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Saturday 13 October 2018

We're Giving Away A MacBook. For Free.

Win a MacBook, courtesy of Digg
 
   
 
 

There Is Such A Thing As A Free MacBook

 
 
 
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How's your computer running these days? Unless it's brand new and you take really great care of it (including never leaving Google Chrome open with more than 5 tabs) the answer is probably… "meh," right?

Unfortunately, new laptops are expensive. Which we understand. Your laptop has to store all your files, run all your apps and provide you a screen to watch new episodes of "Big Mouth" or whatever. All in a nicely-designed and easy-to-carry package.

But the right machine is worth it! Doubly so if you don't have to pay for it yourself. And that's why we at Digg are teaming up with some partners to hook you up with a brand new MacBook for free.

Here's what you get:
• A 12-inch MacBook with 256GB of storage (a $1300 value)
• $300 worth of Apple store credit

Entering to win is — you guessed it — free. Get lucky and you could be opening emails like this one on a brand new MacBook.

 
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That's Weird. Like, Really Weird.

The post-apocalypse is a nice place to spend the weekend. This year, some 4,100 people trekked out to an enormous, dusty patch of rocks, scrub, and dirt near Edwards, California to do just that.
Digg Editions
Morning · Sat, Oct 13
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QUANTUM WEIRDNESS
BURNING MAD MAX
The Strangest Desert Festival In The World
jalopnik.com
The post-apocalypse is a nice place to spend the weekend. This year, some 4,100 people trekked out to an enormous, dusty patch of rocks, scrub, and dirt near Edwards, California to do just that.
SPOOKY ACTION
Have Balloons And Ice Broken The Standard Model Of Physics?
nautil.us
How five anomalous events at two neutrino experiments provide evidence for supersymmetry.
ADORABLY WEIRD
WATCH: The Noises Hungry Otters Make Do Not Even Sound Real
digg.com
Boo the otter sounds like a voice-over from a person who inhaled a bunch of helium and tried to make cat noises. It's delightful.
DEALS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Happy Sweater Weather! Now Here's A Sale On A Bunch Of Jackets
moosejaw.com
If you need a new fall coat, you've stopped at the right story. Moosejaw is having a big fall sale on everything from half zips to backpacks, plus free two-day shipping on orders over $49.
LOOKING GOOD
DRAW THE LINE
A Half-Million Dollar Watch, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
digg.com
Beautiful alternative limbs, sculptures made of sewing machines and typewriters and other coolest design of the week.
PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
Inside the psychiatric hospitals and churches of China, a camp bringing outer space to the blind and what it's like turning 18 for girls around the world.
NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE
LIVING ON THE EDGE
The People Who Moved To Chernobyl
bbc.co.uk
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 left a ring of ghost villages as residents fled, fearing radiation poisoning. But now people are choosing to live in the crumbling houses on the edge of the exclusion zone.
LOVE HIM TENDER
This Bizarre YouTube Channel Is Devoted To A Long-Lost Chuck E. Cheese Robot
vice.com
The creature before you is the King, a robotic, leonine version of Elvis that Chuck E. Cheese phased out in the early 90s.
HOME BITTERSWEET HOME
A New Ikea Report Is An Unsettling Look At Life In The 21st Century
fastcompany.com
Two years ago, the company asked thousands of people about where they felt "most at home." At the time, 20% of subjects said it wasn't the space in which they lived. Two years later, they asked again, and found the number has risen by 15% among people who live in cities.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
TWIST IT
Superstar Gymnast Simone Biles Absolutely Nails The Hardest Vault In The World
digg.com
And since no one has ever actually completed this skill (a back handspring-half twist onto the vault table, a front double full off) in international competition, there's a good chance this will soon be called the Biles.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
These Four Pillows Will Help You Sleep Better
digg.com
Changing your pillow is a lot cheaper than changing your mattress. And it could be more effective in helping you get a better night's sleep.
Hey, you. Have one heck of a weekend.

Friday 12 October 2018

Give It To Us Straight

If there's one city where electric scooter sharing could work, it's Portland. But halfway through a four-month trial period, it's not clear if they'll get the city where it needs to go.
Digg Editions
Morning · Fri, Oct 12
ARE WE GOING THE RIGHT WAY?
TAKING YOU FOR A RIDE
The Electric Scooter Isn't Enough
digg.com
If there's one city where electric scooter sharing could work, it's Portland. But halfway through a four-month trial period, it's not clear if they'll get the city where it needs to go.
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
A Naturalist With A Checkered Past Rediscovered A Long-Lost Parrot. Then Things Got Interesting
audubon.org
"Is this what we've been looking for?"
THIS IS COOL. IT WILL KILL US ALL
WATCH: Boston Dynamics' Robot Can Do Parkour Now And It Is Incredibly Impressive
digg.com
The abilities of Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot are coming along, quite literally, in leaps and bounds.
DON'T GET WEST, YOUNG MAN
West Elm Won Over Millennials. But Now It's Really Pissing Them Off
vox.com
Angry customers are flooding the brand's social media with complaints about shoddy sofas, late delivery, and rude service.
FURNITURE WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED
Blu Dot's Only Sale Of The Year Is Happening Right Now
bludot.com
Blu Dot is a Minneapolis-based retailer that makes impeccably designed modern furnishings. You can get 20% off everything — couches, lamps, tables, chairs, etc. — from now until October 28.
NOT HOLDING BACK
IT ALL STARTED WITH IMPROV COMEDY
Steve Carell Was Never In It For The Laughs
esquire.com
After "The Office," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Foxcatcher," is Steve Carell only now showing us what he's really capable of? The nicest guy in showbiz talks about his three new Oscar-buzzworthy movies — plus why "The Office" wouldn't fly today.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
The World's Strongest Men Poop A Lot, 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: The crap powerlifters have to deal with, replacing your computer with a phone and the powerlessness of millennials.
KARA SWISHER DOESN'T HOLD BACK
What I Learned From The Worst — And Best — Bosses I've Ever Had
slate.com
Once I interviewed for an internship and a guy said I was too confident. I said, "I'm not too confident. I'm fantastic."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SHINY, SHIMMERING, SPLENDID
The First Trailer For The Live-Action 'Aladdin' Film Is Here And We're Already Feeling Transported Somewhere Magical
digg.com
As much as we've felt that a new film is unnecessary with the animated original being so good, we're starting to come around...
IN THE NEWS
Hurricane Michael's Death Toll Rises To 11
Fyre Festival Scammer Billy McFarland Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison
Kanye West Went On A 10-Minute Rant In The Oval Office Wearing A MAGA Hat
What The Heck Is Going On With The Stock Market?
DIGG PICKS
Get Your Phone Bill Paid For A Year
sprint.com
Yep, bring your old Verizon or AT&T phone to Sprint and get free unlimited service for one year.
19 days 'til Halloween — got your costume sorted?