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Hulu is designing a new model that will require you to already be a cable subscriber to view their content. Seattle's first Supervillain threatens Seattle's existing superhero population. Microsoft dropping DVD/Blu-ray support for Windows 8. NY Judge rules that IP addresses are not sufficient evidence to identify copyright infringers. A new smartphone app allows you to register a complaint against the TSA as soon as it happens. A bug in new Samsung TVs causes them to restart in an endless loop. A Mexican ad company deploys a machine that trades dog droppings for free WiFi. The Listserve is a new mailing list where one subscriber per day is randomly selected to send a personal essay to the list each day. Symantec says religious websites are more prone to malware insertion than porn sites. Venus will make a once-in-a-lifetime appearance next month. All this plus an Epic Fail, Recent Study, Dumbass Apple News, and Oh Asia You So Crazy! Plus Ryder says things.

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 * Hulu, networks to change model of free streaming
 * Rex Velvet, Seattle Supervillain, Aims To Rid City Of Iffy Vigilante Superheroes (Read: Phoenix Jones)
 * Windows 8 Dropping DVD Playback Unless You Pay Extra Fee, Use Third Party Software
 * Judge Rules IP Addresses Are Insufficient Evidence To Identify Pirates
 * Offended by TSA Screenings? New Smartphone App Allows Travelers to Send Complaints
 * Samsung TVs can be plunged into endless restarts with easy attack
 * Fair Trade: Machine Accepts Dog Turds For Free Wi-Fi
 * One subscriber per day is chosen at random to write an essay for a mailing list with 13 thousand subscribers
 * Religious websites riskier than porn for online viruses: study
 * Venus to Appear in Once-In-A-Lifetime Event

Epic Fail!
Man Exposes Himself at Association for the Blind

Oh Asia, You So Crazy!
Restaurant Simulates Luxury Jetliner

Recent Studies
Male Water Strider Evolved Specialized Hook to Grab Onto a Female’s Eyes to Mate

Dumbass Apple News

 * Apple Blocks iOS Apps Using Dropbox SDK
 * Apple Seeks to Patent MacBook Air Design, OLED Brightness

Ryder Says Things
sphygmomanometer - an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.