My Robot Is Street Legal

The True Tragedy Of 'American Sniper', No One Really Knows How Secure Government Social Media Is, Oscar Films For Every Personality, Octopus Squeezes Its Way To Freedom Through Impossibly Small Opening, There's A Functional Mech Robot For Sale On Amazon For $1M, 300 Movies Edited Into A Single Trailer The Daily Digg Monday, January 19, 2015 FILMS FROM THE FRONT The True Tragedy Of 'American Sniper' buzzfeed.com What America's most popular war movie says about our nation's continued alienation from the front lines. PASSWORD IS WHITEHOUSE123 No One Really Knows How Secure Government Social Media Is buzzfeed.com There's no centralized way to find out if the proper security measures are being used to protect government accounts. OSCAR MYERS-BRIGGS Oscar Films For Every Personality nytimes.com Forget Academy-approved categories like best picture and best director. Here are worthy nominated movies to suit a variety of tastes and worldviews. EIGHT-LEGGED FREAK Octopus Squeezes Its Way To Freedom Through Impossibly Small Opening digg.com For all intents and purposes, this octopus basically teleports from inside a boat to the water outside. IS THAT THING STREET LEGAL? There's A Functional Mech Robot For Sale On Amazon For $1M theverge.com The robot is Kuratas, a passion project of Japanese blacksmith Kogoro Kurata that has been in development for several years. It's 3.8 meters (12.5 feet) tall, weighs 5 tons, and should be able to scare the snot out of entire towns with aplomb. IMAGINE IF EVERY MOVIE WAS CONNECTED 300 Movies Edited Into A Single Trailer digg.com About two minutes into this you're going to realize that there's not much difference between this — a nonsensical jumble of famous movies set to inspiring music — and just about every other trailer out there. Get more stories on Digg.com → FACING THE COMPETITION DR Congo's soccer fan painted in his national colors gestures during the African Cup of Nations Group B soccer match between DR Congo and Zambia in Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015. Credit: (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

This Week's Best Videos: Sculptures That Make You Sick, Skiing Through A Mountain, And Expert Pylon Plugging

Fibonacci Sculptures That Animate Under A Strobe Light, 100 Years Of Beauty: Volume II, This Guy Skis Better Than Most People Walk, Bridge Worker Makes Plugging Pylons Look Like A Breeze, Shooting Off Fireworks Under A Frozen Lake Shouldn't Work, But It Does, Never Point A Champagne Bottle At Your Face The Daily Digg Sunday, January 18, 2015 WARNING: KIND OF NAUSEATING Fibonacci Sculptures That Animate Under A Strobe Light digg.com John Edmark designed the sculptures using the Fibonacci sequence — the same found in most spiral shapes in nature — and then synchronized their rotation speed with a camera's shutter. The results are astounding. HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW 100 Years Of Beauty: Volume II digg.com A century-long makeover montage we can't stop watching. HE SKIS THROUGH A MOUNTAIN — A MOUNTAIN! This Guy Skis Better Than Most People Walk digg.com Everyone thinks snowboarders are the cool kids on the mountain, but really some skiers are just as crazy. [INSERT OBVIOUS 'STARCRAFT' JOKE] Bridge Worker Makes Plugging Pylons Look Like A Breeze digg.com Sadly, this guy will soon be out of a job. On the Golden Gate Bridge, these plastic pegs were the only thing dividing opposing lanes of traffic, and they had to be moved manually to accommodate different traffic patterns. The bridge recently installed a barrier that can be moved by a special truck. JUST ANOTHER DAY IN SWEDEN Shooting Off Fireworks Under A Frozen Lake Shouldn't Work, But It Does digg.com Who needs a fishing pole when you have explosives? POPPING BOTTLES Never Point A Champagne Bottle At Your Face digg.com Whether it's real or fake. Get more stories on Digg.com → YOU'RE MAKING A MESS, VOLCANO There's something oddly satisfying about watching lava drip into the ocean. Credit: Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Who's Chopping Onions?

A Dark Prince Steps Into the Light, Ramen In Japan, Ramen In America, What We Learned This Week, The Delightfully Weird History Of Lifetime Movies, Fibonacci Sculptures That Animate Under A Strobe Light, Who's Afraid Of Robot Culture? The Daily Digg Friday, January 16, 2015 RESURRECTING AN ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR A Dark Prince Steps Into the Light nytimes.com Born Brian Warner, Marilyn Manson, as he's been known for more than half his life, is facing a bit of an identity crisis. SLURP AND THE CITY Ramen In Japan, Ramen In America luckypeach.com In Japan, flour companies have different divisions that make flour for noodles. In general, this flour is milled as much as ten times more finely than it is here. The flour doesn't need to be as absorbent here in the U.S. — it's primarily for bread production. DIGG PICKS What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned that the Internet killed ramen, deer are taking over Staten Island and all it takes to fall in love with someone is to stare wordlessly into their eyes for four minutes straight. NO YOU'RE CRYING The Delightfully Weird History Of Lifetime Movies washingtonpost.com For many people, the phrase "Lifetime movie" is synonymous with curling up on a lazy weekend afternoon in front of the TV, trying but thoroughly unable to tear yourself away from a movie called "My Stepson, My Lover." WARNING: KIND OF NAUSEATING Fibonacci Sculptures That Animate Under A Strobe Light digg.com John Edmark designed the sculptures using the Fibonacci sequence — the same found in most spiral shapes in nature — and then synchronized their rotation speed with a camera's shutter. The results are astounding. WE WELCOME OUR NEW MACHINE OVERLORDS Who's Afraid Of Robot Culture? psmag.com Fear not the machines of the future. We can — and should — use the tools we've been developing to be both more critical and more creative. Get more stories on Digg.com → WAITING FOR THE POPE IS HARD WORK Young boys dressed as the Swiss Guard rest as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Wally Santana Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

They Ain't Heavy, They're My Brothers

Marco Rubio Wants To Carry Republicans Into The 21st Century, Prominent Scientists Sign Letter Of Warning About Artificial Intelligence Risks, The Algorithm That Calculates Your Shirt Size In Seconds, 2-Year-Old Kid Does His Best To Drum Through The Foo Fighters' 'Pretender', Are All Terrorists Muslims? It's Not Even Close, De Niro And DiCaprio Face Off In The Trailer For 'The Audition' The Daily Digg Thursday, January 15, 2015 THEY AIN'T HEAVY Marco Rubio Wants To Carry Republicans Into The 21st Century newrepublic.com Will they let him? MIND THE INTELLIGENCE GAP Prominent Scientists Sign Letter Of Warning About Artificial Intelligence Risks io9.com Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and many other prominent figures have signed an open letter pushing for responsible AI oversight in order to mitigate risks and ensure the "societal benefit" of the technology. STARTUPS WE DIGG SPONSORED The Algorithm That Calculates Your Shirt Size In Seconds propercloth.com Shirtsleeves too long? Neck a little tight? Pattern not perfect? Why are you putting up with mediocre off-the-rack stuff when getting custom shirts is easier than ever? Get the perfect fit and the perfect look. A GROHLING PRACTICE SESSION 2-Year-Old Kid Does His Best To Drum Through The Foo Fighters' 'Pretender' digg.com This little boy's name is Jaxon. Give him 10 years and he'll probably be behind the kit of your favorite band. TERROR BY THE NUMBERS Are All Terrorists Muslims? It's Not Even Close thedailybeast.com What percentage of terror attacks in the United States and Europe are committed by Muslims? Guess. Nope. Guess again. And again... PLEASE EXCUSE THE SUBTITLES De Niro And DiCaprio Face Off In The Trailer For 'The Audition' digg.com A movie directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Leo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, about Leo DiCaprio and Robert De Nero both trying to get the same part in a Martin Scorsese movie. Sure, ok. Get more stories on Digg.com → THE POPE IS MOBILE Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives to hold a mass at Colombo's seafront Galle Face Green for the canonization ceremony of Joseph Vaz, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. Francis declared Vaz a saint at the start of the service. The church considers Vaz a great model for today's faithful, ministering to the faithful of both Sri Lanka's ethnic groups and putting himself at great risk to spread the faith. Credit: AP Photo/Saurabh Das Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014

Love And Robots

A History Of Toys As Teaching Machines, This Escalator Is Functioning Perfectly, Yes, These Are As Comfortable As They Look, The Most Common First And Last Names Of New York City Taxi Drivers, Visualized, Disinformation Of Charlie Hebdo And An Analysis Of The Fake BBC Website, How To Be A Total Dick And Steal Pizza Without Anyone Noticing The Daily Digg Wednesday, January 14, 2015 AI: A FUTURE OF TOYS AS LEARNING MACHINES A History Of Toys As Teaching Machines hackeducation.com The Speak & Spell — one of the most iconic toys of the 1980s — is actually a teaching machine. By that, I don't mean simply that it's an electronic, educational device. The Speak & Spell is a teaching machine specifically in the tradition of B. F. Skinner, reflecting some of both Skinner's design principles and his theories of learning. THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY This Escalator Is Functioning Perfectly digg.com If its function is to get loud, drunk soccer fans away from everyone else, it's doing it as well as could be expected. PANTS WE DIGG SPONSORED Yes, These Are As Comfortable As They Look meundies.com For proper lounging, you're gonna need some lounge pants. Lucky for you we've got just the pair. A LOT OF WAYS TO SPELL ONE NAME The Most Common First And Last Names Of New York City Taxi Drivers, Visualized vizual-statistix.tumblr.com Using a list of the 52,131 active medallion taxi drivers in New York City, I've graphed the frequencies of the 20 most common first and last names. WARNING: JARGON AHEAD Disinformation Of Charlie Hebdo And An Analysis Of The Fake BBC Website labs.opendns.com While we can't say definitively what the motives are of the operators are, it is apparent that they are untrustworthy and potentially nefarious. The predictive classification that we used to identify and flag the site is showing the attack is very similar to former incidents that malicious actors have used in the past like the Boston Marathon malware incidents. This post highlights the OpenDNS Security Labs analysis of the campaign and its indicators. WHY AM I STILL HUNGRY? How To Be A Total Dick And Steal Pizza Without Anyone Noticing digg.com Don't do this. Pizza is an inalienable right — read the constitution, people. Get more stories on Digg.com → REPS CAN'T TENNESSEE THE FACTS State troopers watch as abortion rights protesters stand in the Capitol as lawmakers convened the 109th General Assembly, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Republican Rep. Beth Harwell of Nashville and Sen. Ron Ramsey of Blountville were re-elected as speakers of the House and Senate, while about 60 protesters outside the chambers shouted into a bullhorn, banged drums and chanted. Credit: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014