Saturday, March 31, 2018

We Come From The Year 2049

They've come from the future for two reasons: 1) To save us from ourselves; and 2) to make YouTube confessionals.
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SECOND LIFE
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE, APPARENTLY
The Rise In Self-Proclaimed Time Travelers
melmagazine.com
They've come from the future for two reasons: 1) To save us from ourselves; and 2) to make YouTube confessionals.
VESPENE GAS IN THE TANK
The Staying Power Of 'StarCraft'
theringer.com
Twenty years after Blizzard's baby redefined a genre and spawned the esports movement, it remains a timeless proof of concept for what online competition can be.
PLAY IT AGAIN, FUNCO
The Company Behind Used Video Games
tedium.co
The story of FuncoLand, the retailer that made the used video game market a thing — and how GameStop, which bought Funco, sort of bastardized that mission.
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Here's The Real Way To Calculate How Much House You Can Afford
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Better Mortgage Corporation has the only end to end mortgage application to closing process that is 100% online. That means you can get pre-approved in less than three minutes and see a real estimate of how much house you can afford. If only getting on 'House Hunters' was this easy.
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
FALLING FROM ORBIT
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.
PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
The strange beauty of sandstorms, Ireland's disappearing storefronts, and a village where only women and children live in.
KNOCK IT OFF
KENTUCKY LIED CHICKEN
How Bootleg Fast Food Conquered Iran
atlasobscura.com
If there was one thing the government couldn't suppress, it was taste. That's why Iran is now home to dozens of knockoff franchises, from Mash Donald's to Sheak Shack, that have taken advantage of hostility toward American fast food to serve dangerously delicious burgers, fries, and burritos.
IF ONLY EVERY LUNCH THIEF GOT CAUGHT
The Office Lunch Theft Tweet Thread That The Internet Can't Look Away From
digg.com
We talked to Zak Toscani, the man behind the perfect Friday mystery, and got the HR email.
'THE BITCOIN TOOK THE LONGEST'
Rise Of The DIY Death Machines
motherboard.vice.com
In 1996, Philip Nitschke used a computer to facilitate the first legal euthanasia in history. Today, he is teaching elderly people how to buy Bitcoin, use encrypted messaging, and navigate the dark web to end their lives on their own terms.
SWEET AND SOUR
Trouble In Candy Land
washingtonpost.com
How Peeps, pensions and a lawsuit threaten to upend the American retirement system.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
HOLY HELL
A Montage Of The Most Gnarly, Hair-Raising Content On YouTube
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And you can watch this one worry-free because "absolutely no one was killed in any of these clips."
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No need to time travel right now: It's Saturday morning.