Friday, August 19, 2016

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Buying Apple Stock Is Maybe A Better Idea Than Having A Kid, And Other Facts
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Morning · Fri, Aug 19
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Buying Apple Stock Is Maybe A Better Idea Than Having A Kid, And Other Facts
digg.com
Welcome To What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Shares of Apple may be more valuable than a human life, the world map is wrong and there's something strange happening near Neptune.
WE HAVEN'T LEARNED
The Nightmare Still On Main Street
economist.com
America's housing system was at the center of the last crisis. It has still not been properly reformed.
HACK OR BE HACKED
72 Hours At Def Con — The Most Dangerous Hacker Convention
motherboard.vice.com
I have seen dozens of software engineers pay $50 to get turned into a cyborg, and I now know how dildos, the government and our monitors are spying on us. At Def Con 24, I have seen the future.
TECH WE DIGG | SPONSORED
3D Printers Are Awesome And You Should Get One
kickstarter.com
A 3D printer is the ultimate toy because you can make any other toy with it. The M3D Pro is especially awesome because it's chock full of high end features and still costs less than the other printers out there.
MEDICAL MISERIES
A WEB OF LIES
Why Did A Gravely Ill Girl Have Her Mother Killed?
buzzfeed.com
Dee Dee Blancharde was a model parent: a tireless single mom taking care of her gravely ill child. But after Dee Dee was killed, it turned out things weren't as they appeared — and her daughter Gypsy had never been sick at all.
'TREACLE BRAIN'
The Curious, Extreme Fatigue That Lasts For Years
bbc.com
After many injuries and neurological illnesses, people often face a mysterious, unimaginable exhaustion that can last for years. Why?
MIRACLE WORKERS
We're Getting Closer To Ending Blindness
nationalgeographic.com
Thanks to medical advances and expanding treatment, it's no longer just a dream.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SEBASTIAN IS WAY TOO CREEPY
'Kiss The Girl' In A Minor Key Belongs Nowhere Near A Disney Movie
digg.com
Minor key maestro Chase Holfelder changed a lot about "Kiss The Girl" to make this cover his own, but he didn't change the lyrics. Were they always this creepy?
IN THE NEWS
Trump Advisers Waged A Covert Influence Campaign For Ukraine
Baby Girl Born On Plane Is Given 1 Million Airline Miles
Elon Musk Is Taking On The Roofing Industry With 'Solar Shingles'
Three Other US Swimmers In Lochte Robbery Case To Return Home
The end is in sight! And remember, this weekend: Be smart, be safe, be yourself!