Saturday, February 3, 2018

Who's Afraid Of A Crypto Utopia?

These men — because they are almost exclusively men — have a plan for what to do with the wealth: They want to build a crypto utopia, a new city where the money is virtual and the contracts are all public, to show the rest of the world what a crypto future could look like.
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Making A Crypto Utopia In Puerto Rico
nytimes.com
These men — because they are almost exclusively men — have a plan for what to do with the wealth: They want to build a crypto utopia, a new city where the money is virtual and the contracts are all public, to show the rest of the world what a crypto future could look like.
'HATEFUL RABBIT HOLES'
'Fiction Is Outperforming Reality': How YouTube's Algorithm Distorts Truth
theguardian.com
An ex-YouTube insider reveals how its recommendation algorithm promotes divisive clips and conspiracy videos.
DAY ZERO IS COMING
What Happens In Cape Town After It Runs Out Of Water?
citylab.com
Most of the city's water is supplied by dams. The dams are currently three-quarters empty.On the day the dam levels reach 13.5 percent of their capacity (known otherwise as "Day Zero"), the city's taps will be shut off. According to the City of Cape Town's projection, Day Zero will fall in April.
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THE WEEK IN PICTURES
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The Best Photography Of The Week
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2,000 days on Mars with the Curiosity Rover, chilling images of people caught trying to escape East Germany, and what our houses look like once humans are gone.
A SPIRAL IN PEGASUS
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
A REAL BROWN-NOSER
Piers Morgan Tweets Drawing Of Him Eating Donald Trump's Ass Not Once, Not Twice, But Three Times
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Just before you thought you might escape this week, British talk show host Piers Morgan got extremely mad online about a certain illustration depicting him and Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America.
IT'S SUPERB OWL TIME
BANGING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A WALL
Unpacking Forty Years Of Fandom For A Losing Team
longreads.com
Kevin Sampsell examines his love of football — and a team that's never won a Super Bowl.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT DOUG WILLIAMS
The Quarterback Behind The Most Prolific Quarter In Playoff History
theundefeated.com
Thirty years ago, Doug Williams directed the greatest offensive performance in a single quarter in playoff history to become the first black quarterback to win the Super Bowl.
THE BEST OFFENSE IS A GOOD CODEBREAKER
The Glorious Gridiron Cryptowars Imagined By A 1970s NSA Employee
slate.com
Alongside commentary about the Soviet Union and some complicated-looking puzzles, the January 1976 issue of the NSA's staff magazine contained a tongue-in-cheek article titled "Football & Cryptology." The author's name is still classified, but given that headline, it's reasonable to assume that whoever wrote it was an NSA codebreaker.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
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Whetstone Master Turns A Block Of Wood Into A Really Sharp Knife
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Yes, this knife is sharp enough to cut and peel hard vegetables. And it's 100% wood.
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