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Ball Buster [13 Aug 2015|09:00am]

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2015/08/dear_prudence_my_brother_lost_a_testicle_and_now_punches_mine.html

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Don’t Bug Me [13 Aug 2015|10:00am]

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/08/oracle_cso_mary_ann_davidson_doesn_t_want_to_hear_about_software_vulnerabilities.html

People who make things and people who break things are not natural allies. But gradually, the people who make software and the people who look for ways to break—or exploit—it have been coming to terms with the idea that they can have a mutually beneficial relationship rather than a hostile one. That’s why the now-deleted Monday blog post by Oracle security chief Mary Ann Davidson, in which she railed against users alerting Oracle to vulnerabilities, was so distressing to so many in the computer security community. (Oracle Executive Vice President Edward Screven later said that the post was removed because it “does not reflect our beliefs or our relationship with our customers.”)
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The New Cold War Is Going Digital [13 Aug 2015|01:00pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/08/russia_joint_chiefs_of_staff_hack_deterrence_doesn_t_work_with_cyberattacks.html

Sometimes we forget about the 40-odd–year Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the West. We forget about the espionage, sabotage (on both sides), the covert and proxy wars, and even the overt arms race. Since 1991 a sort of public indifference to Russia’s antics has developed, despite its nuclear saber rattling, its annexation of Crimea, and its ongoing provocative posture. Sure, the United States and the European Union sanction Russia for its actions in Ukraine, but there is little public outcry. Sure, the incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tells Congress that Russia is the “greatest” threat to the U.S., but no one really seems to believe it.
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A Serious Issue [13 Aug 2015|01:40pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/08/republican_presidential_candidate_aren_t_offering_policy_proposals_the_gop.html

Between Donald Trump’s dominance in Republican primary polls—and Bernie Sanders’ sudden surge in New Hampshire—it’s easy to get caught in the horse race of the 2016 presidential election, even if most Americans aren’t paying attention. But at this stage, the polls are meaningless, or at least, they don’t tell us much. What counts are the less glamorous parts of election season: endorsements, fundraising, and policy.
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Playing the Game [13 Aug 2015|02:45pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/inside_higher_ed/2015/08/colleges_are_inflating_federally_defined_tuition_cost_to_give_athletes_bigger.html

This post originally appeared on Inside Higher Ed.
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The Strangest Campaign Pledge [13 Aug 2015|04:43pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2015/08/lawrence_lessig_presidential_campaign_donate_before_labor_day_for_citizen.html

On Tuesday Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard law professor, announced that he would run for president if he receives $1 million in donations by Labor Day. Lessig’s plan is decidedly idiosyncratic—he has never held political office, and he declares that he will resign and hand over the orb of power to his vice president as soon as something called the Citizen Equality Act is signed into law. But Lessig, who is brilliant and influential (I know him slightly), has approached his presidential campaign with characteristic creativity. And if he can bring some serious worries about the corrupting effect of money in politics to public attention, his efforts deserve support or at least sympathy.
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What, No Steering Wheel? [13 Aug 2015|06:09pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2015/08/lunar_spacecraft_nasa_releases_new_video_showing_how_the_satellite_is_driven.html

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been circling the moon since 2009. The LRO collects data about the moon and sends it back to Earth,including temperature, color images, topographical information, and ultraviolet radiation readings. The satellite can transmit over 900 gigabytes of data per day, easily as much as your entire computer’s hard drive.

Even after six years of collecting and processing data from the LRO, new discoveries come every few months. Scientist are using the LRO to learn as much as they can about the moon’s geographic features, atmosphere, and geological makeup. This information will help NASA identify safe landing sites for manned lunar missions and locate resources that could be valuable for astronauts during their missions or for researchers back on Earth.
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Trump’s Alpha-Male Appeal [13 Aug 2015|06:31pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/08/donald_trump_s_alpha_male_appeal_what_explains_the_loutish_billionaire_s.html

After every loutish performance, political analysts pronounce Donald Trump’s presidential bid finally dead. Surely he cannot recover, they insist, from libeling all Mexicans, denigrating the military heroism of Sen. John McCain, or making crude insinuations about the popular Fox News host Megyn Kelly. But somehow, his predicted demise fails to materialize. Instead, new polls appear showing the billionaire property mogul to be more popular than ever. By most measures, Trump now leads the Republican field by a substantial margin.
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Mom and Dad Are Fighting: The Lower Your Expectations Edition [13 Aug 2015|06:50pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/mom_and_dad_are_fighting/2015/08/mom_and_dad_are_fighting_the_rising_cost_of_college_and_the_ethics_of_family.html

Listen to Mom and Dad Are Fighting by clicking the arrow on the audio player below:
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Work at Slate [13 Aug 2015|06:53pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/slate_fare/2008/04/a_job_for_you_at_slate.html

If you love Slate and are incredibly talented, maybe you should work for us. We just so happen to be hiring.
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Africa’s Year Without Polio [13 Aug 2015|06:57pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2015/08/no_new_polio_in_africa_for_one_year_gates_epidemiologist_on_vaccines_and.html

This week, for the first time, Africa marks one year without a new case of polio.
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Don’t Fall for Back-to-School Tax Holidays [13 Aug 2015|07:24pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bills/2015/08/back_to_school_tax_holidays_they_re_tempting_and_they_re_worthless.html

It’s back-to-school shopping season, and you know what that means: a chance to do some tax-free shopping, picking up No. 2 pencils and new fall clothes at bargain prices.
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Rage Against the Machine [13 Aug 2015|08:01pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/08/voters_are_angry_about_american_politics_today_but_are_they_willing_to_do.html

Look around the landscape of American politics, and one thing is clear: Voters are furious. On one side, they’re angry about Barack Obama, immigration, and the perceived impotence of their elected officials. On the other, they’re angry about Wall Street, economic inequality, and a government that has—in their view—been captured by billionaire plutocrats.
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Show Me a Hero [13 Aug 2015|08:24pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2015/08/david_simon_s_show_me_a_hero_reviewed_oscar_isaac_stars_in_a_wonk_procedural.html

I recently told a friend that I had just watched and liked Show Me a Hero, the new series from David Simon that premieres this Sunday on HBO. “Oh, what’s it about?” he asked. “It’s about desegregating housing in Yonkers, starring Oscar Isaac,” I said. “Desegregating housing in Yonkers,” he replied, “sounds sexy!”
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Show Me a Hero [13 Aug 2015|08:24pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2015/08/david_simon_s_show_me_a_hero_reviewed_oscar_isaac_stars_in_a_wonk_procedural.html

I recently told a friend that I had just watched and liked Show Me a Hero, the new series from David Simon that premieres this Sunday on HBO. “Oh, what’s it about?” he asked. “It’s about desegregating housing in Yonkers, starring Oscar Isaac,” I said. “Desegregating housing in Yonkers,” he replied, “sounds sexy!”
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Is China Cheating? [13 Aug 2015|08:58pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2015/08/china_s_devaluation_here_s_why_the_world_has_been_freaking_out_about_the.html

Americans have long been conditioned to mentally tack on the phrase currency manipulator whenever they hear the word China. In the story told by U.S. politicians, the People’s Republic has nefariously held down the value of its money in order to make its manufactured goods cheaper overseas and steal jobs from the West. The trope may be oversimplified and outdated—China’s government has allowed the yuan (otherwise known as the renminbi, or RMB, or the redback) to gradually appreciate against the dollar for the better part of 10 years—but it’s notably persistent.
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What We Like Right Now [13 Aug 2015|09:53pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/plus_roundups/2015/08/what_we_like_right_now_a_recommendations_roundup_from_slate_writers_and_1.html

Curious about what we’re digging? What We Like Right Now is a curated recommendations list from Slate editors and writers, just for Slate Plus members.
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How Economists Define Poverty [13 Aug 2015|10:16pm]

http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gist/2015/08/the_gist_adam_davidson_on_supplemental_poverty_and_jennifer_lee_on_the_bamboo.html

Listen to Episode 319 of Slate’s The Gist:
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