Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Amazon Doesn't Love You

​Amazon bills itself as "Earth's most customer-centric company." Yet its algorithm is hiding the best deal from many customers.
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Morning · Tue, Sep 20
COST OF LIVING
BOXED OUT
How Amazon's Pricing Algorithm Is Designed To Hurt Consumers
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​Amazon bills itself as "Earth's most customer-centric company." Yet its algorithm is hiding the best deal from many customers.
POULTRY CONCERNS
The Organic Chicken Farm Terrorized By Bald Eagles
audubon.org
Dozens of the raptors crash White Oak Farms each winter to dine on its fields of pasture-raised poultry. With little recourse, the farmers are racing to adapt.
'MORE COMFORTABLE THAN MY BED AT HOME'
WATCH: A $21,000 Airplane Seat Is As Stupidly Luxurious As You'd Imagine
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Casey Neistat is one lucky duck. He was upgraded from business to first class on his recent flight from Dubai to New York City. He explores the many, crazy amenities and takes a shower with his sunglasses on.
MENSWEAR WE DIGG | SPONSORED
This Jacket Is Engineered For Movement
ministry.co
We launched Ministry of Supply because our work clothes were holding us back. In the five years since, tens of thousands of others have reinforced our belief that clothing can be a tool for
ON THE FRONT LINES
'DISPATCHES FROM THE RAP WARS'
My 18 Months Inside One Of Chicago's Most Notorious Gangs
chicagomag.com
"This is not just music. It's not just a game. This shit is for real." An in-depth look at how rap music defines and drives gang life and violence in Chicago.
WITH INFERTILITY, NOT WITH POISON
How The War Against Rats Will End
theguardian.com
Rats spread disease, decimate crops and very occasionally eat people alive. For centuries, we have struggled to find an effective way of controlling their numbers. Until now.
THE UGLY AFTERMATH
DOES A BEAR SHIT IN THE WOODS?
Do Bears Poop While They're Hibernating?
thedodo.com
Shorter days trigger biological changes in the bears to prepare them for their hibernation. All the while, inside their bodies intestinal secretions and cells start to slough off and form a plug, which grows to about seven to fifteen inches long and one to two and half inches in diameter.
WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
The Man Who Cleans Up Blood After Murders
bbc.com
Mexico has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but who cleans up the blood at the crime scene when the police and investigators have left? Donovan Tavera is Mexico's first forensic cleaner. As he explains here, his fascination with blood began as a young boy.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
EXTREME POOL HOPPING
Dude Sneaks Into A Hotel Just To Jump Off A Balcony Into A Pool
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Just like our fearless protagonist here, this insane jump from a four-story (five-story?) balcony into a Laguna Beach pool has us breathing heavy as hell.
IN THE NEWS
NY/NJ Bombing Suspect Made Multiple Trips To Pakistan
'Very Disturbing' Video Emerges Of Tulsa Police Fatally Shooting Unarmed Black Man
US Government Issues Police Guidelines To Start Preparing For Self-Driving Cars
Thousands Flee As Blaze Sweeps Through Refugee Camp In Greece
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT COMPLEX
Win A Trip To California (To See Kanye And More)
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If you're interested in spending a weekend in November on an all-expenses paid trip to Long Beach, California to see Kanye, Skrillex, Kid Cudi and more at ComplexCon, have we got the giveaway for you.
Please wait until next summer to high-dive into any pools. Or just never do it.