David Waddell—plumber, city councilman, dedicated conservative—was fed up with all the government bureaucracy in Indian Trail, North Carolina. So he sent the mayor a latter saying he was quitting. Or, more precisely, “chaq DaHjaj QaQ jaj paj.”
The Shocking Redistribution Of Wealth Over The Last 5 Years
Anyone reviewing the data is likely to conclude that there must be some mistake. It doesn’t seem possible that one out of twenty American families could each have made a million dollars since Obama became President, while the average American family’s net worth has barely recovered.
Was Your Snapchat Account Hacked And Compromised?
While everyone was drunk last night, hackers published the user names and private phone numbers (“private”) of 4.6 million Snapchat profiles. This comes directly after the startup, valued for its privacy, ignored the exact security hole that made this possible.
We Are Feeding Cows Chicken Poop
Anyone who pays even scant attention to where our food comes from is likely aware that some pretty unsavory things happen between the farm and your fork (see this month’s big story in Rolling Stone, for example).
Should Snowden Be Pardoned?
Richard comments on the New York Times op-ed calling for clemency for Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower.
Trade Your Lame Gift Cards For Porn
Naughty America is offering access to its dozens of online porn sites in exchange for your unused gift cards. That means you can turn in that Barnes & Noble gift card — come on, you weren’t going to use it anyway — and get “more than 5,000 porn videos and 2,000 porn stars, including popular models such as Lisa Ann, Nikki Benz, Julia Ann, Phoenix Marie, Tasha Reign, Brandi Love and Emma Starr,” according to Naughty America founder Andreas Hronopoulos.
The Weirdest World Records Of 2013
By definition, world records are pretty weird. Someone or something does something that has never been done before.