-41
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonarda_Cianciulli
TIL Four AH-64 Apaches helicopters were destroyed by mortar fire in Iraq, because US soldiers took pictures of them landing at their base, and posted the pictures to the internet. But the pictures were geotagged, enabling the enemy to determine the exact location of the Apaches.
http://www.army.mil/article/75165/Geotagging_poses_security_risks
TIL the 'Pringles Man' has a name, and that name is "Julius".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringles#History
/u/trioxinhardbodies explains why it is not healthy to be part of a fandom.
http://www.reddit.com/r/tumblr/comments/23tde0/a_broken_man/ch0t8uk?context=10
Denmark recreated 1:1 in a 1000 gigabyte Minecraft map.
http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Viden/Tech/2014/04/24/082734.htm
When it comes to net neutrality, either the FCC thinks we’re idiots, or it just doesn’t care
http://gigaom.com/2014/04/24/when-it-comes-to-net-neutrality-either-the-fcc-thinks-were-idiots-or-it-just-doesnt-care/
/u/thehollownike explains why it's very difficult to look at a face with photoshopped extra eyes
http://www.reddit.com/r/illusionporn/comments/23umjk/why_does_this_hurt_to_look_at/ch0qha0
TIL the first British spy known as 007 was Dr. John Dee, in 1560. Queen Elizabeth called him "my eyes".
http://elizabethsmen.ash.com/elizabeth-dee.html
TIL American schoolchildren rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries....but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/waiting-superman-means-parents/
/u/andylfc1993 comment on What if scientists discover that we are actually alien biotechnology
http://www.reddit.com/r/FutureWhatIf/comments/23sfgp/what_if_scientists_discover_that_we_are_actually/ch065i5
Prufrock451 explains the pros and cons of having a 2nd child.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/23rtnn/what_are_the_pros_and_cons_of_having_an/cgzygwx
User PIngp0NGMW describes the recent improvements of the portrayal of Asians in Western mainstream media. Worth the read.
http://www.reddit.com/r/short/comments/23rin5/what_are_your_ideas_on_how_we_could_turn_this/ch05qra
TIL at some point in the last 80 years, the cost of a blowjob from a Chicago prostitute went from being more expensive to less expensive than vaginal sex, as the societal taboo against oral sex – which gave it scarcity value – declined. (The average price of each is currently $37.26 versus $80.05.)
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/12/freakonomics-global-warming-statistics
/u/darthpizza gives some great insight about Otto von Bismarck's style of diplomacy
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23s3s8/can_someone_explain_what_bismarckian_diplomacy/ch09kkg?context=3
Cows prefer to be milked by robots instead of humans
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/nyregion/with-farm-robotics-the-cows-decide-when-its-milking-time.html?hp
Net Neutrality Finally Dies at Ripe Old Age of 45
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/04/net-neutrality-finally-dies-ripe-old-age-of-45
/u/SouporBonBon eloquently explains why our transition to an anarchy would result in some form of feudalism
http://www.reddit.com/r/bitcoin/comments/23rcsk/is_someone_working_on_decentralized_government_/cgzzrdc
TIL guns are found in carry-ons at US airports five times a day.
http://blog.tsa.gov/2014/01/tsa-blog-year-in-review-2013.html
TIL When the leading emergency asthma medication Albuterol’s patent expired, the patent holding pharmaceutical companies lobbied to have their own inhalers banned based on environmental issues, allowing them to file a new patent, and continue to monopolize the market.
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/10/heres-why-your-asthma-inhaler-costs-so-damn-much
VenetiaMacGyver explains how Russia is NOT starting WW3 in Crimea.
http://www.reddit.com/r/interesting/comments/23srve/is_russia_starting_ww3/ch0m8bm?context=3
xternal7 compares a routine day (mostly waking up) to the workings of a computer
http://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/comments/23s8hk/the_5_stages_of_waking_up/ch09euz?context=3
/u/Xelif describes why "letting the upvotes decide" in unmoderated subs fails.
http://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/23t27u/meta_the_mods_are_throwing_the_baby_out_with_the/ch0e5d2
/u/fr1ck concisely explains how to use your dog to overcome an anxiety attack
http://www.reddit.com/r/Anxiety/comments/23rp7g/having_a_huge_anxiety_attacki_dont_even_know_how/ch043r4
TIL it costs about $65,000 to climb Mt. Everest
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/mountaineering/everest-2013/What-Does-it-Cost-to-Climb-Everest.html
TIL during the Cold War, the C.I.A. made a pornographic video featuring a lookalike of the Indonesian President in an attempt to discredit him, including the designing of a full-face mask resembling the President
http://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/indonesia
/u/cancerguy does marathons / triathlons while having terminal cancer and talks about how it helps him get through treatment (and provides a huge amount of positive perspective for the rest of us)
http://www.reddit.com/r/running/comments/23o9fu/the_last_runner_at_boston/cgz5v5d?context=3
TIL of an experiment on the NY subway where seated passengers were asked "Excuse me, may I please have your seat?" 56% of them moved
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaching_experiment#.22On_maintaining_social_norms:_a_field_experiment_in_the_subway.22
F.C.C., in ‘Net Neutrality’ Turnaround, Plans to Allow Fast Lane
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/technology/fcc-new-net-neutrality-rules.html?_r=0
Why Comcast Will Be Allowed to Kill Net Neutrality: "Comcast's Senior VP of Governmental Affairs Meredith Baker, the former FCC Commissioner, was around to help make sure net neutrality died so Internet costs could soar, and that Time Warner Cable would be allowed to fold into Comcast."
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/comcast-twc-chart
TIL vampire bats not only drink the blood of their prey, but urinate on the prey as they do so.
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/02/08/desmodontines-the-amazing-vamp/
TIL...Apache pilots train their eyes to work independently
http://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/hardest-to-fly-87132849/
/u/smalltomatoespress gives advice on owning dogs.
http://www.reddit.com/r/dogs/comments/23sdas/probably_preaching_to_the_choir_but_do_your/ch06ohr
Ken Jennings (who won 73 straight games of Jeopardy) gives a reasonable response as to why he's a mormon on /r/exmormon
http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/wress/every_time_i_see_something_from_ken_jennings_i/c5g13u8?context=3
TIL that two rival churches in Greece celebrate Easter by firing over 100,000 rockets at each other
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/04/21/bbc-holds-a-story-on-greek-rocket-war-custom-video/
TIL the Czech Republic offers the most generous paid parental leave in the world. 208 WEEKS/48 mos.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/visualnewscom/parental-leave-policies-a_b_4312086.html
TIL the phrase "Parthian Shot" refers to a military tactic of the ancient Parthians who would retreat at full gallop, turn around and fire a long bow at their enemies. There is actually controversy among etymologists as to whether "Parting Shot" is derived from this term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_shot
Net neutrality dead for good? FCC may endorse pay-for-play deals [Ars Technica]
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/net-neutrality-dead-for-good-fcc-may-endorse-pay-for-play-deals/
FCC proposal would destroy net neutrality
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/23/5644246/fcc-new-net-neutrality-rules-draft-coming-in-may
FCC To Propose New 'Net Neutrality' Rules: Proposal Would Allow Broadband Providers to Charge Content Companies for Consumer Access
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304518704579519963416350296
TIL Smoking cigarettes can shorten penis size, according to a study conducted by the Boston University School of Medicine.
http://medicmagic.net/smoking-could-shorten-penis-size.html
TIL The same actor (John Hurt) did the "chestburster" scene in Alien and returned 8 years later to do it in Spaceballs
http://scifimoviefilms.com/spaceballs-alien-chestburster/
/u/conorohiggins explains how to get rid of addiction using stoic principles
http://www.reddit.com/r/Stoicism/comments/23qa8p/advice_on_dealing_with_addiction/cgzmrfr
Viewing Pirated Material Is Not Direct Copyright Infringement, Judge Tells Tarantino
http://torrentfreak.com/viewing-pirated-material-is-not-direct-copyright-infringement-judge-tells-tarantino-140423/
Protests Continue Against Dropbox After Appointment of Condoleezza Rice to Board
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/18/protests-continue-against-dropbox-after-appointing-condoleezza-rice-to-board/
UK Government: 'No reason' why MP3 resale shouldn't be legal
http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/uk-government-no-reason-why-mp3-resale-shouldn-t-exist/058258
/u/Semple12 does the math on how many condiments you'd have to consume to break even on a $180 jar beater
http://www.reddit.com/r/wheredidthesodago/comments/23pq8v/beat_it_out/cgzlv86
HBO Strikes Deal With Amazon to Stream Shows
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/04/23/arts/23reuters-hbo-amazon.html?hp&_r=0
TIL that abstract artist Ad Reinhardt painted only giant black squares for the last 10 years of his life, hiding within each painting subtle red/blue shapes only perceptible to the patient viewer who's let his/her eyes adjust to the stark color palette.
http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=78976
TIL that sand tiger shark fetuses kill and eat each other in the womb. Only the strongest survives to be born 'a metre long and already an experienced killer'
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n15/theo-tait/dont-wear-yum-yum-yellow?tw
TIL In 2005, an inexperienced trader at a Japanese bank tried to sell 1 share of J-Com stock for ¥640,000. He accidentally sold 640,000 shares for ¥1 each; the equivalent of selling $3bil worth of shares for the price of $5,000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuho_Bank#Botched_Trading_Scandal_of_2005
Good advice for an abused child
http://www.reddit.com/r/aspergers/comments/23q36s/my_mom_threatened_to_stab_me_with_a_fork/cgzjjlc
/u/AutoModerator makes a Yo Mama joke.
http://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/23qpti/shut_up_and_take_my_money/cgzt4ao
/u/soleil_bleu adequately and efficiently explains basic stock knowledge
http://www.reddit.com/r/stocks/comments/23r255/can_someone_explain_why_mcdonalds_stock_is_only/cgzrhim
State of the Hack: 43% of all DDoS attacks in Q4 originated in China
http://bgr.com/2014/04/23/hacking-study-akamai-q4-2013/
/u/meepbutter calculates how fast the father in the downhill car gif is actually running.
http://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/23pzhj/any_idea_how_fast_this_guy_is_running_maybe_by/cgzljeq
/u/Chiron0224 gives the nitty gritty on the differences between porn sex and the real deal.
http://www.reddit.com/r/sex/comments/23q4xw/15m_porn_sex_and_real_sex/cgzlcwq
Comcast on its Customer Service: "We do a great job on way more than 99 percent”
http://bgr.com/2014/04/22/comcast-customer-service-cohen-interview/
TIL that 99 years ago from today, 1.5 million Armenians were killed in what was known as the Armenian Genocide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide
/u/Dimitri1033 writes an excellent response to the idea that a man's life is just a virtual reality game.
http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/23qdlo/wp_a_man_wakes_up_after_death_realizing_that_his/cgzl4pa
/u/Freedom_funeral describes his relationship with a friend who committed suicide
http://www.reddit.com/r/MorbidReality/comments/23or37/heres_a_few_posts_to_rsuicidewatch_who_have_since/cgzc4vm
TIL Allie Brosh's (of Hyperbole and a Half) comic on depression is considered "one of the best contemporary portraits of the condition" by psychologists.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/meet-cartoonist-allie-brosh-an-unlikely-poster-girl-for-depression/article15190616/
Talleyrayand shows how Neil Degrasse-Tyson got it wrong in Cosmos
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23o92d/on_cosmos_neil_degrassetyson_said_some_historians/cgyxmj3
Scientists ‘freeze’ light for an entire minute
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/02/scientists-freeze-light-entire-minute.html
Redditor finds another Redditor's missing mom with Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/23pisw/my_mom_with_alzheimers_is_missing_the_the_upper/cgzms2m?context=3
Redditor posts in r/Coachella that he shit his pants during Dillon Francis' set. Francis posts a screenshot o the thread on his Instagram.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Coachella/comments/23nh15/i_shit_myself_during_dillon_francis/cgysc17
Twitter reportedly caves, will ban user accounts in Turkey
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/twitter-caves-turkey-accounts-banned/
Pirate Bay Hits Historic 10 Million Torrent Milestone
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-hits-historic-10-million-torrent-milestone-140421/
TIL in 1795, as Joseph Haydn conducted the premiere of his 102nd symphony, the audience pressed forward out of their seats to get closer to the famous composer. Moments later, a chandelier crashed to the floor where the seats had emptied, killing no one and giving this piece the name "The Miracle".
http://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2013/dec/09/symphony-guide-haydn-102-miracle
Microsoft is at work on a free, cloud-based version of Windows called Windows Cloud that requires an Internet connection for full functionality, claims a Russian leaker.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/windows/23818/leaker-claims-free-cloud-based-windows-headed-our-way
TIL Comedian (and roaster) Greg Giraldo earned a near perfect score on the LSAT, graduated from Harvard Law, and was an attorney for one of the most prestigious law firms in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skadden,_Arps,_Slate,_Meagher_%26_Flom
Most major U.S. Internet service providers usually deliver slower speeds than they advertise to their customers.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/21/is-your-internet-connection-slower-than-advertised/
Redditor explains the rules to perfect burger making
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/23ocu3/my_hamburgers_are_terrible/cgz0dlx
TIL that the term "hipster" originated in the 1940s, and was used to describe jazz afficionados, characterized by their "dress, slang, use of cannabis and other drugs, relaxed attitude, sarcastic humor, self-imposed poverty and relaxed sexual codes."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_%281940s_subculture%29
TIL that Samurai Jack has a comic series continuing from where the show left off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Jack_%28comics%29
OpticalDelusions comments on ExplainLikeIamA: 'Why McDonald's stops serving breakfast at 11 like you are a conspiracy theorist and IAmA McDonald's cashier at 11:01'
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeIAmA/comments/23o7dt/explain_why_mcdonalds_stops_serving_breakfast_at/cgyz6pe
Researchers charge 40 smartphones wirelessly from a distance of 5 meters.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/22/charge-phones-wirelessly-from-five-metres
Meet the Reddit power user who helped bring down r/technology
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/reddit-maxwellhill-moderator-technology-flaw?1
Samsung wants to trademark the word 'plot'
http://tmwatch.net/2014/04/21/samsung-wants-to-trade-mark-the-word-plot/
TIL that in 2009, Sean Hannity offered to be waterboarded to prove that the interrogation technique was not "torture," and said he would donate all the proceeds from the event to the troops. Hannity has never followed through with the event
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/22/hannity-offers-to-be-wate_n_190354.html
TIL that it is safe to eat the stickers that are on fruit, and the glue used to put them on is actually food grade
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2014/01/15/fruit-label-sticker-facts
The meaning of "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/23nz0u/cmv_procreation_ought_to_be_severely_regulated/cgz3t4v
/u/Not_Han_Solo brilliantly describes if lucifer and God played chess for the fate of humanity
http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/23n2zr/wp_two_godlike_beings_disguised_as_old_men_play_a/cgyprtt
Google Working On End-to-End Encryption for Gmail Service That Will Use The Very Secure PGP (Pretty Good Privacy).
http://thehackernews.com/2014/04/End-to-End-Encryption-for-Gmail.html
Netflix plans price hike
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/us-netflix-results-idUSBREA3K14N20140421
TIL Herpes can immunize you against the Bubonic Plague.
http://www.livescience.com/1539-good-herpes.html
TIL Dr. Gay Hitler, son of George Washington Hitler, was a local dentist in Circleville, Ohio, and served the community from 1922 through 1946. Many roads in the area still contain the word 'Hitler' through this family.
http://www.circlevilletoday.com/news/hitlers-were-county-pioneers/article_2a6487b2-a34a-55f4-83f4-dfcf116d15d5.html
/u/licked_cupcake describes being in, and leaving, a relationship with someone with borderline personality disorder.
http://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/23ol0s/becauseofhim_i_stayed_in_an_abusive_marriage/cgz1hev?context=3
Economist's perspective on why a "pretty great" pre-med girl cannot find a boyfriend
http://www.reddit.com/r/dating_advice/comments/23n5ab/what_is_no_one_telling_me_xposted_to_roffmychest/cgz1o1f
Meet the Reddit power user who helped bring down r/technology (Deleted from 3rd spot on technology front page...again)
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/reddit-maxwellhill-moderator-technology-flaw/?2
Oh Land - Cherry On Top [Official Music Video]
from Vimeo Staff Picks https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks
The Writers Guild of America opposes the Comcast-Time Warner merge [x-post /r/tech]
http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7521098435
Reddit's tech community just got scolded, is no longer front page news
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/21/reddit-tech-censorship/
Reddit Demotes Technology Section to Punish Lazy Moderators
http://time.com/71644/reddit-demotes-technology-section-to-punish-lazy-moderators/
TIL There is only one notable death of Insulinoma Cancer, Steve Jobs, who chose a holistic approach to his pancreatic cancer while delaying surgical intervention for almost a year, it cost him his life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulinoma#Notable_Death
TIL Lion tamers use chairs because lions are wired mentally to focus on one thing and attack it, with the four prongs of a chair coming at it, it totally flips its shit and backs off.
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/circus-arts/lion-taming2.htm
TIL That Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight
http://whatculture.com/film/8-little-known-tics-in-heath-ledgers-performance-that-made-nolans-joker-awesome.php/9
TIL that during the Warsaw Pact's invasion of Czechoslovakia, Czech citizens removed or defaced street signs except for those giving the direction back to Moscow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia#Reactions_in_Czechoslovakia
TIL holding a warm drink makes you perceive others you interact with to be "warmer"; i.e. friendlier and more giving.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/322/5901/606
TIL IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad lives in a small home, eats at IKEA, takes the bus, and flies coach despite being the 5th richest business man in the world.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/ikea-founder-ingvar-kampr_n_2981176.html
Netgear placed a Backdoor in its Routers. Again.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/easter-egg-dsl-router-patch-merely-hides-backdoor-instead-of-closing-it
/u/EMCoupling explains why buying a mechanical keyboard is much more than just the *click* sound!
http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/23n4cb/mechanical_keyboard_corsair_vengeance_k65_compact/cgyt0n7?context=3
Irish scientists discover how to mass produce graphene
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/world-first-for-irish-graphene-researchers-1.1766739
Supreme Court to decide on Aereo, an obscure startup that could reshape the TV industry
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/aereo-case-goes-to-supreme-court/2014/04/21/50bbd1e8-c59d-11e3-9f37-7ce307c56815_story.html
ssn697 explains why 9/11 conspiracy theories are wrong
http://reddit.com/r/conspiratard/comments/23m1bi/truther_goes_off_the_deep_end_when_someone_dares/cgydxed
Most Americans Do Not Want Google-ish Glasses, Drones, Or Lab-Grown Meat
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3029381/most-americans-do-not-want-google-ish-glasses-drones-or-lab-grown-meat
TIL Seth Rogen paid the bills and was the main wage earner of the family by the age of 16
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Rogen#Early_life
/u/jaeldi describes how to find yourself as a gay man and your place in the broader community
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaybros/comments/23jqaq/as_a_gay_guy_who_went_to_a_gay_bar_for_the_first/cgy0vs9?context=3
u/aNonSapient tells the story of how he met her wife trying "to act like a creepy pedophile on omegle" on a 4chan raid.
http://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/23juc0/why_are_a_bunch_of_people_submitting_pictures_of/cgy5m12
TIL: Shakespeare is the only author with his own Dewey decimal number; it's 822.33.
http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2006/04/celebrating_sha.html
"...for Assange, the liberating power of the internet is based on its freedom and statelessness. For Schmidt, emancipation is at one with US foreign policy objectives and is driven by connecting non-western countries to American companies and markets."
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/03/julian-assange-book-clash-google-eric-schmidt
/u/texture perfectly describes an epiphany reached through 10 days of meditation
http://www.reddit.com/r/Meditation/comments/1j8u4e/began_meditating_15_years_ago_just_returned_from/cbc9r7z
TIL that after the fall of the Roman Empire the technology to make concrete was lost for 1000 years.
http://www.romanconcrete.com/docs/spillway/spillway.htm
An apt description of what infants are like
http://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/23lc43/i_think_id_be_a_good_parent_except_for_the_infant/cgy65ng
thelastrhino on how the Palestinian-Israeli conflict should be viewed.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Israel/comments/23ma15/hello_risrael_help_me_justify_the_settlements/cgyg434?context=3
“I’d rather spend money on faster Internet than hundreds of channels we never watch.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/aereo-case-goes-to-supreme-court/2014/04/21/50bbd1e8-c59d-11e3-9f37-7ce307c56815_story.html?hpid=z1
TIL that an 8-year old Slash once caught David Bowie naked in bed with his mom.
http://www.dippedincream.com/tag/ola-hudson-and-david-bowie/
TIL a scientist from Utah used his obituary to confess that not only had he never graduated from college or got a Ph.D, but that he never even learned what Ph.D stood for.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/utah-man-clean-penned-obituary/story?id=16797266
The frustration of picking a band name, as sung by the Beach Boys
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bandnames/comments/23k0bw/fuck_off_im_not_picking_a_name_for_your_stupid/cgyappj?context=3
Teen supermarket cashier repeatedly mistakes questions about pay and benefits for daily duties
http://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/23ll7k/im_a_cashier_at_publix_which_is_a_supermarket_on/cgy7ojw?context=3
Comcast: 99% of Users Like Our Customer Service
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-99-of-Customers-Love-Our-Customer-Service-128627
TIL John Gilpin, an amateur photographer, was testing his new camera lens at the airport and caught a 14 year old boy falling from the wheel well of Japan Air Lines DC-8
http://www.rockingfundas.com/2012/07/accidental-photo-of-man-falling-to-his.html
Redditor writes a Tumblr-inspired ode to The Little Mermaid
http://www.reddit.com/r/TumblrInAction/comments/23lovc/well_tia_why_do_we_repress_humanity_and_kiss_so/cgy8pu2?context=3
/u/macapp (with citations) Sums Up The Issues of Job Loss vs. Job Creation In The Face Of The Robotic Industrial Revolution
http://www.reddit.com/r/BasicIncome/comments/23lh4d/millions_of_jobs_are_going_to_be_lost_due_to/cgyc4za
Netflix officially comes out against the Comcast-TWC merger
http://bgr.com/2014/04/21/comcast-twc-merger-netflix/
/u/frenzyboard gives a well thought out perspective on not being affected by gore and other NSFL images
http://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/23l9l6/i_like_to_put_puzzles_into_bottles_oc/cgy9lgp?context=3
Stephen Hawking: "Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. -- Although we are facing potentially the best or worst thing ever to happen to humanity, little serious research is devoted to these issues outside small non-profit institutes"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-hawking/artificial-intelligence_b_5174265.html
Julian Assange: 'We're heading towards a dystopian surveillance society' (Assange news has been censored lately)
http://www.msnbc.com/now-with-alex-wagner/watch/julian-assange-history-is-on-our-side-186236483873
TIL During the 1st season of 'Fresh Prince...' Will Smith memorized the lines of EVERYONE in the cast. If you go back and watch closely, see him lip synching the lines of whomever was speaking in a scene.
http://www.askmen.com/daily/austin_100/147_fashion_style.html
TIL in 1984 five Argentinians crossed the Atlantic. The boat was a raft of 13.6 meters long by 5.8 meters wide, built of logs, rudderless and with only a candle. The aim was to prove that 3500 years before Christopher Columbus, African sailors may have accidentally reached the shores of America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis_Expedition
TIL that the Huns had no writing system, and thus all records of them were written by their enemies -- who universally describe them as nearly monstrous in appearance, speech, and behavior.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns#Appearance_and_customs
For world’s biggest troll, first patent case ends up in tatters
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/for-worlds-biggest-troll-first-patent-case-ends-up-in-tatters/
TIL that Vodka was originally invented in Poland, first produced in the 8th century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poles#Vodka
TIL that the American Chestnut is not entirely extinct. A few dozen survived in Appalachia and are now the species is being revived via a blight resistant hybrid.
http://www.americanforests.org/magazine/article/revival-of-the-american-chestnut/
TIL After a power outage in Los Angeles in 1994, dozens of people starting calling the local observatory panicking about the "strange sky". They were talking about the stars.
http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/where-did-all-the-stars-go-20131115?page=2
TIL Emperor Hirohito was also a marine biologist with several scientific publications.
http://www.tofugu.com/2011/04/03/hirohito-the-fearsome-japanese-emperor-marine-biologist/
TIL that future King Henry V was struck in the face by an arrow in his first battle leading soldiers. Rather than leave the field, he reportedly stated that "he would rather die than stain his soldierly reputation by flight." He was sixteen at the time.
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/shrewsbury.htm
General Mills Backtracks on Legal Policy After Angering Facebook Users
http://mashable.com/2014/04/20/general-mills-facebook/
A Dutch student sold his complete "data soul" — his location records, his medical records, his personal calendar, the content of his emails and all the information from his social media communications for €350.
http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/dutch-student-sells-data/
TIL US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they're unwashed.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/25/why-american-eggs-would-be-illegal-in-a-british-supermarket-and-vice-versa/
/u/in-the-airoplane lists the benefits of a roof over one's head.
http://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/23iioj/utah_is_ending_homelessness_by_giving_people_homes/cgxu2tw?context=10
Russian law gives Russia’s security service, the FSB, the authority to use SORM (“System for Operative Investigative Activities”) to collect, analyze and store all data that transmitted or received on Russian networks, including calls, email, website visits and credit card transactions
http://csis.org/publication/reference-note-russian-communications-surveillance
TIL America buys old Soviet warheads to convert to nuclear energy, providing 50% of their nuclear energy.
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/russias-nuclear-stockpile-powers-us-2013-10
Redditor tells of incompetence and inhumane conditions in Hinds County Detention Center at Raymond, Mississippi
http://www.reddit.com/r/mississippi/comments/23jruq/two_prisoners_in_mississippi_county_still/cgxx2er?context=3
TIL: The cardboard box was inducted into the "National Toy Hall of Fame" in 2005....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Toy_Hall_of_Fame#Class_of_2008
/u/leagueofgirlfriend eloquently describes aging and faded beauty.
http://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/comments/22uan4/could_you_check_my_size/cgs6gf6?context=3
The Copyright Monopoly's Fundamental Problem Remains The Same...
http://torrentfreak.com/the-fundamental-problem-with-the-copyright-monopoly-140420
/u/VirginiaApplejack shares the process of creating a terrifying cosplay prosthetic for Leela from Futurama
http://www.reddit.com/r/cosplay/comments/23icgr/found_best_leela_cosplay_ever/cgxrwxv?context=4
TIL Keanu Reeves has a private cancer foundation to help children’s hospitals and cancer research, but he does not attach his name to it. He also has spent over 5 million dollars to help his sister in her fight against leukemia.
http://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/money/the-famous-actor-who-does-not-want-to-be-wealthy/5/
/u/Kruciff summarizes UCF's 2013-2014 season in a 14 stanza limmerick
http://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/23h7nt/sum_up_your_teams_season_with_a_limerick_stolen/cgx1fcg
/u/cartola recommends samba songs and tells us a little about the genre history
http://www.reddit.com/r/Brazil/comments/23ipdd/suggestions_for_samba_songs/cgxpctm
Nowhere_Man_Forever does a sterling job of bringing home the reality of how there can be different sized infinities.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/23gkry/if_there_are_infinite_universes_out_there_you_and/cgximtb?context=3
Google Asked to Censor Two Million Pirate Bay URLs
http://torrentfreak.com/google-asked-censor-two-million-pirate-bay-urls-140420/
TIL after hearing Kennedy's "end of the decade" speech, an Englishman made a wager with a bookmaker of 10 pounds at 1000/1 "that a man will set foot on the surface of the moon before the first of January 1970." He thought it was "a common sense bet."
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/1-000-1-moon-landing-bet-success-1-95408
TIL William Poundstone did a chemical analysis of KFC Chicken, and found that there were not 11 herbs and spices in the coating mix, but only 4: flour, salt, MSG and black pepper.
http://www.livescience.com/5517-truth-secret-recipes-coke-kfc.html
The founder of PayPal and Tesla is pushing hard for colonizing space!
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2014/apr/20/rocket-man-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon/
TIL Jennifer Love Hewitt is regarded as having "kicked off" the Vajazzling trend, in which one glues small jewels to ones lady parts, and is along time practitioner of the art.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/07/jennifer-love-hewitt-maxim-vajazzling_n_1326401.html
TIL, 75% of all suicide attempts are by self-poisoning, a method that is often thwarted because the drug is nonlethal or is used at a nonlethal dosage. These people survive 97% of the time.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failed_suicide_attempt
UK government to introduce law requiring porn sites to obtain proof that users are over 18
http://thedrum.com/news/2014/04/20/government-introduce-law-requiring-porn-sites-obtain-proof-users-are-over-18
/u/retLAw89 Photoshops the t-shirt of a redditors doppelganger onto him to show how alike they look.
http://www.reddit.com/r/PhotoshopRequest/comments/23g8wq/found_my_doppelganger_today_can_someone_put_the/cgwpx5o
/u/The_Psy_Meson explains his hatred of Tony Stark like he's Rick from Rick and Morty
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeIAmA/comments/23itj1/explain_why_your_choice_of_a_fictional/cgxi6d9
TIL that Swedish and Scandanavian dress up as witches and go door to door asking for candy...on Easter.
http://www.scandinaviafood.com/scandinavian-easter-pask-paske-recipes.php
TIL that the Boston Marathon (2013), Virginia Tech Shootings (2007), Columbine Shootings (1999), Oklahoma City bombing (1995), and the Branch Davidian siege (1993) have all occurred in the third week of April.
http://www.wtop.com/1326/3292534/Third-week-of-April-Oklahoma-City-Columbine-Boston-Marathon-Bombings
/u/newindianclassic tells a story with as much raw emotion as he can muster
http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/23hwl7/wp_write_something_with_as_much_raw_emotion_as/cgx7puv
Prank results in redditor's redneck dad becoming lifelong friends with a gay bear biker gang.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Tinder/comments/23gvy0/its_hard_being_average_my_tinder_experiment/cgxkler
TIL Amazon and Congo were likely one river before Africa and S.America drifted apart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_by_length
/u/DrSeaFood makes a fitting comparison between the basics of abstract algebra and HM's from Pokémon
http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/23ilbe/been_reading_an_introduction_to_abstract_algebra/cgxegww
/u/diversionmary gives away his DSLR camera to a redditor that posts amazing photos hes been taking with his smartphone.
http://www.reddit.com/r/itookapicture/comments/23im3i/some_of_my_best_smartphone_shots_wish_i_can/cgxexqm
It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/04/20/its-final-corn-ethanol-is-of-no-use/?fb_action_ids=277355565775300&fb_action_types=news.publishes
User 'sidemanaccount' succinctly explains what Meta is to a confused Redditor.
http://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/23ggpw/i_am_confused_and_unfamiliar_when_the_term_meta/cgwz00u
RIP Flash: Why HTML5 Will Finally Take Over Video and Web in 2014
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/04/19/rip-flash-html5-will-take-video-web-year/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+Web+All+Stories%29&utm_source=howtogeek&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
SpaceX Dragon Successfully Docked With The Space Station
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/04/20/spacex-dragon-successfully-docked-with-the-space-station/
TIL: Carrots are bad for rabbits and the misconception started with the popularity of Bugs Bunny cartoons.
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/06/25/carrots-bad-rabbits-and-bunnies-rspca
/u/TheButtGrinch, "the Unidan of Scarlett Johansson boob-ology", convincingly argues via a detailed photo-essay that Ms Johansson's breasts have shrunk since 2009.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Celebs/comments/23g2sr/scarlett_johansson_naked_under_the_skin_xpost/cgwshpr?context=10
Samsung data center fire causes outage, errors on Smart TVs and Phones
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/20/samsung-com-outage-sds-fire/
100% Electric Cars Are Now Outselling Plug-in Hybrids in the US | Inhabitat
http://inhabitat.com/100-electric-cars-are-now-outselling-plug-in-hybrids-in-the-us/
TIL - that when Freddy Mercury was so sick with AIDS, as he was recording "The Show Must Go On" Brian May did not think he could do it. Freddie necked some vodka, said "I can fucking do it, darling" and annihilated it in one take.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)
TIL of the german word "Bulimielernen" [= bulimia learning]. It describes the brainless activity of having to learn a lot of useless stuff in a short time, and "puking" the knowledge into an exam, so it is gone afterwards
http://www.wiwo.de/politik/deutschland/bildungspolitik-das-bulimie-lernen-fuellt-den-ganzen-tag-aus/6145066-3.html
"Zu nachtschlafender Zyt" | Bern Hyperlapsed
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"Google Issues Refunds And An Extra $5 Play Store Credit To Android Users Who Bought The Phony 'Virus Shield' App"
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/04/19/google-issues-refunds-and-an-extra-5-play-store-credit-to-android-users-who-bought-the-phony-virus-shield-app/
TIL there is a fictional brand of cigarettes that multiple TV shows, films, and video games use called Morleys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morley_(cigarette)
$42,000 Prosthetic Hand OutPerformed By $50 Printed Cyborg Beast
http://3dprint.com/2438/50-prosthetic-3d-printed-hand/
TIL a coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/
/u/Gilgamesh- Calculates the price of Smaug's horde
http://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/comments/23gt7k/how_much_money_do_you_think_there_is_in_the_halls/cgwxezp
MPC Shorts - Sunny and Steve - Enjoy the Sweets
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