• How the NSA is hurting America’s economy (The Daily Dot)
• Thug Kitchen Recipes and F-Bombs. NSFW.
• Here’s why Obama trade negotiators push the interests of Hollywood and drug companies (Washington Post) The picture with the article is of a revolving door.  It’s kind of a tell.
• There Is No Best Sword (Hank Reinhardt) Makes the should-be-obvious-but-it-isn’t point that that every sword is optimized for a specific sword fighting form.  (H/t JR at the Stellar Parthenon BBS)
• ATDT, Your Phone is Owned (CS News) Remember the Hayes modem command set?  It is in your smart phone, and it can be used to hack into it.

Have some exquisite music.

The camera work is a bit busy though.