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Jay Hathaway


Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

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NSA says 3,000 privacy violations were ‘not willful’

The NSA confirmed an audit that found 2,776 privacy violations in a year, but claimed they were all unintentional.

On Aug 18, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Hacker hijacks Mark Zuckerberg’s timeline to post bug report

A hacker was having trouble getting Facebook to take his bug report seriously, so he sent them a message they couldn't ignore.

On Aug 18, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Watch this guy do 31 ‘South Park’ voices in 2 minutes, mmkay?

Brock Baker can do a kajillion voices, and 31 of them are from South Park.

On Aug 16, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Miley Cyrus without the music is the next big thing in horror

Remove the music from her "We Can't Stop" video, and descend to a new level of terror.

On Aug 14, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Joe Biden has some Auto-Tuned advice about shotguns

The Gregory Brothers are back, Auto-Tuning the news. This time, Joe Biden takes center stage.

On Aug 5, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Info in “pressure cooker” investigation came from employer, not Google

With employers like this, who needs the NSA?

On Aug 1, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture
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There is no try in Jedi Parkour

Jedi masters Jeremy Carpenter and Sinjin Cooper show off their parkour skills in the Goblin Valley.

On Jul 31, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Obama didn’t actually delete his promises of whistleblower protection

The White House says Change.gov, the president's old website full of campaign promises, wasn't taken down intentionally.

On Jul 31, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Pranksters fall asleep on strangers in the New York City subway

Stuart Edge and friends are almost too tired to go through with this YouTube stunt.

On Jul 24, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Improv Everywhere’s 10th ‘Mp3 Experiment’ may be the best yet

Watch 7,000 simultaneously follow silly instructions and make magic.

On Jul 22, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Dotted Lines: DJ Earworm’s SummerMash ’13

All the hottest songs of the summer, chucked straight into a blender.

On Jul 8, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Explore Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley on Google Maps

Bring your wizard shopping list!

On Jul 5, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Dotted Lines: One Direction Caption Fail

Rhett and Link sing One Direction lyrics, as provided by YouTube's imperfect captioning service.

On Jul 3, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Dotted Lines: Lawyer Cop, M.D.

He's a doctor, a lawyer, a cop ... and a few other things.

On Jul 1, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Wendy Davis is a superhero in this Taiwanese animation

NMA News has a unique take on the Texas filibuster. The ghost of Ann Davis even makes an appearance.

On Jun 26, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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