Wednesday, March 4, 2020

I Can't Touch My Face When I'm With You

How An AI Sent An Early Warning About The Coronavirus Outbreak, My Summer Internship At Google Turned Me Off Silicon Valley Forever, Adult Film Actresses Photographed At Home With Their Kids
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M-M-M-MY CORONA
CAN IT COME UP WITH A VACCINE TOO?
How An AI Sent An Early Warning About The Coronavirus Outbreak
defenseone.com
BlueDot's algorithm was able to sound an early alarm on the virus by tapping different sources of information beyond official statistics about the number of cases reported.
HOW BAD ARE THINGS? GREAT QUESTION!
The Official Numbers On Coronavirus Are Wrong, And Everyone Knows It
theatlantic.com
We know, irrefutably, one thing about the coronavirus in the United States: The number of cases reported in every chart and table is far too low.
30 SECONDS OR BUST
How Much Bacteria Clings To Your Hands After Different Hand-Washing Methods, Visualized
digg.com
With the coronavirus all over the news, it's always good to get a reminder about what actually constitutes "proper" hand washing.
KEEPING TABS
Here's Every New Coronavirus Case Reported In The US Over The Past 24 Hours
gizmodo.com
The US reported 21 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, as the number of infected continues to climb.
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BUSINESS AS USUAL?
THUG STRIFE
Threats, Fear And Chaos: The Messy Fall Of An Airbnb Scam Empire
wired.co.uk
Airbnb suspended scores of shady property listings in London. And then things got really messy.
BYE AREA
My Summer Internship At Google Turned Me Off Silicon Valley Forever
onezero.medium.com
I had never seen the TV show "Silicon Valley," though I heard it was hilarious and alarmingly close to reality. I probably should have watched it before I decided to go.
'OH, OKAY, MOMMY DOES PORN FOR A LIVING'
Adult Film Actresses, Photographed At Home With Their Kids
bjp-online.com
In photographer Mary Beth Koeth's latest series, women employed in the porn industry share their experiences of balancing motherhood and work.
GOING CLEAR
BMW Gets New Logo And The Difference Is Clear (Literally)
caranddriver.com
It sounds like sacrilege, but we think you're going to like it.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BITING HIS TONGUE
Profane Irish Storyteller Gets Called Out For Swearing By Young Audience Member And Has The Best Reaction
youtube.com
After Aindrias de Static told an expletive-heavy story during a concert, a young girl in the audience told him to watch his language. He immediately had a delightful change of heart.
IN THE NEWS
Five Takeaways As Joe Biden Scores Stunning Wins On Super Tuesday
People Are Ransacking Costco Stores As Fears Spike About The Coronavirus
Robinhood Joins The List Of Spectacular Financial Technology Failures
Taliban Ramp Up Attacks On Afghans After Trump Says 'No Violence'
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
SPACEX MARKS THE SPOT
Elon Musk's Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla (2015)
bloomberg.com
SpaceX started with a plan to send mice to Mars. It got crazier from there.
Don't Google that for us.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

How To Stop The Coronavirus

A WHO Expert Explains Why China's Cases Of Covid-19 Are Declining, The Heiress Behind WeWork's Collapse, The Death Of The American Restaurant, and more.
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Tue, Mar 03
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RUNNING THE NUMBERS
OF COURSE THEY DO
Shell Has A Plan To Profit From Climate Change
nymag.com
The fossil-fuel companies expect to profit from climate change. I went to a private planning meeting and took notes.
REMEMBER THE NAME
Paige Bueckers Is The Future Of Basketball
bleacherreport.com
The best player in high school hoops gorges on Chick-fil-A before games, tells rivals how she's going to beat them before she does it and hasn't lost a game in two years. Get ready for the revolution.
THE HEIRESS BEHIND THE BUBBLE
How Rebekah Neumann's Search For Enlightenment Fueled WeWork's Collapse
bustle.com
If the epidemic of self-delusion surrounding WeWork's potential can be traced to anyone, it is Rebekah.
OBJECTS MAY BE FAKER THAN THEY APPEAR
There's An $80 Million Driving Simulator In Iowa, And We Tried It Out
arstechnica.com
NADS-1 lives in a hanger-like chamber, smaller than a football field, bigger than a basketball court, and looks similar to the very high-end flight simulators you might find at Boeing or Airbus.
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STOP RIGHT THERE
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
China's Cases Of Covid-19 Are Finally Declining. A WHO Expert Explains Why
vox.com
"It's all about speed": the most important lessons from China's Covid-19 response.
INTO THE GREAT BLUE YONDER
Catch Me If You Can: The Global Pursuit Of A Fugitive Ship
hakaimagazine.com
In the middle of the Indian Ocean in March 2018, a rusty fishing boat cut through the waves as a similarly sized but far-sleeker vessel called the Ocean Warrior followed in hot pursuit.
SPINNING OUR HEADS RIGHT ROUND
The Boxes In This Optical Illusion Are Not Actually Rotating And It's Breaking Our Brains
digg.com
A flashing background and some subtle black and white shading lines around the edges of the boxes are all this illusion needs to ruin our brains.
DINE AND DASHED DREAMS
The American Restaurant Is On Life Support
thecounter.org
We're eating at street-corner stalls and food trucks, in front of the TV and at the grocery — everywhere but restaurants. They might not be here when we get back.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHAT GOES DOWN, MIGHT BOUNCE UP
YouTubers Drop A Car Onto The World's Strongest Trampoline From 150 Feet
youtube.com
How Ridiculous — the kings of dropping things from huge heights — teamed up with former NASA engineer Mark Rober to… drop some really big stuff.
IN THE NEWS
Super Tuesday, Explained
At Least Nine Dead After Tornado Rips Through Nashville And Suburbs
US Coronavirus Death Toll Hits Six
Apple Will Pay Up To $500 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over Slowing Down Older Iphones
WATCH: Chris Matthews Abruptly Resigns From MSNBC On Air
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENSIVE LESSONS
What I Learned from Losing $200 Million (2015)
nautil.us
The 2008 financial crisis taught me about the illusion of control, and how to give it up.
Do not stop, proceed directly to Wednesday.