Monday, June 5, 2017

You Can't Say No To Her

Vietnam Veteran Ray Cocks, who'd eagerly enlisted in 1967, was forever changed by the realities of war.
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CHANGING A MAN...
'DON'T GO. IT'S BULLSHIT.'
From A Hawk To A Dove
longreads.com
Vietnam Veteran Ray Cocks, who'd eagerly enlisted in 1967, was forever changed by the realities of war.
NO SUCH MAN
The Myth Of The Kindly General Lee
theatlantic.com
The legend of the Confederate leader's heroism and decency is based in the fiction of a person who never existed.
ENTERING THE ARENA
Can This Detroit Twentysomething Change The Democratic Party Before Politics Changes Him?
fastcompany.com
Moving back home to run for office has never been so important, or fraught.
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CHANGING THE MACHINE
THE REVOLUTION IS BEING DIGITIZED
Crypto-Anarchists Are The New Masters
theguardian.com
More worrying than the internet's role in the rise of far-right populism is the digital tsunami poised to engulf us: AI and "crypto-anarchists" are radically restructuring life — and politics.
THEY LOST CONTROL
How Mad Catz Used Up Its Last Life
eurogamer.net
The company, founded in 1989, was one of the go-to brands for third party controllers and other accessories. They weren't always the best; but they were cheap and generally offered value for money.
JOBS IN THE MACHINE
Even If The Siri Speaker Sucks You'll Want It
gizmodo.com
We all know Apple's game by now. Wait in the wings while all of the other companies fuck up while trying to innovate, and then, just when it seems almost too late, introduce a product that does the same thing as everybody else's product, but better.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
ROCKY ROAD
That Is One Hell Of A Bouncy Motorbike
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According to the person who uploaded the video, he and his friends were riding their dirt bikes when one of the spokes of his friend's wheels suddenly broke off.
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Are you more of a machine than you once were? Well, it's Monday, so either way you've probably got to be working. So it goes.