Jumat, 27 April 2018

Spoiled Rotten

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: cars and cities do not mix, electric scooters and San Francisco do not mix and China's social credit system is the start of a dystopia.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Cars Do Not Belong In Cities, And Other Facts
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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: cars and cities do not mix, electric scooters and San Francisco do not mix and China's social credit system is the start of a dystopia.
THE SEATTLE OF POWER
'My Generation Is Never Going To Have That'
politico.com
In Seattle's red-hot housing market, a group of millennial techies is using data skills to alter the look, and affordability, of their adopted city.
IN THE HEAD OF FRED
Freddie Foreman Is The Last Of London's Old-School Gangsters
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We spoke to the director of a new documentary about the one-time Kray associate, and last vestige of a bygone age.
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Homeownership May Be More Attainable Than You Think
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TRY TO KEEP UP
JUST THE IMPORTANT BITS
Getting Dragged To See 'Infinity War'? This Marvel Spoiler Guide Is For You, Friend
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Haven't seen all 18 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Worried you won't be able to follow all the plot threads of "Infinity War?" Don't worry, we've tried to make things as simple as possible for you. Really.
THE RING OF TRUTH
That Time My Ex Found The Fake Wedding Registry I'd Made for Us
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As he was putting together a real one with his new fiancée.
OR PEWDIEPIE TRYIN'
YouTube's Plan To Clean Up The Mess That Made It Rich
bloomberg.com
Extremist propaganda, dangerous hoaxes, videos of tasered rats — the company is having its worst year ever. Except financially.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
TECHNICALLY NOT A CLOAK
This Is The Closest We'll Ever Get To Having A Real-Life Invisibility Cloak
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It's magic! Okay, not really. It's something even better — it's science.
IN THE NEWS
Koreas Make Nuclear Pledge After Historic Summit
Watch The Moment Kim Jong Un Crosses The DMZ And Over The South Korean Border
Bill Cosby Convicted Of Drugging And Raping Andrea Constand In 2004
Tom Brokaw Accused Of Sexually Harassing Two Women At NBC In The 1990s
Trump-Supporting Duo Diamond And Silk Lied Under Oath Before Congress
Amazon Is Increasing The Cost Of Annual Prime Memberships From $99 To $119
FROM THE DIGG STORE
The Gold Standard Of Vacuums
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If you think investing in a good vacuum is unnecessary, then you aren't cleaning hard enough. Dyson doesn't let a single speck of dust escape its cyclonic power, making your life easier and a hell of a lot cleaner. Grab one now while they're $20 off.
The Infinity War never ends. But the workweek does. Happy Friday.

Kamis, 26 April 2018

The Cookie Humbles

They're big cookies. They have 16 grams of protein. They're vegan. And now it feels like they're everywhere.
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Morning · Thu, Apr 26
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SWEET, SAVORY AND BITTER
BAKED NUTRITION, UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP
My Complete Cookie Obsession
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They're big cookies. They have 16 grams of protein. They're vegan. And now it feels like they're everywhere.
PWNED BY WORKERS
How The Corporate Response To America's First Fast Food Union Totally Backfired
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Next time a company wants to pat itself on the back for recognizing a union, they might want to steer clear of an easily-parodied video.
SPOILER: REALLY BAD
How Bad Americans' Commutes Are, Mapped
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The number of Americans with 90-minute-plus commutes, dubbed "super commuters" by researchers, is on the rise.
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An Ultra-Luxe Mattress You Can Afford
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WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE CARDBOARD
People Made Loads Of Cool Stuff With Nintendo's 'Labo' In Its First Week
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Nintendo's cardboard creation kits only hit store shelves last Friday, but people have already come up with incredible gadgets, songs and games using the "Labo" framework (and, occasionally, some tape).
THINK I'LL JUST STAY IN THIS MONTH
What Happened When I Took A Year Off From Having A Personal Life
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My self-imposed hiatus started off as an accident. If someone had told me at the beginning how I'd spend the next year — no dates, few texts, next to no plans — it would have seemed unfathomable to me.
MAJOR KEY PROBLEMS
Don't Buy The Macbook Pros Even On Sale, In My Opinion
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I sold mine back to Apple. Yes, that bad.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FIGHT AND FLIGHT
Corgi Confronts Its Mortal Enemy: A Tiny Crab
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Say what you want about corgis, but know this: they are formidable warriors.
IN THE NEWS
Ronnie Jackson, Trump's VA Secretary Nominee, Withdraws From Consideration
The Supreme Court Heard Oral Arguments About Trump's Travel Ban — Here Are The Highlights
How To Enable The New Gmail Design
Kanye Dons A 'MAGA' Hat And Trump Tweets About Kanye, So It's Time To Shut Down The Internet
Facebook's Privacy Scandal Appears To Have Little Effect On Its Bottom Line
WITH WOOT! | SPONSORED
What Is A 'Bag Of Crap' And Why Do I Want One?
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Here's the pitch: Woot! takes a random collection of stuff, shoves it into a box and sells it to you. There could be a random gadget, there could be a single shoe. The only given is that there's only one way to find out.
Be the corgi, not the crab.