Random stuff worth reading on the internet thread

[Scott R Nelson]

Why I'm Leaving the Republican Party:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/ar...-party/572419/

I left many years ago to become an independent, but this article captures my feelings quite well. I've been trying to figure out how to explain why I can't support either party and this column helped me clarify a few things. Worth reading if you're trying to better understand what's wrong with both current political parties.

[Northwestcoug]

More of a random stuff worth watching thing, but the article includes some background of an exonerated man. I was unsure about the 360 degree video at first, but at the end I liked the feel of it.

http://lonelyleap.com/work/send-me-home

[Scott R Nelson]

Faux Pelini's commencement address:

https://theathletic.com/367996/2018/...class-of-2018/

Here's another good explanation: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...r-to-congress/

Chinese spy-chip story is “simply wrong”

[beefytee]

Haven't seen this posted:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-top-companies

Looks like there has been lots of pushback on the Bloomberg story.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a...cro-apple-hack

[Eddie]

Faux Pelini's commencement address:

https://theathletic.com/367996/2018/...class-of-2018/

If a person’s justification for doing something is that he has the “right” to do it — like booing college football players because he bought a ticket to the game — don’t be his friend, because his brain is very small.

[swampfrog]

Faux Pelini's commencement address:

https://theathletic.com/367996/2018/...class-of-2018/

That was great, thanks.

[Pelado]

Faux Pelini's commencement address:

https://theathletic.com/367996/2018/...class-of-2018/

[Joe Public]

Haven't seen this posted:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-top-companies

Hah.

Two of Elemental’s biggest early clients were the Mormon church, which used the technology to beam sermons to congregations around the world, and the adult film industry, which did not.

[beefytee]

Haven't seen this posted:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-top-companies

[BigPiney]

In conjunction with the Obesity Code, I thought this article was particularly revealing about how we continue to treat obesity and obese people.

https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/...sity-is-wrong/

Really interesting. That was good for me too read as I have been guilty of most of that. I have been very lucky (genetic lottery) when it comes to weight.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I thought it was both funny and cute. But it was probably staged.

She is lucky mom didn’t crash the car.

[falafel]

I thought it was both funny and cute. But it was probably staged.

[clackamascoug]

Yikes. Future psycho girlfriend.

Psycho? She was being funny on purpose.

[Babs]

Future!?? Holy hell, WTF is wrong with that mom?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Yikes. Future psycho girlfriend.