Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Flash Required (To Have A Good Time)

How Coachella '99 Lost A Million Dollars And Started An Empire, I Drive For Uber And Lyft — Here's Exactly How Much I Make In One Week
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Wed, Oct 09
RIGHT ON THE MONEY
CHANGE OF TUNE
How Coachella '99 Lost A Million Dollars And Started An Empire
theringer.com
Before it was the megalithic event that towered over the music landscape, the Indio, California, the festival was a money-losing weekend in the desert.
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
I Drive For Uber And Lyft — Here's Exactly How Much I Make In One Week
businessinsider.com
People always want to know how much money I make driving for Uber and Lyft, so I decided to track every penny I made for one week.
NO SLACKING OFF
The Amount Of Money You'd Have If You Invested $100 In These 2019 IPOs, Visualized
digg.com
2019 has been a somewhat rocky year for IPOs, with many companies underperforming in the stock market. So if you'd invested $100 worth of stock in companies like Uber, Slack and Zoom in the beginning, here's how much money you'd have right now.
DIGG PICKS
Make Better Videos With This Auto-Tracking Smartphone Stand
indiegogo.com
Wish you had a camera operator handy at a moment's notice? This rotating stand and its companion app will help keep you in frame.
THE REST IS HISTORY
'WE COULDN'T FOCUS OUR EYES ON ANYTHING'
How Southwest Pilot Tammie Jo Shults Landed Fatal Flight 1380
elle.com
Just 22 minutes after Flight 1380 took off from New York, the plane's engine exploded and cracked a window, causing Jennifer Riordan to be sucked halfway out.
WALKEN DOWN MEMORY LANE
The Inside Story Of 'Ripper,' The Egregiously Bad Videogame
wired.com
The 1996 title featuring Christopher Walken was held up as an exemplar of gaming's future. But things didn't exactly work out that way.
FLASH OF BRILLIANCE
Flash Is Responsible For The Internet's Most Creative Era
vice.com
The risk-taking creative culture of web design hasn't been quite the same since Steve Jobs stuck a knife into Flash.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
DON'T GO DOWN THAT ROAD
Man Laughs Uncontrollably At His Friend For Walking Into Glass Panel, Receives Some Swift Karma
digg.com
Let this be a lesson for all of us: be a friend. Don't be a jerk.
IN THE NEWS
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Millions Face Power Outages In Northern, Central California
Kurds Mobilize In Syria As Turkey Poised For Imminent Attack
DIGG PICKS
GoPro Hero 8 Black Is The Action Camera We've Been Hoping For
digg.com
Plenty of reviews for the latest GoPro have already hit, and it looks like we're getting a superb hardware revision. The new model goes for $399.99, and ships later this month.
If it's not a door, don't walk through it. If he's a friend, don't laugh at him.