The Future Is Always Here

​The future's a slippery fish. We spend so much time trying to second-guess it and pin it down before it bites us that it's typically here before we're ready. But sometimes we're just not looking in the right place.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Dec 10

DIGG + BBC FUTURE The Future Is Always Here digg.com ​The future's a slippery fish. We spend so much time trying to second-guess it and pin it down before it bites us that it's typically here before we're ready. But sometimes we're just not looking in the right place. PEOPLE SHIVER ME TIMBERS! The First Pirate Politician in Power bbc.com Birgitta Jonsdottir is leader of Iceland's Pirate Party, which has just been asked to form a government. BBC Future Now met her to see what the activist-turned-politician has planned IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE How We Became More Than 7 Billion digg.com Humanity's population explosion, visualized. EAT YOU HEART OUT, OCULUS The Man Who Invented VR Goggles 50 Years Too Soon spectrum.ieee.org Hugo Gernsback believed millions yearned for his 3D TV eyeglasses. SHIRTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Your New Favorite Polo Is Just $29 linksoul.com We're all for using Dad's hand-me-down clubs, but his out dated polos? Pass. Luckily, Linksoul is breathing new life into golf apparel. Their signature polo is seriously comfortable and currently $29. Just in time for the holidays. PLACES PRECIOUS THINGS The Gold Mine At The End Of The World bbc.com Photographer Elena Chernyshova spent 10 days at the Kupol gold mine in northeast Russia to see the extremes workers endure to feed our demand for precious metals SHHHHH Can America's Quietest Town Be Saved? bbc.com There's a town in West Virginia where there are tight restrictions on mobile signal, wifi and other parts of what most of us know as simply: modern life. It means Green Bank is a place unlike anywhere else in the world. But that could be set to change THE STUFF THAT MATTERS Six Maps That Reveal America's Vast Infrastructure washingtonpost.com A look at the United States's bridges, electrical grid, pipelines, railroads, airports and waterways THINGS NETWORK FAILURE The Forgotten Soviet Internet bbc.com Long before the World Wide Web, the Soviets tried to save the USSR with a computer network. Why did their project never make it? TIMELY QUESTION ALERT What Is Information? digg.com Information is on our phones and in our DNA sequence, but what is it exactly? Is it something subjective or a real quantity? 21ST CENTURY WITCHHUNTS Why Schadenfreude Goes Viral lrb.co.uk The cold, cruel mind of the internet troll is the toxic product of human nature and our increasingly cynical culture. The future is already here, but you still have the rest of the weekend ahead of you. Please enjoy it! View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Work Does Not Matter

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most important facts from the past few days. This week: Having a job doesn't make you a good person, memes do not matter and the gadget apocalypse is coming.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Dec 09

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IT'S NOT WORKING WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Work Doesn't Matter And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most important facts from the past few days. This week: Having a job doesn't make you a good person, memes do not matter and the gadget apocalypse is coming. CAN ANYONE @HERE HANDLE? Big Bother Is Watching thebaffler.com Why Slack is designed to never give you any. THE SOBERING TRUTH How To Not Drink At The Office Christmas Party theawl.com Sometimes your inhibitions are actually useful. BOOTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED High-Quality Boots That Won't Kill Your Bank Account thursdayboots.com Thursday Boot Company offers the rare combination of high quality and honest pricing. Each pair of boots is handcrafted with premium leathers from the best tanneries in North America and Goodyear welt construction that ensures a virtually waterproof seal. DISLIKE LIKED TO DEATH Social Media Is Literally Killing Extreme Athletes theoutline.com The pressure is on for extreme athletes to be constantly producing content. ALPHA-BELT TIGHTENING Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had To Worry About Financial Discipline bloomberg.com Alphabet's CFO Ruth Porat wants to bring focus to Mountain View. Can the moonshot factory adapt? TECHNOSOLIPSISM The Future Is A Place Where We Won't Have To Talk To Or Hear From Anyone We Don't Want To qz.com In recent years, technology has further enabled us to cut down on the amount of human contact we have. PUSHING PLAY PICK UP THAT CAN How Valve's Source Engine Took Gaming Out Of Corridors waypoint.vice.com From 'Half-Life 2' to 'Titanfall 2', the engine's produced worlds that have tricked us into believing they're bigger than they really are. GIT GUD SCRUB On The Social Function Of Noobs nymag.com To be identified as a noob is to then be told to STFU, GTFO, or both. A BURNING QUESTION ON THE ROPES Try And Solve This Tricky Burning Rope Riddle popularmechanics.com You have two ropes that take an hour to burn but do not burn at constant rates. How do you measure 15 minutes? VIDEO OF THE DAY FIRST! A Car Goes Off The Road And First Responders Magically Roll Up To Help digg.com After swerving in front of oncoming traffic to make a pass, the blue car turned hard and spun off the road. As luck would have it, a vehicle full of first responders was already on the scene and ready to help before you could say "stay in your lane." IN THE NEWS First American To Orbit Earth John Glenn Dies At 95 What You Need To Know About Andrew Puzder — Trump's Pick For Secretary Of Labor New Report Claims Over 1,000 Russian Athletes Involved In Systematic Doping Program South Korean Parliament Votes To Impeach President Had a little too much cheer at the holiday party last night? You'll be okay, it's Friday. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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