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Ask Senator Scott Ludlam Anything Right Now

If you don’t know who Greens’ Senator Scott Ludlam is, then listen up. He’s a top bloke and also a guy who has been at the forefront of issues like the data retention proposals and the National Broadband Network roll-out as the Communications spokesperson for the Greens. Why are we re-introducing you to him? You’re about to get a decent opportunity to ask him stuff because he’s doing his first Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) right now!


What Do Five-Year-Olds Think About Existentialism?

Or, for that matter, the Stock Market or Syria? Reddit’s latest official YouTube venture tries to make sense of complex topics through the eyes of the very young.


Reddit’s First Original Web Mini-Series Is Bold, Intelligent And Adorable

Reddit is trying out something new: it has launched its own, original mini-series of web videos. Bases on its Explain Like I’m Five subreddit, it explores political and social issues in a way anyone can understand.


Lost Action Camera Finds Its Way Home Thanks To Aussie Redditors

Action cameras sure are cool, but what happens when the worst happens and it falls from its mount into a canyon/river/ocean/firey pit? Presumably, the camera would survive, but you’ve just lost all the video from your adventure. That is, until Reddit gets involved.


NSW Police Slam ‘Trial By Social Media’ As Mardi Gras Brutality Video Goes Viral [Updated]

A video of a young man’s ordeal with NSW Police officers at the Sydney Mardi Gras on Saturday night is going off all over the web right now. The video — which is particularly tough viewing — shows officers brutally handling the young man who has today been reportedly charged with assaulting police and abusive lanugage. NSW Police, however, have come out to defend themselves, saying that they’re the victims of “trial by social media”.


This Guy Probably Had A Crazier Weekend Than You Did

What did you get up to this weekend? Personally I played Nerf guns with my friends around my apartment for two hours (who says turning 25 means growing up?). As fun as that was, however, I guarantee you it wasn’t anywhere near as interesting as skateboarding from Sydney to Wollongong in freezing temperatures, lashing winds and fierce rains for the sheer hell of it.


This Has To Be The Stupidest Man Alive

We get it. You wear your cap backwards, you talk tough, you’re cut like a demigod: you are a tough guy. The best thing about your stereotypical tough guy is that sooner or later, you can be guaranteed that they’re going to do something really stupid. Here’s one we prepared earlier: watch this giant idiot eat two tubs of Vegemite in three minutes.


Chat With ISS Astronaut Chris Hadfield Today At 8am!

Space has been kind of exciting lately, you know, with all the duets, mingling of sci-fi and that insane meteor business in Russia. Who better to discuss recent events with than Commander Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut who currently calls the ISS home?


Bill Gates Shows Off Sense Of Humour, Seductive Pose In Reddit AMA

In Bill Gates’ closing remarks on his Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) earlier today, he left the internet with the following message:


You Don’t Have To Be Tony Stark To Build An Iron Man Gauntlet With Working Lasers

It’s no surprise that people like to try and build things from Iron Man. Iron Man is awesome. We’ve seen a Reactor Ring that doubles as a ring box, but it doesn’t actually generate any power. This home-made Iron Man gauntlet on the other hand, actually does do some real Iron Man stuff, like shoot lasers.


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