Monday, January 22, 2018

Did You Ever Think You'd See The Day...?

For two and a half decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the public image of the world's hottest startups. Now she must reckon with the new era of big tech.
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The Spin Master Behind Facebook, Airbnb And Silicon Valley As You Know It
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For two and a half decades Margit Wennmachers has quietly shaped the public image of the world's hottest startups. Now she must reckon with the new era of big tech.
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The Tale Of The Free-Net, The Cheap Way Dial-Up Users Got Online
motherboard.vice.com
In the 80s, a defining online phenomenon — being able to use the internet for free — came from (of all places) Cleveland. Here's the story of the Free-Net.
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Why Web 1.0 Nostalgia Will Never Die
qz.com
What if GeoCities, a famously positive web hosting service, hadn't gone away? The web, and the world, might be a very different place indeed.
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Harvard Grad Ditched Politics To Make The Perfect Cat Litter
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GOOD QUESTION
Should I Have Let My Sister Sleep With Our Dog's Corpse In Her Bed, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
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'I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD THAN DO THIS'
The Man Who Wants Nevada To Kill Him
themarshallproject.org
More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He's still waiting.
'I NO LONGER BELIEVE IN THE SYSTEM'
My Brother's Keeper
psmag.com
When her brother is sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit, one woman takes on the corrosive culture of capital punishment.
FINDING YOUR VOICE
Forget About Siri And Alexa — When It Comes To Voice Identification, The 'NSA Reigns Supreme'
theintercept.com
Classified documents from the Snowden archive reveal the NSA has been developing technology to automatically identify a speaker from the sound of their voice.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ONLY EVER BREAK THINGS
Woah, We Never Thought We'd See The Day The Hydraulic Press Was Used To Make Something
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It's been a while since we've checked in with Lauri Vuohensilta and his world-famous hydraulic press, but watching him forge a knife from an old wrench with the power of the press was worth the visit.
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Inside Amazon's (Opening Soon) Surveillance-Powered No-Checkout Convenience Store
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