Friday, April 17, 2020

COVID Shot First

I Tested The Coronavirus Vaccine A Month Ago — Here's What The Last Four Weeks Have Been Like, Few Statistics Tell You Anything About COVID-19 — Here's One That Does, The Subtle Ways Amazon Is Discouraging People From Ordering So Much Stuff, and more.
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
Digg Editions
Fri, Apr 17
SPONSORED BY CB_horizontal_color_logo@3x
HERE'S SOMETHING NEW
A SENSE OF PROPORTION
Few Statistics Tell You Anything About COVID-19. Here's One That Does
theatlantic.com
The proportion of coronavirus tests with positive results could be a window into just how bad the U.S. outbreak is.
ON TRIAL
I Tested The Coronavirus Vaccine A Month Ago. Here's What The Last Four Weeks Have Been Like
refinery29.com
One month ago, Jennifer Haller was the first person to receive one of the first coronavirus vaccines. She talks about the physical and mental toll of the last four weeks.
DO LESS
The Subtle Ways Amazon Is Discouraging People From Ordering So Much Stuff
slate.com
Strained by the pandemic, Amazon is now discouraging people from buying so much stuff.
SLOW YOUR ROLL
The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean For A Vaccine?
nytimes.com
Developing a defense against the virus will depend on how it behaves.
TECH WE DIGG | SPONSORED
PayPal Just Paid $4 Billion To Save You Money
joinhoney.com
PayPal wants to help you save money when shopping online – so it recently bought Honey, the free browser extension that automatically finds coupons at over 30,000 stores. Here's how it works.
CULTURAL RE-ALIGNMENT
ME AND HOMIES DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD
The Week's Best Quarantine Memes, Ranked
digg.com
All the internet can talk about is coronavirus, which means there are lots of memes about it. Here are some of the funniest.
COVID TO E5
The Quarantine Chess Tournament That Could Change The Game Forever
theringer.com
After the FIDE Candidates tournament was postponed due to the coronavirus, world champion Magnus Carlsen decided to take things into his own hands. His version of chess could speed the game up permanently.
RE-LISTEN TO IRON MAIDEN, BABY
'Teenage Dirtbag' 2.0
rollingstone.com
Wheatus' anthem of teenage alienation has grown into an enduring cult classic. So why has the band spent the past year re-creating it note-for-note?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GREAT BALLS OF METAL
A Demonstration Of How Powerful 17th-Century Ship Cannons Were
youtube.com
The cannons used by navies in the 1600s might not be a match for modern artillery, but they were still powerful as hell.
IN THE NEWS
Wuhan Raises Coronavirus Death Toll By 50%
New York And Other Hot Spots Are Getting Longer Coronavirus Peaks Than Expected, Expert Says
In Reversal, Trump Unveils Phase-in Plan To Restart US Economy That Lets Governors Decide What To Do
Michigan's Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder Knew About Flint's Toxic Water — And Lied About It
DIGG PICKS | AFFILIATE
When We Need A Camp Fire, All We Have To Do Is Pull A String
huckberry.com
Camping is one of the small joys that can help us through this rough time. And with this easy fire starter, we don't have to stress out about getting the campfire up and running.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
JUST KEEP PADDLING
From Nazi Germany To Australia: The Incredible True Story Of History's Longest Kayak Journey (2018)
vanityfair.com
This is the story of Oscar Speck's voyage, a seven-and-a-half-year adventure nearly lost to history.
WHO'S ASKING?
'Have You Ever Thought About Killing Someone?' (2015)
medium.com
Mike Baker hadn't. But he was 17 back then. And he hadn't thought about a lot of stuff, like disembowelment or escaping from prison or a dozen other freaky things that a guy named Doc was about to show him.
The Council To Restart The Weekend has convened.