Saturday, October 7, 2017

One Right Makes It Alright

Google, Twitter and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet.
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'OUR MINDS CAN BE HIJACKED'
The Tech Insiders Who Fear A Smartphone Dystopia
theguardian.com
Google, Twitter and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet.
157 SHADES OF GRAY
How Google Created The Least Offensive Design Ever
fastcodesign.com
Google tested many, many shades of gray to develop the Mini, a $49 home assistant that's meant to fade into the background of everyday life.
EXTREMELY CREEPY
WATCH: Woman Films Hacker Taking Over Her Webcam, Taunting Her
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​The Internet of Things is notoriously insecure, but a recent incident experienced by Rilana Hamer in the Netherlands takes things to the next level.
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THE WEEK IN PICTURES
MORNING METEOR SHOWERS ON MERCURY
The Week's Coolest Space Photos
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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.
CURATED BY VIEWFIND
The Best Photography Of The Week
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What Puerto Rico looked like when Trump came to visit, the daily battle to survive along the Virginia Pike and the story behind the most haunting photos from the Las Vegas shooting.
SMALL TOWN BLUES
GETTING BY ON $700 A MONTH
After The Check Is Gone
washingtonpost.com
The underground economy has long been a part of rural America, where some receiving disability benefits are forced to work to survive.
IN A DREAM
My Pilgrimage To A Viral Holy Site: The Little Caesars Of Passaic, New Jersey
nymag.com
A little before 4 p.m. on September 16, a Twitter user called @lordflaconegro tweeted at the chain's parent company. "Hey @littlecaesars," he wrote, "I left my phone at one of your establishments and this video was uploaded on my iCloud help."
AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE
There Is Something About Football
si.com
Every small town has that football team that brings everyone together on Friday nights. Tim Layden tracked down the fellow seniors from his 1973 high school team to find out where they are now.
THE NATURAL
'Walden' Wasn't Thoreau's Masterpiece
theatlantic.com
It was in his 2-million-word journal that the transcendentalist discovered how to balance poetic wonder and scientific rigor as he explored the natural world.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
NO SWEAT
This 200-Foot Truck Making A Sharp Right Turn Is The Most Impressive Thing We've Seen All Week
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​The thing with transporting wind turbine parts is that they're really damn long and at some point, you're going to have to make a sure turn. Here's how that works.
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Avoid the dystopia of your smartphone and have a great weekend.