You're Standing In The Wrong Line

The Lost Man, The Best Way To Wait In Line And Other Facts, Get Rid Of The Bulge In Your Pocket (No, Not That One), What It's Like To Be A Clown, VIDEO: Origami Master Spends Hours Folding Incredible Spiraling Paper Tower, Can Silicon Valley Fix Women's Fashion? The Daily Digg Friday, June 5, 2015 TAMÁM SHUD The Lost Man stories.californiasunday.com In 1948, a man was found on a beach in South Australia. The mysterious circumstances of his death have captivated generations of true-crime fanatics. Today, one amateur sleuth has come close to solving the case — and upended his life in the process. WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK The Best Way To Wait In Line And Other Facts digg.com This week we learned the most effective way to stand around, professional cyclists are no match for a toaster and your brain will never be full. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Get Rid Of The Bulge In Your Pocket (No, Not That One) GetKeySmart.com It's only taken thousands of years, but finally there's a more elegant way to carry your keys. FUNNY BUSINESS What It's Like To Be A Clown esquire.com Welcome to the weird, wacky world of Brian Wishnefsky, aka Sparky the Clown. IT'S ALSO A FLOWER VIDEO: Origami Master Spends Hours Folding Incredible Spiraling Paper Tower digg.com Chris Palmer is an amazing origami artist. This design of his requires lots of complicated folds, and lots of undoing those folds, but the stunning results make it worth the effort. AN OPEN THREAD Can Silicon Valley Fix Women's Fashion? buzzfeed.com "Fashion tech" companies like Stitch Fix are using algorithms and personal stylists to sell women the priceless commodity of confidence — but who's left out? Get more stories on Digg.com → SQUARE OFF Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 4, 2015. Hong Kongers held a candlelight vigil Thursday night to mark the suppression of the 1989 student-led Tiananmen Square protests, an annual event that takes on greater meaning for the city's young after last autumn's pro-democracy demonstrations sharpened their sense of unease with Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Kin Cheung Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Hammer Time

The Photographer Subculture Inside Fallout, GTA And Left 4 Dead, Three Great Articles That Are Worth Your Time This Week, Telling Time Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune, How The Red Cross Raised Half A Billion Dollars For Haiti — And Built Six Homes, 15 Minutes Of Shame: MC Hammer's '2 Legit 2 Quit', How I Tracked FBI Aerial Surveillance The Daily Digg Thursday, June 4, 2015 ELECTRONIC ARTS The Photographer Subculture Inside Fallout, GTA And Left 4 Dead hopesandfears.com Karl "Illsnapmatix" Smith pulled out his camera and, in his words, "caught this gentleman having a quiet drink." It's a snapshot of life on the edge, but it's not real. All of it happened in a video game. TROLLS, PRE AND THE DEATH PENALTY Three Great Articles That Are Worth Your Time This Week digg.com ​In this week's edition of the Long-Reader's Digest: Inside Russia's house of Internet trolls, the legacy of Steve Prefontaine and the end of capital punishment. WATCHES WE DIGG SPONSORED Telling Time Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune mvmtwatches.com You're never fully dressed without a watch. That's how the saying goes right? Well, even if it isn't, we're pretty sure this timepiece will make you look pretty, pretty dapper. CHARITY, DECONSTRUCTED How The Red Cross Raised Half A Billion Dollars For Haiti — And Built Six Homes digg.com Where did the half billion raised for Haiti go? The Red Cross won't say. 2 EPIC 2 FORGET 15 Minutes Of Shame: MC Hammer's '2 Legit 2 Quit' digg.com In 1991 Hammer (neé MC Hammer) released a 15-minute video for his 5 minute and 36 second-long "2 Legit To Quit." By all standards, it is beyond insane. EYES ON THE EYES IN THE SKY How I Tracked FBI Aerial Surveillance arstechnica.com Well before the AP reported on the FBI's aerial surveillance program, one man tracked down the connection between the planes and the Bureau. Get more stories on Digg.com → WAVE GOODBYE Workers move a Google Bot back inside after displaying it during a ceremony announcing a $300 million expansion of Google's data center operations, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Lithia Springs, Ga. The new facility will be located next to the existing data center, one of 13 in the world, and will add 25 jobs to the 350 employees currently employed there by Google. The new facility is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2016. Credit: AP Photo/David Goldman Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Mass Effective

My 977 Days Held Hostage By Somali Pirates, The 'Water Witch' Of The West, These Clothes Will Replace Your Personal Trainer, The Geopolitics Of Rum, The World's First Personal 3D Food Printer, How Electronic Arts Stopped Being The Worst Company In America The Daily Digg Wednesday, June 3, 2015 STOLEN My 977 Days Held Hostage By Somali Pirates theguardian.com Michael Scott Moore was kidnapped by Somali pirates in 2012. For the first time, he tells the story of his abduction, detention and eventual release. SIN CITY'S THIRST FOR GROWTH The 'Water Witch' Of The West digg.com The West is running out of water, but cities like Las Vegas refuse to stop growing. THREADS WE DIGG SPONSORED These Clothes Will Replace Your Personal Trainer liveathos.com Ever wonder if you're doing it wrong at the gym? Athos is the wearable workout gear that knows more than your personal trainer. WHY IS THE RUM GONE? The Geopolitics Of Rum warontherocks.com From a rum drinkers perspective, the prospect of an open Cuba is intriguing. Cuba has long held an historical allure for many Americans and its reputation as a source of illicit contraband actually pre-dates the current embargo, and goes all the way back to the days of rum running during Prohibition. COULD USE A DASH MORE CYAN The World's First Personal 3D Food Printer digg.com 3D-printed food has been around for a little while, but generally was only available for large businesses and professional organizations. With Bocusini, you'll soon be able to print confectionary, bakery products, snacks, fruit and vegetables, meat, and dairy, all from the comfort of your own 3D-printed home. MASS EFFECTIVE How Electronic Arts Stopped Being The Worst Company In America cnet.com Being named the worst company in America two years in a row was a wake-up call for the video game maker. Interviews with current and former executives, employees and partners show how EA changed the way it worked as it tries to redeem itself. Get more stories on Digg.com → SCENES FROM THE SKY The Peruvian Andes are seen from a military aircraft, Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Toxie Lives!

How To Fix A Broken Heart, Toxic Babes And Slime Monsters Live On At Troma Studios, Dress Yourself But Don't Mess Yourself, VIDEO: What Happens When You Pour Molten Aluminum Into A Lava Lamp?, America's Newest War, The Cursed History Of The Lemp Family Mansion The Daily Digg Tuesday, June 2, 2015 ACHY BREAKY TECHNOLOGY How To Fix A Broken Heart digg.com The need to mend broken hearts has never been greater. But what if we could simply manufacture a new one? BASTION OF B-MOVIES Toxic Babes And Slime Monsters Live On At Troma Studios thecreatorsproject.vice.com In a warehouse in Long Island City, adult film actress Ophelia Rain lathers up under cool water when a sudden green slime bursts forth from a cardboard pipe above. This makeshift scene is played out at Troma Studios, a B-rated horror production company run by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. BOXES WE DIGG SPONSORED Dress Yourself But Don't Mess Yourself bombfell.com Get matched with a stylist who helps real guys look great in their day-to-day lives. Put your wardrobe on autopilot with Bombfell. LAVA LUMP VIDEO: What Happens When You Pour Molten Aluminum Into A Lava Lamp? digg.com Why anyone would wonder this is beyond us. But hey, science must advance, right? This experiment could find a cure for cancer or something, you never know. DOUBLE-EDGE SWORD America's Newest War politico.com As the war on drugs loses its luster, legislators are intent to make the same mistakes with sex workers. SHE'S LEMP, SHE'S LEMP, SHE MIGHT BE DEAD The Cursed History Of The Lemp Family Mansion the-line-up.com The powerful Lemp family seemed destined for greatness — until a string of tragic deaths left their dynasty in ruin. Get more stories on Digg.com → HORSING AROUND An exercise rider jogs a race horse on the wet track during a workout at Belmont Park, Monday, June 1, 2015, in Elmont, N.Y. Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner American Pharaoh will try for the Triple Crown during Saturday's 147th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race. Credit: AP Photo/Julie Jacobson Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Proceed With Caution

This Is The Story Of The Hamburger, Shia LaBeouf Believes In You, And Other News, How Is Critical 'Life or Death' Software Tested?, The Grim History Of A Sunken Slave Ship, VIDEO: Watching 11,000 Marbles Go Down A Marble Run At The Same Time Is Immensely Satisfying, Let's Just Re-Engineer The Climate The Daily Digg Monday, June 1, 2015 A MEATY STORY This Is The Story Of The Hamburger grubstreet.com Its rise from a lowly patty of chopped meat to the aristocracy of foods; its charismatic and delicious descendants; the arguments it inspires­ — over ethics and blends and tastes; and Silicon Valley's attempt to replace it with a meat that is not meat at all. WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND Shia LaBeouf Believes In You, And Other News digg.com Shia LaBeouf's psycho pep talk, Korea's gargantuan shipyard, and Eva Braun's traveling underpants. VERY CAREFULLY How Is Critical 'Life or Death' Software Tested? motherboard.vice.com Your average scripter also isn't writing software for jet airliners or nuclear power plants or robotic surgeons. But somebody is — and the odds are pretty good that your life has been in their hands very recently. How do you know they're not a complete hack? Well, you don't really. Which raises the question: How is this sort of code tested? DEPTHS OF HISTORY The Grim History Of A Sunken Slave Ship nytimes.com The story of the São José, like the slave trade itself, spanned continents and oceans, from fishing villages in Africa to sheikhdoms where powerful chiefs plotted with European traders to traffic in human beings to work on plantations in the New World THIS GUY'S LOST HIS MARBLES VIDEO: Watching 11,000 Marbles Go Down A Marble Run At The Same Time Is Immensely Satisfying digg.com Sometimes less is more. With marbles, though, more is definitely more. CLIMATE CHANGERS Let's Just Re-Engineer The Climate medium.com Well, maybe not. Geo-engineering isn't the easy and painless fix for climate change that many proponents say it is. Get more stories on Digg.com → SUN'S OUT, TONGUES OUT A participant of dog race competes with his sled dogs during the Baltic cup sled dog race competition in a park outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, May 31, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014