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Anatomy of a Hack – Ars Technica Just how easy is it for a cracker to solve a password? Ars interviewed three crackers who demolished a list of 16,000 passwords, one with a 90% success rate. How A War Hero Became a Serial Bank Robber – Buzzfeed One combat medic … Read More
The Girl Who Turned to Bone – The Atlantic The search for a cure to a rare skeletal condition, and why curing rare diseases matters. For Stock Picking Advice, Don’t Ask an Economist – The New York Times Based on everything we know about stocks, it seems like insider trading … Read More
The Saudi Marathon Man – The New Yorker Minutes after the bomb went off in Boston, a young Saudi man who had been running from the blast, along with many other spectators, was tackled to the ground and deemed a “suspect”; why? Why Boston’s Hospitals Were Ready – The New … Read More
The Allergy Buster – The New York Times We’re living in the age of severe allergies; so severe, that for some kids, trace contaminants can kill. However, a radical new treatment regimen spearheaded by Dr. Kari Nadeau, aims to desensitize kids of their allergies, and it’s working. Bringing Them Back … Read More
Not Tonight Honey, I Have A Penis – GQ It used to be taken from granted that men were always horny and women withheld sex. Now, it seems like either the script has been flipped, or that was never the case in the first place. The True Life Horror that … Read More
