The Security of Our Election Systems – Schneier on Security
On how the Russians could hack voting machines
More about this dude here
•Seven Minutes That Shook the Convention
Khizr Khan memorized that speech. And wrote it himself.
Before stealing from sunbathers you should probably make sure one isn’t a bikini-clad cop who will kick your ass
Hillary Clinton's speech was a powerful, primal first – and it blew me away
Interesting Canadian angle on this perhaps? We had Kim Campbell but not for long and IIRC unelected. And more awareness of Thatcher…?
Judge says RCMP manufactured B.C. terror plot, overturns guilty verdict
Yay Mounties!
The Onion’s Joe Biden stories
Awesome
Platform wars: the final score — Benedict Evans
Google Android has 2.5 times as many users as iOS
This was part of the previously-linked Vic Berger Election Special but I love it so much I want to save it here. It’s like painting with airhorns.
•Was The Democratic Primary A Close Call Or A Landslide?
Everyone wins!
Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton’s Missing Emails
That’s a totally normal thing to do!
Report: Nintendo NX is a tablet with detachable controllers
Example of an awesome game trailer.
•This may shock you: Hillary Clinton is fundamentally honest
Linked to by the preceding link but worth linking to on its own.
<blockquote> <p>I can see why so many voters believe Clinton is hiding something because her instinct is to withhold. As first lady, she refused to turn over Whitewater documents that might have tamped down the controversy. Instead, by not disclosing information, she fueled speculation that she was hiding grave wrongdoing. In his book about his time working in the Clinton White House, <em>All Too Human</em>, <span class="caps">ABC</span>’s George Stephanopoulos wrote that failing to convince the first lady to turn over the records of the Arkansas land deal to the Washington Post was his biggest regret.</p> </blockquote>
Thinking About Hillary — A Plea for Reason
FBI Suspects Russia Hacked DNC; U.S. Officials Say It Was to Elect Donald Trump
Wow.
Apple Taps Bob Mansfield to Oversee Car Project
Apple shadow exec decloaks
Trump & Putin. Yes, It's Really a Thing
Aaaaand some more on the issue!
Strangers doing 'the right thing': GO riders unite to help Syrian family on wrong train
Here’s your feel-good-about-Canada story for the week
Inside Trump’s financial ties to Russia and his unusual flattery of Vladimir Putin
More detail
Donald Trump, the Siberian Candidate
Krugman examines Trump’s sympathies for Putin
Trump and the Dark Art of Bad Publicity
Turkey Declares 3-Month State of Emergency
Not looking good over there.