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Saturday 23 March 2019

Did You Get The Memo? 👨‍💼

It's Been 20 Years Since 'Office Space' And Swingline Has Never Been The Same, A Eulogy For Every Product Google Has Ruthlessly Killed (145 And Counting), and more.
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Morning · Sat, Mar 23
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THEY DIDN'T GET THE MEMO
'DID YOU... SEE THE MEMO ABOUT THIS?'
It's Been 20 Years Since 'Office Space' And Swingline Has Never Been The Same
qz.com
Swingline didn't even make red staplers before "Office Space." Now they're a top seller.
*TUGS COLLAR NERVOUSLY*
A Eulogy For Every Product Google Has Ruthlessly Killed (145 And Counting)
fastcompany.com
"This project was born as an act of criticism toward a culture of software product churn," says the creator of Killed By Google, an archive of products lost to the sands of time.
A WORLD BEYOND NETFLIX
The Free Movie Streaming Service You Probably Haven't Heard Of
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For those who have yet to avail themselves of Kanopy, a streaming service that specializes in independent films and international cinema, here's a guide on how the service works and whether it's worth it.
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LOOKIN' GOOD
CO-STAR: YOUR CAT IS NOT HAPPY WITH YOU
This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
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It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Shane Dawson's cat, Donald Trump, the TikTok microwave challenge, and more.
DRAW THE LINE
The World's Largest Underwater Restaurant, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
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Paris fountains decorated with over 3,000 Swarovski crystals, the maze-like Hudson Yards and other coolest design of the week.
PICTURE THIS
The Mortician And The Murderer, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The motels that never left the '70s, the "queen of the elephants" and other best photos of the week.
ALL ABOUT THE PRODUCT
AN EMPTY GESTURE
The Vessel Sucks
thebaffler.com
The Vessel in New York's Hudson Yards is a structure that invites parody — it has already been likened to a giant shawarma, a beehive, a pine cone and a wastebasket.
EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT HEX
The Very Mathematical History Of A Perfect Color Combination
wired.com
The Solarized color scheme is no accident. It reflects the obsessive attention to detail of its creator, Ethan Schoonover.
DOMAIN PAIN SERVICE
The Internet's Phone Book Is Broken
onezero.medium.com
And hackers are having a field day.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FADE OUT
Octopus Sees Free Diver, Immediately Turns The Color Of The Ocean Floor
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"You think you've seen me? Well, try again."
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Hey. It's the first Saturday of Spring. That's cool.

Friday 22 March 2019

In Capitalist America, Internet Browses You

There's A Lot To Worry About With Google's Stadia, How the World's Biggest Brewer Killed the Craft Beer Buzz, and more.
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Morning · Fri, Mar 22
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PLAYING FOR KEEPS
WE'RE ALL GOING TO GET PLAYED
There's A Lot To Worry About With Google's Stadia
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On Tuesday, Google announced Stadia, a video game service that will run exclusively on streaming technology. Editors Mat Olson and Steve Rousseau chat about why one of the largest technology companies on the planet muscling into the games business is suspect at best, and potentially harmful to the medium at worst.
DRUNK ON POWER
How The World's Biggest Brewer Killed The Craft Beer Buzz
medium.com
You might think that this democratic craft beer uprising has given way to a new world order; that the people have spoken; that Small Beer has won. You would be wrong.
PUTTING THE 'E' IN FREEDOM
I Rode An E-Scooter As Far From Civilization As Its Batteries Could Take Me
gizmodo.com
Could a scooter be used to escape? Would it be possible to ride one out into nature, beyond the reaches of human civilization and its petty entanglements, at 25 cents per minute? I decided to find out.
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WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Losing A Lot Of Weight Is Not The Good Kind Of Suffering, And Other Facts
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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: Losing 25 pounds in 6 weeks is not healthy or smart, riding the train across the country is a great idea and the most ambitious scooter ride ever attempted.
TRYING TRAVELS
'THE SENSELESS LOGIC OF THE WILD'
It Was Just A Kayaking Trip. Until It Upended Our Lives
nytimes.com
A weeklong trip in Alaska was supposed to be an adventure. In an instant, it became the experience that defined us all.
PEPPERONI BELT POLITICS
One Nation Under Pizza Ranch
splinternews.com
Another presidential campaign is somehow upon us. Though battered and dazed, America is still here. So is Iowa. And so are its 76 Pizza Ranch locations.
IF YOU BUILD IT, IT WILL COME
Ten Lessons I Learned While Teaching Myself To Code
tim.blog
You've seen a zillion of these online tutorials in coding. Could you just sort of, well, teach yourself? The short answer is: Sure you can. The longer answer is… the rest of this essay.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
YIKES
Guy's Tesla Autopilot Repeatedly Tries To Crash Him Into A Steel Barrier
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If you need further illustration of why you definitely should not sleep while Tesla's Autopilot drives, this clip should do the trick.
IN THE NEWS
EU Approves Brexit Extension, But Chaotic Departure Still Looms
Facebook Stored Hundreds Of Millions of User Passwords In Plain Text for Years
'It Hurt So Bad': Indiana Teachers Shot With Plastic Pellets During Active Shooter Training
The Midwestern Floods Are Expected To Get Much, Much Worse
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Be sure to change your Facebook password. Actually, while you're at it, maybe just delete it?