Shark, Attack

At Burning Man, The Tech Elite One-Up One Another, Goliath Grouper Eats Shark In One Bite, Why You Look Like Your Dog, How Antiperspirant Works (And Who It Might Hurt), Little League Kids Lose, And This Coach Knows Exactly What To Say, The Curious Tale Of The Last True Hermit The Daily Digg Thursday, August 21, 2014 GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF MY FUN At Burning Man, The Tech Elite One-Up One Another nytimes.com There are two disciplines in which Silicon Valley entrepreneurs excel above almost everyone else. The first is making exorbitant amounts of money. The second is pretending they don't care about that money. FISH FOOD Goliath Grouper Eats Shark In One Bite digg.com Just when you thought sharks were the kings of the sea, you learn that something called a Goliath grouper exists and eats sharks for its mid-morning snack. RESTING BITCH FACE Why You Look Like Your Dog slate.com The eyes are a window to the ego. SWEAT FERMENTS UNDER YOUR ARMS How Antiperspirant Works (And Who It Might Hurt) gizmodo.com You only need to walk down your supermarket's personal care aisle to understand how big of a business the selling of deodorant and antiperspirant has become in the U.S. But do you know what's actually in the stuff you roll on (hopefully) every morning? HEADS UP HIGH Little League Kids Lose, And This Coach Knows Exactly What To Say digg.com After his Rhode Island team was eliminated from the Little League World Series, this coach delivered a welcome dose of perspective and encouragement to his teary-eyed troops. LEAVING THE FOREST The Curious Tale Of The Last True Hermit gq.com For nearly thirty years, a phantom haunted the woods of Central Maine. Unseen and unknown, he lived in secret, creeping into homes in the dead of night and surviving on what he could steal. Read more on Digg.com → I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP, MR. LECTER A model displays a creation by a Gen Next designer during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India. Credit: AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Different Rules Apply

Different Rules Apply, What's The Difference Between Ice Cream And Gelato?, SeaWorld's Most Rewarding And Traumatic Job, The Best Possible Ending To A Motorcycle Accident, Hacking Into Traffic Lights With A Plain Old Laptop Is Scary Simple, Little Boy Devastated After Dad Takes His Ear The Daily Digg Wednesday, August 20, 2014 'JUST PUT YOUR HANDS UP IN THE AIR' Different Rules Apply rogerebert.com Over the weekend, my ten-year-old son and I had just finished eating supper at a diner near our house. The multiple TVs in the diner were all showing cable news coverage of the Ferguson situation. On the way out, we passed an African American mother talking to her son, a child around my boy's age, seated in a booth near the front door. The boy asked his mother, "So I should just put my hands in the air?" WE ALL SCREAM What's The Difference Between Ice Cream And Gelato? bathroomreader.com The many, and often subtle, differences between all those frozen desserts you've been eating all summer long. BEHIND CLOSED TANKS SeaWorld's Most Rewarding And Traumatic Job outsideonline.com The hours are long, and the work can be dangerous. But animal care workers, the unsung heroes devoted to the health of mammals at SeaWorld and other marine parks, have unrivaled access to the animals — and the challenges of captivity. Here, three former employees go on the record about their experiences. THIS MAN MAY BE A CAT The Best Possible Ending To A Motorcycle Accident digg.com In this week's insane Russian dash cam video, a man makes the most bonkers recovery from a motorcycle accident we have ever seen. JUST LIKE 'THE ITALIAN JOB' Hacking Into Traffic Lights With A Plain Old Laptop Is Scary Simple gizmodo.com The idea that our traffic data systems are vulnerable is not a new one. In fact, improving cyber security on our nation's infrastructure is a huge priority right now. But a new study from the University of Michigan on the vulnerabilities of traffic lights is shocking proof that we need to make some major changes, and we need to make them now. THE SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS Little Boy Devastated After Dad Takes His Ear digg.com Everyone in the world knows this magic trick. Except this kid. Read more on Digg.com → NOBODY WAS HURT A tornado is seen approaching the costal city of Genoa, in Northern Italy, Tuesday, Aug 19, 2014. At right, in background, the profile of the Costa Concordia cruise liner wreck which was towed to Genoa for scrapping. Credit: AP Photo/Tano Pecoraro Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Troll Call

Trayvon Martin's Mom On Michael Brown And Ferguson, The 42 Best Celebrity Ice Bucket Challenge Videos, The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Adam Carolla's Settlement With The Podcasting Troll, What If You Could Go Back In Time And Prevent A Drunken Hookup?, You Can Watch An 'Unaltered' Version Of 'Star Wars' In HD Today, If You Bend The Law, How Do Thoughts Form? The Daily Digg Tuesday, August 19, 2014 'TO THE BROWN FAMILY' Trayvon Martin's Mom On Michael Brown And Ferguson time.com "I wish I had a word of automatic comfort but I don't." A BRACING SPLASH OF CHARITY The 42 Best Celebrity Ice Bucket Challenge Videos digg.com Just about every famous person you can think of has dumped freezing cold water on themselves in the last two weeks. Now they're all in one place. TROLL CALL The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Adam Carolla's Settlement With The Podcasting Troll eff.org Big news from Texas: Adam Carolla has settled with the podcasting patent troll Personal Audio. Although the settlement is confidential, we can guess the terms. DIGG JOKES What If You Could Go Back In Time And Prevent A Drunken Hookup? digg.com What would happen if future-you could jump back in time and stop a drunken hookup from ever happening? This week in Digg Jokes, you get the answer. ALL YOU NEED IS 17GB OF HARD DRIVE SPACE You Can Watch An 'Unaltered' Version Of 'Star Wars' In HD Today, If You Bend The Law polygon.com The "Star Wars" that was released in 1977 no longer exists. The film has been edited, special effects shots have been swapped, colors have been changed and more. THINK QUICK How Do Thoughts Form? bbc.com We are now beginning to crack the brain's code, which allows us to answer such bizarre questions as "what is the speed of thought?" Read more on Digg.com → WHEEL IN THE SKY Participants struggle to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as a part of the Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. Credit: AP Photo/Dita Alangkara Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Always Upside Down

Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck At Least 6 Times, Video Allegedly Shows Ferguson Police Officer Threatening To Shoot Journalist, How To Change A Woman's Life, A Brief History Of USB, Bourbon Makers Knock Back A Risky Shot, What You Missed This Weekend The Daily Digg Monday, August 18, 2014 BAD NEWS AT A BAD TIME Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck At Least 6 Times nytimes.com Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a police officer, sparking protests around the nation, was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy performed on Sunday found. FILMING FERGUSON Video Allegedly Shows Ferguson Police Officer Threatening To Shoot Journalist digg.com It's a bit tough to hear, but this video reportedly captures a Ferguson, MO police officer threatening a journalist with his gun. CHARITIES WE DIGG How To Change A Woman's Life charitywater.org For women in the Sahel, the first step out of poverty begins with clean water. Help fund a water project and change a woman's life. ALWAYS UPSIDE DOWN A Brief History Of USB arstechnica.com USB isn't perfect, but it replaced lots of ports we'll never have to see again. WILL THE BOURBON BUBBLE BURST? Bourbon Makers Knock Back A Risky Shot bigstory.ap.org In a business where patience is part of the process, Kentucky bourbon makers are making a big bet by stashing away their largest stockpiles in more than a generation. DIGG PICKS What You Missed This Weekend digg.com Fury in Ferguson, Ebola chaos, and buckets and buckets of ice water. Read more on Digg.com → WHERE THERE'S SMOKE... A man walks in the street after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. As night fell Sunday in Ferguson, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated after marchers pushed toward one end of a street. Police attempted to push them back by firing tear gas and shouting over a bullhorn that the protest was no longer peaceful. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Suddenly, Everything Has Changed

Hugs And Kisses Replace Tear Gas In Ferguson, What We Learned This Week, If You Like Digg, You'll Like This, Conan Turns The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge On Its Head, Ralph Lauren's All-Denim Suit For Business Dudes, Why PGP Encryption Needs To Die The Daily Digg Friday, August 15, 2014 KISSES CAN STILL STING THE EYES THOUGH Hugs And Kisses Replace Tear Gas In Ferguson washingtonpost.com Suddenly, everything has changed. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned how a chicken can live with its head cut off, why you should sleep with your feet outside the covers and how the U.S. police became militarized. BOXES WE DIGG If You Like Digg, You'll Like This quarterly.co Do you like Digg? Of course you do, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this. Well now you can get the same kind of great, weird and curious stuff you find on Digg but in real life, delivered right to your door. We don't know what you'll be getting yet, but rest assured it'll be really cool. And if you use the code "DIB5OFF" today it'll be really cool for $5 less. What could go wrong? IT'S GIVE $100, NOT TAKE Conan Turns The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge On Its Head digg.com Conan had gallons of ice water dumped on him for charity... or did he? We honestly don't know because this is a sketch and we're not sure how much bearing it has on real-life. DUNGA-RESPECT Ralph Lauren's All-Denim Suit For Business Dudes businessweek.com The more sartorially timid among us would say there's a limit to jeans. And while no one will ever be able to top Timberlake putting on his glorious blue-jean suit and tie, the design team at Ralph Lauren is giving it a shot. IT'S PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO USE Why PGP Encryption Needs To Die blog.cryptographyengineering.com As transparent and user-friendly as the new email extensions are, they're fundamentally just re-implementations of OpenPGP — and non-legacy-compatible ones, too. The problem with this is that, for all the good PGP has done in the past, it's a model of email encryption that's fundamentally broken. Read more on Digg.com → SO HOT, THIS MAN MELTED TO BABY-SIZE A child plays in a fountain, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Romania's weather authority issued a heat wave warning until the weekend with temperatures expected to exceed 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in many regions of the country. Credit: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014