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Saturday, 5 October 2019

Millennial Rising, Mercury In Retrograde

The Whole Town Is Finished, One Of The Oldest Known Human Settlements Is About To Be Swallowed Whole
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SHIFTING REALITIES
THE RIVER OF MUD
The Whole Town Is Finished
newrepublic.com
Multinational mining giant Vale S.A.'s dam near the Brazilian town of Brumadinho broke in January, flooding the area with toxic mudslides. These are the stories of those who survived.
A DIFFERENT COURSE
One Of The Oldest Known Human Settlements Is About To Be Swallowed Whole
latimes.com
A controversial dam will swell the Tigris River until its waters submerge the ancient city of Hasankeyf, forcing longtime residents to flee and swallowing up cultural treasures.
IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET
Streets With Nooks and Crannies Are Beloved and Endangered
theamericanconservative.com
Why are nooks and crannies no longer produced? One reason is that their value is not understood, and in any case no longer taught as part of place-making.
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The Village Where the Sun Never Sets In Summer, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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Iceland's notorious case of memory implantation, the men who pummel each other in the backyard to settle scores and more best photos of the week.
IN GOOD — AND BAD — COMPANY
VIBE RISING MOON
Inside Co-Star: The App That's Feeding Millennials' Fascination With Astrology
theverge.com
With it's cool and sometimes cold vibes, the app is feeding millennials' fascination with the zodiac through mystical algorithms and an old-school approach. The result? Some push notifications that are often a little rude.
ALL EARS
How Spotify's Algorithm Knows Exactly What You Want To Listen To
onezero.medium.com
To compete with music services from Apple, Amazon Prime and Google, Spotify's algorithms use your music and personal details to shape your custom listening experience.
MODERATION SNAFUS
Why Do Companies With Unbounded Resources Still Have Terrible Moderation?
moultano.wordpress.com
"This company has so much money. How can they still be so bad at this?" I'm going to tell you how.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A REAL CATCH
This Handmade Fish Trap Is Scarily Efficient At Capturing Fish
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As design goes, this is definitely an ingenious feat of engineering.
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Go enjoy your weekend. You deserve it.

Friday, 4 October 2019

Audit Your Tired, Your Poor

IRS: Sorry, But It's Just Easier And Cheaper To Audit The Poor, The Critical And Audience Scores Of Every Nicholas Cage Movie
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Fri, Oct 04
IT'S ALL IN THE NUMBERS
IN POOR CONSCIENCE
IRS: Sorry, But It's Just Easier And Cheaper To Audit The Poor
propublica.org
Congress asked the IRS to report on why it audits the poor more than the affluent. Its response is that it doesn't have enough money and people to audit the wealthy properly. So it's not going to.
BEYOND FRESH OR ROTTEN
The Critical And Audience Scores Of Every Nicholas Cage Movie
public.tableau.com
Which Nicholas Cage films are most popular among the critics? Zach Bowders visualizes the difference in scores given to these movies by the audience and the critics.
FAST AND PRUDENT
Want To Find The Best Parking Spot? Do The Math
wired.com
Here's how to strike the optimal balance of parking close to the entrance without wasting too much time circling.
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Here's A Backpack/Briefcase That Keeps You Looking Classy While Your Stuff Stays Safe
huckberry.com
It's called the Bobby Bizz and it has a number of anti-theft features and a sleek style.
BEST OF THE INTERNET
~ V I B E S ~
This Week's Top Memes, Ranked
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It's an internet fight and only the top memes will survive. This week's challengers: Bill Hader Dancing, Trump's Nickelback tweet and more.
THE BIGGER THE POWER, THE GREATER THE CORRUPTION
TAKEN FOR A RIDE
'Feeding Frenzy': How New Yorkers Plundered The Chicago Taxi Trade
nytimes.com
After seizing control of the market, New Yorkers used tactics that helped leave the taxi industry in tatters and hundreds of immigrant drivers on the edge of ruin.
BEARING FALSE WITNESS
Why Is The US Still Using Hypnosis To Convict Criminals?
www.theguardian.com
For decades, US law enforcement has used "forensic hypnosis" to help solve crimes – yet despite growing evidence that it is junk science, this method is still being used to send people to death row.
THE WAR ON IMMIGRANTS
US Border Officials Use Fake Addresses, Dangerous Conditions And Mass Trials To Discourage Asylum Seekers
theintercept.com
With the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols program, or MPP, expanding along the southern border and trapping more U.S. asylum-seekers in dangerous Mexican cities, violations of due process are intensifying in traditional courts — and in newly built tents that physically separate immigrants from the judges who hear their cases.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
GETTING ALL CATTY
Owner Solves The Funny Mystery Of Why Her Cat Came Back Inside The House Dripping Wet
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Evidence shows that it was no mere accident.
IN THE NEWS
Damning Trump Team Texts Detail Pressure Campaign On Ukraine
IRS Whistleblower Said To Report Treasury Political Appointee Might Have Tried To Interfere In Audit Of Trump Or Pence
Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Invokes Emergency Powers, Announces Face Mask Ban
WATCH: Trump Openly Urges Leaders Of Ukraine And China To Investigate Bidens
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Word to the wise: never upset a cat.