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Inside Instacart’s fraught and misguided quest to become the Uber of groceries All signs indicate that Instacart is scrambling to get its act together.

Inside Instacart’s fraught and misguided quest to become the Uber of groceries

'You Suck At Cooking' Is Bad At Rapping, Average At Making Fries If you need help making fries (Seriously? You just chop them up, season them and bake them. That's it) then you really do suck at cooking, and this rap is exactly what you need.

'You Suck At Cooking' Is Bad At Rapping, Average At Making Fries

Who Needs A Fire Extinguisher When You Have This Tiny Ball? We're not entirely sure how this soccer-sized ball explodes to put out a raging fire, but if this demo video from Elide Israel is to be believed, this tiny little sphere packs a mean, dousing punch. March 10, 2016 at 09:28PM

Who Needs A Fire Extinguisher When You Have This Tiny Ball?

propitious , adj : Favorable; benevolent. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone. Advantageous. Characteristic of a good omen; auspicious.

Notes From My Suicide

Close-up of an Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), a large bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe to western and central Asia..

Picture of the day on March 11, 2016: Close-up of an Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), a large bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe to western and central Asia.

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Word of the day is propitious : Favorable; benevolent. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone. Advantageous. Characteristic of a good omen; auspicious.

The Article of the day for March 11, 2016 is Morgan dollar . The Morgan dollar coin was minted from 1878 to 1904, and again in 1921. It is named for its designer, U.S. Mint Assistant Engraver George T. Morgan. The obverse depicts a profile portrait representing Liberty, while the reverse depicts an eagle with wings outstretched. The Coinage Act of 1873, which stopped the minting of silver dollars, was reversed by a series of laws supporting production of the Morgan dollar. The Bland–Allison Act of 1878 required the Treasury to purchase between two and four million dollars' worth of silver at market value to be coined into dollars each month. In 1890 that act was repealed by the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, which required the Treasury to purchase 4,500,000 troy ounces (140,000 kg) of silver each month, but this act too was repealed, in 1893. An 1898 law required all remaining bullion to be coined into silver dollars, and when those reserves were depleted in 1904, production of the ...

Notes From My Suicide I pointed the gun away from me and breathed and raised it toward the wall. I disengaged the safety, brought it to my temple, and fired.

The True Story of How I Went Viral. Twice.

The True Story of How I Went Viral. Twice. In the short history of the Internet, many have gone viral, but Andy Boyle has done it twice, and both instances were very different.

Google AI wins second Go game against world champion After the match, Lee Se-dol said: "Yesterday I was surprised but today it's more than that, I am quite speechless. Today I feel like AlphaGo played a nearly perfect game."

Google AI wins second Go game against world champion

So, About That ‘Tiny Hands’ Trump Chrome Extension… Yesterday, I installed the Drumpfinator. I wanted to understand the appeal of these extensions, and why they have emerged as a cultural force over the course of the last few weeks.

Harnessing the Internet’s Shaming Power to Fight Prostitution The Internet has given us a new public square. Now law enforcement is trying to harness its power.

So, About That ‘Tiny Hands’ Trump Chrome Extension…

Harnessing the Internet’s Shaming Power to Fight Prostitution