Friday, September 29, 2017

Around The World In 80 Minutes

Like Musk's vision for an underground superhighway, this seems like quite a longshot, but it would be really cool if he pulled it off.
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OUT THERE
'ANYWHERE ON EARTH IN UNDER AN HOUR'
Here's Elon Musk's Radical Proposal For A City-To-City Rocket System
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Like Musk's vision for an underground superhighway, this seems like quite a longshot, but it would be really cool if he pulled it off.
A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY TO BEAR
I Guarded An Arctic Base Against Polar Bears At The Frontline Of The Apocalypse
motherboard.vice.com
The DEW Line was built in the fifties to warn of a nuclear threat. I guarded six workers there from polar bears.
'THEY ACTUALLY WEAR NAZI UNIFORMS'
Spending A Year Undercover With The Alt-Right
huckmagazine.com
25-year-old Patrik Hermansson set up a fake identity to join the Alt-Right movement, putting himself face to face with neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
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SOCIAL DISORDER
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Assholes Are Everywhere, 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: A conversation about assholes, the pinnacle of video game controller design and the end of software as we know it.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WORKING FROM HOME
Zucktown, USA
thebaffler.com
Facebook, Amazon and Google are reviving the ill-fated "company towns" of the Gilded Age.
THE HOUSE ALWAYS MESSES WITH YOU
How Slot Machines Are Designed To Be Addictive
theguardian.com
Poker machines use a range of design features that leverage psychology to keep people playing. The Guardian breaks them down so you can see exactly how they work, and how they affect people.
THE INVISIBLE SECOND SHIFT
Women Aren't Nags. We're Just Fed Up.
harpersbazaar.com
Emotional labor is the unpaid job men still don't understand.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
CAUTION: CUTE PROFANITY
Dad Learns Why You Shouldn't Say The F Word In Front Of Your Toddler
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​"Fuck" really is a great word. It rolls off the tongue. And it appears James LaPorta's nearly 2-year-old son has already learned that fact, unfortunately for his father.
IN THE NEWS
HHS Secretary Tom Price Will Only Repay A Fraction Of Cost Of His Private Flights
Jared Kushner's Lawyer Accidentally Forwards Senate Letter Asking For Kushner's Private Emails To Prankster's Fake Account
Houston Woman Dies From 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' Left Behind By Hurricane Harvey
Bears Linebacker Knocks Green Bay Receiver Out Cold With Vicious Head-To-Head Hit, Sparking Rules Discussion
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