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Saturday 30 July 2016

We Let The New York Times Guest Edit Digg

A Note From This Weekend's Guest Editor: The New York Times
Digg Editions
Morning · Sat, Jul 30
DIGG + THE NEW YORK TIMES
A Note From This Weekend's Guest Editor: The New York Times
digg.com
The Digg team is taking the day off and letting our very smart, talented friends at The New York Times take a stab at curating the Digg front page (and this email). You're in good hands.
WEEKEND READS
FRAYING AT THE EDGES
This Is What It's Like To Develop Alzheimer's
nytimes.com
Can Alzheimer's be a new beginning? We spent 20 months with one woman on her hunt for possibility after her diagnosis.
DON'T TELL RUSSIA
How To Hack An Election
bloomberg.com
In light of the hacking and leaking of the DNC's emails, this article by Bloomberg investigative reporters is all the more relevant. It is about a cyberhacker for hire, one who meddled in Latin American elections. It's a piece of masterly reporting, but it's also a compelling read on a subject that we all need to think about much, much more than we do.
COLORING THE RHETORIC
'Stronger Together' And 'I Am Your Voice' — How The Nominees' Convention Speeches Compare
nytimes.com
Donald J. Trump's tone was much darker than Hillary Clinton's. The Times graphics department parsed the twin texts with a visual analysis.
CROSSING THE 'FENCE'
What It's Like Being The First Muslim Woman To Compete For Team USA
theplayerstribune.com
With the Olympics around the corner — they officially open on Aug. 5 — get ready for a deluge of athlete profiles. But in this time of racial turmoil, it is worth spending a few minutes with Ibtihaj Muhammad, a black Muslim woman competing on the American fencing team. You can see and hear her here.
POTTER'S FIELD
Over 1 Million People Are Buried On A Strip Of Land In NYC That's Off-Limits To The Public
nytimes.com
New York is unique among American cities in the way it disposes of the dead it considers unclaimed. This NYT investigation looks at the lives of some of those whose final resting spot is this unmarked island.
WALLETS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
In The Market For A Minimalist Wallet?
ridgewallet.com
Is your wallet the width of a meatball sub? Time to simplify. The Ridge Wallet is a slim, RFID-blocking wallet that will hold up to 15 cards and has a modular design for easy access. They're made from aluminum, titanium or carbon fiber and, as you can see, look pretty damn sharp.
SATURDAY TIPS
CAFFEINATE QUICKER
3 Steps To Brewing A Better Cup Of Coffee
nytimes.com
Who doesn't want to improve their coffee game? This story from is among The Times's most successful food how-to's for its simplicity and helpfulness.
DIY KITCHEN
The Foods You Should Stop Buying And Make Yourself
cooking.nytimes.com
The Times's cooking section has a vast archive of easy-to-make recipes, and these are foods you should stop paying for immediately and just learn to make.
EAT THE BACON
Is Sushi 'Healthy'? What About Granola? Where Americans And Nutritionists Disagree
nytimes.com
Combining Google Trends data and traditional reporting, The Upshot serves up answers to our most universal food question: Is this stuff healthy?
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
Should You Buy Or Rent Property?
nytimes.com
Plug in a few details and see which is the better fit for you.
AFTER DARK
SO. TIRED.
How Exhaustion Became A Status Symbol
newrepublic.com
From sloth to burnout, each age remakes exhaustion in its own image.
7 ALMONDS, ANYONE?
President Obama Calls Himself A 'Night Guy.' Here's What He Does After Dark
nytimes.com
Loosening up in the twilight of his tenure, President Obama gave Times reporters unprecedented access to his evening and night rituals shuffling around the White House.
That's all, folks. Check out Digg.com for more NYT picks, and have yourself one great weekend!

Friday 29 July 2016

Put A Chip And Pin In It

Paying With A Credit Card Is Harder Than It Needs To Be And Other Facts
Digg Editions
Morning · Fri, Jul 29
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Paying With A Credit Card Is Harder Than It Needs To Be 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: chip cards are a pain in the butt, we're all burnt out and the physics of catcher's knees.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Watch Hillary Clinton's Historic Acceptance Speech At The DNC
Father Of Fallen Muslim Soldier Rebukes Trump At DNC: 'You Have Sacrificed Nothing'
Tesla Employees Say They Were Nervous About Autopilot Before Deadly Crash
Uber Has Yet To Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths, Study Says
ENERGY WE DIGG
This Company Just Gave Everyone Access To Clean Energy, For Free
arcadiapower.com
Arcadia Power lets you access clean energy for your home or apartment in all 50 states. It only takes three minutes to set up and is completely free. For those interested in supporting renewable energy, this is a no-brainer.
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
WHEN DO WE FREAK OUT?
What That Election Probability Means
flowingdata.com
As of this writing, the Upshot estimates a 68% probability for Clinton and 32% for Donald Trump. FiveThirtyEight estimates 52% and 48% for Clinton and Trump. What do those numbers mean, really?
BRB, INVESTING IN BUG SPRAY STOCK
Sorry, Mosquito Season Is Getting Longer — Here's How Much More Suffering That Means For You
digg.com
No matter how much you love summer, there's no getting around the fact that mosquitoes are the worst. Unfortunately, they're hanging around longer and longer these days in the US — this interactive tells you how mosquito season has changed where you live.
IT'S SPORTS TIME
HATERS GONNA SAY IT'S EDITED
The Best Fictional Basketball Shots Ever
theringer.com
From "Space Jam" to "Prometheus," rating the greatest movie and TV buckets.
PLANNING FOR GOLD
Meet Team USA
si.com
From swimming and archery to cycling and wheelchair basketball, athletes explain in their own words what it's like to represent their country at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
GAME CHANGER
WATCH: Nzingha Prescod Might Just Be The First African-American Woman To Medal In The Olympics For Fencing
digg.com
Meet Nzhingha Prescod, the currently ranked #2 women's foil fencer in the US. She could make history in Rio at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
THE WEIRD WIDE WEB
MOM IS VAC
The Mom Who Moderates Her Daughter's Rowdy Twitch Chat
kotaku.com
Anisa Jomha was a so-called "boobie streamer" until last March. Her sizable Twitch following includes ardent fans, horny dudes, toxic trolls, and an unusual chat moderator: her mother.
YOUR ONLY CHANCE AT CATCHING 'EM ALL
The Guys Who Cracked 'Pokémon Go' Wide Open
gizmodo.com
Dronpes and Moots7 are both tall, stubbly white guys in their late 20s — the right age to have fond memories of the first generation Pokémon games. Six months ago they embarked on creating The Silph Road, a project that has become the "Pokémon Go" player's bible.
BEFORE YOU GO
'THIS IS NOT GOING THE WAY I WANTED IT TO'
Poor Old Man Makes The Terrible Decision To Combine Two Jars Of Contact Cement
digg.com
Mr. Magoo, is that you?
You're almost to the weekend — just don't get stuck in the office.