Happy 122nd Birthday! You Beat The Game!

Robin William's struggle with a rare form of dementia, the story of the biggest tsunami ever, and more the best long reads of the week.

Digg Editions Morning · Thu, Oct 06

ENDNOTES WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK Robin Williams' Tortured Final Months, And Other Stories digg.com Robin William's struggle with a rare form of dementia, the story of the biggest tsunami ever, and more the best long reads of the week. 'MY SHATTERED INSTANBUL' The Turkey That's Disappearing medium.com Turkey is slipping away from my family, collapsing into the arms of a tyrant. We thought she was ours. Maybe we were wrong. OLD NEWS Why The Human Lifespan Ends At 122 gizmodo.com The oldest human to have ever lived died at the age of 122 — and that was nearly 20 years ago. A recent analysis of global demographic data suggests this may very well be the maximum age attainable by humans, and that it's extremely unlikely anyone will ever live much beyond this advanced age. That is, unless we science the shit out of this problem. EXTENSIONS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Seriously, Don't Shop On Amazon Without This Tool wikibuy.com Wikibuy is a Chrome extension that automatically finds the lowest price or best coupon for whatever you're shopping for on Amazon. Plus, it's free. So there's literally no reason not to use it. COULD BE WORSE 'PAUPERS, BEGGARS AND THIEVES' America's 'Worst' Family timeline.com At the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, one panel in the eugenics exhibit showed the genealogy of the best family in America: the Roosevelts. Juxtaposed to that was another panel, showing the genealogy of the worst family in America: the Ishmaels. LIGHT ON THEIR WHEELS In Defense Of Mobile Homes priceonomics.com In their pursuit of profit, investors also dramatically increased the stock of well managed, affordable housing. And they'd create a lot more—at better prices—if America's homeowners weren't dead set against trailer parks. (YOU WILL CRASH) WATCH: A Quick Illustration Of Why You Should Never Backload A Truck Trailer digg.com Is there a difference between putting more weight in the front of the trailer versus more weight in the back? Yes there is, and doing it wrong could land you in a world of hurt. VIDEO OF THE DAY POPULATION: 6 Take A Stroll Through A Soviet Ghost Town Forever Frozen In Time digg.com Greetings from Pyramiden, Norway! The strange Russian coal-mining settlement closed in 1998 with the collapse of the Soviet Union and has remained abandoned ever since. IN THE NEWS More Details Emerge About NSA Contractor Arrested Over Alleged Theft Of Top Secret Material Theranos To Lay Off More Than 40% Of Workers, Focus On New Testing Machines Spotify Ads Found To Be Serving Malware To Customers Chicago To Ban Wells Fargo From City Business For One Year For Defrauding Customers Don't think of 122 as the end of the human lifespan, just think of it as our level cap — which will probably be raised in the future. See you tomorrow! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Ok Google, I'd Like Extra Guac Please

By sea, land, air and the internet, Women on Web provides choice to those in need.

Digg Editions Morning · Wed, Oct 05

ONLINE LIFELINES A SAFETY WEB Abortion Without Borders digg.com By sea, land, air and the internet, Women on Web provides choice to those in need. 'BACK OFF!' Inside Black Monday — The Massive Protest Against Poland's Anti-Abortion Bill broadly.vice.com On Monday, thousands of Polish women walked out on their jobs in a nationwide protest against proposed laws to ban abortion. We spoke to the protesters and organizers of Black Monday. LUGGAGE WE DIGG | SPONSORED This Sleek Carry On Is Genius geniuspack.com This hardside carry on by Genius Pack literally makes packing hassle-free with its engineered interior organizational panel. It has designated compartments for all your clothes, a secluded laundry compartment, and 8 silent-gliding wheels so you don't have to wheel your luggage like the Hulk. Also super light, only 6.8 lbs! IT'S SLIM PICKINS' FOLKS Just The Good Stuff From Tuesday's Vice Presidential Debate digg.com The first and only vice presidential debate of this season has come and gone, and it was unsurprisingly bland. To save you the trouble, here are the highlights. OK GOOGLE, NOW WHAT? The Inside Story Of Google's Big Bet On Hardware theverge.com If you're Google, would you trust the future of the company to your hardware partners? Google decided the answer was no — and is now pitting itself against Apple. GOODBYE NEXUS, HELLO PIXEL ICYMI: Everything Google Announced At Yesterday's Event digg.com A month after Apple announced the iPhone 7 and the death of the headphone jack at their latest event, Google announced their new Pixel phones (with a headphone jack and a killer camera) and new VR headset, and gave us a lot more details on Google Assistant and Google Home. MEALS WITHOUT WHEELS Google Brings Us Burritos By Drone bloomberg.com In a closely guarded experiment involving the future of transportation, Project Wing — a division of X, founded by Google and now a child of Alphabet Inc. — is air-dropping fast-food onto the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. VIDEO OF THE DAY MMM, PANCAKES Crushing Hollow Metal Pipes With The Hydraulic Press Is Extraordinarily Satisfying digg.com The hydraulic press craze has passed, but we wanted to single out this video where the OG hydraulic press guy crushes some hollow metal pipes that collapse in on themselves in some very pleasing ways. IN THE NEWS Coastal States Prepare For Hurricane Matthew Yahoo Reportedly Spied On Millions Of Users' Emails For The Government Three Chemists Share Nobel Prize For Work On Molecular Machines Don't worry that America's new dads were arguing for 90 minutes last night, everything is fine, you're doing great. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Shall I Compare Thee To An Awful McMansion?

Web design has, to put it gently, made great strides since the 2000s. Here's a look at some major websites from when they first hit the world wide web — some have definitely changed more than others.

Digg Editions Morning · Tue, Oct 04

PICTURE IMPERFECT PRETTY UGLY! What Big Websites Looked Like When They First Launched digg.com Web design has, to put it gently, made great strides since the 2000s. Here's a look at some major websites from when they first hit the world wide web — some have definitely changed more than others. DISTURBIA The Horror Of McMansions slate.com The suburban monstrosities fit in a long American tradition of unnatural, ill-constructed, haunted houses. PLENTY OF SPACE FOR EVERYONE A GIF That Illustrates The Mind-Boggling Size Of The Universe digg.com You've probably seen the classic Hubble Telescope photo that reveals just how many galaxies are out there. But have you realized just how little of the night sky this picture actually shows? FROM WIX | SPONSORED Now You Can Build A Website With Artificial Intelligence digg.com Wix has developed the world's first website-building platform that uses artificial intelligence. The result? Impressively designed sites that are tailored to you and created in minutes. Hello, future. HOW MUCH DOES CRIME PAY? 'WE LIVED LIKE ROCK STARS' The Rise And Fall Of Deutsche Bank's 'Wiz' Kid bloomberg.com Mastermind or scapegoat, Tim Wiswell was at the heart of the bank's $10 billion mirror-trade scandal. DIGG DIALOG What's It Like To Be A Private Investigator? Come Ask One digg.com Patrick Hoffman is a writer and private investigator in Brooklyn, NY, and he'll be joining us today from 12-1 pm ET to answer questions about his work as a private eye. So if you're curious about what a real-life private investigator actually does, now's your chance to find out. SUMMER GETAWAYS AFTER THE WAR, BEFORE THE WAR Photos From France's Anti-Fascist Youth Camps In The 1930s flashbak.com Pierre Jamet's photographs portray life in France's secular around youth camps and hostels between the wars. BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALEX JONES The Not-So-Secret Homes Of Super Secret Societies atlasobscura.com The clandestine corners of the world where the occult lives. SKIES AND LIMITS The Fight Over Hawaii's Billion-Dollar Telescope nytimes.com The Thirty Meter Telescope, which would be the expensive stargazing machinery ever built in the Northern Hemisphere, has been 14 years and $1.4 billion in the making. Unless a group of native Hawaiians can stop it. VIDEO OF THE DAY THE EARTH'S EYE LOOKS BACK Dramatic Footage Of Hurricane Matthew From The Space Station digg.com Matthew, currently a massive category 4 storm, is set to slam into Haiti, and could hit the east coast of the US later this week. IN THE NEWS Category 4 Hurricane Matthew Slams Into Haiti Google Set To Announce New Phones (And Probably More) Today At 12 ET European Parliament Ratifies Global Climate Deal The US Suspends Talks With Russia Over Its Involvement In A Recent Aleppo Bombing Federal Court Blocks Mike Pence's Attempt To Bar Syrian Refugees From Indiana Earth may be just an infinitesimal part of the universe, but we're already 20% of the way through the week. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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