Sunday, December 31, 2017

2017's Top Videos On Digg

Popping A Balloon In A Room Designed To Completely Absorb Sound, Sex Robots Are No Longer Science Fiction And That's... Really Creepy?, Ring in the New Year With The Mattress That Hugs Back, 'Hi Stranger' Is A Weird, Relaxing And Life-Affirming Video You Need To Watch Right This Second, Safari Guide Stares Down Charging Elephant, Stops It In Its Tracks, Eye-Tracking Glasses Illustrate What A Professional Pianist Sees While Playing
2017's Top Videos
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Popping A Balloon In A Room Designed To Completely Absorb Sound
NOT WITH A BANG
Popping A Balloon In A Room Designed To Completely Absorb Sound
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It's as anti-climatic as you would expect, but that doesn't mean it's not phenomenally cool.
THE RISE OF THE SEX ROBOTS
Sex Robots Are No Longer Science Fiction And That's... Really Creepy?
digg.com
The sex robots currently being designed can't walk yet, but you can actually interact with them. Here's, however, an example of how a conversation would go: "Do you want to walk?" "I don't want anything but you."
SLEEP WE DIGG SPONSORED
Ring in the New Year With The Mattress That Hugs Back
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Just in time to sleep off your holiday hangover, check out Lull's premium memory foam mattress, reinvented. Lull is offering $50 off their (already affordable) incredibly comfortable and supportive beds. Free shipping and 100 night risk-free trial.
IT'S OKAY
'Hi Stranger' Is A Weird, Relaxing And Life-Affirming Video You Need To Watch Right This Second
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Stressed out? Having a bit of a grumpy day? That's okay. You're good. You're going to be good and fine.
YOU SHALL NOT PASS
Safari Guide Stares Down Charging Elephant, Stops It In Its Tracks
digg.com
Alan McSmith has been doing his job for 30 years, and apparently no longer fears anything.
PLAYING BY EYE
Eye-Tracking Glasses Illustrate What A Professional Pianist Sees While Playing
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A student then takes the bench and the pair analyzes how a beginner visually approaches a piece as opposed to someone more tenured.
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Saturday, December 30, 2017

It's-a Me, Wario!

The GIF — just long enough to convey a single emotional gesture, and simple enough to cross linguistic and cultural barriers — has marched to the frontline of online expression around the world.
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MAD ONLINE
PEOPLE IN ITALY ACTUALLY USE WARIO
How The World Expresses Itself In GIFs
nytimes.com
The GIF — just long enough to convey a single emotional gesture, and simple enough to cross linguistic and cultural barriers — has marched to the frontline of online expression around the world.
REAL FAKE NEWS
These Are 50 Of The Biggest Fake News Hits On Facebook In 2017
buzzfeed.com
Viral fake news generated more engagement on Facebook in 2017 than last year, according to a BuzzFeed News analysis.
YOUR COMPUTER IS MAKING SOMEONE MONEY
Cryptojacking Has Gotten Out Of Control
wired.com
It works by embedding a JavaScript component in a website that can leverage a visiting device's processing power to mine a cryptocurrency. Efforts to keep it on the straight and narrow have largely fizzled.
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Ring In The New Year With The Mattress That Hugs Back
lull.com
Just in time to sleep off your holiday hangover, check out Lull's premium memory foam mattress, reinvented. Lull is offering $50 off their (already affordable) incredibly comfortable and supportive beds. Free shipping and 100 night risk-free trial.
CITY OF STARS
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
'BLUE WAS THE FIRST WORD CONNER LOST'
Losing Conner's Mind
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The race to save a child from a genetic death sentence.
NO, THIS IS NOT HYPERBOLE
WATCH: Guy Lets One Million Volts Of Electricity Flow Through His Body, Develops Magical Abilities
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He can move objects by just pointing at them and shoot bolts from his hands and feet. (We shouldn't have to tell you this but please do not do this at home).
THE SAD TRUTH
30 Years After Prozac Arrived, We Still Buy The Lie That Chemical Imbalances Cause Depression
qz.com
This explanation, widely cited as empirical truth, is false. Yet the idea has remained stubbornly embedded in the public understanding of depression.
TRADE YOUR CUBICLE FOR A CUBE
Modern Life Too Much For You? Maybe A Tiny Box In The Woods Is The Cure.
washingtonpost.com
A start-up called Getaway is banking on your need to disconnect. Just don't call it camping.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHAT ON EARTH?
Driver Speeds Out Of Bank Drive-Through, Hits Embankment, Flies Over Another Car
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We have no idea what's going on here and neither does the guy who filmed it, who can only offer a "I fuckin' don't believe it."
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There's A Lot Of Hype Surrounding Fios —This Deal Lives Up To It
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For $79.99/month, get Fios Gigabit Connection, Custom TV and phone with a two-year agreement and a two-year price guarantee. This deal also includes a SHOWTIME® subscription, plus Multi-Room DVR service for two years.
There are 2 days left in 2017, and we plan to sleep through them.

Friday, December 29, 2017

The Million-Minute Abs Workout

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Getting abs is hard, we're never going to retire and mining cryptocurrency can keep you warm.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Abs Are Not Worth It, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Getting abs is hard, we're never going to retire and mining cryptocurrency can keep you warm.
THE MTA IS BROKEN
The Most Expensive Mile Of Subway Track On Earth
nytimes.com
How excessive staffing, little competition, generous contracts and archaic rules dramatically inflate capital costs for transit in New York.
CODENAME JANET
WATCH: The Secret Airline The US Government Doesn't Want You To Pry Into
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We know who owns these planes, but we don't know where the planes disappear off to or what they're used for.
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An Easier Way To Get The Therapy You Need (And Can Afford)
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THE DARK SIDE OF THE WEB
FROM REDDIT TO RICHES
The Millionaire Makers: What Happens When 100,000 People Create Their Own Lottery?
newstatesman.com
Is there a darker side to a seemingly-utopian lottery invented by the internet?
A WAKING NIGHTMARE
The Worst Job In Technology: Staring At Human Depravity To Keep It Off Facebook
wsj.com
Social-media giants hire legions of contractors to hunt for pornography, racism and violence in a torrent of posts and videos.
ALL OUT OF E-INK
Silicon Valley Won't Save Books
newrepublic.com
The Amazon Kindle didn't change books ten years ago, and it won't change them in the next ten years, either.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
STUCK ON YOU
BMX Biker Flubs A Trick In The Best Way Possible
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For all intents and purposes, he sticks the landing.
IN THE NEWS
FBI Weighing Criminal Charges After Two Brothers Board Flight With One Boarding Pass
Alabama Certifies Jones Win, Brushing Aside Challenge From Roy Moore
Apple Apologizes For iPhone Slowdown Drama, Will Offer $29 Battery Replacements For A Year
Trump Says Russia Inquiry Makes US 'Look Very Bad'
DIGG PICKS
The Best Deals From Amazon's Digital Day
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Amazon's second-annual sale means up to 80% off on games, movies, eBooks, courses and everything else you can get in a digital format.
Say goodbye to the holiday week, and hello to the three-day weekend.