Saturday, May 4, 2019

Welcome To The Chum Bucket

Demolishing The City Of The Future, How To Land On The Moon, and more.
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LONG GONE
'CRUSHINGLY PREDICTABLE IF NOT PAROCHIAL'
Demolishing The City Of The Future
tribunemag.co.uk
The architects of 1970s Singapore tried to build "socialism that works." What will be lost now that their buildings are being demolished?
BABY STEPS
How To Land On The Moon
newatlas.com
Today, we take it for granted that the Apollo lunar landing was possible, but at the time, no one had done anything remotely like it — let alone in a craft that had never been fully tested.
THE COMEBACK NO ONE ASKED FOR
How Erik Prince Used The Rise Of Trump To Make An Improbable Comeback
theintercept.com
Erik Prince now offers a complete mercenary supply chain: anything from military hardware to social media manipulation in partnership with Project Veritas.
DIGG PICKS
These Earbuds Are So Waterproof You Can Swim Laps With Them
xfyro.com
Xfyro has made the first-ever fully waterproof wireless earbuds. They're comfortable, secure, and magnetically connect to the battery case so you can enjoy a total listening time of 20-30 hours before having to recharge your case.
LOOKING GOOD
PICTURE THIS
What Asylum Patients See Outside Their Windows, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
What it's like riding along with a valet driver at a San Francisco strip club, the city that the Chernobyl disaster left behind and other best photos of the week.
OUT THERE
AN HONEST GOLD DIGGER
The Lone Prospectors Keeping The Legacy Of The Gold Rush Alive
melmagazine.com
Over 50,000 people tune in to watch Dan Hurd pan for gold on YouTube. But when the teacher sets out into the hills to investigate a claim, he's seeking anything but attention.
ARTISANAL VIDEOS
The Serene Pleasure Of Watching People Cook In The Chinese Countryside
eater.com
Watch enough of these videos, and you, too, may someday be able to cook like they do — and eat like them, too. Until that day, you can watch TikTok.
FOLLOWING THE TRASH
Taboola, Outbrain And The Chum Supply Chain
themargins.substack.com
I spent seven years trading currency derivatives so am well versed in the art of arbitrage. This is what makes a "Related Content" modules so intriguing for me.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
EXCITED ON THE INSIDE
Woman Records How Her Dog And Her Cats React To Her Coming Home, And Yep, That Seems About Right
digg.com
"Man's best friend" and "Man, please don't touch me."
DIGG PICKS
Bring Some Organized Chaos To Your Next Party With We Didn't Playtest This At All
amazon.com
It's insanity. Like... actual insanity. But hilarious.
No need to land on the moon this weekend — just find some time to relax.