Rent. Or Do Not Rent. There Is No Buy

The Rent Vs. Buy Debate Is Silly And Other Facts, Why MakerBot — And The Maker Revolution — Failed To Deliver, This Isn't A Smart Remote, It's The Smartest Remote, Does The 'Like' Mean Anything Anymore?, How Kerry Washington Became A Publicity Magician, A Tour Of The International Banana Museum The Daily Digg Friday, May 6, 2016 WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK The Rent Vs. Buy Debate Is Silly 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 meaninglessness of the rent versus buy debate, the 11 lines of code that broke the internet and something called a "whoosh bottle". THEY MET THEIR MAKER Why MakerBot — And The Maker Revolution — Failed To Deliver theawl.com Nine months ago, MakerBot's future seemed tentatively optimistic. Now, the company is closing it's large Brooklyn factory. What happened to MakerBot? TECH WE DIGG SPONSORED This Isn't A Smart Remote, It's The Smartest Remote ray.co The Ray Super Remote replaces your jumble of old remotes with one beautifully designed, intelligent package, and its simple touchscreen lets you easily switch between any of your entertainment devices. It's the future of TV, folks. AGREE? SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON Does The 'Like' Mean Anything Anymore? nymag.com The like doesn't mean what it used to — not just to people looking for easy validation, but to brands and companies looking for popular, high-engagement accounts. 'SCANDAL,' SANS SCANDAL How Kerry Washington Became A Publicity Magician buzzfeed.com The easiest way to maintain your fame while revealing nothing of your private life? Hide in plain sight. THIS SHIT IS BANANAS A Tour Of The International Banana Museum luckypeach.com In 2010, Coachella Valley local Fred Garbutt bought enough cans of yellow paint to transform the drab exterior of a dive bar into an unmissable canary-colored funhouse, where he now houses seventeen thousand banana photographs and tchotchkes he found for sale on eBay. Get more stories on Digg.com A DUCK ON SWAN LAKE A duck paddles past three dancers from The Australian Ballet dressed in white swan tutus as they pose for photos on floating barge in Penrith Lake in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 6, 2016. The Australian Ballet announced today it would hold performances on an open air stage on Lake Penrith in November 2016.​ Credit: AP Photo/Rob Griffith Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

Cinco De Whyo?

Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Cinco De Mayo?, The Small Town With The USA's Worst HIV Problem, And Other Stories, The Smart Remote That Also Helps You Discover New Stuff To Watch, The Intellectual In Air Jordans, The Man Who Buries Everyone, YouTube Bodybuilders Rich Piana And Dmitry Klokov Can Teach You How To Live The Daily Digg Thursday, May 5, 2016 CINCO DE WHYO? Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Cinco De Mayo? digg.com On Wednesday, Mexico will celebrate the anniversary of their surprise victory over the ​French army at the Battle Of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Here in America, there will also be people celebrating the Mexican army's unlikely triumph. WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK The Small Town With The USA's Worst HIV Problem, And Other Stories digg.com Every Thursday, we highlight the longform articles from the past week that we think you shouldn't miss. This week: an epidemic in the Midwest, amateur cloud science, and Socrates on Trump. REMOTES WE DIGG SPONSORED The Smart Remote That Also Helps You Discover New Stuff To Watch ray.co The Ray Super Remote isn't your typical universal remote. It learns your tastes and preferences, prioritizing stuff you like and recommending stuff you'll probably love. You can tell Ray shows you like by rating them up or down, or you can sit back, keep watching, and let Ray do all the work. SNEAKER HEAD OF STATE The Intellectual In Air Jordans nytimes.com Mychal Denzel Smith isn't operating a branch of Niketown from his tiny bedroom in Bushwick, Brooklyn. It only looks that way. THE DEAD RINGER The Man Who Buries Everyone features.wearemel.com Peter Stefan has a job few people ask for: laying to rest society's forgotten and unwanted. THEY WILL LIFT YOUR SPIRITS YouTube Bodybuilders Rich Piana And Dmitry Klokov Can Teach You How To Live fittish.deadspin.com They are polar opposite social-media physical specimens, but compliment each other perfectly, as most opposites do. Get more stories on Digg.com DIGG PICKS The last-minute, two-day shipping Mother's Day gift guide. Credit: Christen Smith Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

Star Wars: The REALLY Expanded Universe

The Best Space Photos From April, In Honor Of May The Fourth, Here Are Our Favorite 'Star Wars' Fan Creations, Therapy Wherever You Are, Whenever You Need It, The Amateur Cloud Society That Rattled the Scientific Community, My Dinner With Rasputin, Is Multilingual Rap Eroding Canada's French Language? The Daily Digg Wednesday, May 4, 2016 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL The Best Space Photos From April digg.com ​Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from April. THE REALLY EXTENDED UNIVERSE In Honor Of May The Fourth, Here Are Our Favorite 'Star Wars' Fan Creations digg.com ​The "Star Wars" fanbase has always been fantastically passionate and creative, so in honor of their greatest holiday, here's a bunch of different kinds of fan art to represent every corner of the "Star Wars" universe. APPS WE DIGG SPONSORED Therapy Wherever You Are, Whenever You Need It betterhelp.com BetterHelp brings counseling into the 21st century. The message-based app lets you connect with licensed, accredited therapists online in a discreet and convenient way. Try it out today and get your first week free. THE LAST CLOUDBENDERS The Amateur Cloud Society That Rattled the Scientific Community nytimes.com An improbable tale of how a British maverick harnessed crowdsourced meteorological discoveries to reveal the poetic wonders of the sky. A BIT MORE INTERESTING THAN ANDRE My Dinner With Rasputin blog.longreads.com Writing in 1924, Teffi, a Russian writer in exile, recalls a series of humorous (but increasingly ominous) encounters with the trusted friend of the last Tsar of Russia. IT'S TRAGIQUE Is Multilingual Rap Eroding Canada's French Language? nautil.us Within the community of Montreal rappers, language mixing is being pushed to new extremes, swirling together not just French and English, but also African American English, Haitian Creole, Jamaican Creole, and Spanish. Get more stories on Digg.com IT'S ILLEGAL TO KNOW THIS BIG LONG NUMBER Some numbers are nerdy (π), some numbers are druggy (420), but this number is straight up illegal to even have written down on a napkin. Credit: Wendoverproductions Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

Planes, Trains And Other Failures

Why American Passenger Trains Are So Bad, Craig Wright Revealed As Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Criquet's Collar Vs. Their Collar, What Happened To Google Maps?, One Man's Crazy, Quixotic Quest To Clean Up The Ocean, The Nation's Housing Recovery Is Leaving Blacks Behind The Daily Digg Monday, May 2, 2016 GOING OFF THE RAILS Why American Passenger Trains Are So Bad vox.com Amtrak turned 45 this month, leaving many people wondering how is it that a rich and powerful country that was a pioneer in railroad adoption in the 19th century has such terrible passenger trains today. THE FATHER OF MAGIC INTERNET MONEY Craig Wright Revealed As Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto bbc.com Prominent members of the Bitcoin community and its core development team have also confirmed Mr. Wright's claim. POLOS WE DIGG SPONSORED Criquet's Collar Vs. Their Collar criquetshirts.com Tired of Bacon Collar? Criquet Shirts feels your pain, so they made their shirts with 100% organic cotton (read: super soft) and are the only polos we know of that have removable collar stays (read: no more Bacon Collar). NO COUNTRY FOR CITIES What Happened To Google Maps? justinobeirne.com Browsing Google Maps over the past year or so, I've often thought that there are fewer labels than there used to be. Mainly — where did all the cities go? TILTING AT A GLOBAL POLLUTION PROBLEM One Man's Crazy, Quixotic Quest To Clean Up The Ocean kernelmag.dailydot.com The problem of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has stymied scientists. But Sean Ironstag thinks he has the radical solution, and it's sort of like Burning Man, except in the middle of the ocean. 'THE DIVIDED AMERICAN DREAM' The Nation's Housing Recovery Is Leaving Blacks Behind washingtonpost.com For generations, African Americans have faced unique barriers to owning a home — and enjoying the wealth it brings. In Atlanta, where predominantly black neighborhoods are still waiting for the recovery, the link between race and real estate fortune is stark. Get more stories on Digg.com MAN'S BEST FRIEND AND A BETTER ATHLETE WATCH: This very good collie doing parkour might just get your week off to a good start. Credit: CanineCrusadesCam Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002