Friday, November 3, 2017

Google Drive Is Not Your Friend

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Why you should maybe not trust Google Drive, how it easy it is to lose your bitcoin and there's a void in the Great Pyramid.
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TECH IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Maybe You Shouldn't Trust The Cloud, 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: Why you should maybe not trust Google Drive, how it easy it is to lose your bitcoin and there's a void in the Great Pyramid.
ON THE ROAD, AGAIN
Life Inside The RVs Of Silicon Valley
topic.com
At quitting time on a weekday afternoon, a woman with a Stanford ID badge dangling from a lanyard arrives at her Palo Alto home — though it doesn't seem like this particular home would be hers.
CAN ANYONE?
Can Germany Fix Facebook?
theatlantic.com
To say Facebook has an image problem in Germany, where it has 28 million users, is a staggering understatement. Can the country fix the platform?
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Kevin Rose Has A Newsletter And You Should Read It
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ORIGIN STORIES
ALL HANDS ON DECK
The Improbable Origins Of PowerPoint
spectrum.ieee.org
The surprising story behind the software that conquered the world, one slide at a time
FAILURE TO LAUNCH
Virgin Cola: Richard Branson's Greatest Failure
tedium.co
In the late 1990s, Richard Branson boldly attempted to take on Coca-Cola and Pepsi at their own game. Of course it failed, but it did so stylishly.
THOR MINUS ASGARD EQUALS GOOD MOVIE?
Is 'Thor: Ragnarok' Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say
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The trailers for "Thor: Ragnarok" have made the movie look like an exciting departure in tone from the Asgardian's other solo outings. Does the movie live up to the hype, or is it... well, more Marvel? Here's what critics say.
THE MISSING HALF
The Mystery Of Mary Trump
politico.com
Donald Trump reveres his father but almost never talks about his mother. Why not?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
INFINITE SQUIRRELS
Retriever Enters Virtual Reality Universe, Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again
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Look at how happy this golden boy is.
IN THE NEWS
Multiple Female Lawmakers Allege Harassment By Colleagues In House
Economy Gained 261,000 Jobs In October, Unemployment Drops To 4.1%
Rogue Twitter Employee Temporarily Deletes Trump's Twitter Account
Seven Men Have Now Accused Kevin Spacey Of Sexual Misconduct
Another Trump Official Has Buckled Under The Mueller Investigation
The Weirdest Stuff Found On Osama Bin Laden's Personal Computer
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May you have a day as bright and bountiful as a dog experiencing VR for the first time.