The Rent Is Still Too Damn High

You Need To Make $20 Per Hour To Afford A Two-Bedroom And Other Facts, How One Man Convinced President Obama To Pardon His Life Sentence, Budgets? You're Probably Doing It Wrong, Computing's Search For Quantum Questions, Why It's So Hard For Snack Makers To Create Fake Salt, WATCH: Steve Kerr Destroys His Clipboard With A Single Punch The Daily Digg Friday, June 3, 2016 WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK You Need To Make $20 Per Hour To Afford A Two-Bedroom And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: what it costs to rent a two-bedroom apartment, a teen prank that turned into art and a very large alligator. LIFE AFTER LIFE How One Man Convinced President Obama To Pardon His Life Sentence texasmonthly.com Jason Hernandez was only 21 when he was sentenced to life without parole. But his brother's death in prison led the former crack dealer to a life of advocacy — and freedom. BUDGETING WE DIGG SPONSORED Budgets? You're Probably Doing It Wrong youneedabudget.com You Need A Budget's award-winning software and four-rule method teaches you how to budget better, pay off debt faster and save more money. No, really. On average, new users save $200 the first month and more than $3,300 by month nine. SCHRÖDINGER'S ONES AND ZEROS Computing's Search For Quantum Questions quantamagazine.org Recent tests show that quantum computers made by D-Wave systems should solve some problems faster than ordinary computers. Researchers have begun to map out exactly which queries might benefit from these quantum machines. THEY'VE GOT THEIR ION THE PRIZE Why It's So Hard For Snack Makers To Create Fake Salt wired.com With a new push from lawmakers and health officials to reduce salt consumption, snack makers are rushing to find a good salt alternative. Here's why it's so hard to find a new NaCl. ONE-PUNCH MAN WATCH: Steve Kerr Destroys His Clipboard With A Single Punch digg.com After a bad run of play by his Golden State Warriors during Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, coach Steve Kerr angrily punched his clipboard. And boy, he punched it good. Get more stories on Digg.com BIRDIE WATCHING Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei returns a shot to China's Wang Zhengming during the quarterfinal men's single match at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 3, 2016.​ Credit: AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002