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In December, I converted my one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco into a "smart home," connecting everything I could to the internet. I soon discovered that the only thing worse than getting a bad night's sleep is to subsequently get a report from my bed telling me I got a low score and "missed my sleep goal."

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IDENTITY CRISIS EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED The House That Spied On Me gizmodo.com In December, I converted my one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco into a "smart home," connecting everything I could to the internet. I soon discovered that the only thing worse than getting a bad night's sleep is to subsequently get a report from my bed telling me I got a low score and "missed my sleep goal." READ ALL ABOUT IT Welcome To The Post-Text Future nytimes.com The New York Times devotes a lot of words to how we're no longer going to be reading online. WE'RE IN TOO DEEP Everything You Need To Know About The Face-Swap Technology That's Sweeping The Internet (And Getting Banned Everywhere) digg.com Sites like Reddit and Pornhub have made moves to ban pornographic deepfakes in recent days, but it's never been easier for anyone with an internet connection to make disturbingly real-looking fake porn. A PASSING INTEREST They Considered Themselves White, But DNA Tests Told A More Complex Story washingtonpost.com As more people learn of their genetic makeup, unexpected African roots emerge. VODKA WE DIGG | SPONSORED Absolut Vodka Made An Ad Where Everyone Is Naked And It's Hilarious digg.com Absolut Vodka makers have nothing to hide with their production process. In fact, they shot their newest ad at their factory in Sweden, with their actual employees, who are completely naked. Like we said, nothing to hide. THE WEEK IN PHOTOS MASKING THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY The Week's Coolest Space Images digg.com Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week. PICTURE THIS The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com Portraits of inmates in a prison passion play, testing out life on Mars on Earth and the cold, less friendly side of Paris. PUT YOURSELF IN CONTROL IT'S A REAL MONSTER MASH You Should Play 'Monster Breeder' — The Best Thing On The Internet Right Now digg.com The music is great. The dialog is both bleak and hilarious. It costs nothing. Collecting and creating monster mashups is, compared to everything else going on in the dumb planet, harmless fun. THIS GUY ARE SICK Translating The Humor And Tone Of 'Yakuza' Games For The West gamasutra.com How does one go about translating puns that only work in Japanese? Very carefully. THE 'DARK SOULS' OF MALL SIMS Play 'American Mall,' The Mall Simulator You Can't Seem To Actually Win bloomberg.com Want to experience the current retail crisis through an MS-DOS-like video game? The folks at Bloomberg thought you might. CHEAT CODA Billy Mitchell, The Gamer Made (In)Famous By 2007's 'King Of Kong,' Might Have Cheated For His Best Scores digg.com The competitive retro gaming scene is grinding through its second public scandal in weeks. This time, the man at the center happens to be the subject of a well-loved documentary credited with re-popularizing the game he allegedly cheated in. VIDEO OF THE DAY ELECTRIFYING The Most Beautiful Thing Happens When You Run 1,400 Volts Of Electricity Through Cherry Hardwood digg.com Friendly warning: please don't do this at home though. FROM THE DIGG STORE One Secure Password For All Your Accounts store.digg.com This $20 password manager auto-fills usernames and passwords for your online accounts. All you have to do is remember one master password. We know it's the weekend, and you should be relaxing. But Valentine's Day is in four days. Just FYI. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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