Force From Habit

America's Military: A Conservative Institution's Uneasy Cultural Evolution, Hero Monkey Saves Friend's Life, WikiLeaks Releases CIA Manual Advising Undercover Agents On Travel, Avoiding 'Secondary Screenings', What You Missed This Weekend, Why Do We Fart More On Planes?, How David Gregory Lost His Job The Daily Digg Monday, December 22, 2014 FORCE FROM HABIT America's Military: A Conservative Institution's Uneasy Cultural Evolution militarytimes.com The force is changing — often reluctantly — alongside the civilian society it serves. A TAIL OF BRAVERY Hero Monkey Saves Friend's Life digg.com There's a hero running around Kanpur, India. After a monkey was electrocuted at the local train station, another brave monkey spent 20 minutes doing everything he could to wake up his friend, including dunking him in water, slapping him, and yes, even doing a little nibbling. It's a bit hard to watch at times, but don't worry, there's a happy ending. 1) DON'T ASK, 'DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?' WikiLeaks Releases CIA Manual Advising Undercover Agents On Travel, Avoiding 'Secondary Screenings' dissenter.firedoglake.com The CIA is an integral part of the United States' global security state, which collectively has contributed to the proliferation in airport security screening measures since the September 11th attacks. Yet, this may not exactly serve the agents who have to travel under cover. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com Tragedy strikes the NYPD, Dr. Evil returns, and people are poking a political bear. ERUPT IN THE AIR Why Do We Fart More On Planes? bbc.com In-flight flatulence is a common discomfort — so what causes it? And what can we do to save embarrassment? FOR OUR READERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY How David Gregory Lost His Job washingtonian.com Last summer, Gregory was let go from his gig as host of "Meet the Press." Here's an inside look at his fall from the top — and what it says about the state of TV news. Read more on Digg.com → R.I.P. A man leaves flowers at an impromptu memorial near the site where two police officers were killed the day before in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Police say Ismaaiyl Brinsley ambushed officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in their patrol car in broad daylight Saturday, fatally shooting them before killing himself inside a subway station. Credit: AP Photo/Seth Wenig Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

This Week's Best Videos: A Jenga Move For The Ages, Ridiculously Fast Card Packing And A Stellar Star Wars Christmas Light Display

A Jenga Move For The Ages, The Sketch That Landed Stephen Colbert A Job At 'The Daily Show', The Best Knife Sharpener Is A Car, Cyclist Collides With Deer At 30 Miles Per Hour, Chinese Guy Packing Playing Cards Is Inhumanly Fast, Drum Legend Yogi Horton Plays The Evolution Of Funk And R&B Drum Beats The Daily Digg Sunday, December 21, 2014 WOODEN BE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN IF SHE TRIED A Jenga Move For The Ages digg.com She's genuinely jazzed up and jubilant about that Jenga move. WAITERS WHO ARE NAUSEATED BY FOOD The Sketch That Landed Stephen Colbert A Job At 'The Daily Show' digg.com This sketch comes from the short-lived "Dana Carvey Show" and also features a young Steve Carell. A KEEN INVESTMENT The Best Knife Sharpener Is A Car digg.com As it so happens, you probably already own a knife sharpener. It multitasks as a vehicle. HAD NO IDEER THAT WOULD HAPPEN Cyclist Collides With Deer At 30 Miles Per Hour digg.com Fortunately, both deer and man survived the crash. ACE IN THE HOLE Chinese Guy Packing Playing Cards Is Inhumanly Fast digg.com Practice makes perfect and this guy's been practicing. IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH BERNARD PURDIE Drum Legend Yogi Horton Plays The Evolution Of Funk And R&B Drum Beats digg.com As the late great Yogi explains, funk lived in the quarter note, right up until it didn't. Read more on Digg.com → THE LIGHT SIDE IS WINNING We were really hoping to see a crossguard lightsaber in this stellar Star Wars Christmas light display but alas, Santa can't give you all the gifts you ask for. Credit: Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

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Creepy Algorithms

Social Networking: A Love Story, Sony And Mr. Kim's Thugs, Before It Was Everywhere, It Was In The New Yorker, The Year We Get Creeped Out By Algorithms, What We Learned This Week, The Best Knife Sharpener Is A Car The Daily Digg Friday, December 19, 2014 CAUGHT IN THE INTERNET'S WEB Social Networking: A Love Story buzzfeed.com The Internet is IRL. It always has been. WE DESERVE TO SEE BAD MOVIES Sony And Mr. Kim's Thugs nytimes.com The decision to cancel the release of a movie in response to threats by North Korean hackers could embolden rogue regimes and criminals. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORKER SPONSORED Before It Was Everywhere, It Was In The New Yorker digg.com For the past few months, The New Yorker has opened up its archive, sharing some of the magazine's most memorable pieces. We decided to go deep into the archive to find everyday phrases and ideas that first appeared on the pages of the venerable publication. Feel free to use any and all of these as fun facts at your holiday parties. A GHOST IN THE MACHINE The Year We Get Creeped Out By Algorithms niemanlab.org Algorithmic judgment is the uncanny valley of computing. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned how to hack our taste buds, the real problem with Hollywood and the horrible things that happen when you answer a spam ad for Viagra. A KEEN INVESTMENT The Best Knife Sharpener Is A Car digg.com As it so happens, you probably already own a knife sharpener. It multitasks as a vehicle. Read more on Digg.com → A RED-CAR DAY A woman waits in a classic American car that's used as a shared taxi by commuters in Havana, Cuba, early Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014