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Friday 6 May 2016

Rent. Or Do Not Rent. There Is No Buy

The Rent Vs. Buy Debate Is Silly And Other Facts, Why MakerBot — And The Maker Revolution — Failed To Deliver, This Isn't A Smart Remote, It's The Smartest Remote, Does The 'Like' Mean Anything Anymore?, How Kerry Washington Became A Publicity Magician, A Tour Of The International Banana Museum
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Friday, May 6, 2016
The Rent Vs. Buy Debate Is Silly And Other Facts
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
The Rent Vs. Buy Debate Is Silly And Other Facts
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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: the meaninglessness of the rent versus buy debate, the 11 lines of code that broke the internet and something called a "whoosh bottle".
THEY MET THEIR MAKER
Why MakerBot — And The Maker Revolution — Failed To Deliver
theawl.com
Nine months ago, MakerBot's future seemed tentatively optimistic. Now, the company is closing it's large Brooklyn factory. What happened to MakerBot?
TECH WE DIGG SPONSORED
This Isn't A Smart Remote, It's The Smartest Remote
ray.co
The Ray Super Remote replaces your jumble of old remotes with one beautifully designed, intelligent package, and its simple touchscreen lets you easily switch between any of your entertainment devices. It's the future of TV, folks.
AGREE? SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON
Does The 'Like' Mean Anything Anymore?
nymag.com
The like doesn't mean what it used to — not just to people looking for easy validation, but to brands and companies looking for popular, high-engagement accounts.
'SCANDAL,' SANS SCANDAL
How Kerry Washington Became A Publicity Magician
buzzfeed.com
The easiest way to maintain your fame while revealing nothing of your private life? Hide in plain sight.
THIS SHIT IS BANANAS
A Tour Of The International Banana Museum
luckypeach.com
In 2010, Coachella Valley local Fred Garbutt bought enough cans of yellow paint to transform the drab exterior of a dive bar into an unmissable canary-colored funhouse, where he now houses seventeen thousand banana photographs and tchotchkes he found for sale on eBay.
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A DUCK ON SWAN LAKE
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A duck paddles past three dancers from The Australian Ballet dressed in white swan tutus as they pose for photos on floating barge in Penrith Lake in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 6, 2016. The Australian Ballet announced today it would hold performances on an open air stage on Lake Penrith in November 2016.​ Credit: AP Photo/Rob Griffith
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Thursday 5 May 2016

Cinco De Whyo?

Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Cinco De Mayo?, The Small Town With The USA's Worst HIV Problem, And Other Stories, The Smart Remote That Also Helps You Discover New Stuff To Watch, The Intellectual In Air Jordans, The Man Who Buries Everyone, YouTube Bodybuilders Rich Piana And Dmitry Klokov Can Teach You How To Live
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Cinco De Mayo?
CINCO DE WHYO?
Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Cinco De Mayo?
digg.com
On Wednesday, Mexico will celebrate the anniversary of their surprise victory over the ​French army at the Battle Of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Here in America, there will also be people celebrating the Mexican army's unlikely triumph.
WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK
The Small Town With The USA's Worst HIV Problem, And Other Stories
digg.com
Every Thursday, we highlight the longform articles from the past week that we think you shouldn't miss. This week: an epidemic in the Midwest, amateur cloud science, and Socrates on Trump.
REMOTES WE DIGG SPONSORED
The Smart Remote That Also Helps You Discover New Stuff To Watch
ray.co
The Ray Super Remote isn't your typical universal remote. It learns your tastes and preferences, prioritizing stuff you like and recommending stuff you'll probably love. You can tell Ray shows you like by rating them up or down, or you can sit back, keep watching, and let Ray do all the work.
SNEAKER HEAD OF STATE
The Intellectual In Air Jordans
nytimes.com
Mychal Denzel Smith isn't operating a branch of Niketown from his tiny bedroom in Bushwick, Brooklyn. It only looks that way.
THE DEAD RINGER
The Man Who Buries Everyone
features.wearemel.com
Peter Stefan has a job few people ask for: laying to rest society's forgotten and unwanted.
THEY WILL LIFT YOUR SPIRITS
YouTube Bodybuilders Rich Piana And Dmitry Klokov Can Teach You How To Live
fittish.deadspin.com
They are polar opposite social-media physical specimens, but compliment each other perfectly, as most opposites do.
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DIGG PICKS
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The last-minute, two-day shipping Mother's Day gift guide. Credit: Christen Smith
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Wednesday 4 May 2016

Star Wars: The REALLY Expanded Universe

The Best Space Photos From April, In Honor Of May The Fourth, Here Are Our Favorite 'Star Wars' Fan Creations, Therapy Wherever You Are, Whenever You Need It, The Amateur Cloud Society That Rattled the Scientific Community, My Dinner With Rasputin, Is Multilingual Rap Eroding Canada's French Language?
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
The Best Space Photos From April
EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL
The Best Space Photos From April
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​Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from April.
THE REALLY EXTENDED UNIVERSE
In Honor Of May The Fourth, Here Are Our Favorite 'Star Wars' Fan Creations
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​The "Star Wars" fanbase has always been fantastically passionate and creative, so in honor of their greatest holiday, here's a bunch of different kinds of fan art to represent every corner of the "Star Wars" universe.
APPS WE DIGG SPONSORED
Therapy Wherever You Are, Whenever You Need It
betterhelp.com
BetterHelp brings counseling into the 21st century. The message-based app lets you connect with licensed, accredited therapists online in a discreet and convenient way. Try it out today and get your first week free.
THE LAST CLOUDBENDERS
The Amateur Cloud Society That Rattled the Scientific Community
nytimes.com
An improbable tale of how a British maverick harnessed crowdsourced meteorological discoveries to reveal the poetic wonders of the sky.
A BIT MORE INTERESTING THAN ANDRE
My Dinner With Rasputin
blog.longreads.com
Writing in 1924, Teffi, a Russian writer in exile, recalls a series of humorous (but increasingly ominous) encounters with the trusted friend of the last Tsar of Russia.
IT'S TRAGIQUE
Is Multilingual Rap Eroding Canada's French Language?
nautil.us
Within the community of Montreal rappers, language mixing is being pushed to new extremes, swirling together not just French and English, but also African American English, Haitian Creole, Jamaican Creole, and Spanish.
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IT'S ILLEGAL TO KNOW THIS BIG LONG NUMBER
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Some numbers are nerdy (Ï€), some numbers are druggy (420), but this number is straight up illegal to even have written down on a napkin. Credit: Wendoverproductions
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Monday 2 May 2016

Planes, Trains And Other Failures

Why American Passenger Trains Are So Bad, Craig Wright Revealed As Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Criquet's Collar Vs. Their Collar, What Happened To Google Maps?, One Man's Crazy, Quixotic Quest To Clean Up The Ocean, The Nation's Housing Recovery Is Leaving Blacks Behind
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Why American Passenger Trains Are So Bad
GOING OFF THE RAILS
Why American Passenger Trains Are So Bad
vox.com
Amtrak turned 45 this month, leaving many people wondering how is it that a rich and powerful country that was a pioneer in railroad adoption in the 19th century has such terrible passenger trains today.
THE FATHER OF MAGIC INTERNET MONEY
Craig Wright Revealed As Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto
bbc.com
Prominent members of the Bitcoin community and its core development team have also confirmed Mr. Wright's claim.
POLOS WE DIGG SPONSORED
Criquet's Collar Vs. Their Collar
criquetshirts.com
Tired of Bacon Collar? Criquet Shirts feels your pain, so they made their shirts with 100% organic cotton (read: super soft) and are the only polos we know of that have removable collar stays (read: no more Bacon Collar).
NO COUNTRY FOR CITIES
What Happened To Google Maps?
justinobeirne.com
Browsing Google Maps over the past year or so, I've often thought that there are fewer labels than there used to be. Mainly — where did all the cities go?
TILTING AT A GLOBAL POLLUTION PROBLEM
One Man's Crazy, Quixotic Quest To Clean Up The Ocean
kernelmag.dailydot.com
The problem of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has stymied scientists. But Sean Ironstag thinks he has the radical solution, and it's sort of like Burning Man, except in the middle of the ocean.
'THE DIVIDED AMERICAN DREAM'
The Nation's Housing Recovery Is Leaving Blacks Behind
washingtonpost.com
For generations, African Americans have faced unique barriers to owning a home — and enjoying the wealth it brings. In Atlanta, where predominantly black neighborhoods are still waiting for the recovery, the link between race and real estate fortune is stark.
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MAN'S BEST FRIEND AND A BETTER ATHLETE
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WATCH: This very good collie doing parkour might just get your week off to a good start. Credit: CanineCrusadesCam
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