Incognito Mode

My Week As An Internet Spy, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Defeated In Shocking Primary Upset, Teach Your Dad What Not To Click, It's Really Hard To Be A Good Guy With A Gun, The Best Vines Of June (So Far), How Early Tech Helped Make Sir Mix-A-Lot A Star The Daily Digg Wednesday, June 11, 2014 INCOGNITO MODE My Week As An Internet Spy arstechnica.com Can a passive observer of Internet traffic still learn much about a target in this post-Snowden world? A BRAT UPSET House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Defeated In Shocking Primary Upset washingtonpost.com In a stunning upset propelled by tea party activists, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was defeated in Tuesday's congressional primary, with insurgent David Brat delivering an unpredicted and devastating loss to the second most powerful Republican in the House who has widely been touted as a future speaker. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Teach Your Dad What Not To Click digg.com And then teach him how to get a better shave. SHOTS FIRED It's Really Hard To Be A Good Guy With A Gun gawker.com My wife and I got into an argument last night over a dead man. His name was Joseph Robert Wilcox. He was 31 on Sunday, the day he tried to stop cop-killer Jerad Miller in a Las Vegas Walmart and was shot by Miller's wife Amanda. Wilcox was a good guy with a gun. It cost him his life. WE SHOWER TO 'FANCY' TOO The Best Vines Of June (So Far) digg.com There's some magic, a lot of misogyny, a tiny kitten and some guy who broke into P. Diddy's house. BABY GOT BACKSPACE How Early Tech Helped Make Sir Mix-A-Lot A Star theatlantic.com There was a time when you could dial 1-900-Mix-a-Lot. Sort of. Read more on Digg.com → LOOK OUT BELOW Torrential rainfall in Brazil caused the Iguazu and Parana rivers to rise to historic levels, forcing authorities to open two major hydroelectric dams above the world-renowned Iguazu Falls, where the water flow increased nearly 30-fold. Credit: AP Photo/Iguazu National Park, Raul Puentes Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

A Face Made For Punching

The Best Worst Way To Sharpen Pencils, Human Faces Evolved To Be Punched By Human Fists, Get The Mom In Your Life The Gift She Deserves, All It Took To Cure Baldness Was A Laser Beam And A Garage, This Is How You Get People To Stop Texting While Driving, Sex, Drugs And Toasters The Daily Digg Tuesday, June 10, 2014 SOMEONE IN BROOKLYN DOES THIS FOR A LIVING The Best Worst Way To Sharpen Pencils digg.com A practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening. The number one #2 pencil sharpener in the world, David Rees takes viewers through the delicate process of sharpening a pencil by hand. WE'RE ALL TOTAL KNOCKOUTS Human Faces Evolved To Be Punched By Human Fists rawstory.com According to researchers at the University of Utah, the bones of the human face have evolved to be more robust for protection against repeated impacts by small objects like the human fist, which they claim similarly evolved to protect the hand's delicate musculoskeletal system when punching. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Get The Mom In Your Life The Gift She Deserves bluum.com Nothing is too good for your baby. That's why Bluum delivers the best kid stuff right to your door, every month. You'll never pick out a bad thing again. WE'RE NOT JUST THE PRESIDENT... All It Took To Cure Baldness Was A Laser Beam And A Garage businessweek.com You know what's still made in America? Laser spewing hair helmets. 'EYES ON THE ROAD' This Is How You Get People To Stop Texting While Driving digg.com In a very smart PSA run in Hong Kong, Volkswagen sent text messages to people while they watched footage of a driver who gets in an accident while texting. THIS IS NOT A STORY ABOUT BUTTS Sex, Drugs And Toasters gq.com Are you still using real money? That flimsy paper stuff that crumples up in the bottom of your pocket, the kind flight attendants won't even accept anymore? Then you haven't embraced Bitcoin. Or maybe you just don't understand what exactly it is and how to, you know, get it. We decided it was time to figure it out, so we gave Marshall Sella some serious bank and asked him to blow it on all the pleasures that Bitcoin can buy. Read more on Digg.com → SHOWERED WITH ATTENTION Firefighters and soldiers conduct a chemical contamination simulated training exercise, in preparation for the FIFA soccer World Cup, in front of the National Stadium in Brazil. Credit: AP: Eraldo Peres Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Brown Is The New Clear

The NFL's Demands For A Super Bowl Host City Include Lots Of Free Stuff, Hugh Jackman, TI And LL Cool J Rapped 'The Music Man', What You Missed This Weekend, The Disgusting Jail On 'Orange Is The New Black', Bible Verses That Atheists Love, The Drunken Downfall Of Evangelical America's Favorite Painter The Daily Digg Monday, June 9, 2014 WHAT'S A BOWL WITHOUT BOWLING? The NFL's Demands For A Super Bowl Host City Include Lots Of Free Stuff deadspin.com If you've ever wondered what it takes for a city to win a Super Bowl — outside of a relatively new stadium — the NFL's demands have been leaked for your perusal. To sum it up, the Shield wants a ridiculous amount of no-cost shit. 50 CENT'S 'URINETOWN' IS BETTER Hugh Jackman, TI And LL Cool J Rapped 'The Music Man' digg.com Sunday night's Tony Awards featured one of the strangest rap performances of all time. At least LL didn't yell at everyone about hashtags. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com This weekend we learned rich Londoners are burying construction equipment, viruses are curing infections, and Apple is mapping the indoors. BROWN AND YELLOW IS THE NEW CLEAR The Disgusting Jail On 'Orange Is The New Black' newyorker.com The New York Civil Liberties Union, seizing on the show's use of the Riverhead facility, launched a campaign called Humanity Is the New Black (or, sorry, #HumanityIstheNewBlack) to protest conditions at Riverhead and at Yaphank, another Suffolk County jail. 'THE END' Bible Verses That Atheists Love alternet.org We asked prominent atheists what parts of the Bible they find inspiring and beautiful. HIGH ART The Drunken Downfall Of Evangelical America's Favorite Painter thedailybeast.com Thomas Kinkade's death shocked his legions of fans — not only had the Painter of Light died at 54, but the cause was alcohol and Valium. How did the Evangelical Darling fall so far? Read more on Digg.com → CLAY DAY Spain's Rafael Nadal falls as he defeats Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday, June 8, 2014. Nadal won 3-6, 7-5; 6-2, 6-4. Credit: AP Photo/David Vincent 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: A Mountain, A Musician And Two Dancing Kittens

Here's The Mountain From 'Game Of Thrones' Deadlifting 994 Pounds, You're Going To Love This Polish Street Musician, Here's How You Save A Capsized Boat With Just Your Legs, Man Makes Terrible 'Wheel Of Fortune' Guess, These Kittens Have No Idea What To Turn Down For, It Will Only Take 6 Seconds For This Video To Break Your Heart The Daily Digg Sunday, June 8, 2014 REST IN PIECES, OBERYN Here's The Mountain From 'Game Of Thrones' Deadlifting 994 Pounds digg.com It's probably worth mentioning that currently Hafthor Julius Bjornsson is the third-strongest man in the entire world. DAAANG You're Going To Love This Polish Street Musician digg.com Somehow over this course of this improvised piece his fingers don't catch on fire. MIGHT NOT WORK ON A YACHT Here's How You Save A Capsized Boat With Just Your Legs digg.com This young girl in Malaysia does something that's probably not in any scout manual. VERTICAL VIDEO SOMEHOW SEEMS APPROPRIATE Man Makes Terrible 'Wheel Of Fortune' Guess digg.com This man must have been horrendous at playing hang man as a child. JUST LIKE THE REST OF US These Kittens Have No Idea What To Turn Down For digg.com Cats love Lil Jon. Ask anyone, it's a fact. WHY WOULD YOU FILM THAT It Will Only Take 6 Seconds For This Video To Break Your Heart digg.com Dogs have feelings just like people do. Rest in peace Gladys. Read more on Digg.com → THE BEST WAY TO BEAT YOUR KID This drummer dad finds a new use for his son. You probably shouldn't try this at home or your kids might get taken away. Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

All Of A Sudden, Making A Living

What Happens When Low Wage Workers Suddenly Get A Living Wage?, What We Learned This Week, Here's How You Save A Capsized Boat With Just Your Legs, The Cult Of Boba Fett, Why A Pack Of Peanut Butter M&M'S Weighs A Tiny Bit Less Than A Regular Pack The Daily Digg Friday, June 6, 2014 EVERYTHING WORKED OUT OK! What Happens When Low Wage Workers Suddenly Get A Living Wage? gothamist.com In October of last year, the union for the employees working at Resorts World Casino struck a deal that effectively doubled the salaries for 1,400 of the roughly 1,700 employees. The employees went from making $10-$12/hour to $20 or more, plus benefits, essentially overnight. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com Welcome to "What We Learned This Week," a regular feature where we pick up the loose change of Internet news so you can buy a knowledge sandwich. Slight "Game Of Thrones" spoilers ahead...​ MIGHT NOT WORK ON A YACHT Here's How You Save A Capsized Boat With Just Your Legs digg.com This young girl in Malaysia does something that's probably not in any scout manual. 'AS YOU WISH' The Cult Of Boba Fett thedailybeast.com Boba doesn't say much. Boba was born in the hated holiday special. And as George Lucas said, Boba just sort of dies. Yet the infamous "Star Wars" bounty hunter may be getting a spin-off. A VERY PRESSING CONCERN Why A Pack Of Peanut Butter M&M'S Weighs A Tiny Bit Less Than A Regular Pack npr.org The answer is refreshingly unscientific. Read more on Digg.com → HEY! GET OFF ME! A Nepalese student hugs a tree during a mass tree hugging on the World Environment Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal. More than 2,000 people gathered in Nepal's capital on Thursday in a bid to set a world record for the largest tree hug. Credit: AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014