Thursday, September 29, 2016

We Found Where Facebook Sent Their Editors

Facebook has shared an inside look at its massive Luleå data center in Sweden.
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Morning · Thu, Sep 29
VIRUS PROTECTION
SO THAT'S WHERE THEY SENT THE EDITORS
Inside Facebook's Enormous Arctic Data Center
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Facebook has shared an inside look at its massive Luleå data center in Sweden.
THE CONSUMMATE HOSTS
The Viruses That Made Us Human
pbs.org
The rise of the mammals may be feel like a familiar tale, but there's a twist you likely don't know about: If it wasn't for a virus, it might not have happened at all.
A PHONE IN THE HAND ISN'T WORTH IT
What Are Our Gadgets Actually Doing To Us?
buzzfeed.com
More people are using multiple electronics for more hours a day, starting at ever earlier ages. But we weren't built for them.
SHIRTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
This Company's Making It Easy For You To Buy Custom-Made Shirts
propercloth.com
Proper Cloth is making it remarkably easy to get made-to-measure shirts. Between their sizing algorithm that creates a custom shirt size in seconds to their Design A Shirt tool that lets you customize every detail, everything is done online. No wonder they're the highest-rated online shirtmaker on Google.
WHAT A MESS
HOW TO BE AN ADULT
The Things You Should And Shouldn't Share With Pals
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Towels, toothbrushes and even bars of soap: these are the things you should and should not share with friends.
WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
The Great, $190 Million Vegan Mayo Scam, And Other Great Stories
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The crazy collapse of Silicon Valley darling Hampton Creek, the rise of the Fixer Uppers and more of the best long reads of the week.
JUST AS GOOD AS A BOOK
THE JONES PROJECT
Smuggling Nikita Khrushchev's Memoirs Out Of The USSR
laphamsquarterly.org
In the spring of 1970, Nikita Khrushchev posed for a series of seemingly silly photographs. A group of American editors needed the photographs as a sign to proceed with what would come to be seen as an explosive and grand act of Cold War subterfuge: the publication of Nikita Khrushchev's memoirs, against the wishes of the Soviet leadership.
LIVING WITHOUT FRIDAY
Debunking The Myth Of The 'Real' Robinson Crusoe
news.nationalgeographic.com
Alexander Selkirk was marooned on an island for more than four years. But his story was very different from the famous novel.
THEY'RE ALL MAD HERE
WATCH: Combining All The 'Alice In Wonderland' Remakes Feels Like One Big Sip Of A DRINK ME Bottle
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If you don't care where you are going, any film can get you there.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LOOK MA, ALL HANDS
The Incredible Technical Mastery Of Formula One Drivers, Illustrated
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This POV video of top Formula One driver Nico Rosberg is annotated to show what his feet and hands are doing (a lot more than just steering). It's really, really impressive — as is how close he comes to the wall on every turn.
IN THE NEWS
San Diego Man Shot By Police Tuesday Was Targeted For Wielding A Vape
How Donald Trump's Company Violated The US Embargo On Cuba
The First Documented Case Of Zika Spread By Physical Contact
Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Stumped Again — Can't Name World Leader He Respects
Okay kids, back into the Arctic data center you go until next edition.