Friday, October 18, 2019

Whatever Floats Your Bloke

The Sinking Megacity, The Untold Story Of The 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, The Most Deceptive Hack In History, My Lifelong Quest To Fix My Bladder, and more.
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Digg Editions
Fri, Oct 18
*HACKER VOICE* I'M IN
BUS A MOVE
This Week's Top Memes, Ranked
digg.com
It's an internet fight and only the top memes will survive. This week's challengers: Gifted kids, missing the bus, the latest TikTok trend and more.
RUNNING RINGS AROUND THEM
The Untold Story Of The 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, The Most Deceptive Hack In History
wired.com
How digital detectives unraveled the mystery of Olympic Destroyer—and why the next big attack will be even harder to crack.
AT LEAST THE BAD GUYS ARE IDIOTS
A Bitcoin-Powered Child Porn Site Was Undone By A Right-Click
qz.com
According to court documents, US investigators simply right-clicked on Welcome To Video's homepage, selected "View Page Source," and instantly had what they needed.
JUST TAKING A PEEK
The Quest To Get Photos Of The USSR's First Space Shuttle
wired.com
French photographer Jonk snuck into Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan to capture images of the Buran shuttle.
DIGG PICKS
These Posters Might As Well Be In A Museum
digg.com
Do your walls need some sprucing up? These stylish movie and TV posters are well-suited to any den or dank movie cave.
WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
30 MILLION PEOPLE, SLIDING UNDERWATER
The Sinking Megacity
wired.co.uk
Sea level rise, subsidence and political inertia could soon see Jakarta become the first megacity claimed by climate change. A last-ditch plan to save the city may not be enough.
URINE FOR A SHOCK
My Lifelong Quest To Fix My Broken Bladder
gq.com
Drew Magary grew up having to pee at least a dozen times a day — sometimes double that — and the problem persisted into adulthood. What's worse, doctors had no idea what was wrong with him.
HOT CLEAN WATER
Inside The Seattle Company Plotting Lab-Made 'Coffee' Without Beans
seattle.eater.com
Atomo is trying to do for coffee what plant-based brands Impossible and Beyond did for burgers.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GOING WITH THE FLOE
Tourist In Iceland Ignores 'Don't Walk On The Ice' Signs, Starts Floating Away On A Chunk Of Ice
youtube.com
We hope this guy's friends got him a warm bath and a fresh set of clothes stat.
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis Zings Trump In Al Smith Dinner Speech
NASA's All-Female Spacewalk Makes History
Deadly Turkey Air Strikes Shatter Syria Truce
Republicans Worried By Mick Mulvaney's Confirmation Trump Sought Exchange Of Favors With Ukraine
DIGG PICKS
Let This Machine Keep Your Toilet Squeaky Clean
indiegogo.com
Scrubbing the toilet is really unpleasant, so the Shine Bathroom quickly caught our attention. Skip the gross cleaning process, and let this little automaton do the hard work.
It's Friday, let that sink in.