Don't Be A Chum Bucket

Two Digg editors put their heads together to suss out why all our media feeds are routinely taken over by the sponge boi from Bikini Bottom.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Mar 24

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CULTURAL EXPERIENCES NAUTICAL NONSENSE The Internet Loves 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Memes, But Why? digg.com Two Digg editors put their heads together to suss out why all our media feeds are routinely taken over by the sponge boi from Bikini Bottom. CLAP ON AND ON FOREVER A History Of The Clapper, The Original Home Automation tedium.co The tale of The Clapper, a device that introduced millions of people to the idea of simple home automation. Would we have Alexa without it? THE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM WE NEED Here's What Happens If You Fall Asleep In A Display Bed vice.com Some furniture store people get mad. Others don't give a shit and let you sleep two hours. FORRESTERS FOR FORESTERS How Subaru Became The Unofficial Car Of Vermont roadandtrack.com How did Subaru become the unofficial car of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Washington and Oregon? It all has to do with a shrewd — some might say cynical — marketing decision made all the way back in 1971. BANKING WE DIGG | SPONSORED Very Cool Bank Alert™ go.radiusbank.com Along with bleeding-edge mobile banking technology, Radius Bank's Hybrid account comes with time saving built-ins like budgeting tools and P2P payments and doesn't charge any ATM fees. They'll even reimburse you if other banks do. THE WEEK IN PICTURES PICTURE THIS The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com The bikes China left behind, corporate office life in the 1970s and the freedom of the circus in Muslim countries. A LUNAR ECLIPSE MOSAIC 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. WHAT A SHAM CLOAK AND DATA The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica's Rise And Fall motherjones.com The secretive data firm said it could move the minds of American voters. That wasn't its real victory. TAKES MONEY TO SAVE MONEY Being Frugal Is For The Rich theoutline.com The Frugalwoods made a name for themselves teaching millennials how to save money. Trouble is, you have to start with a lot of it. (THAT'S A REAL KIDS' VIDEO SCREENSHOT) Children's YouTube Is Still Churning Out Blood, Suicide And Cannibalism wired.co.uk Children's search terms on YouTube are still awash with bizarre and sometimes disturbing bootleg content. Can anything be done to stem the tide? VIDEO OF THE DAY IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A PUSH... Here's Why You Never Get In A Moose's Personal Space digg.com Sure, it's annoying when a moose is in the road and refuses to move. What's more annoying is having to buy yourself a new windshield. FROM THE DIGG STORE Learn How To Be A Speed Reader store.digg.com This course gives you a step-by-step blueprint the instructor uses to read — and comprehend — over 300 book per year. Have a Krusty Krab weekend, not a Chum Bucket weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Hey, Can We Get A Ride?

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: We haven't forgotten about the dang alien alloys, the video game industry needs to unionize and why cutting up your brand new tires is a bad idea.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Mar 23

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WHERE'D YA COME FROM? WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK In Case You Forgot, Aliens Definitely Exist, 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: We haven't forgotten about the dang alien alloys, the video game industry needs to unionize and why cutting up your brand new tires is a bad idea. WELCOME TO BIKE HELL Astonishing Pictures Of The Bike-Share Oversupply In China theatlantic.com Last year, bike sharing took off in China, with dozens of bike-share companies quickly flooding city streets with millions of brightly colored rental bicycles. Unfortunately, it took off too quickly. THE ORIGINAL RIDE SHARE On The Road With The World's Greatest Hitchhiker nytimes.com People generally believe hitching takes no particular know-how, but it takes a tremendous amount of skill to travel quickly, safely and in the right direction like Juan Villarino. SALES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Now Is A Particularly Good Time To Get A New Mattress mattressfirm.com Right now you can get the lowest monthly payments (starting at $9/month) and the longest interest-free financing (up to 6 years) on the widest range of famous name brands like Beautyrest, Serta and Tulo. THE BUCK STOPS HERE IT'S WALMART'S WORLD, WE JUST LIVE IN IT The Highest Earning Company In Each State, Mapped digg.com Each state is sized to reflect the revenue of its largest company — and, as you can see, Arkansas is more than twice as big as any other state. HUAWEI'S GONNA GET YA Why America Is So Scared Of China's Biggest Tech Company bloomberg.com U.S. politicians are convinced the company is a threat to national security. PLUMBING THE DEPTHS 'The Stench Of It Stays With Everybody': Inside The Super Mario Bros Movie theguardian.com In 1993, the makers of The Killing Fields and Chariots of Fire bought the film rights to the world's biggest video game. The result was a commercial disaster. But that's only part of the story CASHING OUT The Last Resort longreads.com Private clinics in Germany sell cancer patients hope — and mixed results — at exorbitant prices. VIDEO OF THE DAY MARCH MADNESS IN BRAZIL This Is The Most Perfectly Executed Intentional Free Throw Miss We've Ever Seen digg.com Down three with seconds left, Brazilian pro player Paulinho Boracini somehow turned a 3-point deficit into a 1-point win. IN THE NEWS HR McMaster To Resign As National Security Adviser, To Be Replaced By John Bolton The Annual Ranking Of States' Well-Being Is In, And Everyone Felt Terrible In 2017 Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower: I Wanted To 'Build The NSA's Wet Dream' Senate Passes $1.3 Trillion Government Spending Deal To Avert Shutdown Lone DNC Hacker Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up And Revealed He Was A Russian Intelligence Officer DIGG PICKS The Best Power Strip For Frequent Flyers amazon.com Inevitably, the one available outlet will be located in the most inconvenient location possible. This portable power strip gives you enough outlets to charge all your devices and has a 5-foot cord so you can reach it from wherever you're sitting. We're happy that you (and aliens) exist. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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