Dolphins Be Trippin'

How Dolphins On LSD Shaped The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence, America's Light Bulb Revolution, and more.

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Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Mar 09

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HERE'S AN IDEA A BOTTLENOSE FOR THE TRUTH How Dolphins On LSD Shaped The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence supercluster.com After the Green Bank Conference in 1961, the notion of dolphins as a prototypical extraterrestrial intelligence would shape the trajectory of interstellar communication for the next half century. LET THERE BE A DIFFERENT KIND OF LIGHT America's Light Bulb Revolution nytimes.com Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention, but a more inconspicuous instrument is helping to reshape America's energy economy right now: the humble light bulb. 'ON LOVING AND MOURNING AN ILLUSION' Luke Perry, Dylan McKay And The Myth Of The 'Bad Boy' lithub.com I have always loved bad television. I have always loved stories that looked directly at my most basic expectations of what it is to be a human and just did the thing. BUBBLES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Free Yourself From Big Soda And Make Your Own Sparkling Drinks sodastream.com Sodastream is the sustainable alternative to buying a ton of unhealthy drinks from companies who don't care about your taste buds. With Sodastream, you set your own flavor and bubble levels to make the perfect sparkling drink for you. LOOKIN' GOOD PETE DAVIDSUMMONING CIRCLE This Week's Best Memes, Ranked digg.com It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Tim Apple, Pete Davidson, the summoning circle and more. PICTURE THIS Tiny, Exquisite Dioramas Of Murder Scenes, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com The lives of young men inside prison, the uneasy coexistence of humans and animals and other best photos of the week. DRAW THE LINE IKEA's Kåma Sutra Book, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design digg.com A font made from dance moves, the colorful architecture of the highest city in the world and other coolest design of the week. NOT WHAT IT SEEMS DEAD ON ARRIVAL The Impossible Dream Avanti Sold To Youngstown jalopnik.com When the first Avanti finished in Youngstown, Ohio, rolled off the line on Sept. 30, 1987, it was touted as a rebirth for both a once-revolutionary car and for a region ravaged by the closure of its steel mills. WHAT YOU THROW, IS WHAT YOU CLOG The Worst Things Americans Try To Recycle earther.gizmodo.com Recycling is in trouble. But there's another, related reason why so much of what Americans try to recycle is now winding up at an incinerator or a landfill. MEDICARE FOR ALL NOW $50 Could Have Saved Him, But His GoFundMe Pitch Didn't Get The Clicks bostonglobe.com I don't know if you feel any portion of blame for Boyle's death, but you should, much like I do. VIDEO OF THE DAY ALL WHITE EVERYTHING Here's What 500 Inches Of Snow In A Winter Looks Like digg.com The Sierra mountains near Lake Tahoe in California have gotten a lot of snow this winter. Like, *a lot.* FROM THE DIGG STORE These Totally Wireless Earbuds Last For Up To 50 Hours store.digg.com Forget wimpy wireless earbuds that fizzle out after a few hours of listening — these Brio True Wireless Earbuds are comparable to the latest and greatest Samsung's Galaxy Buds. They deliver rich, balanced audio that's balanced, lag-free and sweat-proof. Use coupon code  SEMIANNUAL for an extra 15% off. What are the dolphins telling you? They're telling us it's the weekend and that we should log off. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Get Rich Quick, Rue The Consequences

Retiring Before You're 40 Is Not What It Seems, And Other Facts, Thousands of New Millionaires Are About to Eat San Francisco Alive, and more.

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Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Mar 08

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CASH OUT AND ABOUT WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Retiring Before You're 40 Is Not What It Seems, 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 retiring early isn't the escape you think it is, the complicated process of telling someone you love them over text and why home cooked meals can be a red herring. GOOD THING THERE'S NO HOUSING SHORTA— Thousands Of New Millionaires Are About To Eat San Francisco Alive nytimes.com Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and Pinterest plan to go public. California's newly minted rich will be hungry for parties, houses, boats, bikes — and ice sculptures. WORK, GAMIFIED How I Became Addicted To An On-Demand Gig onezero.medium.com I quickly discovered that Postmates was a genius at luring me back online THESE PEOPLE HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY The Fortunes Of The 25 Richest People In The World, Visualized digg.com America has more billionaires than the other top four billionaire-generating countries combined, but that doesn't mean that all of the richest billionaires in the world live in America. BOXES WE DIGG | SPONSORED How To Find Cool Stuff In 2019 Without Actually Having To Look bespokepost.com Bespoke Post is a subscription club for guys who give a damn. Their monthly boxes introduce you to stuff you've never heard of and didn't even know you wanted: gear, cooking tools, grooming essentials and more. Each is packed with $70+ worth of goods (and often much more). The best part: each box is $45. Free to join, skip any box, cancel any time. NERDING OUT THEFT IS THE PATH TO THE DARK SIDE The $200,000 Toy Heist That Tore The Star Wars World Apart popularmechanics.com In early February 2017, 37-year-old collector Zach Tann would unknowingly set in motion one of the biggest scandals in Star Wars collecting history. THE MAGIC'S GONE Fantasy's Widow: The Fight Over The Legacy Of Dungeons & Dragons kotaku.com Gail Gygax and I were sitting in the living room of a lace-trimmed, flower-filled bed and breakfast in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin when she told me about the time she discovered what she believed was a plot to kill her. IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T REFACTOR IT Calc.EXE Is Now Open Source — There's Surprising Depth In Its Ancient Code arstechnica.com Although it is in some regards one of the most modern Windows applications — it's an early adopter of Fluent Design and has been used to showcase a number of design elements — core parts of Windows Calculator's codebase date all the way back to 1995. VIDEO OF THE DAY GREASE ON, GREASE OFF Carpet Cleaner Melts The Grease Off A Grimy Diner Carpet, And Oh Yes, This Is The Good Stuff digg.com We're not quite sure *why* you'd put carpet down in a restaurant, but we're not complaining since we get to see it cleaned. IN THE NEWS Paul Manafort Sentenced To About Four Years In Prison In Virginia Case Mark Zuckerberg Is Rumored To Have A Secret Escape Passageway Beneath His Conference Room For Emergencies Elizabeth Warren Says She Wants To Break Up Amazon, Google, And Facebook Pedestrian Deaths In US Approach Highest Number In Nearly 30 Years, Study Shows A Wild Interview With R. Kelly's Former Lawyer DIGG PICKS Spring's (Almost) Sprung And That Means Outdoor Fun arcteryx.com This superlight and breathable softshell pullover from Arc'teryx is designed for mountain climbers. It should handle your morning commutes just fine. We may not retire early, but we're planning on treating this weekend like we've moved to a resort town. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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