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Aug 11Linkwad.
- Hey, (feel better about your body) ladies!
- A more in-depth breakdown of ESPN’s new QBR stat.
- Robocop Jr., via Emily.
- Guess the inventor. Didn’t do very well on that one.
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Aug 11Linkwad.
- ESPN to counter some of their football coverage’s reigning idiocy with a smarter QB stat.
- A profile of Gramercy Tavern and Shake Shack’s Danny Meyer.
- China’s escapades in government hacking.
- A new cheap, fast HIV test.
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Jul 11Linkwad.
- The case against Bruce Ivins, suspected anthrax letter-mailer, was even shakier than it looked. Greenwald has more, which you should read. None of it is confidence-inspiring.
- Baltimore mayoral candidate Otis Rolley would reduce penalties for pot, implement Chris Rock-style bullet control policies.
- Looks like we’ll have an NFL season (and preseason) after all! So let’s fight about revenue sharing!
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Jul 11Linkwad.
- Cults’ video for “Go Outside” is pretty clever.
- A newish Louis CK interview in the AV Club.
- I thought it was obvious that “Caylee’s Law” is a terrible idea, so naturally 18 states are considering implementing one. On the plus side, I’m sure it’ll work–Amber’s Law ended pedophilia forever, right?
- Too bad Harrison’s actual arguments about the NFL’s approach to player safety will be swept aside by his calling out his teammates.
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Jun 11Linkwad.
- A pair from Caroline: awesome Soviet architecture and Russian rich kids. $5 says that kid grows up and hunts people for sport.
- Roger Goodell: full of shit.
- Citigroup lost at least 200,000 users’ information at the beginning of May, but refuses to disclose details. This is going to be interesting.