Tuesday, August 28, 2018

The Blockchain Actually Is All Around Us

The Helicopter Game Is The Most Elegant Web Game Ever Created
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DIGITAL REALITY
DON'T CALL IT 'FLAPPY BIRD'
The Helicopter Game Is The Most Elegant Web Game Ever Created
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It's compulsively playable: you always feel like you should have done better — just another split second click and you would have survived! — but it never ends up getting simple enough to be boring.
STRIKING A BARGAIN
Silicon Valley And The Quest For A Utopian Workplace
newrepublic.com
How Google, Tesla, and other tech giants could fix the broken relationship between employers and their employees.
PLANE AND SIMPLE
WATCH: This Explanation Of What A 4D Ball Would Look Like In Real Life Will Either Wreck Your Brain Or Expand It
digg.com
It's amazing how he's able to break down something so complicated and abstruse into such accessible terms.
PRINT MEDIA IS SAVED
The World's Oldest Blockchain Has Been Hiding In The New York Times Since 1995
motherboard.vice.com
This really gives a new meaning to the "paper of record."
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Workout Supplements That Are Made From Real Food (It's Rarer Than You Think)
revere.co
Supplements are a convenient way to boost workouts and recovery, but most are made with "ingredients" that barely qualify as human food. Revere is the first premium, natural sports supplement that combines whole-food ingredients to give you better performance with no chemical compromise.
SET APART
THE GRASS IS GREENER UP THERE
The Secret Garden
topic.com
How a scientist found a rainforest on top of a mountain, then led a team of 28 scientists, logistics experts, climbers, and others to a place where humans had not set foot for centuries.
'I HAD A VERY BAD TIME AMONG HUMANS'
The Man Who Was Raised By Wolves
theguardian.com
Abandoned as a child, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja survived alone in the wild for 15 years. But living with people proved to be even more difficult.
AFTER MIDNIGHT
Ethan Hawke Is Still Taking Ethan Hawke Extremely Seriously
nytimes.com
Over the years, he's somehow worn his critics down with his earnestness and his dedication and his sincerity — the same things that caused the ridicule in the first place.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
NOPE, WE'RE GOOD
Kayaker Casually Drops Over A 105-Foot Waterfall
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German kayaker Adrian Mattern took on the Alexandra Falls in Canada and was very casual about it.
IN THE NEWS
Nepal Plane Crash In March Caused By 'Emotionally Disturbed' Captain
Uber, Toyota Sign $500 Million Deal To Put Self-Driving Tech Into Sienna Minivans
Trump Announces US-Mexico Trade Deal, Setting Stage For NAFTA Overhaul
Pennsylvania AG Says Vatican Knew About Abuse Cover-Up
DIGG PICKS
This Bag Can Do It All
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Nomatic has created a bag that holds everything you need without being bulky. Their 30L travel bag is great for traveling, going to the gym or even schlepping gear. Its clever design lets you switch between backpack and duffel in seconds with no dangling straps.
Get to da choppa*! (*the weekend)