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.
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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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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'
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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.