Friday, January 12, 2018

Don't Spite The Bot That Feeds You

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: It's normal that all breakups are a bummer, we're still discovering new stuff about water and why you're still getting robocalls.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Breakups Are Almost Never Mutual, 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: It's normal that all breakups are a bummer, we're still discovering new stuff about water and why you're still getting robocalls.
GOOD INTENTIONS
The Encylopedia Of The Missing
longreads.com
She keeps watch over one of the largest databases of missing persons in the country. For Meaghan Good, the disappeared are still out here, you just have to know where to look.
DEATH, TAXES AND ROBO-CALLS
How Robo-Callers Outwitted The Government And Completely Wrecked The Do Not Call List
washingtonpost.com
Washington tried to stop unwanted phone calls. What went wrong?
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The Headache-Free Way To Get An eSignature
hellosign.com
HelloSign takes the headache out of getting (and integrating) eSignatures with their lightweight API. It's 2x faster than every other eSign API and lets you request signatures, check the status of documents, use templates and manage teams. Try it out for free and see how much easier life gets.
OVERTHINKING THINGS
EARTHNET
This Army Of AI Robots Will Feed The World
bloomberg.com
And it could do it while eliminating herbicides, replenishing topsoil, and reducing carbon consumption. If all goes to plan.
*BLINKS RAPIDLY*
This Optical Illusion Is Just Four Blinking Dots And It's Still Breaking Our Brains
digg.com
Are the dots oscillating up and down or back and forth? Are they rotating clockwise or counter clockwise? Are they even moving at all? Someone please help us.
MEN OF STEEL
The Crazy Guys Who Completed Five Triathlons In Five Days
deadspin.com
These guys are, in a word, nuts. But they're not annoying in the way a bucket-list marathoner who spends more time writing Instagram captions than training can be.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LOOK AT THEIR FEET
A Poker Pro Explains How To Tell If Someone Is Bluffing
digg.com
Sure, you might have a good poker face, but there are other giveaways people can exploit to tell if you're lying.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Attacks Protections For Immigrants From 'Shithole' Countries
WATCH: Don Lemon On 'Shithole' Comments: 'The President Of The United States Is Racist'
Scientists Discover Clean Water Ice Just Below Mars' Surface
James Franco Accused Of Sexual Assault And Misconduct By Five Women — Here's What You Need To Know
DIGG PICKS
These Headphones Sound More Expensive Than They Actually Are
amazon.com
Audio-Technica is known for making audiophile-grade headphones. The ATH-M20x is their budget version of that.
TGIF? TGIF.