Who Shot First?

Why People Pirate 'Game Of Thrones', Graphene, The Material Of Tomorrow, Girl Ages From 0 To 14-Years-Old In 4 Minutes, What You Missed This Weekend, Someone Asked Harrison Ford Who Shot First The Daily Digg Monday, April 14, 2014 WE CAN'T ALL BE LANNISTERS Why People Pirate 'Game Of Thrones' torrentfreak.com Millions of people pirate "Game of Thrones" instead of paying for it. One of the prime reasons is the hefty price tag that comes with a premium subscription, which isn't really a surprise if you look at the costs in some countries. Honestly, would you pay $500 to follow the latest season? BEND IT, CHARGE IT, DUNK IT, BOP IT Graphene, The Material Of Tomorrow bits.blogs.nytimes.com The material has the potential to change the electronics industry, and recently researchers have focused on how to produce it commercially. TALK ABOUT ADVANCE PLANNING Girl Ages From 0 To 14-Years-Old In 4 Minutes digg.com Well this pretty much kills all those one-photo-a-day videos. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com We sincerely hope you didn't spend the weekend attached to a computer — that's our job. You should be out enjoying your life with friends and family. And since we don't have any friends, we had the time to break down the news you missed. GOD BLESS YOU, HAN Someone Asked Harrison Ford Who Shot First kotaku.com Don't tell us you wouldn't ask the same question if you had the chance. ADVERTISEMENT The Power To Destroy Nearly a quarter of IT managers simply don't know how secure their website is. With the number of web-attacks blocked per day rising from 190,370 to 247,350 between 2011 and 2012, it's more vital than ever to understand how to protect yourself and your business. This free guide can help. JUSTICE Edmond Aviv sits on a street corner holding a sign Sunday, April 13, 2014, in South Euclid, Ohio declaring he's a bully, a requirement of his sentence because he was accused of harassing a neighbor and her disabled children for the past 15 years. Municipal Court Judge Gayle Williams-Byers ordered Aviv, 62, to display the sign for five hours Sunday. It says: "I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in." Credit: AP Photo/Tony Dejak Read more on Digg.com → Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

This Week's Best Videos: Wheel Of Misfortune, Drake Meets His 'Fans' And Colbert's Many Faces

If Girls Hit On Guys Like Guys Hit On Girls, What No One Tells You About The Dentist's Office, A New Batman Animated Short In Honor Of The Dark Knight's 75th Anniversary, Stephen Colbert In And Out Of Character, Kimmel Sends Drake Undercover To Ask People What They Think Of Drake The Daily Digg Sunday, April 13, 2014 SHOE MEET OTHER FOOT If Girls Hit On Guys Like Guys Hit On Girls digg.com What's the opposite of a d*ck pic? Yeah... exactly. EW EW EW NOOOOO What No One Tells You About The Dentist's Office digg.com The dark "truth" behind that weird spit suction thing they always put in your mouth. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRUCE A New Batman Animated Short In Honor Of The Dark Knight's 75th Anniversary digg.com A brand new short from producer Bruce Timm featuring a lost tale from Batman's past, the Dark Knight tracks a strange giant to the mysterious lair of Dr. Hugo Strange. COLBERT WITHOUT THE SATIRE Stephen Colbert In And Out Of Character digg.com Now that Stephen Colbert is taking over "The Late Show," get ready to see a lot more of the real Stephen. 'HE'S A CHICKENHEAD' Kimmel Sends Drake Undercover To Ask People What They Think Of Drake digg.com One guy really isn't getting the point of a comedic reveal. Read more on Digg.com → IT'S ALL DOWNHILL Here's the world's worst 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant. This is the definition of "crash and burn." Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Let's Get Weird. For Science.

What We Learned This Week, A New Batman Animated Short In Honor Of The Dark Knight's 75th Anniversary, Some Drones Can Land On Power Lines To Recharge, The Most Hated U.S. Airline Is Also the Most Profitable, How To Have An Out-Of-Body Experience The Daily Digg Friday, April 11, 2014 4/7 — 4/10 What We Learned This Week digg.com What did you learn this week? We learned why it's so hard to hit a Wiffle ball, how much it costs to have someone murdered in Baltimore, and that there are a scary amount of tigers owned by regular people. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRUCE A New Batman Animated Short In Honor Of The Dark Knight's 75th Anniversary digg.com A brand new short from producer Bruce Timm featuring a lost tale from Batman's past, the Dark Knight tracks a strange giant to the mysterious lair of Dr. Hugo Strange. PIGEONS, BE JEALOUS Some Drones Can Land On Power Lines To Recharge dailymail.co.uk An MIT student has shown off a prototype system allowing a craft to land on a power line and recharge itself. The smart system uses the magnetic forces emitted by the lines to find the perfect place to perch itself. BET YOU HATE THEM MORE NOW The Most Hated U.S. Airline Is Also the Most Profitable businessweek.com "The commitment to make the customer happy costs money." GETTING WEIRD WITH SCIENCE How To Have An Out-Of-Body Experience kernelmag.dailydot.com You can have an out of body experience right now, and it isn't even that hard. Read more on Digg.com → MAKES VOTING SEEM INTERESTING An Indian woman looks for her name in a voter list during parliamentary elections in New Delhi. Millions of people are voting in the third phase of the elections, covering parts of 11 of India's 28 states. Credit: AP Photo/Manish Swarup Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Internet's Telltale Heartbleed

The Internet's Telltale Heartbleed, The Service-Obsessed Restaurant That Googles Every One Of Their Guests, The Right Date Can Bring Just About Anyone Together, What It's Like To Run 135 Miles, Which Games Have The Best Odds In Vegas?, Can You Identify These Cities From Their Light Signatures? The Daily Digg Thursday, April 10, 2014 ON A SCALE OF 1-10, IT'S AN 11 The Internet's Telltale Heartbleed newyorker.com Heartbleed is as bad as it is possible for a security flaw to be. DEEP GOOGLING, HARDCORE CODDLING The Service-Obsessed Restaurant That Googles Every One Of Their Guests grubstreet.com "If I find out a guest is from Montana, and I know we have a server from there, we'll put them together." Same goes for guests who own jazz clubs, who can be paired with a sommelier that happens to be into jazz. In other words, before customers even step through the door, the restaurant's staff has a pretty good idea of the things it can do to specifically blow their minds. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED The Right Date Can Bring Just About Anyone Together howaboutwe.com There's no reason you ever have to go on a bad date again. Whether you're single or in a relationship, HowAboutWe makes sure you go on wonderful dates. HE WOULDN'T RUN 500 MORE What It's Like To Run 135 Miles digg.com Josh ran 135 miles on the Caminho De Fe in Brazil, but the journey was just as taxing mentally as it was physically. SO NONE OF THEM Which Games Have The Best Odds In Vegas? vizual-statistix.tumblr.com For those heading to Las Vegas hoping to win vast amounts of money, use this graphic as a friendly reminder that things probably won't work out in your favor. BRIGHT LIGHTS, WHICH CITY? Can You Identify These Cities From Their Light Signatures? nautil.us The light that a city emits is like its glowing fingerprint. From the orderly grid of Manhattan, to the sprawling, snaking streets of Milan, to the bright contrast of Kuwait's ring-roads, each city leaves its own pattern of tiny glowing dots. See if you can ID these cities based on the way they shine. Read more on Digg.com → HEY, HERCULES Two Israeli Air Force pilots watch the C-130J Super Hercules military aircraft as it lands during an unveiling ceremony upon its arrival in Nevatim Air Force base on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

How Deep?

The Invention Of The Slurpee, The Depth Of The Problem, If You Try To Beat A Galaxy 5S To Death, It Will Fight Back, How To Detect A Liar, #CancelColbert, Meet 'The Heathen Chinee' The Daily Digg Wednesday, April 9, 2014 BRAIN-FROZEN IDEA The Invention Of The Slurpee priceonomics.com They stain tongues green, red, and blue; they send blood sugar levels on Odyssean voyages; they induce brain-freezes that crumble even the most stoic men. Every year, 7,290,000 gallons of Slurpee are consumed worldwide — enough to fill 12 Olympic-size pools. 15,000 FEET UNDER THE SEA The Depth Of The Problem apps.washingtonpost.com Why it's entirely possible we will never recover the black box from MH370. WHAT WAS THAT THING? If You Try To Beat A Galaxy 5S To Death, It Will Fight Back digg.com You know those paint bombs that end up in sacks of bank money during robbery movies (and probably real life)? We're wondering why Samsung would put a tiny version of those in a phone. TRIAL BY FIRE? How To Detect A Liar theweek.com Stop looking for anxiety and start looking for "cognitive load." TIME IS A FLAT CIRCLE #CancelColbert, Meet 'The Heathen Chinee' politico.com Stephen Colbert, viral racism and 150 years of not getting the joke. ADVERTISEMENT The Ultimate Guide To Gmail Grab this free guide that'll tell you everything you need to know to get the most out of Gmail. FOREGROUND In a photo taken through the cut out of a Masters' logo, Lucas Glover hits on the practice range during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Augusta, Ga. Credit: AP Photo/Matt Slocum Read more on Digg.com → Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

The Day The Earth Opened

The Culture Of Shut Up, Students Pull Off April Fools Prank On Professor Who Hates Phone Calls In Class, A New Way To Understand Your Dog, Reasons Why San Francisco Is The Worst Place Ever, The Day The Earth Opened, Nipple, Penis Or Nostril — What's The Most Painful Place To Be Stung By A Bee? The Daily Digg Tuesday, April 8, 2014 SAY WHAT? The Culture Of Shut Up theatlantic.com American discourse is in a bubble of subprime outrage and subprime apologies — and it's having a chilling effect on free speech. TURN DOWN YOUR SPEAKERS Students Pull Off April Fools Prank On Professor Who Hates Phone Calls In Class digg.com Forcing your students to put any phone calls they receive in class on speakerphone is a great idea for the other 364 days of the year. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED A New Way To Understand Your Dog whistle.com Whistle tracks your dog's activity so you can get a better picture of how they're doing whether you're with them or not. You can't read your dog's mind but you can get a little closer with Whistle. YOU KNOW WHY Reasons Why San Francisco Is The Worst Place Ever vice.com The end is nigh for a city that used to be a magnet for the counter-culture. San Francisco was strangled, so we decided to go over the numerous causes of death. EARTH ISN'T ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE The Day The Earth Opened nytimes.com The great Alaskan earthquake cemented our understanding of the link between tectonic plate collisions and seismology, thanks to one geologist's observations of the damage. THE ANSWER MIGHT SURPRISE YOU Nipple, Penis Or Nostril — What's The Most Painful Place To Be Stung By A Bee? blogs.discovermagazine.com In the 1980s, a man named Justin Schmidt invented the Schmidt pain index, which measured the painfulness of stings from 78 species of insects on a scale of 0 to 4. Here are the results. Read more on Digg.com → SOMEONE FINALLY UPSTAGED PIPPA Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, chats with a Maori warrior at the official welcome for her and her husband Prince William, at Government House, in Wellington, New Zealand. Credit: AP Photo: SNPA, Ross Setford Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014