It's Time For Some Game Theory

"Right before the gun went off I thought, 'Boy, this could be a really stupid idea.'"

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IS THIS ALL A GAME TO YOU? JOHNSON AGAINST THE REST The Story Behind The Iconic Photos Of The Olympics' Dirtiest Record deadspin.com "Right before the gun went off I thought, 'Boy, this could be a really stupid idea.'" UP AND BACK AGAIN The Toughest 5K On The Planet outsideonline.com Every July Fourth, hundreds of racers descend on Seward, Alaska, for one of the most difficult short-distance races on the planet—3,000 feet up, and then straight back down Mount Marathon SCREEN GRAB How A Board Game Company Defined Video Game Ads For 20 Years polygon.com In the days before character design was immediately impressive — or even coherent — enough to sell the game, how exactly should you advertise these things? MATTRESSES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Lull: The Mattress Experts Rave About Lull.com Here's the deal. Most mattress retailers charge you 6-12x their manufacturing costs, plus you only get to try the mattress out for a few minutes in the store. Cue Lull, the mattress that will ship with free shipping to your door and let you try it for 100 nights, risk-free. WEEK IN REVIEW FEMINIST HERO RIGHT HERE The Man Who Wrote A Tribute To His Wife's 'Curvy Body' Is The Internet's Enemy Of The Week digg.com GHOSTS AND HUNTING DOGS The Week's Coolest Space Photos digg.com LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO READ? A Handshake Investigated As An Assault, And Other Great Long Reads digg.com THE FUNNIEST PET PHOTOS, MICRO-AGGRESSIONS AND MORE The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com GENERATIONAL STRUGGLES BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation? theatlantic.com More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they're on the brink of a mental-health crisis. THE GRAND CENTRAL EXPLOSION The Pipe Bomber Of New York City damninteresting.com In the 1950s, an anonymous terrorist planted a pipe bomb in a New York City public space. Then another. And another. CHILLING EFFECT How Air-Conditioning Conquered America (Even The Pacific Northwest) nytimes.com Here we are, in 2017, with temperatures racing past 100 degrees in the Pacific Northwest, the region of the country that has historically relied the least on air-conditioning. And now more people, even there, are installing the technology. VIDEO OF THE DAY JUST SAY NO Maybe Don't Piss Off A Group Of Dead Leaf Mantises digg.com They look like a cross between a moth, an orchid, and a piece of pork gyoza, and they will attack you. LULL MATTRESS | SPONSORED How To Get A Good Night's Sleep When It's Hot As Hell digg.com Summers are great. Except for the part where you become a sentient sweat stain and can't fall asleep. We've partnered with the sleep legends at Lull Mattress to find the 23 best hacks for falling asleep when it's just too dang hot out. You could run a difficult 5K today, or you could just kick back in a hammock. We aren't here to judge. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Pay It Forward (To Apple)

It's Good That Apple Is Raising The iPhone's Price, And Other Facts. ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The rationale behind the super-expensive iPhone, the man who made real money selling pretend money and the beans that will save the planet.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Aug 04

THE REAL DEAL WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK It's Good That Apple Is Raising The iPhone's Price, 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 rationale behind the super-expensive iPhone, the man who made real money selling pretend money and the beans that will save the planet. SPOT THE FAKE To Catch A Counterfeiter story.californiasunday.com Nearly all the world's fake products come from China. America's oldest private detective agency is on the case. THE BEST, CHAR NONE Why You Should Burn Your Vegetables nytimes.com Burn your vegetables. Scrape the char from the exterior, and what's left is delicate and smoky, softened and sweet. It can be a revelation, a primitive joy. WATCHES WE DIGG | SPONSORED This Watch Wants To Slow Things Down slow-watches.com The Slow Watch is a minimal watch with a purpose. The Swiss-made timepiece has no minute hand, no ticking second hand, and no logo at all. Just a single hand on a 24-hour dial that moves at half the speed of a regular analog watch to remind you to slow down. DARKNESS FALLS THE GUNSLINGER FOLLOWED The Best Way To Read 'The Dark Tower' Books digg.com You're going to need some guidance if you want to explore Stephen King's sprawling fantasy series — it's a little more complicated than reading every book with "Dark Tower" in the title. Let us do you a fan service by giving you our recommendation. WELL, IDRIS CAN PULL OFF THAT COAT Is 'The Dark Tower' Movie Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say digg.com THIS MEANS WAR GIMME A STRONGER SHELTER How To Stop The Wind popularmechanics.com Don Greer and his wife, Helen, hid in a tornado shelter. Only he survived. Now, a team of engineers has committed to doing the impossible: building a structure that's stronger and smarter than the merciless, random powers of nature itself. ASSAULT AND BATTERY Tesla's Asymmetric War Against The Auto Industry thedrive.com The legacy automakers are fighting blind not because of some brilliant Tesla strategy, but because they choose not to see. OPENING ACT The Man Who Picked Victorian London's Unpickable Lock mentalfloss.com "Look on my works, ye burglars, and despair." These were the words used to describe the locks of Jeremiah Chubb, an iron worker in 19th-century London who was renowned for his Detector, a security lock that was thought to be virtually impregnable. VIDEO OF THE DAY SHITCANNED Guy Hilariously Narrates Footage Of Garbagemen Failing To Dispose Of His Broken Garbage Can digg.com "Oh! Wait a minute, he just dropped the new garbage can in there." IN THE NEWS West Virginia Governor Announces He's Switching To GOP At Trump Rally We Finally Have Audio Of The Infamous, Profanity-Filled Anthony Scaramucci Call Teen Who Repeatedly Encouraged Boyfriend To Commit Suicide Sentenced To 2.5 Years In Prison The DOJ Is Looking Into Affirmative Action Policies — Here's What's Going On Israeli Police Confirm PM Netanyahu Is Suspect In Fraud Investigation FROM THE DIGG STORE How To Make A Career Change To Coding (Without Grad School) digg.com Get 156 hours of premium coding – from Python to Ruby, and everything in between. Whether you prefer your vegetables burnt or raw, we hope you have a happy, healthy weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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