Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Can You Eel The Love Tonight?

Mystery Man Dumps 100 Eels Into NYC Lake, These Weird, Unsettling Photos Show That AI Is Getting Smarter, What Drove The 'Blade Runner' Olympian To Kill His Model-Girlfriend?
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WORDS TO IMAGES
These Weird, Unsettling Photos Show That AI Is Getting Smarter
technologyreview.com
Models are learning how to generate images from captions, a sign that they're getting better at understanding our world.
'NO ONE ALIVE KNOWS THE WHY'
What Drove The 'Blade Runner' Olympian To Kill His Model-Girlfriend?
thedailybeast.com
The new ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius" re-examines the life of the double-amputee sprinter and his murder of model-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
SHIP OUT OF LUCK
The Vampire Ship
newrepublic.com
How the seizure of Europe's largest heroin shipment created bloody fallout throughout the world — and sparked still-raging political corruption scandals in Turkey, Greece and the Middle East.
LIVING LIFE IN THE FAST FOOD LANE
The Most Popular Fast Food In The US, Visualized
digg.com
Are pizzas the most popular fast food in the US, or is it burgers? And which fast-food chain made the most money in 2019?
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PayPal Has 300 Million Members — Yet Few Have This Upgrade
joinhoney.com
Newsflash: This free tool can find you discounts on everything from tech gadgets to pizza delivery. It works on over 30,000 sites — it's basically free money.
GRIN AND BEAR IT
SORRY NOT SORRY
Fat Bear Week Is The Only Sport I Care About Now
sbnation.com
The Katmai National Park and Preserve in King Salmon, Alaska, is holding its annual competition to rate and appreciate the fattest bears living in the park.
TOTALLY PAWSOME
These Finalists For The Comedy Pet Photography Awards Will Put A Smile On Your Face
digg.com
The finalists for the 2020 Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards are guaranteed to lift your spirits.
DO YOU EEL LIKE WE DO
Mystery Man Dumps 100 Eels Into New York City Lake
brooklynpaper.com
A mystery man was seen dumping over 100 live, squirming eels into the Prospect Park lake on Sunday night.
SO TALENTED
Parrots Removed From UK Family Safari Park After Teaching Each Other To Swear — And Laughing About It
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
"Because they were all quarantined together it meant that one room was just full of swearing birds."
VIDEO OF THE DAY
THE MOST INFURIATING MEAL OF THE DAY
Here's A Spot-On Impression Of The Difference In How People In Los Angeles And New York City Order Breakfast
digg.com
Both are maddening — but in very different ways.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Refuses To Condemn White Supremacists At Presidential Debate
Amnesty International Halts Work In India, Citing 'Witch-Hunt' By Government
Disney To Lay Off 28,000 Employees As Coronavirus Slams Its Theme Park Business
Stopgap Bill Funding US Government Through Dec. 11 Advances In Senate
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This Outdoor Cooking System Is Lit
kickstarter.com
Ready to take your outdoor cooking seriously? This gorgeous cooking system gives you the tools necessary for perfect heat and moisture management. Time's running out to back it on Kickstarter though.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
COLD COMFORT
Marooned Among The Polar Bears (2016)
popularmechanics.com
In July 2015, the Russian helicopter pilot crashed into the icy waters of the Arctic Circle. He never should have survived.
THE SECRET MENU
McDonald's: You Can Sneer, But It's The Glue That Holds Communities Together (2016)
theguardian.com
When many lower-income Americans feel isolated and empty, they yearn for physical social networks. All across US, this happens organically at McDonald's.
Today's a good day for a nap.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

🍰 Cake Oddity

The Horrible Cake Busts From 'The Great British Baking Show' Season Premiere Will Haunt Us Forever, With An Army Of Sex Soldiers, A Thai King Makes His Great Escape, The Coming Third Wave Of COVID-19, Visualized
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ON THE RUN
With An Army Of Sex Soldiers, A Thai King Makes His Great Escape
melmagazine.com
King Rama X turned his royal consorts into a militarized force and fled the country for Germany. But in the midst of a pandemic and intensifying unrest at home, how long can pleasure win out?
IT'S UP TO US
The Coming Third Wave Of COVID-19, Visualized
time.com
Heading into the fall and winter, there are clear signs of a third resurgence bearing a close resemblance to what we saw in early June.
ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL
Why Does Everyone In America Think They're Middle Class?
lithub.com
There are understandable tendencies to regard today's political chatter about the middle class as mere boilerplate, or as describing a vessel into which liberal and even socialist ideas may be poured as easily as reactionary ones.
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What's The Most Lucrative Investment In The World? Gold? TSLA? Yachts? Think Again
masterworks.io
With paintings selling for $450 million, nothing can compare to art when it comes to potential returns. That's not a typo: data shows blue-chip art crushing the S&P by 180% from 2000-18. So what do you call it when one startup makes investing in Banksy and Kaws available for everyone? We call it a great opportunity — and so do 80,000 other investors. Why wait? Skip the waitlist.
STUFF OF NIGHTMARES
NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD
The Horrible Cake Busts From 'The Great British Baking Show' Season Premiere Will Haunt Us Forever
digg.com
"Bake Off" is back! But what we didn't know was that it would be part baking show, part horror flick.
TECHIE SOFTWARE SOLDIER SPY
Palantir, Big Data's Scariest, Most Secretive Unicorn, Is Going Public. But Is Its Crystal Ball Just Smoke And Mirrors?
nymag.com
Palantir is seeking to cash in on its ability to "do it all." Over the years, the company has worked with some of the government's most secretive agencies, including the CIA, the NSA and the Pentagon's Special Operations Command.
NONE THE BUDWEISER
This Florida Home Covered In Budweiser Cans Is One Of The Most Eccentric Houses We've Ever Seen
digg.com
When the real estate agent heard that the house was "wallpapered in beer cans," she didn't realize how literal that description would be.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WELL, SHOOT
Couple In Pre-Wedding Shoot Receive Some, Uh, Awkward Advice From Strangers
rumble.com
This is funny and awkward at the same time.
IN THE NEWS
6 Things To Look For In The First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate
Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording To Be Made Public
Death Toll From Coronavirus Tops 1 Million
US Judge To Weigh Whether To Drop Criminal Case Against Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn
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These Boxer Briefs Are So Comfy, It Almost Feels Like You're Going Commando
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Made from a clever four-way stretch fabric, these undies stay put even on extremely active days. And thanks to its anti-microbial properties, it fights the funk too.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
THE TAXMAN COMETH
Who's More Likely To Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — Or $400,000? (2018)
propublica.org
How a benefit for the working poor was turned against them.
IN THE BEGINNING
At The Evangelical Creation Museum, Dinosaurs Lived Alongside Humans And The World Is 6,000 Years Old (2020)
theconversation.com
The Creation Museum offers a window into the ideas and workings of the American religious right.
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.