Monday, July 18, 2016

Another Loss For The Haters

What Happens When A Whistleblower Goes On The Job Market
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Morning · Mon, Jul 18
MARKED
What Happens When A Whistleblower Goes On The Job Market
wired.com
Sarah Ballard became the face of a series of accusations against one of the world's most famous astronomers when she revealed her identity has a student allegedly harassed by researcher Geoff Marcy. Now she's trying to find a job.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Man Named As Baton Rouge Gunman Was Marine With Online Alias
VIDEO: President Obama Speaks About Sunday's Baton Rouge Police Shooting
No Sign Nice Attacker Was Tied To Terrorist Networks
Armed Rape Suspect Took Four Hostages In A Baltimore Burger King
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DUSTY OLD TECH
NEEDS A ROOM OF REQUIREMENT
The Library Of Congress Is Struggling To Stay Relevant In The Digital Age
nplusonemag.com
Whatever early progress the Library of Congress made on the internet has been squandered.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE SONG?
VIDEO: 'Sandstorm' Played On A Bunch Of Floppy Drives Will Take You To A Weird, Nostalgic Place
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If this doesn't take you back to a simpler time when data storage was exclusively floppy and EDM was exclusively Darude then we probably can't be friends.
NEW WEEKEND PLANS!
The Best Emulators For Old-School Gaming
dailydot.com
With the help of emulators, players can enjoy playing a variety of different consoles from the comfort of their computer screens. Here are some of the best.
THE SAD STATE OF POLITICS
MAKING DONALD ANGRY AGAIN
How The Haters Got Trump This Close To The White House
buzzfeed.com
From political power brokers to the entire island of Manhattan, a varied cast of taunting insiders has inadvertently driven Donald Trump's lifelong revenge march toward the White House. This is what it's like to be one of them.
GOOD TIMES, GOOD TIMES
A History of Embarrassing Presidential Campaign Logos
atlasobscura.com
Good design and presidential politics do not often meet.
THIELING THE BURN
The Future Of Politics In Silicon Valley
theatlantic.com
A major venture capitalist will speak in support of Trump, as dozens more decry him.
BEFORE YOU GO
SCAMERAS
Red Light Cameras Are The Ultimate Scam For Drivers And For Cities
digg.com
Redlight camera tickets aren't just a nuisance to drivers, they also cost cities millions.
Now go drink more coffee and evolve into your weekday form.

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Will The Real L33t Hax0r Please Step Up?

Watch As Elite Password Hacking Software Cracks Thousands Of Passwords In Seconds, How To Build A Fire By Rubbing Sticks Together, Themed Boxes For Guys Who Give A Damn, Tour De France Leader Ruins His Bike In A Crash, Runs The Course Instead, Chinese Construction Company Uses Front Loader To Move Illegally Parked Cars, Parkour Is Cool Again Thanks To This Guy's Moves
The Week's Best Videos
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Watch As Elite Password Hacking Software Cracks Thousands Of Passwords In Seconds
THE REAL L33T HAX0R
Watch As Elite Password Hacking Software Cracks Thousands Of Passwords In Seconds
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Dr. Mike Pound demonstrates how a password hacking hardware called "Beast" can make short work of your "strong" passwords.
WHAT THE FRICTION
How To Build A Fire By Rubbing Sticks Together
digg.com
A couple of weeks ago, the hilarious Polynesian surviorman known as Kap taught us how to climb a coconut tree. Today he comes to us with knowledge of how to build a fire and a plethora of one-liners.
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Themed Boxes For Guys Who Give A Damn
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"You can't put a price on the fun you'll have opening these boxes" - Esquire
'I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS'
Tour De France Leader Ruins His Bike In A Crash, Runs The Course Instead
digg.com
During Thursday's Tour de France stage up Mount Ventoux, race leader Chris Froome crashed into the back of a camera motorcycle. His team car — with a replacement bike — was "miles behind," so he just took off running until the car could arrive with the new bike. We're not sure if that's totally legal, but it's pretty crazy.
TOUGH AS NAILS
Chinese Construction Company Uses Front Loader To Move Illegally Parked Cars
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This construction worker has had it up to here and doesn't give a rat's ass about anything anymore.
SMOOTH MOVE, MUKHAMETSHIN
Parkour Is Cool Again Thanks To This Guy's Moves
digg.com
The days when parkour ruled the world of internet videos are long past, but every once in a while a video comes along that reaffirms parkour's dopeness. This is one of them.
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Saturday, July 16, 2016

A Fancy Cult, Amazon's World Domination, And More Weekend Reads

Inside The World's Chicest Cult
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Morning · Sat, Jul 16
WEEKEND LONG READS
Inside The World's Chicest Cult
harpersbazaar.com
"Everyone has a threshold for New Age spirituality. At Spirit Weavers, a highly Instagrammable, sold-out women's retreat, I hit mine."
HELP PLS
Your Therapist Is Typing...
digg.com
Between guided mindfulness and text-based therapy, the world of mental health apps ranges from benevolently innocuous to a big, unregulated question mark.
PRIME MOVER
Jeff Bezos Is Hurtling Toward World Domination
newsweek.com
Today, the question is not whether Amazon can survive but whether we can survive without Amazon.
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS AN OLD MAN
The Mysterious Metamorphosis Of Chuck Close
nytimes.com
The legendary artist has radically upended his distinctive style of portraiture — and his entire life. Why?
STUNTING THEIR WILD OATS
Why Isn't There A Male Pill Yet?
digg.com
​Despite decades of promising research, the many men who want their own contraceptive pill still have nothing. But why?
IN THE NEWS
Turkish Government Repels Military Coup Attempt, Hundreds Dead
Nearly 3,000 Turkish Military Members Detained
BOXES WE DIGG
Themed Boxes For Guys Who Give A Damn
bespokepost.com
"You can't put a price on the fun you'll have opening these boxes" - Esquire
FAN SERVICE
A LABOR OF TREKKIE LOVE
This Astounding Fan-Made, Stop Motion 'Star Trek' Film Took Eight Years To Make
digg.com
Forget "Star Trek: Beyond" — the next "Star Trek" you should watch is German Trekkie and filmmaker Jürgen Kaiser's 58-minute, almost entirely DIY "Star Trek Enterprise II: The Beginning Of The End."
DRAGONS ON A PLANE
WATCH: Samuel L Jackson Explaining 'Game Of Thrones' Is Even More Epic Than The Show
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This is probably the most effective advertisement for "Game of Thrones" we've ever seen. Whatever HBO paid Samuel L. Jackson to voice this recap definitely wasn't enough.
MORE 'STAR WARS' PLEASE
WATCH: The Behind-The-Scenes Reel Has Got Us Pumped For 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
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Obviously you can't read too much into a carefully staged behind-the-scenes video, but, well, we're going to read into this: "Rogue One" looks awesome.
ASKING THE SMALL QUESTIONS
LOOK INTO THEIR EYES
Nature's Hidden Order
quantamagazine.org
Scientists are exploring a mysterious pattern, found in birds' eyes, boxes of marbles and other surprising places, that is neither regular nor random.
THE MAN IN THE HARD DRIVE
A Quest To Crack The Mysteries Of Our DNA
statnews.com
A scientist recently pointed me out to his colleagues. "That is not Carl Zimmer," he declared. "Really," he said, pointing to a slim hard drive on the table, "this is Carl Zimmer."
HARD TIMES
SEARCHING FOR DOCTOR LANUSSE
Finding The Man Who Saved My Parents During WWII
theatlantic.com
What happened to the French doctor my parents had taken in during the Russian siege of Budapest?
'IT WAS DEMEANING AND DEGRADING'
Life As A Woman In The Trucking Industry
maryreview.com
Age 55 at the time, Cathy Sellars set out to find a new profession, one that would offer her an independent lifestyle. She wasn't intimidated by the idea of maneuvering a 40-ton truck, sitting virtually immobile for hours at a time in a hulking pilot seat. What she wasn't ready for was everything else that would come with it.
BEFORE YOU GO
HARDCORE
When You Buy An Apple, It's Already A Year Old
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Apple picking season is between August and November. Those apples are rapidly processed and put into cold storage where they lie in wait, all year round.
That's it, folks. Enjoy the sun this weekend.