The Web Is An Irredeemable Trash Heap

The recent internet-crippling DDoS attack bodes terribly for the future of the web.

Digg Editions Morning · Tue, Nov 01

THE INTERNET: GETTING WORSE WELCOME TO THE BOTNET How Chinese Manufacturing And Consumer Ignorance Could Ruin The Internet For Everyone qz.com The recent internet-crippling DDoS attack bodes terribly for the future of the web. A SERIES OF TUBES (TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT) How A Single Internet Provider Could End Up Making Money Off You Several Times Over washingtonpost.com Just a few reasons why AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner could be a bad idea. MISSING THE PICTURE How Vine Overlooked The People Of Color Who Made It Amazing backchannel.com Vine's diverse user base stoked weird, strange, and brilliant communities online. Twitter missed it. BOXES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Themed Boxes For Guys Who Give A Damn bespokepost.com Thoughtful collections of goods from small-batch brands, delivered monthly. Free to join, no commitments. A TALE OF EXPENSIVE CITIES CENTRAL PARK CAN'T BE BOUGHT The World's 12 Richest People Could Buy Up All Of New York digg.com ​What if, instead of buying up the building next door to his townhouse, Michael Bloomberg spent every cent of his fortune and bought every single residential property in Tribeca and the West Village and turned them into one... supervillain lair? FIVE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITS The Cheap Apartment Is Dying bloomberg.com In America the cheap apartment is either falling into disrepair, or being renovated to command higher rents. TROUBLE AHEAD, TROUBLE BEHIND THEIR WORD IS A JUNK BOND The Self Destruction Of Deutsche Bank spiegel.de For most of its 146 years, Deutsche Bank was the embodiment of German values: reliable and safe. Now, the once-proud institution is facing the abyss. JUST SAYING HI Was A Trump Server Communicating With Russia? slate.com This spring, a group of computer scientists set out to determine whether hackers were interfering with the Trump campaign. They found something they weren't expecting. TAKING THE PLUNGE The Tragedy That Boston Forgot bostonglobe.com One hundred years ago, Boston witnessed a horrific trolley accident that killed 46 people. Dubbed the "worst tragedy in the history of the city" at the time, it has now been all but forgotten. VIDEO OF THE DAY WE'LL NEVER TIRE OF WATCHING THIS The Magical Choreography Of A 2-Second Formula One Pit Stop digg.com During a regular pit stop, 18 or so people are touching the car, all in a delicate (and lightning fast) dance to get the old wheels off and the new ones on in the blink of an eye. IN THE NEWS Donna Brazile Out At CNN Amid Leaks To Clinton Campaign The UN Is Investigating Human Rights Abuses At Dakota Access Pipeline Donald Trump Used A Legally Dubious Method To Avoid Paying Taxes In The '90s Patient Burned By Mid-Surgery Explosion When Laser Ignites Fart That's all for now. Time to log off the internet forever. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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