Saturday, August 25, 2018

Guns, Germs And People

Whether or not these stories are 100% accurate, they're enough to give any firmware expert, Tesla owner or Elon Musk stan a case of the jitters.
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LOOKING BACK
RUNNING A BIZ 'LIKE A JUST IN TIME COMPILER'
The Strangest, Most Awful Stories From A Supposed Former Tesla IT Employee
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Whether or not these stories are 100% accurate, they're enough to give any firmware expert, Tesla owner or Elon Musk stan a case of the jitters.
20 MOVIES, 20 YEARS LATER
The Best Movies Of 1998
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Two decades later, they still shine, if only a little less bright than a diamond necklace dropped to the bottom of the ocean.
GUNS, GERMS AND PEOPLE
How Disease And Conquest Carved A New Planetary Landscape
theatlantic.com
Migration and a global shipping network have flattened biodiversity worldwide.
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THE WEEK IN PICTURES
PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
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A newborn with the 1,616 IVF needles that led to her birth, a palace inspired by the apocalypse and otherworldly photos of the world's largest salt flat.
STARRY STARRY NIGHT
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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The Space Station's flight over Hurricane Lane, an unprecedented catalogue of stars and the world on fire.
OUT THERE
OVER THE EDGE
American Daredevil
medium.com
Kirk Jones was the first person to successfully jump off Niagara Falls with no safety equipment. That was just the beginning of a bizarre and tragic tale.
BLOOD-NEVER-BORNE
The Untold Story Of A Jack The Ripper Game That Never Happened
polygon.com
About 10 years ago, Electronic Arts developed and then canceled a game about Jack the Ripper. This is its story.
BUILDING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN
What Would It Take To Build A Tower As High As Outer Space?
aeon.co
In recent years, engineers have been able to build on grander scales thanks to the strength and reliability of substances such as novel steel alloys. But as we enter the realm of megastructures, maintaining safety and structural integrity has become a fiendish challenge.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LOW...RIDE...ERRRRR, SHIT
Guy Drives His Tricked-Out Sports Car Over A Speed Bump And, Well...
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We've never seen a car with its wheels arranged like this. And while this Toyota FR-S looks pretty cool, it's pretty clear why it isn't common.
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No speed bumps on the horizon, but take it slow and easy this weekend anyways.