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I get it, guys. I mean, how could you possibly have guessed that Donald Trump was terrible to women? http://www.sltrib.com/news/4444721-155/after-video-huntsman-says-it-is …

Wired's pay readers get https: http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/04/wireds-making-the-long-and-slow-switch-to-https-and-it-wants-to-help-other-news-sites-do-the-same/ … Sounds like you're paying for https but really its lack of ads makes https practical

OK Go's beef with YouTube led to latest video release on Facebook: http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/why-ok-go-went-facebook-only-debut-its-buzzy-zero-gravity-music-video-169599 …

That time @BernieSanders & @realDonaldTrump joined @BrookeBCNN live on her set (kinda) h/t @TonyAtamanuik @JAdomian

This seems like the way car ownership declines https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10837169 … pic.twitter.com/qexuUwXuj5

Good news! the patent on the Space Shuttle has expired. Go and build, royalty free! https://patents.google.com/patent/US3866863A/en … pic.twitter.com/1QliSmbnaM

Our #StartWithSecurity workshop starts now. Watch live: https://player.streamspot.com/simple/live.php?cn=f9a676ee&aspect=true&w=1280&h=720&noArchiveBtn=true&noLiveBtn=true … Agenda: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events-calendar/2015/11/start-security-austin …

Thor's hammer = Microwave's electromagnet + Arduino + fingerprint scanner. Inventor trolls Venice Beach bystanders: http://www.cnet.com/news/engineer-builds-working-thors-hammer-only-he-can-lift/ …

Crunching @nytimes ad analysis: It costs consumers 16.6x more in data costs than top 50 news sites make on them in mobile ad$ @BenedictEvans

Additional article info suggest the VW emissions cheating is likely intentional and not a bug http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-25/volkswagen-said-to-manage-faked-test-results-from-german-offices …

When we can’t even research the problem of gun violence, we’re screwed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2015/01/14/why-the-cdc-still-isnt-researching-gun-violence-despite-the-ban-being-lifted-two-years-ago/ …

Snowden Meets the IETF https://www.mnot.net/blog/2015/07/20/snowden_meets_the_ietf …

Do Faraday pants exist? Should protect left pocket for wallet & keys, and not right for phone & fitbit. Kickstarter? https://twitter.com/newsycombinator/status/588386535160033280 …

"@newsycombinator: Programmers: Before you turn 40, get a plan B (2009) http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/programmers-before-you-turn-40-get-a-plan-b/ …" Bleh

Show HN: Bot accepts every pull request for its own code https://github.com/botwillacceptanything/botwillacceptanything …

NSA's Backdoor Key from Lotus Notes http://www.cypherspace.org/adam/hacks/lotus-nsa-key.html …

No Wireshark? No TCPDump? No Problem https://isc.sans.edu/diary/No+Wireshark%3F+No+TCPDump%3F+No+Problem%21/19409 …

8yo regularly feeds crows. Crows start giving girl shiny objs in return. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31604026 … The future: girl & crow army open bead store

Proving that Android’s, Java’s and Python’s sorting algorithm is broken http://envisage-project.eu/proving-android-java-and-python-sorting-algorithm-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/ …

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Comedy Bang! Bang! Passes The Mic To Kid Cudi

BIG NEWS FOLKS. Kid Cudi will be Scott’s new co-star when Reggie departs.

Please welcome my new co-star, partner and bandleader, Kid Cudi! Watch him one the couch this Friday, and then every week starting this summer on IFC.