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Thursday, 11 April 2019

OK, You Can Start Freaking Out

It's Time To Panic About Privacy, The Gravity Of Black Hole Memes Is Inescapable, and more.
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Morning · Thu, Apr 11
A BOTTOMLESS PIT
THE EYE OF THE CAMERA
It's Time To Panic About Privacy
nytimes.com
Here's the stark truth: We in the West are building a surveillance state no less totalitarian than the one the Chinese government is rigging up.
BLACK HOLE FUN
The Gravity Of Black Hole Memes Is Inescapable
digg.com
These memes making light of the landmark black hole photo will have you laughing until your stomach feels impossibly dense.
RUNNING OFF-BALANCE
Why Extreme Wellness Is So Popular
elemental.medium.com
Marathons, fasting and silent retreats — the psychology behind hardcore health.
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These Earbuds Are So Waterproof You Can Swim Laps With Them
xfyro.com
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UNVEILING MYSTERIES
99% UNPLAYABLE
A Fascinating Investigation Into Why A Specific Podcast Shuts Down Mazda Car Stereos
digg.com
​On the latest of episode of "Reply All," hosts Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt looked into an extremely unusual and rare technical problem.
MODEL CHARACTERS
How Algorithms Know What You'll Type Next
pudding.cool
To see how text predictors work in action, we will predict tweets by four Twitter accounts: Barack Obama, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga.
BIG RICH ENERGY
What You Find When You Look Into Rich Energy, The Mystery Sponsor Of America's F1 Team
jalopnik.com
The further people went down the rabbit hole on Rich Energy, the weirder things got.
FOR LOVE OR MONEY
What It's Like To Lose A Million Dollars To An Online Dating Scam
thecut.com
"I'd never heard of anybody being taken by an online romance, I'd only heard the good stuff. So I kind of went into it trusting that what was going to happen would be good."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THE UNIVERSE BENDS TOWARDS JUSTICE
Douchebag Running On Top Of The Shelves At Walmart Gets His Just Deserts
digg.com
Honestly, calling this guy a douchebag is probably unfair to douchebags everywhere.
IN THE NEWS
Julian Assange, Wikileaks Co-Founder, Arrested In London
Attorney General William Barr Thinks 'Spying Did Occur' On Trump Campaign
Amazon Workers Are Listening To What You Tell Alexa
Sudan's Military Overthrows President, Ending His 30-Year Rule
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Get Ahead By A Century
huckberry.com
The 10-Year Hoodie is designed to last a decade (and it's on sale), so you may as well buy 10 and call it a century.
We can't predict the future, but we can predict the next thing you type in your browser might be 'Digg.com.'

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The Gravity Of The Situation

Wednesday's top stories are here.
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Scientists Just Unveiled The First Ever Picture Captured Of A Black Hole, Foxconn's 'innovation Centers' Are A Bunch Of Empty Buildings In Wisconsin, and more.
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Morning · Wed, Apr 10
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MONEY SHOT, MONEY PIT
SMOOTH MOVE, EINSTEIN
Scientists Just Unveiled The First Ever Image Captured Of A Black Hole
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The Event Horizon Telescope, an international array of observatories teaming up to form a virtual, Earth-sized telescope in the hopes of capturing the first real image of a black hole, held six simultaneous press conferences across the globe today — and what those conferences announced did not disappoint.
NICE FACADES THOUGH
Foxconn's 'Innovation Centers' Are A Bunch Of Empty Buildings In Wisconsin
theverge.com
Last summer, Foxconn announced a barrage of new projects in Wisconsin — so we went looking for them.
YOU'VE GOT LESS THAN A WEEK TO NOT USE IT
This Flowchart Will Help You Decide If You Should Use TurboTax This Year
digg.com
In light of the latest tax policy news out of Washington (and, y'know, the fast-approaching 2018 filing deadline), let's revisit this annual topic with an easy-to-follow chart.
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GRIFTS AND RIFTS
SHE STUDIED THE BLADE
How Anna Delvey Managed To Scam Her Way Into A $35,000 Charter Plane Ride
rollingstone.com
"Have you ever gone to a restaurant and gotten full-service treatment and said, 'I'll pay you later?' Of course not, it doesn't work like that."
'ISLANDS OF CONCENTRATED ADVANTAGE'
How Families With Kids Drive Suburban Segregation
citylab.com
The old divide between family-friendly suburbs and childless city living is fading. The new divide is within the suburbs themselves.
VIDEO KILLED THE SMS STAR
If Spontaneous FaceTime Freaks You Out, You're Probably An Old
melmagazine.com
Texting is boring. No one makes phone calls. For Gen Z, it's all about the random video chats
VIDEO OF THE DAY
CAUGHT IN THE LANDSLIDE
This Guy Really Did Not Think Through His Plan To Empty His Swimming Pool
digg.com
That water has to go somewhere, bud.
IN THE NEWS
Benjamin Netanyahu Reelected As Israel's Prime Minister
William Barr Says Mueller Report Will Be Public 'Within A Week'
How Misinformation Is Driving The Measles Outbreak Among New York's Ultra-Orthodox Jews
New Zealand Has Passed Sweeping Gun Laws Banning Most Semi-Automatic Weapons
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Leather, Metal And Utility Are The Three Main Ingredients For Dango's New Wallet
digg.com
Here's a slim vertical bifold with room for sixteen cards and bit of attitude in its design.
Today's a great day to be an astronomer. Or whoever gets royalty checks on "Black Hole Sun."