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A truly clever video can make an artist's reputation and win it fans all over the world. Musicians know this, and many of them feel compelled to keep creating new content for the site, in hope that one of their videos will go viral and their band will become the next OK Go. Spoiler alert: It almost never works out that way.

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LOGGING OFF A SHITTY TREADMILL What It's Like To Fail — And Fail And Fail and Fail — To Make A Viral Music Video On YouTube slate.com A truly clever video can make an artist's reputation and win it fans all over the world. Musicians know this, and many of them feel compelled to keep creating new content for the site, in hope that one of their videos will go viral and their band will become the next OK Go. Spoiler alert: It almost never works out that way. WIKI FOR THE COMMONS 'There Is No Public Internet, And We Are the Closest Thing To It' nymag.com A conversation with Katherine Maher about Wikipedia's nonprofit structure and what incentive-based media models lack. TUMBLING FROM THE PEAK Mt. Gox And The Surprising Redemption Of Bitcoin's Biggest Villain fortune.com He led the world's largest Bitcoin exchange before a mysterious heist made it go bust. As clues emerge and Bitcoin's price surges, Mark Karpelès is on the hunt for answers. GADGETS WE DIGG | SPONSORED The Raspberry Pi 3 Is Developed In The UK, So You Have To Program It With An Accent woot.com Cheerio Gov'na! How about we get right-ho ready to make some tip-top computer stuff. I say, old chap, even if you're a beginner you'll get loads of fun out of this device. Sherlock Holmes! Alan Partridge! God Save The Queen! IN A GOOD PLACE LOTS OF CHRISTIANS AROUND HERE The Dominant Ethnic And Religious Groups In The United States, Mapped By County digg.com The Mormon states are pretty predictable, but the split between Mormonism and Catholicism in the Native American population in Arizona is an interesting quirk. CHEWING THE SCENERY Hollywood's Prop Food Wonderland eater.com LA's Prop Heaven houses all the diner decor, bar stools and fake food a set decorator could want. PARADISE FOR PAY Where The Mega-Rich Hide Away In Hawai'i gq.com A peek behind the curtain at the ultra-luxe Kohanaiki private club, where your every wish can be fulfilled. YOU COULD SAY IT'S A... PRIME NUMBER This Is The Most Important Number In Business newrepublic.com How Amazon's 100 million-strong Prime membership program will transform the American economy. DIGG GIVEAWAYS We're Giving Away A Free Nintendo Switch dojomojo.ninja The bad news: you're definitely too old to carry around your old Gameboy. The good news: you're never too old to game. Enter to win a Nintendo Switch with a bunch of games (Zelda, Mario, Rocket League, the works) and be the proud owner of one of the best gaming experiences of all time. THE WEEK IN PICTURES PICTURE THIS The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com Where the Amish go on vacation, the hidden worlds of Hong Kong's rooftops and a glimpse of life along China's border with North Korea. THE HEART OF THE LAGOON The Week's Coolest Space Images digg.com Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week. VIDEO OF THE DAY HOLY SHIT Huge Metal Disc Comes Outta Nowhere, Narrowly Misses Obliterating Car digg.com Apparently, the lid flew onto the road after an explosion at a nearby cement plant. MONITORS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Real Monitors Have Curves woot.com We live in a curved world. Our eyes are curved. Our planet is curved. In fact, even the people who think the planet is flat STILL accept that there's a little bit of a curve going on. And you're gonna look at everything on a flat screen and act like it's real? Pshh. Keep up with the curve here, people. Have a chill one, folks. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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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: Silicon Valley just freaking loves money, soon they'll own the government but maybe it doesn't have to be this way.

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WELCOME TO YOUR E-LIFE WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Everyone Wants To Be A Tech Billionaire, 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: Silicon Valley just freaking loves money, soon they'll own the government but maybe it doesn't have to be this way. LOGGING ON Navigating A Digital World After 40 Years In Prison splinternews.com Edward Minor had a paper due for his English class on income inequality at Wayne County Community College in Detroit. He'd completed all the research and knew what he wanted to write. The main issue was time—he only had a few hours. ARE YOU A WICKED MANIAC? WORK AT AMAZON The Most Commonly Used Words In Tech Giants' Job Listings Will Make You Never Want To Work At A Tech Giant digg.com Are these job listings or character descriptions for Disney movie villains? BUT WHAT IF WE ADD THE BLOCKCHAIN? The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet medium.com A confluence of ideas and technology trends has been rebranded as "AI" over the past few years. This rebranding is worthy of some scrutiny. VAPES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Here's Everything You Need To Start Vaping (For $1) blu.com E-Cig pioneer Blu is offering their myblu starter kit — which includes their myblu e-cig, a charger and the fan-favorite Gold Leaf liquidpod — for $1. Insane, right? SMOH KWEED HAPPY 4/20 A Brief History Of Stoner Movies digg.com What better day to look back at the trailblazers of stoner movie history than today? Let Fan Service be your guide. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES 'A DEATHTRAP' The Worst Plane Ever Made foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com Developed by a man described as "the greatest charlatan ever to see his name associated with an airplane," the Christmas Bullet was the rare kind of fighter which had a perfect kill ratio: it killed everyone who ever tried to fly it. ROPE-A-DOPE The Man Who Brought Down Lance Armstrong theatlantic.com Floyd Landis, a former teammate of the cyclist's, just won more than $1 million in a legal case against Armstrong. Here are his thoughts on the suit, cycling, and his onetime rival. CUBA AMORE 'My Dearest Fidel': An ABC Journalist's Secret Liaison With Fidel Castro politico.com The untold story of how Lisa Howard's intimate diplomacy with Cuba's revolutionary leader changed the course of the Cold War. VIDEO OF THE DAY NOTHING TODAY COMPARES TO IT The Original Version Of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' Has Just Been Released And It's Freaking Amazing digg.com The video also contains never-before-soon footage of Prince & The Revolution rehearsing in 1984. IN THE NEWS Comey Memos Leak, Detailing Trump's Comments On Russia, Reservations About Flynn Chuck Schumer Says He'll Introduce Weed Decriminalization Bill Giuliani Says He Is Joining Trump's Legal Team To 'Negotiate An End' To Mueller Probe Lance Armstrong Reaches $5 Million Settlement With US Government FROM THE DIGG STORE The World's Largest Entertainment Library Isn't on Netflix Or Hulu — It's Here store.digg.com SelectTV let's you stream 300,000 TV episodes, 200,000 movies, 50,000 radio stations and 2,000 channels on all your devices. Subscribe now, and they'll throw in a free HD Antenna. We propose a toast to a quick Friday and a splendid Saturday and Sunday. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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