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Welcome to What We Learned This Week,​ a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Uber is going nowhere fast, The US Army wants gamers and YouTube comments are good now.

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WHAT'S THE ENDGAME HERE? WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Uber Is Going To Fail, And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week,​ a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Uber is going nowhere fast, The US Army wants gamers and YouTube comments are good now. BUT AT LEAST ANT-MAN IS BACK WATCH: Here's The First 'Avengers: Endgame' Trailer digg.com Tony Stark is adrift in space, the other surviving Avengers are recovering and 50% of living creatures on Earth are gone. HEARTS AND MINDS AND CLICKS Inside China's Audacious Global Propaganda Campaign theguardian.com Beijing is buying up media outlets and training scores of foreign journalists to 'tell China's story well' – as part of a worldwide propaganda campaign of astonishing scope and ambition. COMMENTED OUT I'm A Developer. I Won't Teach My Kids To Code, And Neither Should You slate.com It's hard to teach the difference between merely executing steps, such as following a recipe, and doing something well. It can only be passed on through feel and experience. OFFERS WE DIGG | SPONSORED An Insane 75,000 Mile Bonus Has Just Hit The Market thepointsguy.com This bank is announcing a groundbreaking offer for its miles-earning cards, and it's news that many of us have been waiting to hear for years. Starting in December, this card will become a flexible points currency with real power. Partner offer, terms apply. KEEP IT WAVY THE WEIRD STORY OF 'SURF BERLIN' An American Surfer Goes Rogue To Claim The Baltic Sea's 'Last Wave' deadspin.com It was back in 2011 that Ira Mowen first saw the wave. He had been living in Berlin for a few years, having chased a girl there and never left. A REGULAR MOKA JOE The Humble Brilliance Of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot atlasobscura.com In the era of pods, the iconic item has become an endangered species. WE'LL ALL FLOAT ON The Return Of The Water Bed nytimes.com The inventor of the water bed is reprising and updating it for a Casper world. VIDEO OF THE DAY AUSTRALIA! Guy Tries To Fight Kangaroo Messing With His Dogs, Does Not Fare Well digg.com Fully-grown kangaroos do not mess around. IN THE NEWS Kevin Hart Steps Down As Oscars Host After Initially Refusing To Apologize For Homophobic Tweets Economy Added Disappointing 155,000 Jobs In November Trump To Pick Heather Nauert, Former Fox News Anchor, As UN Ambassador, Source Says John Kelly Expected To Resign Soon, No Longer On Speaking Terms With Trump Road Workers Drill Through 6,000-Year-Old Prehistoric Platform Near Stonehenge DIGG PICKS Gift Suggestions For The Commuter Who Has Everything digg.com No one likes a grumpy traveler. Make sure the urban commuter in your life is always looking good and feeling fresh with these ten stellar gift ideas. The only endgame we have in mind is Friday at 5 pm. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Nothing To Joke About Here

Under a landmark settlement, an ambitious housing program promised a better life for mentally ill New Yorkers. But some of the most vulnerable slip through the cracks.

Digg Editions Morning · Thu, Dec 06

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NO LAUGHING MATTER WHEN INDEPENDENCE BECOMES DEADLY Living Apart, Coming Undone features.propublica.org Under a landmark settlement, an ambitious housing program promised a better life for mentally ill New Yorkers. But some of the most vulnerable slip through the cracks. SHARING ISN'T REALLY CARING Big Tech Has Your Kid's Data — And You Probably Gave It To Them vox.com Many parents today enjoy posting about their family on social media. But along with those adorable photos, they are sharing crucial data about their children that big tech companies are harvesting. 'WHY WAS I HELD? DID I MURDER ANYONE?' Prisoners Of Memes, Social Media Victims livemint.com India is increasingly jailing its young for online posts that "offend" politicians. The impact on their lives and families is devastating. SECURITY WE DIGG | SPONSORED This Easy-To-Use Smart Security System Is 30% Off Right Now simplisafe.com Protecting where you live is serious business. Thankfully SimpliSafe's award-winning system is 30% off right now, which means you can feel seriously safe without breaking the bank. Seriously. DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING 'WHY IS TEXAS...' Google's Autocomplete Suggestions For Every State, Mapped digg.com When you scroll over the hexagon representing a state, the map shows you Google's autocomplete suggestions for three phrases: "why is [state]," "when will [state]" and "can [state]." HOW DOES THE SNAKE GOD MAKE YOU FEEL? Welcome To The Trip Of Your Life: The Rise Of Underground LSD Guides theguardian.com Some Americans searching for alternative paths to healing have turned to psychedelics. But how does one forge a career as a guide when the substances are illegal? 'I HATE IT HERE AND I WANT TO GO HOME' Four Days Trapped At Sea With Crypto's Nouveau Riche breakermag.com In 10 years of political reporting I've met a lot of people with very specific ideas about what the perfect world would look like — but none quite so strange as the starry-eyed techno-utopians and sketchy-ass crypto-grifters on the 2018 CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise. VIDEO OF THE DAY TAKING THE LOW ROAD Driver Takes Matters Into His Own Hands After Guy Cuts Him In Line For The Car Wash digg.com "He wasn't happy but could do nothing and I felt great for teaching him a lesson." IN THE NEWS Huawei CFO Is Arrested In Canada For Extradition To The US Two US Marines Rescued, Five Missing After Mid-Air Crash Off Japan After Texas Funeral, President George H.W. Bush To Be Buried Next To Wife And Daughter Global Carbon Emissions Reached A Record High In 2018 Wisconsin Lawmakers Vote To Strip Power From The Incoming Democratic Governor DIGG PICKS The Urban Commuter Gift Guide digg.com No one likes a grumpy traveller. Make sure the urban commuter in your life is always looking good and feeling fresh with these ten stellar gift ideas. Keep up the good work, don't keep up the bad work. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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