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Friday, 22 June 2018

Star Wars Slash Fiction*

$10 a month for all the trips to the theater you can stand is a still fantastic deal, but MoviePass will either go down in flames or become the next behemoth we all love to hate.
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WHERE GOOD MEETS BAD
PASS ON IT
Why There's Likely No 'Good Ending' In Sight For MoviePass
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$10 a month for all the trips to the theater you can stand is a still fantastic deal, but MoviePass will either go down in flames or become the next behemoth we all love to hate.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Wario Is The Best Mario Kart Character (According To Data Science), And Other Facts
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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Wario is number one, there are too many push notifications and it's okay to not like your partner's tweets.
PROBABLY DEAD ON RED
When A Mars Simulation Goes Wrong
theatlantic.com
A recent mission atop a Hawaiian volcano shows humans still have much to learn before they set foot on another world.
WELL... AT LEAST HE'S CONSISTENT
Elon Musk Has Always Been At War With The Media
buzzfeed.com
Some say Elon Musk's paranoia and late-night Twitter rants reveal a billionaire cracking under pressure. But those who know him best say this is nothing new.
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A Delivered-To-Your-Door Couch That's Insanely Easy To Assemble
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Burrow makes incredibly comfortable couches (American made, ethically sourced) that are shockingly easy to set up and even more surprisingly affordable. They ship straight to your door and come with a free 30-day trial and free shipping.
NOT THE NET WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SLASH FICTION
An Effort From Long, Long Ago To Remake 'Star Wars' — In ASCII
tedium.co
A long time ago in an encoding standard not so far away, an early 'net user tried to remake "Star Wars" in ASCII art form. He got further than you'd guess.
ALTERNATIVE NETS
How Chinese Users Navigate An Internet Dominated By Censorship
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When it comes to accessing news of a sensitive nature, Chinese users have a distinctive way of using the internet that is different from other web users around the world.
FOLLOW THE NUMBER
Here's The Conspiracy Tearing Online Bitcoin Communities Apart
futurism.com
00000000000000000021e800c1e8df51b22c1588 e5a624bea17e9faa34b2dc4a. If you're an active member of the Bitcoin community on Twitter or Reddit, you've probably been thinking about this code for hours, thinking of how it could have possibly gotten into your life.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
IT'S COMING FOR YOU
A Reminder Of Why You Never Turn Your Back On A Tiger
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These guys had a zoo enclosure to keep them safe, but this is a good illustration of big cats' instinct to sneak up on your exposed back.
IN THE NEWS
Yes, Melania Trump Really Wore A Jacket That Says 'I Really Don't Care' While Visiting Separated Migrant Children At The Border
YouTube Announces It Will Help Creators Make Money With More Than Just Ads
ABC Has Picked Up A 'Roseanne' Spinoff Called 'The Conners'
House GOP Delays Vote On Immigration Until Next Week
DIGG PICKS
There Is A Massive Tech Sale That You Should Know About
blinq.com
And by massive we mean up to 50% off Mac desktops, HP laptops, Apple watches, iPads, LED TVs and quite a bit more. Blinq's summer sale is running until June 25th (Monday) and they'll keep adding new products, so keep your eyes out.
Seems like a nice weekend for a picnic or for a protest. Heck, go do both!

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