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4
Aug
2007
1.
Diebold hard-codes two passwords into its voting machines: "diebold" and "12345678"
(freedom-to-tinker.com)
738
points posted by
raldi
2.
'Off the record' ,The market for CDs has collapsed, and not even the rise of legal downloading can offset the damage to record companies.
(prospect-magazine.co.uk)
456
points posted by
Maxcactus
3.
Americans are conditioned to see our present form of government as a true representative democracy. We're almost incapable of understanding that we live in a plutocracy--rule by the wealthy.
(hermes-press.com)
352
points posted by
mikeatlas
4.
8 Florida inmates are being prosecuted for masturbating alone in their cells [instead of raping other prisoners] [sexual repression run amok]
(abajournal.com)
324
points posted by
Aerik
5.
The coming water wars [Chart]
(princeton.edu)
321
points posted by
maxwellhill
6.
Crane demolishing a chimney using an excavator. This cannot be safe [Pictures]
(scaryideas.com)
243
points posted by
hourigan
7.
The Chinese Miracle Will End Soon
(spiegel.de)
221
points posted by
neoronin
8.
Democrats' responsibility for Bush radicalism: "Examine virtually every Bush scandal and it increasingly bears the mark not merely of Democratic capitulation, but Democratic participation."
(salon.com)
213
points posted by
rmuser
9.
It is now chillingly clear: MI6's and CIA's pre-Iraq warnings were swept aside by an obsessed White House
(guardian.co.uk)
199
points posted by
souldrift
10.
Jon Stewart: How A 'Tiny Distinction' Between Obama & Clinton Became A 'Slugfest'
(rawstory.com)
194
points posted by
curtissthompson
11.
Attraction theory (gif)
(whitepen.org)
177
points posted by
garyr_h
12.
The kite for geek-[pic]
(indianspencer.blogspot.com)
164
points posted by
spencer_911
13.
ISRAELI (IDF) Troops following Rabin's orders to "Break their arms and legs" during first intifada. For example, surround a helpless Palestinian youth, twist his arm backwards, and repeatedly smash at it with a big rock until the bone shatters. Barbaric scenes captured on film.
(icomment.org)
160
points posted by
oasisinet
14.
Ignored or shunned by almost every cable provider in the US, the al-Jazeera News Network has turned to the internet to reach American viewers – with much more success.
(ft.com)
158
points posted by
Flemlord
15.
MSN Censoring Certain Messages In The Name of 'Security'
(adiumx.com)
154
points posted by
earthboundkid
16.
No Money to fix the Bridges in Minnesota but..... Early on Sunday morning, May 21, 2006, state lawmakers gave final approval to a financing plan for an open-air stadium for the Minnesota Twins. The $522 million ballpark is expected to be ready in time for the 2010 season.
(ballparks.com)
151
points posted by
harvesteroftruth
17.
The Lisp Before the End of My Lifetime
(metalinguist.wordpress.com)
149
points posted by
linuxer
18.
Why You Shouldn't Ignore Amazon's New FPS
(paulstamatiou.com)
135
points posted by
linuxer
19.
To catch a mole: Undercover Dateline NBC reporter outed at DefCon, tailed by hackers snapping photos [video]
(youtube.com)
127
points posted by
rmuser
20.
Leopard Seal hunting [non linkjacked!] with context and info
(.nationalgeographic.com)
127
points posted by
rraaarr
21.
Doom creator unveils its new video game, Rage
(reuters.com)
126
points posted by
masta
22.
Walking to the shops ‘damages planet more than going by car’
(timesonline.co.uk)
125
points posted by
alleagra
23.
Self proclaimed "womyn" asks for advice after catching her teenage son is watching porn. "I know that there will likely come a day where my son coerces a young woman into sex (rape) and there isn't a damned thing I can do about it." (Link fixed, goes to Google Cache)
(64.233.167.104)
122
points posted by
chakalakasp
24.
Remember the 'Japanese class photo' on Reddit, showing two girls kissing? Here's the story
(pantherhouse.com)
120
points posted by
qgyh2
25.
United States Income Inequality (Map)
(visualizingeconomics.com)
119
points posted by
Sidewinder77
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