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Heroes is coming back to TV. Four years after being unceremoniously cancelled, NBC revealed during its Olympic coverage that the series will return for a 13-episode miniseries run in 2015. Creator Tim Kring is already onboard, but plot details are currently slim.
Dropbox adds arbitration requirement
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In 2011, for about four hours, Dropbox allowed any password to log into any account. For a service that stores unencrypted personal data, a bug of this scale is a major failing.
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Yale censored a student’s course selection website. So I made an unblockable replacement
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In January 2012, two Yale students named Harry Yu and Peter Xu built a replacement to Yale’s official course selection website. They it called YBB+ (Yale Bluebook Plus), a “plus” version of the Yale-owned site, called Yale Bluebook.
20 Qualities The Person You’re Going To Marry Should Have | Elite Daily
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While we may not know who exactly we are going to marry, as fully developed, young adults, we have a pretty good idea of the qualities we’re looking for in a partner. This isn’t a little girl’s “Prince Charming” wish list.
http://elitedaily.com/women/20-qualities-the-person-youre-going-to-marry-should-have/ 
http://elitedaily.com/women/20-qualities-the-person-youre-going-to-marry-should-have/
“We cannot trust” Intel and Via’s chip-based crypto, FreeBSD developers say
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Developers of the FreeBSD operating system will no longer allow users to trust processors manufactured by Intel and Via Technologies as the sole source of random numbers needed to generate cryptographic keys that can’t easily be cracked by government spies and other adversaries.
This is what a high speed turn in a US Navy destroyer looks like
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I love this photo by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shane A. Jackson: sailors standing aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley during a turn at full speed.
25 Things You Keep In Your Life That Are Only Holding You Back
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1. The phone numbers of people that never, ever call you or text you first, and often don’t even respond when you text them. 2.
Ref made to look an idiot after punishing players for touching moment
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The phrase “this match had everything” is bandied around all too often any time more than two goals go in. But we’ll forgive anyone using it to describe the Saudi Arabian top flight clash between Al Nahdha and Al Ittihad on Thursday.
Captain Justice Responds to Government’s Motion to Ban the Word “Government”
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This excellent pleading has been making the rounds (I saw it here) over the last couple of days, but I couldn’t find a signed copy and so I haven’t posted it yet because of this ridiculous issue I have with verifying information.
Apple hides a Patriot-Act-busting “warrant canary” in its transparency report
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The Patriot Act provides for secret warrants to spy on ISPs’ customers. These “Section 215” warrants come with gag orders that mean that the company can’t disclose their existence. This lack of transparency is ripe for abuse and is bad for ISPs’ business.
http://boingboing.net/2013/11/05/apple-hides-a-patriot-act-bust.html 
http://boingboing.net/2013/11/05/apple-hides-a-patriot-act-bust.html