Going Nowhere Fast

How the only successful Alcatraz prison break in history was torn from the pages of Popular Mechanics.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Jan 20

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT LIFE PRESERVERS BEHIND BARS Escape From The Rock popularmechanics.com How the only successful Alcatraz prison break in history was torn from the pages of Popular Mechanics. ONLY IF YOUR NAME IS TOM CRUISE Can You Arrest People Before They Commit Crimes? topic.com The fantasy of preventing criminal acts before they happen has been around as long as law enforcement itself. But in the 21st century, can "Minority Report" become a reality? WHY SAFE DRIVING IS NOT A JOKE WATCH: The Sobering Math Behind Speeding And Car Crashes Might Actually Change Your Driving Habits digg.com Think it's okay to go just a few miles beyond the speed limit? Maybe think again. 'I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD THAN DO THIS' The Man Who Wants Nevada To Kill Him themarshallproject.org More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He's still waiting. BEDDING WE DIGG | SPONSORED Overstock Is Having A Mega Bedding Sale Right Now overstock.com Overstock is cleaning house with a massive sitewide sale, including up to 60% off some buttery-soft bedding. This sale ends soon, so don't wait too long. THE WEEK IN PHOTOS PICTURE THIS The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com Breaking down the stereotypes of Muslim men in the UK, a distorted vision of Hollywood, and how one family prepared for nuclear war in 1954. THE TWILIGHT ZONE The Week's Coolest Space Images 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 this week. 11-DIMENSIONAL CHESS THE CRYPTO KEEPERS Here's How Scammers Are Using Fake News To Screw With Bitcoin Investors buzzfeed.com In the largely unregulated world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency, fraudsters are getting rich by deliberately spreading false information to affect the price of their holdings using social media, scam news sites, and private chat apps. WHERE NO PIECE HAS GONE BEFORE The Story Of 'Hyperchess,' A 3D Chess Game Inspired By 'Star Trek' motherboard.vice.com Max Chappell spent a lifetime developing an outlandish 3D chess game and selling it at "Star Trek" conventions. ROBING PETER TO PAY LOGAN PAUL How YouTube Blew It lareviewofbooks.org In our tech driven world, companies like Apple, Facebook, Alphabet (formerly Google), and Amazon have a lock on tech development, but they consistently fail to develop culture in ways that are innovative and sustainable. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! LET'S LAUGH ABOUT IT... JUST FOR A SEC A Roundup Of The Strangest Moments Of Trump's First Year In Office digg.com With another 365 days of the unpredictable on the horizon, Digg invites you to look back at some of the best worst moments of the Trump presidency. JUST THREE TO SEVEN MORE YEARS What To Read About Trump's First Year In Office digg.com It's been a very strange year, and you're probably trying to make sense of it. To help, here are six of the sharpest essays we've read on Trump's first 365 days in office. VIDEO OF THE DAY WE ARE ALL THIS GIRL Crying Girl's Reaction To Mom Offering A Piece Of Cake Is Hilarious digg.com There's no dilemma in this world that can't be soothed by some good dessert. FROM THE DIGG STORE It's 2018 —  Learn How To F*@!king Code digg.com ​You've heard it before, and you'll hear it again: you should really learn to code. Happy Saturday, time to tune everything out for a while. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Someone Give This Email A Raise

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Why you haven't gotten a raise, why a single intersection in England is responsible for two deaths and why people wait in lines.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Jan 19

A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK It's Not Your Fault You Can't Get A Raise, 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: Why you haven't gotten a raise, why a single intersection in England is responsible for two deaths and why people wait in lines. COAL (AND LIMESTONE) IN YOUR STOCKINGS The Fabulous Story Of North Korea's Fabric Made Of Stone reuters.com Vinalon was developed to clothe the people, but it exposed the holes in state propaganda. PLUS EIGHT, MINUS SANITY My Life As A Mom To 8 Kids thecut.com "The only time I've been away from my kids was when I was in the hospital, giving birth to another one." DIGG PICKS The Best Pen To Write With Is $6 On Amazon amazon.com If you still write things on paper, you know a good pen is hard to find. We found a great one. COMING ATTRACTIONS WHAT IF SHOWS, BUT TOO MUCH? A Brief History Of How Anthology Shows Like 'Black Mirror' Took Over Your TV digg.com Episodic anthology shows haven't always held a special place on TV, but the success of "Black Mirror" could bring about a boom for the form not seen since "The Twilight Zone." Let Fan Service tell you how that came to be. BRIDGING THE PHONE/LAPTOP DIVIDE A Sneak Peek At Google's Secret, Experimental Fuchsia OS arstechnica.com Google currently has two OSes on the market: Android and Chrome OS. The company is never one to leave a successful product alone in the marketplace, though, so it's also developing a third operating system called "Fuchsia." THE BACKLASH TO THE BACKLASH TO THE... The 29 Stages Of A Twitterstorm In 2018 buzzfeed.com The Twitter outrage cycle is inevitable and, ultimately, predictable. 'WE WERE IDIOTS, YOU KNOW YOUNG IDIOTS' The Boy Who Stayed Awake For 11 Days bbc.com In December 1963 two boys hit upon an idea for a school science project — stay awake for as long as possible. And it shed new light on what happens inside our tired brains. VIDEO OF THE DAY TERRIFYING Fishermen Bail Out Of Their Boat Less Than A Second Before A Bigger Boat Obliterates It digg.com It's unclear whether the pilot of the bigger boat lost control of his vessel or just didn't see the fishers — either way, they were super lucky to escape unharmed. IN THE NEWS House Republicans Pass Spending Bill To Avoid Shutdown, Prospects Dim In Senate Who's Affected By A Shutdown: By The Numbers Why A $38 Billion Tax Payment Is A Good Deal For Apple Trump's Lawyer Used Private Company, Pseudonyms To Pay Off Porn Star Before Election Three Actors From Woody Allen's Next Film Have Expressed Regret For Working On It DIGG PICKS This Weighted Blanket Helps You Sleep Through The Night amazon.com Weighted blankets are used as a sleep therapy tool for people who have a hard time de-stressing enough to fall asleep. Sound familiar? Us too. This one's great. We hope you have a killer weekend, government shutdown or not. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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