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Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Get Lost In The Suburbs

Some 10,000 people live in a community about half the size of San Francisco, an oasis of tree-lined cul-de-sacs, swimming pools and Cub Scout troops.
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Inside The Surreal Saudi Suburbia Built By An Oil Giant
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Some 10,000 people live in a community about half the size of San Francisco, an oasis of tree-lined cul-de-sacs, swimming pools and Cub Scout troops.
OVERSTATING THE OBVIOUS
Did New York Magazine Make Its Climate Change Story Too Scary?
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A recent story in New York Magazine examining the worst case scenario for climate change has experts wondering the value in trying to scare skeptics straight.
A FUN NEW WAY TO CONTEMPLATE MORTALITY
Here's Every Total Solar Eclipse Happening In Your Lifetime. Is This Year Your Best Chance?
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On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will traverse the continental United States. It'll be the first to traverse coast to coast in nearly a century.
THE DISTRICT DOESN'T SLEEP TONIGHT
This Town Melts Down
nytimes.com
A veteran political reporter takes stock of how Washington has — and hasn't — changed in the time of Trump.
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If You Have Amazon Prime, You Should Be Using This Tool
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Wikibuy is a Chrome extension that automatically finds the lowest price, best coupon, or cash back offer for whatever you're shopping for — on Amazon and a ton of other major sites. It's a free tool, so there's literally no reason not to get it.
THE WONDERS OF TECHNOLOGY
SFMOMA, SMS, WTF?
You Can Text The San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art And Receive Art In Return, But Can It Send You Meaning?
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Going to an art museum can be a deeply moving experience — or it can bounce right off of you, scarcely leaving an impression. Does soliciting art from a museum via text message work out differently?
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT
Banks Deploy AI To Cut Off Terrorists' Funding
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Banks are increasingly turning to machine learning to mine vast quantities of bank data and find anomalies in accounts and transactions that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.
SOME CASES NSFW. WEIRD, RIGHT?
An Amazon Bot Is Making The Greatest Smartphone Cases
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In what's either the best art project, the best business move, or both, someone has made what I presume is a bot that's churning out thousands of unique iPhone cases for sale on Amazon.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
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Guy Tries To Jump Over A Rolling Hay Bale, Gets Absolutely Obliterated
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This is hypnotic and we can't stop watching.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Jr. Was Warned Before Meeting With Russian Lawyer That Damaging Intel Was From The Kremlin — Here's What's Going On
Military Plane Crashes In Mississippi, 16 Dead
Senate Democrats Seek New Allies In Effort To Scuttle Obamacare Overhaul: Republican Governors
Iraq PM Formally Declares Victory Over ISIS In Mosul
The Pope Rejects The Idea Of A Gluten-Free Host
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It's Amazon Prime Day! Here's How To Make The Most Of It
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Here are the best deals and most helpful hacks to make the most of the Amazon's biggest sale of the year. Which happens to be today.
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