Friday, July 20, 2018

The Milkman Always Rings Twice

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Whole milk is good now, there will be nothing like "The Dark Knight" again and your phone number isn't safe.
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COME ORIGINAL
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Whole Milk Is Good Now, 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: Whole milk is good now, there will be nothing like "The Dark Knight" again and your phone number isn't safe.
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Before 'Warcraft,' There Was 'LambdaMOO'
undark.org
Before the emergence of Warcraft, and the PlayStation, Pavel Curtis created LambdaMOO. Players used text, not images, and imaginations ran wild.
AMAZON CAN'T SHIP YOU AN EXPERT
Best Buy Should Be Dead, But It's Thriving In The Age Of Amazon
bloomberg.com
The big-box retailer doesn't just want to sell you electronics. It wants its in-home consultants to be "personal chief technology officers."
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A Dev-Friendly Cloud Platform That's Robust, Intuitive And Affordable
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IS THIS LEGIT?
'I ALMOST WANTED TO QUIT'
The Scam Industry: How The Hip-Hop Boom Sets Hopefuls Up For Failure
music.avclub.com
The venue's security checked the guest list one more time. HG Locks wasn't on it. It slowly began to sink in: No one was expecting him to perform; he had been scammed.
SAVING THEIR SLOT
WATCH: Why Airlines Fly 'Ghost Flights' With No Passengers Aboard
digg.com
This business move often even causes them to lose money.
'THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON'
Why I'm No Longer A Russiagate Skeptic
politico.com
Facts are piling up, and it's getting harder to deny what's staring us in the face.
EFFECTIVELY ILLEGAL
What It Takes To Get An Abortion In The Most Restrictive State In The US
nytimes.com
The future of Roe v. Wade is in doubt, but already, American women face increasingly different paths to getting an abortion, depending on their state.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WE HAVE LIFTOFF
Dang, Look At This 737 Casually Pull Off A Near-Vertical Takeoff
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We wouldn't want to be a passenger on a plane doing this, but it is pretty darn cool to watch from the ground.
IN THE NEWS
Israel Just Passed A Controversial, Long-Contested 'Nation-State' Bill. Here's What You Should Read About It
Storm Sinks Duck Boat In Missouri, Killing At Least 13
A Test Run Of A 4-Day Workweek In New Zealand Showed Increased Productivity
Europe's Scorching Weather Has Revealed A Mysterious Henge
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