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CREATE, REST(?), REPEAT THE POWER OF PLEDGES How Patreon Has Helped And Hindered Creators, As Told By 13 Users digg.com In the wake of competitive moves by Facebook and Kickstarter and through the lead-up to the launch of the company's new creator plans, Digg spoke to Patreon users across creative disciplines and income levels to see what they think the platform's strengths and weaknesses are. ENDLESS MODE The Pressure To Constantly Update Games Is Pushing The Industry To A Breaking Point pcgamer.com Live service games have trained players to expect their games — even indie titles! — to provide a steady and infinite stream of new content. And only constant work can deliver it. NOBODY EXPECTS THE GREYJOY OPPOSITION WATCH: An Extremely Brief Illustration Of How Much The 'Game Of Thrones' Writers Are Phoning It In digg.com ​Listen, we love "Game of Thrones." We're extremely excited for the final two episodes. But we can't ignore that — much like the Winterfell Starbucks cup — some things this season feel a little bit phoned in in the plot department. ADULTING WE DIGG Here's An Adulting Task You've Been Putting Off. And It's Super Easy trustandwill.com Trust & Will has made it easy to literally create an entire estate plan over a glass of wine on your couch. You can do it after you watch GOT on your couch, and they will even mail you the documents for free. ALL NATURAL EVERYTHING THE GREEN DEMON It Grows Rapidly. It's Nearly Impossible To Kill. And Now It's Coming For America slate.com Japanese knotweed can grow through cracks in cement, between floorboards, and out from the joints in a stone wall. How do you stop it? FAKING IT BEAUTIFULLY The Aesthetic Case For Fake Meat theoutline.com The art of vegetarian meat is that of making something that looks, feels, and tastes convincingly like something it is not. CLEANLINESS IS GODLINESS How A Decades-Old Hippie Soap Brand Became A Touchstone Of Wellness Culture vox.com Dr. Bronner's president says social media is "essentially amoral," but Instagram loves the activist soap brand. VIDEO OF THE DAY BEHIND YOU, WARTY Warthog Turns On The Afterburners, Somehow Escapes Seven Lions digg.com The warthog was nearly oblivious to the end, but got wise to his stalkers just in time. IN THE NEWS MIT AI Model Is 'Significantly' Better At Predicting Breast Cancer One Dead, Eight Injured After Shooting At Colorado School Instagram Will Use AI To Filter Anti-Vax Content Just The Good Stuff From The Google I/O Keynote WATCH: Ryan Reynolds Trolls Fans With YouTube Link To 'Detective Pikachu -- FULL MOVIE' DIGG PICKS You Spend A Third Of Your Life Sleeping. Get A Pillow That Keeps You Cool huckberry.com When was the last time you had a pillow that stayed cool while you slept? Probably never. Enter the Bear Pillow. It's on sale. *camel voice* It's hump day! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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