UPDATING LIVE
Images From The Trump Protests
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected in Washington, DC on Saturday. Follow events with our live updating feed of tweets and photos from people and reporters on the scene.
IF VAR == 'BLUFF': RAISE $100
The Machines Are Coming For Poker
For the past few decades, humans have ceded thrones to artificial intelligence in games of all kinds. Heads-up no-limit Texas Hold ’em appears to be next.
OUR BRAINS LIKE TO MAKE PREDICTIONS
Why Blinking Our Eyes Doesn't Cause Strobe Vision
You blink about 15 to 20 times every single minute. When you do so, you eye actually rolls back in its socket, and then returns to normal when you open your eye. So why don't we feel plunged into darkness and get disoriented 21,000 times (or more) a day?
'DIRECT ACTION'
In 1971, The People Didn’t Just March On Washington — They Shut It Down
The most influential large-scale political action of the ’60s was actually in 1971, and you’ve never heard of it. It was called the Mayday action, and it provides invaluable lessons for today.
PROTESTS AND PONTIFICATION
Donald Trump Inaugurated As President — Here Are Highlights From The Protests And The Festivities
Friday marked the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States. Check out the highlights and notable moments here.
DIGG KNOWS BEST
This Week In 'Practical Things You Probably Need To Buy But Keep Putting Off'
Welcome to the first installment of a new Digg series that tries to help you get your life back on track by providing a gentle nudge to buy some new things that you've probably needed for a while.
OPPOSABLE THUMBS ARE A MIRACLE
A Reminder That Orangutans Are Really Smart: Here's One Finding A Saw And Figuring Out How To Use It
And then having a sawing race against an animatronic orangutan. Amazing.
WI MUST IT BE THIS WAY?
Solving The Mystery Of Your Slow Wi-Fi Connection
The awful truth about Wi-Fi is that all too often, it simply does not work. But what is it about these state-of-the-art wireless networks and the devices that connect to them that so often fails? A team of Chinese researchers think they've figured it out.
A MAN AND HIS FIREBIRD
The Onion Remembers Joe Biden, 'The President Of Vice'
"Eight years of killer tuneage, knocking back tallboys, and hunting for trim with the most buck-fucking-wild hombre to ever work in the White House."
WHATSFACT?
Viral WhatsApp Hoaxes Are India’s Own Fake News Crisis
Misinformation and political propaganda in the world’s largest democracy often go undetected — until they have brutal real-world impact.
SKIN IN THE GAME
How 'Counter-Strike' Turned A Teenager Into A Compulsive Gambler
"Counter-Strike" has spawned a wild multibillion-dollar world of online casino gambling; it's barely regulated and open to any kid who wants in.
(THESE ARE THE LOCKS YOU SHOULD BUY)
Here Are The Locks A Master Locksmith Couldn't Figure Out How To Open
He's finagled open hundreds and hundreds of these babies but a few stood out from the rest.
FOLLOWED TO A TEE
The Most Coveted Ball In Golf Is From Costco
When they were introduced, the Kirkland brand balls instantly ranked among the cheapest on the market. But what made the balls a hot item among fanatical golfers is the revelation that, by some accounts, they perform like rivals that sell for more than twice as much.
A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME
The Key Things That Have Disappeared From WhiteHouse.Gov
As soon as WhiteHouse.gov and other government sites were turned over to the new Trump administration, things looked very different. Here are some of the key policies and issues, including climate change and healthcare, that went missing during the transition.
FEARLESS
When A Wind Turbine Needs A Fast Fix, They Send Up This Intrepid Rock Climber
Next time you pass a wind turbine, keep your eyes peeled. There might be some brave soul hanging on to one of the massive blades.
WE THINK WE KNOW WHY...
Lots Of Corpse Flowers Bloomed In 2016 And Nobody Knows Why
The corpse flower takes ten years to build up enough energy to bloom, but mysteriously, dozens of them bloomed within weeks of each other in 2016.
FEWER FLAGS BACK THEN
The First Known Photograph Of A US Presidential Inauguration
The Capitol was still under construction on March 4th, 1857, when photographer John Wood set up his wet plate collodion camera and captured the first known photograph of a US Presidential inauguration, as James Buchanan took office.
PRETTY HURTS
That Viral Meitu 'Beauty' App Can Easily Steal Your Data
Meitu-filtered pictures are suddenly everywhere. The backlash, however, has been just as swift.
A XIAOMI IN EVERY HAND
Xiaomi's Plan To Rule The World: Build Every Gadget Imaginable
How do you take over the world? Build the coolest, most desirable phone anyone’s ever seen — oh, and everything else too.
*POOP EMOJI*
If Real People Were Actually In Those 'Real People, Not Actors' Commercials
Have you ever noticed how awkward those "Real people, not actors" commercials are? Real people would never act that excited about Febreze.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HOAX THOUGH
One Of The Largest Icebergs Ever Recorded Is About To Break Off Antarctica
Just 6.4 miles of ice are holding an iceberg the size of Delaware onto the floating Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, and scientists warn it could cleave off the ice-bound continent at any time.
TURNING A NEGATIVE INTO A NEGATIVE
How Deutsche Bank Made A $462 Million Loss Disappear
An Italian scandal haunts the most important bank in Europe.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
The 5 Best Skills You Should Learn In 2017
Interested in white-what hacking? Want to finally learn Photoshop? Here are five of our very best e-learning bundles that will help you hone your skills and maybe help you land a job that isn’t the worst.
WORTH IT?
The 'Ecce Homo' Repairer Ruined A Painting And Saved Her Town
By a strange twist of fate, the small obscure town of Borja has suddenly found itself on the international tourist trail.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
The Best Chicken Nugget Is At Wendy's, And Other Facts
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Iceland's secret to curbing teen drug abuse, ranking fast-food chicken nuggets and the world warms yet again.
OTHER THAN HAVING A TON OF MONEY
What Apple, Google, And Tesla Get Wrong
In conversation with Co.Design, the eminent design researcher Don Norman offers cutting criticism of Silicon Valley's brightest.
NOTHING HAPPENS IN A VACUUM EH?
What Happens To Your Body When You Die In Space?
This hypothetical astronaut would only have about 15 seconds before they lost consciousness. Before they froze, they would most likely die from asphyxiation or decompression.
CECI N'EST PAS UNE 'SMUDGE'
The Man Who Tried To Photograph Thoughts And Dreams
A French military officer’s belief that he could photograph the inner workings of the mind has important lessons for modern science.
SALT-N-PEPA WOULD APPROVE
The Russian Way To Move A Broken Down Car Is The Best Way
Who needs a tow truck when you have a spare tire and a guy with a cigarette willing to sit in the trunk?
CAN HIDE THEM UNDER HIS HAIR
The Government Secrets Trump Is About To Discover
From spy planes to cyberattacks to the private lives of foreign leaders, the president gets access to more confidential material than anyone else on the planet. Now, it’s all in Donald Trump’s hands.
JUST... WHY?
What The Reviews Have To Say About 'xXx: Return Of Xander Cage'
"xXx" may be the least-likely franchise revival in recent memory. Can Vin Diesel and an ensemble cast including the likes of Tony Jaa and Ruby Rose justify its reanimation? Here's what the reviews have to say.
MESSAGE IN PEACE
Crypto Experts Say There Is No Backdoor In WhatsApp
The letter from experts comes after a much-castigated article in The Guardian from last week written by a freelance journalist, which interpreted an implementation of WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption as a major security concern.
45 HAS ARRIVED
Watch Donald Trump's Full Inaugural Speech: 'America First'
In his inaugural address, President Trump placed a heavy emphasis on "America First" messaging, promising to never forget the "forgotten" Americans.
WHERE EAGLES DARE
When The National Bird Is A Burden
Bald eagles have been the emblem of the United States for more than two centuries. Now, in some parts of the country, they’re a nuisance.
HELL YES
Kristen Stewart (Yes, That Kristen Stewart) Just Released A Research Paper On Artificial Intelligence
The paper describes experiments with style transfer in Stewart's screenwriting debut, "Come Swim."
'WE MAKE THE TERROR'
The First Teaser For 'House Of Cards' Season 5 Is Appropriately Ominous
In a dispatch from another, only slightly more fictional political reality, Netflix announced that season 5 of House of Cards will arrive on May 30th with an eerie teaser.
SPACE-TIME LEFT INTACT
A Japanese Spacecraft Has Spotted A Massive Gravity Wave In Venus’ Atmosphere
The wave is over 6,000 miles long.
THE SECRET OF THE SAUCE
What The Reviews Have To Say About Michael Keaton's McDonald's Biopic 'The Founder'
McDonald's founder Ray Kroc actually took control of the business from two brothers who invented a fast way of serving up food. Does "The Founder" get Kroc dead-to-rights or let him off the hook? Here's what reviews say.
READ THE ROOM
Powerful Project Puts Dumb Selfies At The Holocaust Memorial In Context
There's a way to document your trip to a memorial through photos. "Take fun selfies" isn't the solution.
STRIPPER POLES TO GOOD GOVERNANCE
Random People On The Street Believe Donald Trump Is Capable Of Anything
The kid from Alabama sees right through you, "Kimmel" "reporter."
