Rabu, 31 Agustus 2016

Video Killed The Recipe Star

Inside America's Maddening Gun-Tracing System
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Morning · Wed, Aug 31
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SYSTEM ERROR
IT DOUBLE'S AS AMERICA'S LARGEST MAZE
Inside America's Maddening Gun-Tracing System
gq.com
There's no telling how many guns we have in America — and when one gets used in a crime, no way for the cops to connect it to its owner. The only place the police can turn for help is a Kafkaesque agency in West Virginia, where, thanks to the gun lobby, computers are illegal and detective work is absurdly antiquated.
ENDING SUMMER BREAK
Fixing America's Broken School Calendar
theatlantic.com
The Atlantic asked education experts how much time they think kids should spend in class. Here's what they had to say.
WHY YOU'RE NOT LEAVING NEW YORK
The High Cost Of Big-City Living Is Bad For Everyone
newyorker.com
While city planners assumed that the rich would eventually leave the city for greener pastures, the exact opposite has happened.
SAVINGS WE DIGG
Money Magazine Didn't Call This 'The Best Checking Account In America' For Nothing
aspiration.com
Did you know the average Big Bank customer spends $194 a year in ATM fees? Aspiration reimburses ATM fees worldwide and lets you earn up to 100x more interest than typical checking accounts. You can even set your own account fee (even if it's zero) and they donate 10% of all revenue to charity. Yep, that's a bank we'd want to do business with.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PIE
TOO MUCH TASTY?
Are Viral Recipes Ruining Cooking?
firstwefeast.com
What we have to lose when cooking tutorials become shareable content.
A SEAT AT THE VEG TABLE
The Fancy Veggie Burger Is Here
nytimes.com
After decades as an amateur player eager for a big break, the veggie burger has made its ascent, becoming a destination dish and hashtag darling as never before.
PHILOSOPHERS USE OCCAM'S RAZOR
How Do Mathematicians Cut Cake?
priceonomics.com
Does your cake-cutting procedure guarantee that no one will leave the party feeling that they got a lesser piece than anyone else? And have you taken steps to ensure that each cake-eater is deriving equal joy from his or her allocated slice?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
Deep Diving In The Atlantic To Photograph NSA-Tapped Underwater Cables
digg.com
Trevor Paglen is an artist and experimental geographer who travels to secret military bases and far-flung locales to showcase the modern mass surveillance state.
IN THE NEWS
Chicago Police Push To Fire Officers Involved In Shooting Of Laquan Mcdonald
Chris Brown Taken Into LAPD Custody, To Be Booked On Suspicion Of Assault With A Deadly Weapon
Trump To Meet With Mexican President In Last Minute Trip
Finland Is About To Experiment With A Radical New Form Of Welfare
If you're feeling stressed this Wednesday, take that long lunch break. Look at some clouds. You're on your way.

Selasa, 30 Agustus 2016

It's All A Lie. Everything You Thought You Knew.

Almost Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
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Morning · Tue, Aug 30
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WELL THAT JUST CAN'T BE RIGHT
HAPPY MONDAY
Almost Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
digg.com
Young people hate bar soap, exercise is actually bad and smiling can't make you happy — these are just a few commonly-accepted truths that science has overturned this week.
THE MESSAGING CURE
Facebook Keeps Suggesting A Psychiatrist's Patients Friend One Another
fusion.net
Facebook was inadvertently outing people with health and psychiatric issues to a psychiatrist's network. And she couldn't figure out why.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE PHRASE CAME FROM
The Mystery Of Ancient Brain Surgery
bbc.com
Thousands of years ago, people were performing a form of surgery called "trepanation" that involves boring holes through a person's skull.
COMFORT WE DIGG | SPONSORED
The Most Comfortable Clothes You'll Ever Own
onepiece.com
Just in time for fall, Onepiece has expanded their line of ridiculously comfy clothes to include sweatpants, hoodies, jackets and tees. Stylish clothes that feel like pajamas? We'll take one of everything, thanks.
END OF THE LINE
GONE WITH THE WINDS
The Way We Retire Hurricane Names And Jersey Numbers Is Eerily Similar
thebaffler.com
The all-time greats are hanging from the rafters of the Hurricane Hall of Fame.
WAIT, WHO'S THE MAN NOW?
Who Killed YTMND?
gizmodo.com
In its heyday, You're The Man Now Dog (YTMND) rode the cresting wave of early mainstream online communities, alongside its brethren like 4chan, Something Awful, and Newgrounds. Today, it lies in digital ruin. What happened?
RIP
WATCH: Gene Wilder Was The King Of Flipping A Shit
digg.com
We're gonna miss this guy and his amazing ability to freak out on cue.
THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'
WA-OH-WA-OH REALLY?
The 'Millennial Whoop' Is Taking Over Pop Music
thepatterning.com
The Millenial Whoop is a sequence of notes that alternates between the fifth and third notes of a major scale, typically starting on the fifth. A singer usually belts these notes with an "Oh" phoneme, often in a "Wa-oh-wa-oh" pattern. And it is in so many pop songs it's criminal.
GO, CHECK YOUR DRIVEWAY
Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think
wsj.com
Adoption of electric vehicles will not be gradual, because the factors required to unlock demand for them are in place.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
IT PROBABLY ALSO SMELLED LIKE SWEAT
Watch Nirvana Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' At A Tiny Club In 1991
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This concert is from a small Connecticut show on September 26, 1991. Two days prior, the band released the album "Nevermind" which would later become one of the greatest albums of all time and sell approximately a bajillion copies.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
European Regulator Rules Ireland Should Recover Up To $14.5 Billion From Apple
Israel Quietly Legalizes Pirate Outposts In The West Bank
WATCH: Stuntwoman Makes 'American Ninja Warrior' History With Absolutely Dominant Run
Russian Telescope Detects 'Strong Signal' From Sun-Like Star
Everything else may be wrong, but Tuesday is still confirmed to be a bad day of the week. Stay strong.

Senin, 29 Agustus 2016

Who Framed Mom?

Andy Warhol Wanted Lou Reed To Be His 'Mickey Mouse'
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Morning · Mon, Aug 29
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REALLY AVANT-GARDE STUFF
TALES FROM THE FACTORY
Andy Warhol Wanted Lou Reed To Be His 'Mickey Mouse'
vice.com
Billy Name was a young artist based in New York City when Andy Warhol recruited him to decorate the inside of his newly purchased Factory. Name, who passed away earlier this summer, held onto more than a few great stories about the art world's most fascinating character.
KILLER SET OF PIPES
VIDEO: The Pipe Guy Destroys His Old Pipe Setup Before Rocking Out On A New One
digg.com
Like a true rockstar, the Pipe Guy can't simply retire an old instrument, he must destroy it mid-performance. Then he moved on to a newer, bigger and more badass pipe contraption, which rocks hard.
DAZED AND CONFUSED
Mike Pence Made Cartoons In Law School And They're Deeply Unfunny
esquire.com
Behold the VP nominee's alter ego, Law School Daze.
BANKING WE DIGG | SPONSORED
The 'Different' Bank That's Actually Different
aspiration.com
People are excited about putting their money at a financial firm with a conscience — one that cares both about you and about the world. Open a checking account with Aspiration to get up to 100x the interest of the big banks, pay no ATM fees worldwide, and even set your own account fee (even if it's zero). Plus, we donate 10% of all revenue to charity.
SCHOOL HOUSE SHENANIGANS
'THE CALL'
Who Framed The Perfect PTA President?
latimes.com
Kelli Peters was on her knees, shaking violently and sobbing and insisting the drugs were not hers. The cop, a 22-year veteran, had found drugs on many people, in many settings. When caught, they always lied.
The First Time Hillary Clinton Was President
politico.com
What her Wellesley classmates remember about Hillary's first term — in 1968.
BAD SOLUTIONS
CHANGE OF SCENERY NOT A CHANGE OF SELF
Moving To A New Country Won't Solve Your Problems
qz.com
Americans love to imagine that moving a vast distance will transform us, as if by magic, into better versions of ourselves.
MOUNTAIN HIGH
The Paradox Of Doping In Mountain Climbing
nautil.us
In alpinism, supplemental oxygen is a matter of safety — but some say it's doping.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FLIPPING AWESOME
High School Striker Scores After Flipping Over Goalie
digg.com
If soccer doesn't work out for this kid, we suggest he makes a phone call to the US men's gymnastics team.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
False Shooter Alarm At LAX Causes Chaos
Mylan To Launch Generic Epipen For $300 Per Carton
Jill Stein Tweeted About Harambe, Which Is The Most 2016 Thing Possible
Two Pilots Arrested For Drinking Before Flying, Again
Drink enough coffee and you too can score a flip-goal into Monday's net.