Tuesday, December 12, 2017

BRB, Shuffling Off This Mortal Coil

Hard-right activists, censored and banned by Twitter and Facebook, tried to create their own digital services. They appear to have hit obstacles.
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WEBSITES FROM HELL
THE DARKEST WEB
The 'Alt-Right' Created A Parallel Internet. It's An Unholy Mess.
nytimes.com
Hard-right activists, censored and banned by Twitter and Facebook, tried to create their own digital services. They appear to have hit obstacles.
IS IT TWITTER?
The App That Reminds You You're Going To Die
theatlantic.com
It helped me find inner peace.
THE ALGORITHM IS DUMB AS ROCKS
When News Breaks, Google Still Can't Separate Rumor From Fact
theoutline.com
After a bombing in New York, Google surfaced unconfirmed claims by sources including an Infowars editor.
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Your Holiday Shopping Assistant Is Here — And It's Free
wikibuy.com
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AN ARM AND A LEG
YOU'VE GOT TO PAY THE TROLL TOLL
Virginia's $40 Toll Road Better Be The Future Of Driving
wired.com
There are plenty of reasons for outrage coming out of Washington, DC, these days, but this week the divided region found a common enemy: an outrageously expensive highway toll.
THAT'S A LOT OF TRILLIONS
Visualizing The Unreal Size Of The Dutch East India Company At Its Peak
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Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook stand astride the world of business today, but their market cap is dwarfed by the Dutch East India Company's at the height of tulip mania.
PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU MAKE
Congress Took $101 Million In Donations From The ISP Industry — Here's How Much Your Lawmaker Got
theverge.com
Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and others spread their money far and wide to influence your government.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A DRY SUBJECT
An Amazing Visualization Of What Would Happen If You Drained The Ocean Through A 10-Meter Hole
digg.com
What if, instead of steadily rising until they kill us, our planet's oceans were slowly draining until they killed us?
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Apple Buys Music-Recognition App Shazam
American Astronauts Are Going Back To The Moon
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Here's another friendly reminder: You're going to die.