Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Hell And High Water

A Murder, A Wearable Witness And An Unlikely Suspect, Where You Can Hear The Fastest-Moving Glacier In The World, An Unbelievable Image Of A Solar Eclipse On Jupiter, and more.
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WORLD-BEATING SCIENCE
BAD ICEBREAKER
Where You Can Hear The Fastest-Moving Glacier In The World
ozy.com
Few sounds paint the picture of the town's past, present and future like the thunderous roar of a calving Jakobshavn Glacier 30 miles away. This glacier, known as Sermeq Kujalleq in Greenlandic, is the fastest moving in the world.
SPOT ON
An Unbelievable Image Of A Solar Eclipse On Jupiter
digg.com
The shadow Io, one of Jupiter's moons, casts on the planet is very different from a solar eclipse on Earth.
TESTING THE WATERS
When Will We Run Out Of Water?
earther.gizmodo.com
"The planet as a whole is not going to run out of water. However, certain locations may face water scarcity — when their built water supplies are unable to meet their water demands intermittently or for long durations."
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xfyro.com
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THE DARK TRUTH
TIME WILL TELL
A Murder, A Wearable Witness And An Unlikely Suspect
www.wired.com
Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything. But her Fitbit did.
NOT PAYING IT FORWARD
The Internet Relies On People Working For Free
onezero.medium.com
Who should be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting open-source projects?
ALL IS NOT WELL
The Brutal Reality Behind A Booming Wellness Craze
theguardian.com
Demand for "healing" crystals is soaring — but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world's poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act.
THEIR WATCH HAS ENDED
A Fire Lookout On What's Lost In A Transition To Technology
npr.org
The number of manned fire lookouts in the US is dwindling, as technology is increasingly used to spot and monitor wildfires. But can technology replace a human watch?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SPICE UP YOUR LIFE
Here's Sean Spicer's 'Dancing With The Stars' Debut Doing The Salsa To The Spice Girls
youtube.com
His debut on the dancing competition was really … something.
IN THE NEWS
Mexican Tycoon Arrested When Boat Kills Son By San Francisco
Hillary Clinton's Zombie Impeachment Memo That Could Help Fell Trump
Shane Gillis Out At 'SNL' Following Racial, Homophobic Slurs On Podcast
The Philippines Is Deploying 'Really Pretty' Female Officers To Distract Drivers From Traffic
DIGG PICKS
Build A Daily Uniform From These Staples That Are Guaranteed Not To Wimp Out
digg.com
Everlane is offering a collection of basics called the Uniform Collection with a 365-day guarantee.
Don't forget to have a glass of water.