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Saturday 1 September 2018

Jim? From The Office?

In a New York town, grown men throw a child's toy at ninety miles per hour.
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Morning · Sat, Sep 01
CULTURAL ODDITIES
SWING AND A WIFF
The Men Who Have Taken Wiffle Ball To A Crazy, Competitive Place
newyorker.com
In a New York town, grown men throw a child's toy at ninety miles per hour.
JIM HALPERT GROWS UP
John Krasinski Has Become A Stealth Red-State Action Hero
buzzfeednews.com
Cubicle drone Jim Halpert has remade himself as an action hero, and a particular kind — a reluctant but stalwart defender of an American way of life.
WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE INTERNET
When This Instagram Couple Has Vicious Fights, Millions Of People Tune In
theverge.com
@chicklet.hf has amassed 1.7 million followers and even launched their own Tidal show focused on their relationship. Everyone tunes in to see the dynamic unfold between Chicklet, the boyish and optimistic Puerto Rican who gets repeatedly owned by his razor-sharp girlfriend, Maleni Cruz.
ANALYTICS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Learn How Visitors Are Actually Using Your Website
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Improving website experiences is a tricky thing, but it doesn't need to be. Hotjar is a fast and visual way to understand your users and everything your team needs to get "in-the-moment" visual feedback. That way you can uncover insights, make the right decisions and ultimately improve your users' experience.
THE WEEK IN IMAGES
PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
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The most polluted city in Russia, living alongside lava and an ambitious attempt to photograph every house in Poland.
STARRY STARRY NIGHT
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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Hubble's lucky observation of an enigmatic cloud, a time-lapse sequence of Jupiter's north and the first ever "weather map" of an exoplanet.
LOST AND GONE FOREVER
BROKEN DOWN
How America Killed Transit
citylab.com
One hundred years ago, the United States had a public transportation system that was the envy of the world. Today, outside a few major urban centers, it is barely on life support.
BEFORE THE RED
Russia In Color: Photos Of Life Before The Revolution
foto.gettyimages.com
Photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky's fascinating study of an Empire from 1909 to 1915.
'WE ARE LOSING OUR CULTURE'
Last Resort
contestedlands.psmag.com
More than two centuries after settling in Honduras, the Garifuna people are still fighting for a place to raise their families.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
DON'T DO THIS
Guy Sniffs Chloroform To See If It Really Knocks You Out, And, Well...
digg.com
Did he think that chloroform was just a movie thing? That a rag soaked in it won't actually knock you out? We're so confused.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
This Award-Winning Tool Helps You Read Up to 20% Faster
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How many times have you caught yourself skipping over a row of text or reading the same line twice in an email? BeeLine Reader helps you avoid that.
Sound the three-day weekend klaxon, it's relaxation time.

Friday 31 August 2018

That's The Way The Cookie Crumbled

Cookie Clicker is a silly game that has taken over my entire life.
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Morning · Fri, Aug 31
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THE NUMBERS GO UP AND UP
THE WAY IT CRUMBLES
I've Been Obsessed With Clicking A Big Virtual Cookie For Years But I'm Not Sure I Need Help
digg.com
Cookie Clicker is a silly game that has taken over my entire life.
BIT PARTS
Chasing The Bitcoin Boys In The Crypto Capital Of The World
medium.com
A tour of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where cryptocurrency diehards are leaving the US dollar behind.
THIS IS GOING TO MAKE YOU SWEAT
How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born?
nytimes.com
As the world warms because of human-induced climate change, most of us can expect to see more days when temperatures hit 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) or higher. See how your hometown has changed so far and how much hotter it may get.
VAPES WE DIGG | SPONSORED
If You're Into Vaping, Blu Is Having A Sale On Their Intense Line Of Liquidpods
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Blu e-Cigs has a brand new line of Intense liquidpods that uses a different nicotine extraction process to give a more flavorsome vape and intense experience. Use the code INTENSE20 and get 20% off your order.
DRAW THE LINE
The Coolest Design Of The Week
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Pencils the shape of New York's iconic buildings, fantastical Communist constructions and a coffee table made out of 10,480 Lego blocks.
WORK SUCKS, I KNOW
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
The Future Will Be Full Of Bullshit Jobs, 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: why we're all doomed to a life of pointless work, why a bold new study on booze says nothing new and why basic sneakers aren't cool anymore.
TYPE COST
The Capitalist Origins Of The Myers-Briggs Personality Test
medium.com
The pseudoscientific tool was a popular, and powerful, force in corporations across the United States
A LITERALLY CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
Inside The Delightfully Quirky, Absolutely Fabulous And Utterly Exhausting World Of Cruise Performers
esquire.com
Welcome to the new vaudeville circuit, where live entertainment hasn't died — it's just gone to sea.
BIG EMPTY BOXES
The Retail Apocalypse, In Pictures
fastcompany.com
Through photographer Jesse Rieser's lens, the architectural fallout of the e-commerce revolution is beautiful.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THE LAST, LAST JEDI
An Imperial Trooper Hunts Down A Jedi Knight In This Wicked 'Star Wars' Fan Film
digg.com
Brendan H. Banks' "TK630 - A Star Wars Fan Film" looks, sounds and feels like a real "Star Wars" film. It's also just as much fun.
DIGG PICKS
This Wallet Is Aiming For Perfection And Gets Pretty Close
kickstarter.com
The DJIN wallet is a tiny, patent-pending wallet that allows you to access everything you need in one swift motion. There's a clip for cards and bills, a slide pocket for your coins, keys and USB sticks, and a concealed stash-drawer for extra-valuable items.
IN THE NEWS
Sources Say NBC Threatened Ronan Farrow If He Kept Reporting On Harvey Weinstein
Colin Kaepernick's Collusion Case Against The NFL Allowed To Proceed
Apple Will Reveal New iPhones On September 12, But What Does The Circle Mean?
Lego Wants To Completely Remake Its Toy Bricks (Without Anyone Noticing)
TGIFBLD — Thank Goodness It's Friday Before Labor Day.