The Ghost Cities Of Christmas Future

The Verge is curating the Digg frontpage today — read a note from Managing Editor TC Sottek about their picks.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Jan 07

DIGG + THE VERGE A Note From The Verge's TC Sottek digg.com The Verge is curating the Digg frontpage today — read a note from Managing Editor TC Sottek about their picks. LET'S GO FOR A LITTLE RIDE THE ROAD NOT TAKEN How We Found (And Lost) The Dream Of Personal Rapid Transit theverge.com Once considered a key to solving urban blight, the StaRRcar was part of a public transit revolution that never was — but one that would help launch one of the weirdest and most politicized public infrastructure experiments of the 20th century. NOBODY'S HOME China's Ghost Cities wired.com The Kangbashi District of Ordos, China is a marvel of urban planning, 137-square miles of shining towers, futuristic architecture and pristine parks carved out of the grassland of Inner Mongolia. It is a thoroughly modern city, but for one thing: No one lives there. WELCOME TO UBERVILLE Uber Wants To Take Over Public Transit, One Small Town At A Time theverge.com With the help of public subsidies, that future is coming fast. The speed with which Uber has entered the public transit sector has stunned industry activists. Will the embrace of Uber and its competitors undermine civic ideals of accessibility and transparency? FROM THE DIGG STORE Ten Items You Should Always Carry With You digg.com Besides pluck, grit and a keen sense of self, these are the best everyday carry items you should always have with you. THIS BUBBLE'S GONNA BURST THE BUSINESS OF PLAYTIME Youtube's Biggest Star Is A 5-Year-Old Who Makes Millions Opening Toys theverge.com Ryan ToysReview has been the most popular channel on YouTube in the US for the last 18 weeks and counting. And PewDiePie isn't happy about it. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT MAYO How Silicon Valley Ended Up With Fake Mayo On Its Face bloomberg.com Investors fueled a unicorn built on sham data and dubious buybacks. And lots of "mayo." A VAST PROBLEM VILLAGES LOST Living In China's Expanding Deserts nytimes.com For people around the world, climate change is not a debate but a hard fact of life. THE BOMB WATCH: The US Nuclear Arsenal Is A Gigantic Accident Waiting To Happen digg.com Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States' nuclear weapons. VIDEO OF THE DAY A MODERN RELIGION Building The Ultimate Star Wars Lightsaber digg.com Over the past 15 years Star Wars fans have created their own custom, high-end lightsaber scene, producing some of the most accurate designs ever created. We hope your weekend is completely devoid of sub-optimal lightsabers. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Imagine A World Where Gen X-ers Love Millennials

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important fact from the past few days. This week: Both young and old need to get along, Q-Tips are bad for your ears and George Lucas can't even give away his museum.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Jan 06

OLD DOGS, NEW TRICKS, ETC WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Gen X And Millennials Do Not Like Each Other, And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important fact from the past few days. This week: Both young and old need to get along, Q-Tips are bad for your ears and George Lucas can't even give away his museum. IT'S WAY BETTER THAN IT SOUNDS Fixing College Football, Using... High-School Debate Tournament Rules fivethirtyeight.com Conference championships, which play a large part in determining which teams get to the playoff, don't make much sense as currently devised. But arranging the season using the power-pairing procedure deployed by high-school debate tournaments could be an elegant solution. THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THAR GOLDENS When Big Business Happens To Your Pet bloomberg.com A wave of corporatization is hitting the veterinary industry, but does a one-size-fits-all approach work? COUNSELING 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. HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE KA-VROOM The Story Behind This Photo Of A Car Crashing Into A Wall Of TVs atlasobscura.com Upon invitation to "Media Burn," John Turner knew he should bring his Pentax camera. He didn't know how lucky he'd get. DEEP COVER The Secret Nuclear Bunker Built As The UK's Last Hope bbc.com Once home to a secret airplane factory during World War II, they were later repurposed to protect the UK in the event of a nuclear war: it's from here that the government would have continued to run the country. And today, the tunnels have largely been forgotten. LESS THAN IDEAL An Animation Illustrating This Winter's Alarming Global Sea Ice Decrease digg.com ​A few months back, a graph popped up showing how current global sea ice area levels compare to past years. It looked pretty grim. This new animation illustrates it a bit differently, but the takeaways are the same: Things are bad. IS NOTHING SACRED? Now Hackers Are Targeting People's Smart TVs With Ransomware infosecurity-magazine.com Japan alone has reported more than 300 ransomware attacks on smart TVs this year, marking a sharp increase in cyberattacks targeting internet of things (IoT) appliances 2017: THE YEAR OF ILLUSIONS Blurry Ham/In Focus Ham Is The First Great Optical Illusion Of 2017 digg.com At first glance, this appears to just be yet another blurry photo of a stack of pre-sliced ham. ​But reader, we beckon you to take a closer look. YOU BET YOUR UNLUCKY STARS SHORT ANSWER: YES Was 2016 Especially Dangerous For Celebrities? An Empirical Analysis. medium.com Using data to figure out if 2016 really did kill more famous people than any other year in recent memory. THE INTERNET NEVER, EVER FORGETS When Celebrities Used Myspace theguardian.com An old Tyler, The Creator song was recently unearthed on Myspace. That's nothing compared to the uncomfortable Wayback Machine trip of seeing an A-lister's mid-2000s profile. VIDEO OF THE DAY LOST IN TRANSLATION A Short Film On Loving Our Imperfect Partners digg.com There are no dream girls or dream guys out there. Everybody has morning breath and issues left over from childhood and an affinity for lame stuff. And that's what makes loving someone else a truly beautiful act. IN THE NEWS Trump Taps Ex-Senator Dan Coats As Director Of National Intelligence — Here's What You Need To Know Trump Will Ask Congress, Not Mexico, To Pay For The Wall Bluefin Tuna Sells For $632,000 In Japan Top US Intelligence Official: Russia Meddled In Election By Hacking, Spreading Of Propaganda Giant Iceberg Poised To Break Off From Antarctic Shelf Here's to a wonderful weekend and no one ever discovering your old Myspace profile. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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