Wednesday, June 26, 2019

On Fire, Literally And Figuratively

Viral and Loving It: The Thoroughly Modern Comedy of Demi Adejuyigbe, The Six-Year Struggle to Regain Ownership of the 'This Is Fine' Dog, and more.
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COMEDY IS A JOB, NO JOKE
DO YOU REMEMBER THE 21ST NIGHT OF SEPT?
Viral And Loving It: The Thoroughly Modern Comedy Of Demi Adejuyigbe
theringer.com
You may not know his name. But you've seen his memes, his Vines, his parody videos, his airborne internet phenomena. Meet the funniest person on the internet.
RECLAIMING QUESTION HOUND
The Six-Year Struggle To Regain Ownership Of The 'This Is Fine' Dog
vulture.com
It's taken for granted that a meme, once set free, will never return to the cage of copyright and creator control.
KEEP HIM OUT OR LOSE YOUR CRED
Comedy Clubs That Book Louis C.K. Don't Care About Their Staff's Safety
vox.com
Comedy club owners allowing him to work their venues demonstrate a lack of interest in protecting their employees — especially women. You have a right not to be jerked off in front of at your job, no matter what your job is.
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MOVING A BIT FAST
MOVE EXTREMELY FAST AND BREAK THINGS
The World's Smallest Big Rocket Company
technologyreview.com
Dave Masten builds rockets on a shoestring in the desert — can he help NASA reinvent itself as a lean, agile enterprise?
THERE ARE NO INNOCENT MISTAKES
I Was 7 Words Away From Being Spear-Phished
robertheaton.com
Three weeks ago I received a very flattering email from the University of Cambridge, asking me to judge the Adam Smith Prize for Economics.
ON THE HIGHWAYS TO HELL
Americans Are Spending Billions On Bad Highway Expansions
citylab.com
PIRG's annual list of "highway boondoggles" includes nine transportation projects that will cost a total of $25 billion while driving up emissions.
THIEF-IN-TRAINING
How To Rob A Train
bloomberg.com
Train robberies have become so popular in northern Chile that a special police force has been tasked with escorting the convoys. Arrests of would-be bandits point to large, organized criminal networks, but so far no one has been caught in the act. You decide to give it a go. How hard can it be?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
*SHAKES FIST* 'DAMN YOU, ME!'
Woman Firebombs House Next Door — And Films Herself Doing So On Her Own Security Camera
digg.com
We don't know how to commit the perfect crime, but doing the crime in front of your own security camera and not deleting the footage strikes us as a bad way to start.
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Remember folks: just don't firebomb things. Ever.