Alright, I’ll admit, this dynamic is kind of fascinating. Does the authority given to Ryan to shut down the cameras extend to demanding that cell phones be shut off? Genuinely asking. Matt Thornton? We Replaced C-SPAN with Periscope and I Can’t Even

This was an interesting read. Can anyone corroborate its accuracy?

The Developer (with tweets) · towittertoo

Congratulations, NASA, you’ve invented FidoNet.

http://ift.tt/28SSEIK NASA debuts new internet technology aboard the ISS

“Terrorist watchlists are pseudorandom number generators wired into the Islamaphobic hindbrains of the American law enforcement establishment, with lashings of McCarthyist paranoia about environmental, peace, and animal rights groups. They are a mockery of the rule of law, the freedoms of association and speech, and evidence-based policy.” Gun control is a great idea, terrorist watchlists are bullshit

Having trouble reconciling my desire to get money out of politics and my schadenfreude that Trump is broke. Will allow joy and cognitive dissonance to reign for at least 24 hours.

The Real News Is Trump is Broke

Reports about how woefully mismanaged the Trump campaign is take me to my happy place. The Coming Air War Against Donald Trump

What Dave said. Interestingly, I just went to shut Facebook locations off on my new Nexus 5X, and found that *all* of its permissions were off. Wondering if that’s a stock Android thing? Dave

Public service reminder: Donald Trump ran for president in order to make money. Doesn’t matter at what point he started “trying to win” or “believing he should win” or even “had a shot at winning”, it’s all about him getting his taste.

The amusing thing is that the vast machinery gearing up to put billions of dollars in the pot think that’s changed.

The Lie of Trump’s ‘Self-Funding’ Campaign

Just catching up with NPR’s Monday interview with Hillary Clinton, in which she discusses a laundry list of curtailments of civil liberties. Especially charming is “discussing with Silicon Valley” how to curtail self-radicalization, which would be another way of saying, “ensuring that all public and private communications are monitored,” because I can’t conceive of any other way of doing that. I’m not sure which is more disturbing: the possibility that she hasn’t given this much thought, or that she has and she believes that technology is magic.

In Wake Of Orlando Shooting, Clinton Suggests Broader Terror Watch Lists

Attention Michael Weinmayr:

http://ift.tt/1U7tyW5 A deluxe 15-album “Weird Al” box set is coming next year

Alright, call me surprised. I realize Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, but somehow I assumed there would be bans in place here. I bought an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle in Philly in 7 minutes

There have already been calls for a major Democratic leadership shakeup, but this seals the deal. Hackers had access for a *year*, and reading between the lines, had fairly complete access. Heads should roll. Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump

Alright, science friends, please tell me if this is—as I suspect—a load of crap. I would expect *slight* heat dissipation from spreading it over more metal with more surface area, but nowhere near anything that would be noticeable. I fucking love science