video Satisfying end to a $28 million hand of high-stakes poker Andrea James

writing tools The Writers' Co-op is a great new podcast about how to make your freelance writing career work Thom Dunn

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comedy Famous comedians have turned to the same sleazy tactics as CEOs and politicians to protect their in-progress jokes Thom Dunn

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surveillance It could happen here: How China's social credit system demonstrates the future of social control in smart cities Cory Doctorow

podcasts Is progress inevitable? David McRaney

Copyfight Copyright Office to FCC: Hollywood should be able to killswitch your TV Cory Doctorow

politics Watch Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, Mike Bloomberg speeches at 2016 DNC (Video) Xeni Jardin

Science The closest I'll get to Jupiter is this JPL clean room Katherine Leipper

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

nyc New York Public Library does the public domain right Cory Doctorow

corruption Cops have way more rights than you do Cory Doctorow

security Security appliance lets hackers pwn whole nets with a never-opened email Cory Doctorow

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