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May 22, 2013
23:54 • 8 hours ago
So Kim Dotcom claims he invented two-step authentication, which might sound kind of hilarious on its face … until you realize, oh, there’s actually a patent for it under his name … well, the one he used before he changed his last name to “Dotcom.” So there’s that.

So Kim Dotcom claims he invented two-step authentication, which might sound kind of hilarious on its face … until you realize, oh, there’s actually a patent for it under his name … well, the one he used before he changed his last name to “Dotcom.” So there’s that.

23:42 • 9 hours ago
23:26 • 9 hours ago
Their minds are perverted, they’re frankly very sick people psychologically, mentally and emotionally and they see everything through the lens of homosexuality. When they talk about love they’re not talking about love, they’re talking about homosexual sex.
E.W. Jackson, the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia, on homosexuality. Jackson also believes that Planned Parenthood is worse than the KKK, and has called Obama “an evil presence” who might be a secret Muslim-Atheist (no, it’s not possible to be both; “I don’t know how this combination works,” he admits). Some on the right think he’ll doom the GOP’s odds in the state; some on the left feel the opposite. source
22:53 • 9 hours ago
The American people are owed a full explanation of how [Abdulrahman al-Awlaki] wound up dead. ‘We weren’t trying to kill the 16-year-old American we blew up’ isn’t sufficient explanation.
The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf on Eric Holder’s letter to Congress, in which Holder acknowledged that the Obama administrated has killed four US citizens via drone stroke—only one of whom was actually being targeted. source
22:08 • 10 hours ago
Politico:

The investigation is the latest example of the complicated relationship between McDonnell and Cuccinelli. McDonnell is supporting Cuccinelli’s [Gubernatorial] bid and raising money for him, but the two butted heads earlier this year when Cuccinelli opposed McDonnell’s bipartisan transportation bill. And undoubtedly voters’ approval of McDonnell and his administration will play a role in Cuccinelli’s fate this November.

Meanwhile, the Virginia GOP just nominated for Lieutenant Governor a guy who’s conservative to the point of parody—he’s defended the Constitution’s 3/5th clause, for example—and some on the right are fretting that he might cost Cuccinelli the election (Photo credit: AP). source

Politico:

The investigation is the latest example of the complicated relationship between McDonnell and Cuccinelli. McDonnell is supporting Cuccinelli’s [Gubernatorial] bid and raising money for him, but the two butted heads earlier this year when Cuccinelli opposed McDonnell’s bipartisan transportation bill. And undoubtedly voters’ approval of McDonnell and his administration will play a role in Cuccinelli’s fate this November.

Meanwhile, the Virginia GOP just nominated for Lieutenant Governor a guy who’s conservative to the point of parody—he’s defended the Constitution’s 3/5th clause, for example—and some on the right are fretting that he might cost Cuccinelli the election (Photo credit: AP). source

21:19 • 11 hours ago
inothernews:

A woman, identified as Cub Scout troop leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, confronts one of two suspects who moments before viciously beheaded a British soldier on a street in London in what government officials called a “terror-related” incident. The attackers had claimed responsibility for the murder, saying on camera “The only reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying every day. This British soldier is an eye for an eye a tooth for tooth.” Loyau-Kennett, who wasn’t hurt, is also captured on video telling one of the men “Right now it is only you versus many people. You are going to lose.  What would you like to do?”  Both suspects were later killed shot and wounded by police.    (Photo: @sibiillamlaw / Twitter via The New York Daily News)
God damn it.

A tough woman handling a dangerous situation with grace.

inothernews:

A woman, identified as Cub Scout troop leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, confronts one of two suspects who moments before viciously beheaded a British soldier on a street in London in what government officials called a “terror-related” incident. The attackers had claimed responsibility for the murder, saying on camera “The only reason we have done this is because Muslims are dying every day. This British soldier is an eye for an eye a tooth for tooth.” Loyau-Kennett, who wasn’t hurt, is also captured on video telling one of the men “Right now it is only you versus many people. You are going to lose.  What would you like to do?”  Both suspects were later killed shot and wounded by police.    (Photo: @sibiillamlaw / Twitter via The New York Daily News)

God damn it.

A tough woman handling a dangerous situation with grace.

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18:25 • 14 hours ago

  • 7 Egyptian security force members have been released by their captors, one week after the six police men and single border guard were kidnapped in the Sinai desert. The release apparently came without negotiations, and in response to the perpetrators’ fear of an armed encounter with police, according to Egyptian officials. source

17:19 • 15 hours ago
Good news for Burger King: After many months of people asking for it, Twitter finally offers two-step verification for its users. “Of course, even with this new security option turned on, it’s still important for you to use a strong password and follow the rest of our advice for keeping your account secure,” the company emphasizes.

Good news for Burger King: After many months of people asking for it, Twitter finally offers two-step verification for its users. “Of course, even with this new security option turned on, it’s still important for you to use a strong password and follow the rest of our advice for keeping your account secure,” the company emphasizes.

17:12 • 15 hours ago
The first page of the letter from Attorney General Eric Holder revealing that Americans have been killed in counterterrorism operations. Click to read more.

The first page of the letter from Attorney General Eric Holder revealing that Americans have been killed in counterterrorism operations. Click to read more.

16:57 • 15 hours ago
CBS News has more information on an unidentified law enforcement source’s claims that Ibragim Todashev, the man shot and killed by an FBI agent this morning, admitted he and accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev were responsible for an unsolved triple homicide from 2011.

CBS News has more information on an unidentified law enforcement source’s claims that Ibragim Todashev, the man shot and killed by an FBI agent this morning, admitted he and accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev were responsible for an unsolved triple homicide from 2011.

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14:50 • 18 hours ago
If you wouldn’t mind using another publication to advertise your infringement tool, we’d appreciate it.
The New York Times senior counsel Richard Samson • Offering a harsh-as-heck response to the creator of Scrollkit, a startup which allows you to visually lay out web content. Cody Brown, the creator of the app, used it to show how one can create an equivalent design to the NYT’s iconic “Snow Fall” layout quickly, leading the newspaper’s lawyers to strike back with full brunt force, ordering Brown to take down a claim that the app can recreate the story within an hour — something Brown actually did and posted video of — from Scrollkit’s website. FWIW: We’ve used Scrollkit before, and it existed long before this current issue. It’s not simply an infringement tool and to call it as such is not fair to Brown.

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