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The Holdouts, Why The British Are Better At Satire, Ever Just Want To Make Something Real?, VIDEO: Guy Goes From Total Novice Ping Pong Player To Expert In The Course Of One Year, The Computer Simulation That Almost Started World War III, The Hotels That Cater To The Dogs Of The Westminster Dog Show The Daily Digg Tuesday, February 17, 2015 LEFT BEHIND The Holdouts texasobserver.org Three families who took a pass on the fracking boom — and what it cost them COMEDY EASIER WITH STIFFENED LIPS Why The British Are Better At Satire theatlantic.com Political mockery thrives on a more cynical spirit than "Veep" and the "American House of Cards" can muster. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Ever Just Want To Make Something Real? littlebits.cc Us too. Look, we love the Internet, but sometimes we just want make something with our own two hands. Luckily we've got littleBits to power our electronic projects. BUT DID HE GET TO CARNEGIE HALL? VIDEO: Guy Goes From Total Novice Ping Pong Player To Expert In The Course Of One Year digg.com That stuff you want to be good at? All it takes is practice, practice, practice. LET'S JUST STICK TO CHESS The Computer Simulation That Almost Started World War III gizmodo.com Remember the 1983 movie "WarGames? The film is about a computer "game" with the potential to start thermonuclear war. But strangely this scenario is more truth than fiction. Because in 1979 programmers at NORAD almost started World War III when they accidentally ran a computer simulation of a Soviet attack. COMPLETE WITH BUSHES TOO The Hotels That Cater To The Dogs Of The Westminster Dog Show wsj.com Midtown hotels use dog concierges, "relief areas" and other amenities to lure 4-legged guests during annual dog show. Get more stories on Digg.com → LIKE THE MACY'S PARADE, BUT TERRIFYING A float from the Sao Clemente samba school rides into the Sambadrome during the Carnival parade, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Felipe Dana 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