Felix Baumgartner’s big red button

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• A good discussion on Adrian Chen’s article about violentacrez. (r/MetaHub)

• Meanwhile, here’s a recap of what one redditor is calling “doxtober.” (r/SubredditDrama)

• Have there been any successful matriarchal civilizations? (r/AskHistorians)

• An AMA with a particle physicist. (r/IAmA)

• At r/whatisthisthing, an important question regarding Felix Baumgartner’s jump: What’s the big red button for? (r/whatisthisthing)

• Is Reddit the most important “thought city” on the Internet? (r/TheoryOfReddit)

Pic of the day: ITAP of my dog looking over Prestatyn, Wales. (r/itookapicture)
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