Slap The Molten Metal

Millions are robbed of the power of speech by illness, injury or lifelong conditions. Can the creation of bespoke digital voices transform their ability to communicate?

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OUR BODIES, OURSELVES SPEAKING UP A New Technology Is Changing The Lives Of People Who Cannot Speak theguardian.com Millions are robbed of the power of speech by illness, injury or lifelong conditions. Can the creation of bespoke digital voices transform their ability to communicate? A NOT-PREGNANT PAUSE Sorry, Kid, I Spent All My Money On Your Existence buzzfeed.com I've spent thousands of dollars trying to get pregnant, and will spend many thousands more on my surrogate. And there's still no guarantee of a baby. FEARS FOR EARS I Am Worried About My Ears newyorker.com If the wellness boom of the past several years has suggested anything, it's that there is no human deficiency that cannot be fixed. Except for hearing loss, which is crushingly final. SLEEP WE DIGG | SPONSORED It's A Great Time To Get A Memory Foam Mattress overstock.com If you've been looking for a mattress topper, it's a good thing you waited until now because Overstock is having a massive sale. Get up to 60% off memory foam mattresses and toppers. The sale ends soon, so don't sleep on it. NONBINARY CODE HIDDEN MOMENTS A Gay Pool Party... In 1945 news.stlpublicradio.org New footage and interviews show what the hidden and taboo lives of gay men might have looked like in 1945. REALITY IS A WHOPPER WATCH: Burger King Made This Good But Weird Ad About Net Neutrality digg.com We're pretty sure their only interest in net neutrality is advertorial, but we're still clicking. ALEXA, STOP HURTING WOMEN Sorry, Alexa Is Not A Feminist theatlantic.com It's disingenuous to celebrate building "feminism" into a product after giving a robot servant a woman's voice. RIP, TV FOR MEN (2003–2018) A Eulogy For Spike TV And Its Godawful Internal Manifesto vice.com The broiest network to ever grace our cable boxes is dead. The absurd, hyper-masculine brand manifesto they created in 2006 will live forever. VIDEO OF THE DAY DO NOT TRY THIS AT YOUR HOME FOUNDRY Absolute Maniac Puts His Hand In Molten Metal digg.com Welcome to Armenia, where... uh, dude, what are you doing? IN THE NEWS Judge Gives Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar 175 Years: 'I Wouldn't Send My Dogs To You' Volunteer Arrested Hours After Exposing Border Patrol's Destruction Of Water Bottles Meant For Migrants Trump Says He Could Push Back DACA Deadline, Wants $25 Billion For Border Wall Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon Resigns Amid Nassar Fallout DIGG PICKS 'The Tesla Of Toothbrushes' amazon.com The Philips DiamondClean brush operates at a dentist-cleaning level. Plus Beyonce and Jay Z use it, so you know it's good. It's Thursday. Go ahead and slap the metaphorical molten metal. You can do it. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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