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The Tor network allows people to surf the Web anonymously, evading censors and law enforcement. What’s it like to run a Tor node, where traffic finally exits the network? Redditor PeeBagger has developed an ingenious system of cloned modems that he’s hidden across his city. (/r/iama)
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/r/TwoXChromosomes had an excellent discussion yesterday on the female characters in George R.R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Fire series. (/r/TwoXChromosomes)
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Is there really a “fat gene?” According to captsupraawesome, yes, but also not really: “basically, yes there is a single gene that you can alter and cause obesity. However this is not the cause for obesity in most people. For most people it’s probably a combination of factors, including genetics and diet.” (/r/askscience)
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Should Reddit change the algorithm that determines how submissions from smaller subreddits hit your front page? As is, most submissions aren’t noticed until they reach a critical mass of upvotes. Usually only one or two submissions hit this critical mass, burying the other posts. (/r/ideasfortheadmins)
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I must not have a very good sense of smell. I’ve never noticed this, but apparently it’s a real thing: “Why is it that when you put a banana in close quarters with other foods, they all begin to taste like a banana?” There’s an actual scientific answer as to why, and an interesting aside: Ever notice your Carona smells like bananas? It’s because “Some brewer’s yeasts used in beer making create similar esters to those bananas contain,” catie44 explains. (/r/askscience)
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It looks like I was too quick to dismiss /r/politics‘s reaction to CISPA yesterday. It’s no SOPA, but it does still reach a very special level of bad. (/r/politics)
Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments.
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