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Depressing but necessary to read these stories. Activists on both sides need to remember that even the best birth control can fail, and that many women can't afford the procedure or a baby.

A bit paranoid at points, but totally agree that the "never again" mentality breeds in us surveillance complacency.

Some good points. I'm surprised he doesn't like Agents of SHIELD.

Sad but very well done. I can't imagine what it would be like to get that close to going.

A little bit of false equivalence, but I concur that cyclists need to obey all laws. I don't understand the lack of charges though.

"I really don’t think Jesus would care if you think that you and a monkey have a common ancestor; I think he would care more that you think you and your neighbor have a common weal." Good and sassy "review" of the Creation Museum.

Weird story. Kinda surprised I hadn't heard it, but then no one likes talking about negative results.

Great blend of science reporting and human interest. It's both surprising and not that our infrastructure is so crappy there are 3356 gas leaks in Boston alone. Research is still out whether this is a major climate change factor.

It's frustrating to see Christians pass on a chance to advocate for justice just because the government is involved. The world is too big for us to just do charity on our own.

High praise for Caroline's book!

I knew it was bad, but the number of scientists who weren't punished for this research is shocking. Also, I'm not sure if I prefer Republicans who believe crazy things about rape, or Republicans who believe things about rape based on Nazi research.

Kinda reminds me of Oatu the Watcher, unable to do anything. I don't have a major problem with foreign spying, but it can be bad for diplomacy, and there's little point if it's not very effective. Also need to be careful no Americans are being roped in. I agree with the conclusion - come clean.

Yup. And making games this way is a choice... that doesn't have to be made.

Cool shot. I love that they chartered a plane to fly into the umbra of the eclipse.

It is kinda sad. I'll miss that physical browsing a little.

Double earworm all the way!

When is the future, from different points in literary history.

How did no one at Adobe audit this database? It sounds like "efficient" field design trumped security. But also how do people learn the habit of putting their password in the hint field??

A dire take, though I remain unworried for myself.

I do believe that higher education is undergoing a disruption, but I don't know that it will necessarily be better and more efficient.

Scary if true. Sounds like the beginning of Robopocalypse, when the AI breaks out.

Interesting observations on Intel's apparent change in direction.

Some interesting historical context for some African-American naming traditions.

Beautiful. i love the side reflections of starlight off the big telescopes.

Maybe I need something more robust than just where the master password is.

Good points on stakes vs. spectacle.

Lovely trivia on how we got stuck with zero-indexing.

At least they acknowledge the problems of using college students as subjects. The effect is still pretty strong, and implies we need to fix games so their portrayals stop hurting women.

At least now we know about it. I'm sad that even reformers still like the spying against suspected terrorists so much, like they don't really understand the problem.

Terrible. Yet another failure of our service members.