Senin, 03 April 2017

Your April Fool's Hangover Cure

Photographer Michael Wolf spent years documenting the world's busiest travel system, capturing a claustrophobic nightmare.
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Morning · Mon, Apr 03
WORK LIFE IMBALANCE
AGAINST THE GLASS
The Torture Of Tokyo Rush Hour, Up Close And Impersonal
huckmagazine.com
Photographer Michael Wolf spent years documenting the world's busiest travel system, capturing a claustrophobic nightmare.
LISTEN UP
America's Unhealthy Obsession With Multitasking Is Driving Its Biggest New Reading Trend
qz.com
Audiobook listening is growing rapidly, thanks to young, restless Americans who dislike idleness and mono-tasking.
TELEMARKETERS WILL GO FIRST
In The Next 100 Years, Half Of Us Will Be Replaced By Robots
bbc.com
Scientists take a stab at predicting the future and estimate that by 2100, 47% of US jobs will be done by robots and much more of us will be living in cities, and not the country.
SNEAKERS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
The Underdog Sneaker Brand You Need To Know About
yorkathleticsmfg.com
The good people behind YORK performance footwear are masters in restraint. Their trainers are featherlight, offer cloud-like comfort, but don't fall into the same gaudy trappings other shoe designs gravitate towards. Their new "Fighter's Edition" collection adds premium air mesh and tumbled leather details that make these kicks feel as fresh as they look.
NOT WHO YOU'D EXPECT
SCRAPPY SCAVENGERS
Dirty Birds
story.californiasunday.com
People in town call them Dutch Harbor pigeons. The rest of us call them bald eagles.
HE DOES NOT SHOUT AT SPACE... YET
What Donald Trump Teaches Us About the Fermi Paradox
nautil.us
The "signal leakage" of our communications is becoming more and more scarce, not more abundant.
BLUE STEELHEAD
The Fisherwoman Who Gave Up Modeling To Catch Salmon
nymag.com
"This is an American birthright. I never realized it until I got to Alaska and really saw the generosity of the land here."
BEHIND THE FERNS
An Oral History Of 'Funny Or Die'
wired.com
How three guys and a half-baked idea changed online humor forever.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
PAPER BEATS ALL
A Rotary Tool With A Blade Made Of Paper Can Cut Through A Whole Lot
digg.com
If you're ever short on blades for your DIY project, here's more proof that you might as well reach for a sheet of A4.
IN THE NEWS
Trump On Healthcare: 'I Don't Lose', And Other Trump News From Today
10 Dead In St Petersburg Metro Explosion
The Chechen Government Is Reportedly Kidnapping And Murdering Gay Men
A US Federal Judge Greenlights A Lawsuit Against Trump For Inciting Violence
To those who suffered April Fool's fatigue this weekend: at least 4/1/18 is a year away.

Sabtu, 01 April 2017

The Internet Is Closed For The Weekend

It's not hard to see why Chapman was singled out by the alt-right as a symbol for the movement. The photo of him at the "March 4 Trump" rally is extremely meme-able; he looks like a medieval cosplay fantasy come to life.
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Morning · Sat, Apr 01
TROLL PATROL
A TRUE MEMELORD
How Kyle Chapman Became The Alt-Right Meme 'Based Stickman'
newrepublic.com
It's not hard to see why Chapman was singled out by the alt-right as a symbol for the movement. The photo of him at the "March 4 Trump" rally is extremely meme-able; he looks like a medieval cosplay fantasy come to life.
BUT KIM K STILL BROKE IT
Research Shows That Trolls Have Won The Internet
theoutline.com
A survey by Pew Internet suggests the dark side is winning.
PUNCHING WAY, WAY UP
A Brief History Of Comedians Roasting Presidents
washingtonian.com
It's not just this President. The relationship between comedy and the White House has always been complicated.
NO MORE ROTTEN EGGS
Inside Twitter's Obsessive Quest To Ditch The Egg
fastcodesign.com
Rather than suggesting the promise of new life, the Twitter egg has become universal shorthand for Twitter's least desirable accounts. Starting today, however, the egg is history.
BOOTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
These Cowboy Boots Are Everything You Want In A (Cowboy) Boot
tecovasboots.com
Most cowboy boots range from very to very, very expensive. The Austin-based Tecovas adopted a direct-to-consumer model that lets them make high-quality boots by hand and sell them for less than half what their competitors charge. Yeehaw to that.
THE WEEK'S BEST LONG READS
A TRUE SPACE CADET
Elon Musk's Billion-Dollar Crusade To Stop The AI Apocalypse
vanityfair.com
Elon Musk is famous for his futuristic gambles, but Silicon Valley's latest rush to embrace artificial intelligence scares him. And he thinks you should be frightened too.
SPARED NO EXPENSE
Silicon Valley's Quest To Live Forever
newyorker.com
Can billions of dollars' worth of high-tech research succeed in making death optional?
MANUFACTURING IN BAD (AIR) CONDITION
The Whole Story Behind Trump's Carrier Deal
bloomberg.com
Technology tends to shrink payrolls, and that's likely to happen here.
ECHO AND THE LONELY MEN
Can Amazon's Alexa Be Your Friend?
digg.com
We're so close to a promised future of actually useful digital assistants. But is this the future we want?
WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS
Inside Samsung's Quest For Redemption
theverge.com
The Galaxy S8 is Samsung's most ambitious phone yet.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
10 Products To Throw Your Money At Now And Never Look Back
digg.com
Electric flossers, Lego mugs, literally just buy it all.
WEEKEND VIDEOS
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
Just Two Hungry Cats Politely Requesting More Food Via Call Bell
digg.com
A magnificent internet video doesn't need to be complicated or high budget.
WE'LL BE ROCKING 'TIL THE SUN GOES DOWN
Drunk Karaoke Session Vocals Synced With Music Videos Of The Original Songs
digg.com
Singing is a really weird thing that humans do when you actually stop and think about it, ya know?
Okay, that's it. The internet is closed for the weekend.