Tuesday, July 3, 2018

A Swede Deal For You

This year, a new class of Swedish recruits will be sworn in as the country reboots conscription. How a once-neutral country learned to start worrying and love its military.
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OUT WITH THE OLD
TAKING UP ARMS... AGAIN
The New Guard
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This year, a new class of Swedish recruits will be sworn in as the country reboots conscription. How a once-neutral country learned to start worrying and love its military.
AND BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE
So Long TNT, There's A New Explosive In Town
popularmechanics.com
Bis-oxadiazole could replace TNT and other explosives in military ordnance.
LIEK MUDKIPZ
Salamander's Genome Guards Secrets Of Limb Regrowth
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With a fully sequenced genome in hand, scientists hope they are finally poised to learn how axolotls regenerate lost body parts.
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CAN WE OFFER SOME ADVICE?
I SAW THE SIGN
Every Public Bathroom Should Have An Occupancy-Indicator Lock
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The absence of occupancy-indicator locks dooms us to nerve-wracking, doubt-ridden attempts to verify whether bathrooms are occupied or not every time we have to go. Americans deserve better.
THE SUMMER OF OUR DIS-CONTENT
The Perfect Number Of Instagram Stories To Post Is Three
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It's good to post about your summer activities on Instagram. Just please keep in mind others.
JUST GIVE IN
In Praise Of Being Washed
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Has a life of ambition and striving gotten the best of you? Do you sometimes wish you could give up a little — stop chasing so many pointless goals you probably won't hit anyway? It's time you got washed.
THE EFFECTS OF ICE
THE DIRTIEST MONEY
Inside The Billion-Dollar Business Of Detaining Immigrants
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I cannot refer to the Eloy Detention Center as a jail, prison, correctional facility or penal institution: the people held there have not been put on trial or sentenced, so, according to the law, they cannot be detained under prison-like conditions.
'WE'RE SCARED'
The Effects Of An ICE Raid On One Tiny Ohio Town
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Thousands of miles away from the US-Mexican border, workplace raids in small towns are having a profound impact on these communities.
ANKLE MONITORS AND ICE BOXES
WATCH: Devastating Interviews With Migrant Children Who Are Afraid Of Being Separated From Their Families
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The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy led to the separation of 2,500 children from their parents. These have come to a halt, but the fear persists.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LETTING IT ALL GO
Man Doesn't Tell His Wife That She's About To Touch An Electric Fence And Oh Boy
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She innocently wanted to pet a pair of horses but the universe had greater plans in store for her.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Warns NATO Allies To Spend More On Defense, Or Else
Pruitt Aides Reveal New Details Of His Spending And Management At EPA
Michael Cohen May Flip On President Trump, Says 'First Loyalty' Is To Family
WATCH: Thai Navy SEALs Rescue Teen Soccer Team Trapped In A Cave System For Over 9 Days
MoviePass Is Running Out Of Money And Needs To Raise $1.2 Billion
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Blu Is Offering Up Their e-Cig Starter Kit For $1
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E-Cig pioneers, Blu is offering their myblu starter kit — which includes their myblu e-cig, a charger and the fan-favorite Gold Leaf Liquidpod — for $1. If you're into e-cigs, this is a pretty insane deal.
Reminder: Tomorrow's a national holiday if you live in the US.

Monday, July 2, 2018

Level Up Your PC Gaming Setup

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Whether your thing is exploring Hope County, Montana in "Far Cry 5," the insane battle grounds of "Fortnite" or the desolate wastelands of "Fallout 76," (or any other game! We're in a new golden age of video games and the frontier is wide open, baby!) you have to have a gaming setup you can rely on. That means a fast computer, yeah, sure. But it also means all the other little toys that make PC gaming the perfect way to experience your favorite games.

That's why Digg is teaming up with some partners to hook you up with the PC gaming rig you deserve. We're giving away:

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• 🖥️an Asus gaming monitor ($300)
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Level up into a new league — whether that's "League of Legends," "Rocket League" or "Overwatch League." And do it with a super fast rig, a crystal-clear monitor and a keyboard/mouse combo built for seeking out headshots.

 
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Netflix Original Sin

Netflix often claims to recommend movies according to an user's viewing history, but when it comes to its original movies, there are some titles it clearly prioritizes over others.
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Morning · Mon, Jul 02
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NETFLIX AND SHILL
I Forced Myself To Watch Netflix Original Movies For A Month. Here's What I Learned
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Netflix often claims to recommend movies according to an user's viewing history, but when it comes to its original movies, there are some titles it clearly prioritizes over others.
KNOW YOUR WORTH
Silicon Valley's Exclusive Salary Database
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Unlike popular self-reported salary sites like Glassdoor or Stack Overflow, Option Impact is reserved for elite users — VCs and the executives at the startups they back (plus legal and consulting firms).
CRYPTO BUBBLE
Here's Some Cryptocurrency. Now Please Use It
nytimes.com
Ripple, a start-up company, is sitting on $30 billion of its digital token, XRP. It is trying to get people to think of XRP as more than an investment.
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UPDATING CONVENTIONS
GOOD QUESTION
How Can I Make People Understand Professional Cuddling Isn't About Sex, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​
YASS
Dictionaries Of The Future Define 'Yass,' Embrace Memes And Think Of Robots
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Dictionary.com CEO Liz McMillan tells Ars about today's language "renaissance" (yep).
FINALLY
Big Dogs, Welcome To #TheResistance
theoutline.com
The legacy novelty t-shirt company wants Donald Trump to pay his freakin' taxes!!!!
IN THE NEWS
Canada Hits $13 Billion Of US Goods With New Tariffs
Man on Stabbing Spree Targeted Children At A 3-Year-Old's Birthday Party, Police Say
Sikhs Among 19 Dead In Jalalabad Suicide Attack
Trump, Looking To Midterms, Attacks Democrats On Calls To Abolish ICE
Left-Winger Wins Mexican Presidency
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It might be a weird four-day week, but sometimes you could use a weird four-day week. Hope it's a good one.

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Pachyderm Packs A Punch

Tourist Tries To Touch An Elephant's Trunk, Gets His Clock Cleaned, DARPA Literally Just Reinvented The Wheel, This Lender Wants Everyone To Be Their Own Landlord, Car Guy Details The Worst Driving Behaviors And Habits He Sees On The Road, CBS Interviews ICE Whistleblower At His Home, Gets Interrupted By Surprise Visit From Government Agents, Disney Is Engineering Acrobatic Robots, And Oh God, We're So Screwed
This Week's Top Videos
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Tourist Tries To Touch An Elephant's Trunk, Gets His Clock Cleaned
OUCH
Tourist Tries To Touch An Elephant's Trunk, Gets His Clock Cleaned
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Elephants: Big, strong, wild and willing to use their trunks to teach annoying tourists a lesson.
FINALLY!
DARPA Literally Just Reinvented The Wheel
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is always inventing crazy new stuff. The Reconfigurable Wheel Track is crazy because it's two things — a wheel and a tread — and it can seamlessly switch between them.
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This Lender Wants Everyone To Be Their Own Landlord
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Better is a digital lender determined to transform the mortgage industry. Most people think home ownership isn't an option. But with automated discounts, first-time homebuyer programs and low down payment options, Better makes buying a home more feasible than you think.
FAR, FAR TOO COMMON
Car Guy Details The Worst Driving Behaviors And Habits He Sees On The Road
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We beg of you, please stop doing these things.
THIS IS SPOOKY
CBS Interviews ICE Whistleblower At His Home, Gets Interrupted By Surprise Visit From Government Agents
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CBS This Morning sat down with James Schwab, who resigned from ICE three months ago, but their interview was interrupted by two DHS agents, which Schwab says is part of an "intimidation" effort.
CIRCUIT SOLEIL
Disney Is Engineering Acrobatic Robots, And Oh God, We're So Screwed
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They'll be doing backflips while they take your job, which just feels like salt in the wound.
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BOMBS AWAY
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Nature is magnificent to watch until it poops right on your face. Credit: Andrew Smith
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