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Saturday, 14 July 2018

This Is Not My Beautiful Airbnb

The show's creative influence won't be diminished and it's already received plenty of recognition in its long life. That said, when risky shows don't rake in awards, that makes it harder for their kindred spirits to make it on TV.
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GET OUTTA TOWN
YAWYNA KNITS SYMME EHT
Why It Matters That 'Twin Peaks' Didn't Get Nominated For Any Major Emmys
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The show's creative influence won't be diminished and it's already received plenty of recognition in its long life. That said, when risky shows don't rake in awards, that makes it harder for their kindred spirits to make it on TV.
NO VACANCY
Digital Exile: How I Got Banned For Life From Airbnb
medium.com
A few months ago, I received a cryptic message from Airbnb that sounded like something straight out that Black Mirror episode with Jon Hamm: "We regret to inform you that we'll be unable to support your account moving forward. This decision is irreversible."
MACHINES TRY TO CHEAT TOO
When Algorithms Surprise Us
aiweirdness.com
When machine learning algorithms solve problems in unexpected ways, programmers find them, okay yes, annoying sometimes, but often purely delightful.
ASSIST, DON'T REPLACE
George Hotz Is On A Hacker Crusade Against The 'Scam' Of Self-Driving Cars
theverge.com
In order to compete with the larger companies, Hotz is going directly to consumers. Using three gadgets, Hotz says he can override the driver assist systems of any late model Toyota or Honda vehicle, and replace it with his own openpilot software.
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THE WEEK IN PICTURES
PICTURE THIS
The Best Photography Of The Week
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The wild horses of Iceland, a traditional whale hunt in Indonesia, a colorful look inside North Korea and more of the best photography of the week.
A REAL CLUSTER
The Week's Coolest Space Images
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A dust-shrouded star cluster, a rare binary asteroid and other cool space images from this week.
PLAYING THE GAME
MORE THAN A GAME
The Most Important Soccer Game Ever Played
theringer.com
In 1954, Hungary met West Germany in the World Cup final. What happened next would change both nations, and the sport itself, forever.
A DAY IN THE CAGED LIFE
What 24 Hours In Prison Is Really Like
themarshallproject.org
People are constantly asking me: What's a day in prison like? Is it boring? Or are you busy? So the other day, I toted a pocket-sized notebook with me everywhere I went, scribbling down every single thing I did.
CAN'T BEAT IT
Japan's Rhythm Game Infatuation: Empty Wallets, Full Hearts
engadget.com
I am not showing you my receipts. We're not here to talk about me. We're here to talk about the hundreds of thousands of people dumping their money into the mobile rhythm-game industry. I just happen to be one of them.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
TRULY AWESOME
Kayaker Gets Up Close And Personal With A Shark That Looks Positively Primordial
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This bad boy was over 22 feet long and only seemed to have good intentions, circling to feed on plankton and making a new kayaker friend.
DIGG PICKS
The Very Best Stuff From Huckberry's Summer Sale
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Quick! Before we run out of summer, get up to 50% off brands like SeaVees, Topo Designs and Master & Dynamic.
And just like that, we're halfway through July.

Friday, 13 July 2018

Escape From Boston

An Absolutely Fascinating Visualization Of Street Orientations In Major Cities
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CITY LIVING
BOSTON WYD
An Absolutely Fascinating Visualization Of Street Orientations In Major Cities
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What would happen if every one of a city's streets intersected at exactly one point? It would be a nightmare for rush-hour traffic, sure, but it's a great way to visualize the orientation of a city's streets. ​
ALL OVER THE MAP
The Surreal Architecture Porn Of Baku, Azerbaijan
thedailybeast.com
The Dubai of the 19th century, Baku has a long and rich architectural history thanks to its natural resources. Fortunes, including that of the Nobel's, were made here, and left part of the city with an architectural legacy that most closely resembles Vienna.
FIZZY FOLK LEGEND
The Bizarre Story Of The Seattle Mystery Vending Machine
todayifoundout.com
Situated on the corner the John Street and 10th Avenue East in the bustling Capitol Hill neighbourhood, the seemingly ancient machine is well known for dispensing random, sometimes rare, cans of soda — a fact that's made all the more intriguing when you consider that nobody seems to know who stocks the machine or where it came from.
WHOA
WATCH: Insane Footage Shows Newly-Built Mall In Mexico City Spontaneously Collapse
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Luckily the Artz Pedregal mall isn't open to the public yet, or this could have been a lot worse.
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TAKING OVER
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
'Fortnite' Is The Video Game Version Of Instagram
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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: How "Fortnite" achieved insane amounts of success, why getting laid off still feels personal and what is causing the decline of the middle child.
TAKING IT FOR A SPIN
Inside The World Of Competitive Sign-Spinning
munchies.vice.com
Once just a low-wage job for teenagers outside of sandwich spots, sign-spinning is now a fleshed-out and fiercely competitive sport.
'THIS IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE'
Ashley Madison Has Been Making A Quiet Comeback
theoutline.com
Surprisingly, the once notorious site has become popular with women looking to cheat.
AN EVEN WORSE KIND OF YEAST INFECTION
The Strange And Curious Case Of The Deadly Superbug Yeast
wired.com
This particular pathogen isn't a bacterium. It's a yeast, a new variety of an organism so common that it's used as one of the basic tools of lab science, transformed into an infection so disturbing that one lead researcher called it "more infectious than Ebola."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GOING UNDER
Water Well Sinks A Bit And Then Just... Disappears
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Luckily this was just a well and not, you know, a person, but still, sinkholes are frickin' scary.
IN THE NEWS
Vaping Pilot Caused Air China Plane To Plunge 6,500m After Smoke Shut Off Air Conditioning
The Major Blazar Discovery Is 'Just the Beginning' Of A New Age Of Physics
There Is Now Just One Blockbuster Left In The US
Second US Service Member Killed In Afghanistan In A Week
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These AirPod alternatives free up your daily listening for a fraction of the cost.
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