One Shameful Moment

A Brief History of Porn on the Internet, I Tried To Track Down My Coworkers From Their DNA — Just Like Cops Did For The Golden State Killer, and more.

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SEEDY PASTS A (T)HORNY PAST A Brief History Of Porn On The Internet wired.com When videocassette recorders entered American homes in the '70s, more than 75 percent of the tapes sold were porn. The breaking apart of the Bell phone system in 1984 spawned the explosion in 900 phone sex numbers. And so it was no surprise that the dawn of the internet was giving rise to the same kind of innovation, demand and outrage that had been going on for eons. BAD GENES I Tried To Track Down My Coworkers From Their DNA buzzfeednews.com The Golden State Killer case has triggered a boom in "genetic genealogy" for solving crimes. But how hard is it to find people by sleuthing in their family trees? LIFE AFTER BALL How To Lose Everything And Get Some Of It Back deadspin.com It's 1993 and an addict is tending bar, probably the worst possible job for an addict besides, maybe, professional basketball player in the 1970s. INSURANCE WE DIGG Save Up To 70% On Auto Insurance smartfinancial.com SmartFinancial Insurance Calculator compares rates from over 50 carriers side by side to deliver optimal savings. PRETTY CITIES SAN FRANCISCO'S BACKYARD An Illustrated Guide To The Bay Area's Most Hidden Hikes thebolditalic.com This is a fairly specific guide, but it's also nearly as beautiful as the natural and man-made wonders it points to. ALWAYS BE URBAN PLANNING Barcelona's Remarkable History Of Rebirth And Transformation vox.com How the city grew, from pre-Christian Romans to Cerdà to the 1992 Olympics. HOPE THAT COMES WITH A VIEW The Average Room Price Of Five-Star Hotels Around The World, Charted digg.com If you want to stay at a five-star hotel in St. Moritz or Aspen for a night, prepare to shell out more than $2,000 during peak seasons. VIDEO OF THE DAY ALL WET The Weather Channel Did One Of Its Amazing Mixed Reality Animations About Climate Change, And Oh My digg.com According to scientists' projections, Charleston, South Carolina will be constantly and completely flooded by 2100. And according to the Weather Channel, that'll look like this. IN THE NEWS Smallville Star Allison Mack Pleads Guilty To Racketeering In Nxivm Case Drug Industry Middlemen To Be Questioned By Senate Committee Trump Removes Secret Service Director Amid 'Near-Systematic Purge' Of Agency Stanford Expels Student Admitted With Falsified Sailing Credentials VIDEO: Here's The Last-Second Three That Helped Virginia Win The National Title DIGG PICKS Small Apartment Dwellers, You Need A Better Dish Rack digg.com Foldable and convertible, this dish rack from OXO brings actual efficiency to your efficiency kitchen. Don't forget to shoot your shot today. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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