Meandering Through the Web (1 Viewer)

[tommythecat]

Post your cool stories/articles that you come across while surfing the web. I spend most of my night at work just reading random shit and usually come across some pretty cool stuff and thought I would share. If you come across cool stuff post it up ITT.

For my first selection...
http://www.outsideonline.com/2023921/cursed-buried-city-may-never-see-light-day

 

[tommythecat]

This one is a little more dark in subject matter, but was a really interesting read...

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/anonymous-activists-isis-twitter/409312/

 

[Toby]

Local interest story, albeit not web based....

I was meandering through Ayr this morning and saw someone wearing this T-shirt:

and I felt despair for humanity. Even more than usual!

Retail giant Primark is to blame apparently. I guess that in addition to getting their togs made in sweatshops, they skimp on hiring designers with a brain.

 

[pltrgyst]

Post your cool stories/articles that you come across while surfing the web. I spend most of my night at work just reading random shit and usually come across some pretty cool stuff and thought I would share.

I thought that's what Facebook is for.

 

[pltrgyst]

This is pretty cool, IMO:

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/10/the-most-interesting-star-in-our-galaxy/410023/

And if you want weird-cool, you could just link to Ben Carson's web page.

 

[tommythecat]

I thought that's what Facebook is for.

What's a facebook?

 

[tommythecat]

This is pretty cool, IMO:

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/10/the-most-interesting-star-in-our-galaxy/410023/

It is interesting. I can't wait to see what comes of it. Even if it ends up being nothing, it's cool that we are trying.

 

[tommythecat]

This was an interesting read. I hadn't really heard of the AIDS denialist movement, though I guess it was to be expected. It's a long article, but worth the read IMO if you haven't heard anything on the subject.

http://gizmodo.com/the-deadly-legacy-of-hiv-truthers-1737928027

 

[tommythecat]

How fucked up do fundamentalist christians have to be to believe this kind of shit? It seems like there is no point where they go "wait...what?"

http://jezebel.com/christian-website-advises-avoiding-wifes-face-if-shes-n-1738825759

 

[jbutler]

How fucked up do fundamentalist christians have to be to believe this kind of shit? It seems like there is no point where they go "wait...what?"

http://jezebel.com/christian-website-advises-avoiding-wifes-face-if-shes-n-1738825759

At first I just saw "Christian website advises avoiding wife's face." Prudes imo.

 

[Mr Tree]

 

[tommythecat]

This was a really interesting read about Norbert Grupe...better known as Vigo the Carpathian...

http://deadspin.com/the-hateful-life-and-spiteful-death-of-the-man-who-was-1737376537



I have heard about some of the close calls during the Cold War, but holy crap I didn't know we came THAT close...

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/another-day-another-story-about-how-america-almost-sta-1738998649

 

[tommythecat]

Ken M is my hero. I never heard of this guy before. I don't go on reddit because I have enough time-sucks in my life to fall down that rabbit hole.

http://gizmodo.com/ken-m-is-the-most-epic-troll-on-the-internet-1739028329

 

[catalyzeme]

Spent over an hour reading through this last night. Really great read about a German family that went missing in Death Valley in 1996 and the long search to find out what happened to them.

http://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/

 

[tommythecat]

Spent over an hour reading through this last night. Really great read about a German family that went missing in Death Valley in 1996 and the long search to find out what happened to them.

http://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/

Just read the intro...intriguing to say the least. I will try and get through it all tonight at work...thanks!!!!

 

[jbutler]

Ken M is my hero. I never heard of this guy before. I don't go on reddit because I have enough time-sucks in my life to fall down that rabbit hole.

http://gizmodo.com/ken-m-is-the-most-epic-troll-on-the-internet-1739028329

Holy shit I've read Ken M's shit for years and it's always gold. I had no idea Upvoted actually tracked the guy down. Glad to know he was getting paid for his work for a while. Dude has a great head for comedy for sure.

 

[tommythecat]

Spent over an hour reading through this last night. Really great read about a German family that went missing in Death Valley in 1996 and the long search to find out what happened to them.

http://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/

That was a damn good read. I will have to check out some of his other stuff on the site. Thank you for posting that!!!

Spoiler

On a side note...as soon as I heard the dude call me an 'enthusiast' there would have been an untold amount of fuck you's streaming in everyone's direction.

 

[tommythecat]

An excellent article about a guy who survived adrift at sea for 438 days...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/07/fisherman-lost-at-sea-436-days-book-extract

 

[tommythecat]

This article has me ready to schedule my vasectomy...

http://gawker.com/heres-the-philoso...-upsetting-to-p-1727243459?utm_source=taboola

 

[detroitdad]

An excellent article about a guy who survived adrift at sea for 438 days...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/07/fisherman-lost-at-sea-436-days-book-extract

solid article. Thanks

 

[detroitdad]

Teen's death ruled suicide by snakebite

http://www.freep.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/12/teens-death-ruled-suicide-snakebite/75680504/

that's messed up.

 

[Wils]

That story leads to this one:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/nat...said-possums-people-came-out-fridge/75568954/

which has the closing line, "Deputies believe the two were under in the influence of bath salts."

 

[tommythecat]

I wonder what the world would look like today had this actually happened. Horrible name for the country/continent though...

http://gizmodo.com/the-insane-1920s...ranean-and-form-1731293274?utm_source=taboola

 

[manamongkids]

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/can-live-streaming-save-the-poker-industry

cool story on twitch poker streaming

 

[tommythecat]

I can't remember who recommended this or what thread I saw it in, but thank you. It is a very long read, but well worth the time IMO if you have interest in what Elon Musk is doing. I figured I would re-post it here as well. And despite the title it is not an Elon Musk love fest.

http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/05/elon-musk-the-worlds-raddest-man.html

 

[tommythecat]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/m...-a-bar-and-end-up-at-the-north-pole.html?_r=0

 

[tommythecat]

Holy shit this looks awesome!!!

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/south-koreans-build-the-worlds-first-human-driven-biped-1790530310