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Friday 3 January 2020

Well, Now What?

What Does The Suleimani Killing Mean For The US And Iran? Here's What To Read; What Happened In The Dyatlov Pass?; Eight Interesting Visions Of 2020 From The Past; and more.
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WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
'A TURNING POINT'
What Does The Suleimani Killing Mean For The US And Iran? Here's What To Read
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On Thursday, a US airstrike in Baghdad killed Qassim Suleimani, the head of Iran's Quds Force and one of the most powerful men in Iran and the Middle East. What happens now?
LOST IN THE SNOW
There Were Nine: What Happened In The Dyatlov Pass?
bbc.co.uk
In the dead of winter, a group of students set out on a trek into the Ural Mountains. Their frozen bodies — with inexplicable injuries — were discovered in locations that compounded the puzzle of how they died. The Dyatlov Pass mystery spawned dozens of conspiracy theories, which have endured for 60 years.
(THEY WERE WRONG)
Eight Interesting Visions Of 2020 From The Past
interestingengineering.com
From the pretty accurate to the creepy and scary, these eight visions show just how people in the past saw the future.
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2020 VISIONS
THE POPE SLAPS NOW
The Week's Best Memes, Ranked
digg.com
For the week of December 30th, we have some 2020 memes, the Pope's slap, and Adam Sandler winning.
25 MILLION LIGHTYEARS AWAY
Stunning New Image Reveals Gigantic 'Ropes' Surrounding A Distant Galaxy
vice.com
The huge magnetic filaments were clearly detected in the halo of the Whale Galaxy, marking a first for astronomers.
CLOUD BURST
Chrome OS Has Stalled Out
androidpolice.com
Nearly ten years ago, Google shipped an unassuming, totally unbranded laptop to a large group of journalists and tech enthusiasts as part of a 60,000 unit pilot program.
THINGS ARE GOING TO GET EXPENSIVE
Here's What's Next For Gadgets In 2020
theverge.com
In 2020, this is what to expect in the world of consumer tech: the best stuff is going to get more powerful and more premium.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WELCOME TO EARTH
What Would Happen If Earth Was Hit By A Grain Of Sand Going 99.9 Percent The Speed Of Light?
youtube.com
A YouTuber demonstrates what would happen to the Earth if it was struck by multiple sized objects.
IN THE NEWS
US Airstrike In Iraq Kills Major Iranian Military Figure Qassim Suleimani
I Was Google's Head Of International Relations. Here's Why I Left
Ethan Couch, Who Killed Four People In 'Affluenza' Case, Arrested Again In Texas
Dash Cam Captures SUV Ramping Off Highway 1 Into The Pacific Ocean At High Speed
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Whether you're interested in losing a few pounds or bulking up in the new year, keeping track of your weight is pretty important. Sync this scale with your phone, and see every detail of your progress.
The new year is already off to a *checks notes* bad start.

Wednesday 1 January 2020

Foresight Is 2020

It's 50 Below. The Past Is A Horror Show. You'd Dream Of Escaping Too, A Translation Crisis At The Border, A Plateful Of Plastic: Visualizing The Amount Of Microplastic We Eat
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Wed, Jan 01
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A SENSE OF PLACE
RUSH TO THE EXIT
It's 50 Below. The Past Is A Horror Show. You'd Dream Of Escaping Too
nytimes.com
Best known as the most feared and frigid outpost of the Soviet gulag, Magadan struggles to keep its residents from fleeing.
WAS IT TO SCALE?
How A Cartographer Drew A Massive, Freehand Map Of North America
atlasobscura.com
Just ink and colored pencil, it took Anton Thomas almost five years.
MAKING THEMSELVES HEARD
A Translation Crisis At The Border
newyorker.com
For migrants who speak Mayan languages, a grassroots group of interpreters is often their only hope for receiving asylum.
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SHOWING UP
THE UNCLEAN PLATE CLUB
A Plateful Of Plastic: Visualizing The Amount Of Microplastic We Eat
graphics.reuters.com
Dozens of reports have been published on microplastics but the scientific community is still only scratching the surface of understanding just how much plastic we consume and how harmful it could be.
WE'VE SCENE IT ALL
The 10 Best Movie Scenes Of The 2010s
theatlantic.com
A decade's worth of stellar cinematic sequences, from "The Social Network" to "Parasite."
CRASH ME IF YOU CAN
The World's Most Notorious Gate Crasher
saturdayeveningpost.com
James "one-eyed" Connelly spent 40 years sneaking into boxing matches, baseball games, and political conventions. His unmitigated gall and boundless creativity got him in pretty much…anywhere.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD?
This Demonstration Of What Happens Inside A Catalytic Converter Is Spectacular
youtube.com
The Warped Perception YouTube demonstrates the science of what's happening inside a exhaust emission control device.
IN THE NEWS
Protesters Attack US Embassy In Iraq
Coming Out Of The Shadows: The US Chief Justice Who Will Preside Over Trump's Trial
Sonny Mehta, Venerable Knopf Publisher, Is Dead At 77
Trump Administration Says It Will Approve Largest US Solar Farm
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Let This Machine Keep Your Toilet Squeaky Clean
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Scrubbing the toilet is really unpleasant, so the Shine Bathroom quickly caught our attention. Skip the gross cleaning process, and let this little automaton do the hard work.
Welcome to the future. We're going back to bed.