Hacker News on 8 August 2013

• Lavabit abruptly shuts down
• Why I Changed My Mind On Weed
• Persona makes signing in easy for Gmail users
• Snowden's Asylum: 'It's the law, stupid'
• Ubuntu Edge price dropped to $695
• Some killjoys have removed the blink tag from Firefox
• Edward Snowden’s Email Provider Shuts Down Amid Secret Court Battle
• I quit my job
• Hacker News Web App for Mobile
• Shutting Down a Dream