Life Is Like A Box Of Dirt

The 22-Year-Old Who Scammed Amazon With Boxes Of Dirt, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories, The Life Of A White-Hat Hacker, and more.

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CRACKING THE CODE CONS AND PROS The 22-Year-Old Who Scammed Amazon With Boxes Of Dirt, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories digg.com The 22-year-old who scammed Amazon with boxes of dirt, how Yelp is screwing over restaurants and other best scam and hoax stories of the week. THE RIGHT MAINFRAME OF MIND The Life Of A White-Hat Hacker vox.com Ethical hackers work to expose security risks. That doesn't mean companies always like them. TALKING PAST EACH OTHER It's All Greek To You And Me, So What Is It To The Greeks? atlasobscura.com A close look at a strangely global idiom about how little we understand each other. CARDS WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED Delta Is Offering An Increased Intro Bonus For A Limited Time Only thepointsguy.com Delta's American Express Cards just increased their intro bonuses, but not for long - this deal ends soon on 8/15! Partner Offer, Terms Apply SOMEONE'S GOTTA CLEAN IT UP HAVING A BALL The Designer Who Changed Children's Playgrounds Forever theguardian.com Eric McMillan revolutionized playground design in the 1970s. Why has the spirit of experimental play that he championed been lost? SURVIVAL OF THE DIMMEST WATCH: Expert Inspects A $270,000 Survival Bunker, Describes Why Its A 'Death Trap' digg.com Turns out having an extreme fear of the apocalypse and boatload of cash does *not* make you a construction genius. WE WON'T HOLD OUR BREATH Will Big Business Save The Oceans From Plastic? outsideonline.com Recycling is broken. The oceans are trashed. As the plastics crisis spirals out of control, an unlikely collection of executives and environmentalists set sail for the North Atlantic Gyre in a desperate attempt to find common ground. POWERING UP The World's Ugliest Architecture Gets A Stunning Makeover fastcompany.com Electrical substations are usually bleak, empty spaces. But Seattle's latest substation serves as a vibrant public park, complete with walking trails and meeting spaces. VIDEO OF THE DAY HE'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL Will Ferrell Inexplicably Went On A Bunch Of Late Night Shows Last Night As Ron Burgundy digg.com The actor appeared simultaneously on "Conan," ​"The Late Show," "The Late Late Show," "Late Night With Seth Meyers," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," and "The Tonight Show." IN THE NEWS Critical US Election Systems Have Been Left Exposed Online Despite Official Denials A Boeing Code Leak Exposes Security Flaws Deep In A 787's Guts Heavily Armed Man Arrested At Missouri Walmart After Causing Panic Inside Some 300 Arrested In Mississippi Immigration Raids Have Been Released, Officials Say DIGG PICKS Drum Machines Have No Soul, But This One Is Too Small To Care digg.com The Stylophone Beatbox is a beatboxing, drum- and bass-making pocket-sized machine of fun. Get ready for the weekend. Or un-ready, maybe, if you're just aiming to chill the whole time. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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