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'They Thought It Was Black Magic': An Oral History Of TiVo, YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant, and more.
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'They Thought It Was Black Magic': An Oral History Of TiVo
onezero.medium.com
How the original DVR paved the way for Netflix and the cord-cutter movement.
NOT SURPRISING, STILL INFURIATING
YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant
bloomberg.com
Proposals to change recommendations and curb conspiracies sacrificed for engagement, staff say.
INTERNAL CONTRADICTIONS
The Baraboo Nazi Prom Photo Shocked The World. The City's Response Shocked Its Residents
buzzfeednews.com
The intentions behind the Nazi salute photograph seen around the world were hardly as sinister as they first appeared. But in Trump and Twitter's America, as one small Midwestern town discovered, image is everything.
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Razor Bumps Are No Match For Gillette's New SkinGuard Razor
gillette.com
Specifically designed to prevent redness, irritation and razor bumps, Gillette's new SkinGuard razor helps minimize tug and pull and also lubricates before and after each blade.
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A Remote Corner Of Nevada Is Among The World's Darkest
usatoday.com
The Massacre Rim area in Nevada's Washoe County will be just the fourth space in the United States to join the pantheon of Dark Sky Sanctuaries.
AMERICA FIRST (?)
How Many More Guns There Are In America Than The Rest Of The World, Visualized
digg.com
The US makes up only 4.5% of the global population, but it owns more than 40% of the world's guns.
CRACKING THE CODE
How To Fight An Outrageous Medical Bill, Explained
vox.com
Five patients tell us how they pushed back — and won.
LEGACY SYSTEMS
New Data Show How Hard It Was To Get Into An Elite US College This Year
qz.com
Elite US universities have been accepting smaller and smaller percentages of applicants in recent years, and this year the admission rate at many top schools declined even further.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
BECAUSE AUSTRALIA
Kangaroo Enters An Australian Bar, Nobody Bats An Eye
digg.com
All we need is a priest and a rabbi and this is the beginning of a really great joke.
IN THE NEWS
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NRA Rallies To Preserve The Gun Rights Of Convicted Stalkers, Abusive Boyfriends
NASA Says Satellite That India Shot Down May Threaten The ISS
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These Earbuds Are So Waterproof You Can Swim Laps With Them
xfyro.com
Xfyro has made the first-ever fully waterproof wireless earbuds. They're comfortable, secure, and magnetically connect to the battery case so you can enjoy a total listening time of 20-30 hours before having to recharge your case.
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