STORM CLOUDS
Why The Cloud Is Not As Safe As It Sounds
buzzfeed.com
Amazon Web Services is the world's largest hosting location, so even minor server issues make it feel like the entire Internet is breaking. But why?
NSFW
Drunk Woman On YouTube Is Furious About Obama's Election
youtube.com
Don't worry about the blurry picture. Don't worry about the video's epic length. Just make sure there are no small children about and press play.
ALSO, HOW NOT TO PARK A BENTLEY
How Not To Tow A Bentley
jalopnik.com
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, there are cars all over the place that were severely wounded by the storm and are now being towed to mechanics and homes around the tri-state area. The problem is that some tow truck operators aren't really doing it with much care.
THE AFTERMATH
Airbnb Steps In To Help Those Affected By Sandy
pandodaily.com
This is how you help a city. Instead of trying to profit off a dire situation, Airbnb has built a platform that makes a show of compassion that much easier.
WASTE
Does Spending Billions Of Dollars On Campaign Ads Stimulate The Economy?
slate.com
Heavy spending on campaign television advertisements is like a textbook example of things that don't boost the economy.
REJOICE
DC Brings Comics To Kindle, Nook, And iBookstore
paidcontent.org
DC Comics is making all of its periodical comic books, like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, available digitally through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple.
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
Mitt Romney: Wall Street's Second Worst Bet Of 2012
qz.com
Sorry, derivatives traders at JP Morgan Chase. Your bank’s notorious London Whale will likely retain the dubious honor of being Wall Street’s worst trade of 2012. But the financial sector’s collective bet on Mitt Romney is going to be up there on the list too.
GET OFF MY PLANE
The Best And Worst Fictional Presidents
thedailybeast.com
From Harrison Ford to Jack Nicholson, many actors have taken a spin in the Oval Office. The Daily Beast offers a look at the best (and worst) fictional presidents in film and TV.
DON'T WORRY, NOT NUCLEAR-POWERED
Japan's Spectacular Tunnel Of Lights
mymodernmet.com
If you happen to be in Japan from now to March 31, 2013, make sure to check out one of Japan's most stunning displays of light called Winter Illuminations at Nabana no Sato, a botanical garden turned light theme park on the island of Nagashima in Kuwana.
LESSON LEARNED
Fox Discovers Constant Lying Isn’t An Effective Electoral Strategy
salon.com
Fox knows that the sort of people who clog its airwaves on normal, regularly scheduled programming days — and especially prime time — are liars, phonies, wackos and con men. But what happens when people listen to them on election night?
PROBABLY TASTES BETTER THAN IT LOOKS
How 'Top Chef' Makes Viewers Love Food They Can’t Taste
fastcocreate.com
What makes the food on Top Chef look so good? Sandee Birdsong, the show’s supervising culinary producer, talks about what goes into creating the show’s signature "food porn."
FROM INSIDE THE BUBBLE
Did People Outside The U.S. Care About The Election?
theawl.com
While everything stopped here in America to watch the alleged nail-biter, or what the TV told us would be a nail-biter, how did the rest of the world react?
LESS THAN PORN
How Much Bandwidth Does Netflix Use?
news.cnet.com
Netflix users are turning into the biggest data hogs in North America, a new report suggests.
CREEPER ALERT
Instagram's Stranger Danger
gizmodo.com
Instagram's new web profiles are beautiful—the most beautiful part of Facebook mixed with the lushness of your favorite photo app. A fine pair. The only downside is that now anyone can look at all of your uploads.
WILL IT FLY?
Larry Ellison's Wrecked $8 Million Yacht Is Reborn As An Airplane
businessinsider.com
What do you do when you wreck an expensive sailboat? If you have a sense of humor, you pick up the pieces, build an airplane, and enter it in Red Bull's Flugtag.
HINT: IT'S NOT LEGAL IN THE RED AREA
The New Gay Marriage Map
motherjones.com
Three new states say yes to gay marriage, including the first ever below the Mason-Dixon line.
NO COMIC SANS?
The Worst Fonts In The World
fastcodesign.com
In "Just My Type," Simon Garfield counts down his least favorite typefaces. Shockingly, Comic Sans isn't among them.
AND FORGET ABOUT TELEGRAM SEX
Did Sexting Kill Cybersex?
betabeat.com
Like everything else, filthy letters are likely going mobile.
CANNIBALIZING CROWDS
Is TV Killing The NFL?
nypost.com
Just before Monday night’s game, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told a group of fans that football on TV — and HDTV especially — may be the biggest problem the game has right now.
THEY'RE JEALOUS... OF OUR LONELINESS
Why Are Couples So Mean To Single People?
bbc.co.uk
In a world that celebrates romance and finding The One, people can be rather rude to single people.
NO 'WHILE IN THE BATHROOM'?
How Tablet Owners Multitask
adweek.com
Given the portability of the devices and all the capabilities they offer, it's no wonder tablet owners are voracious multi-taskers—in fact, fully 90 percent of them do something else while using their tablets, and multi-tasking accounts for 40 percent of their tablet time.
HINT: IT WASN'T SHELDON ADELSON
Which Billionaires Got Their Money's Worth In The Election?
theatlanticwire.com
This is the most expensive U.S. election in history with a total price tag of around $6 billion spent. That wouldn't be possible if not for the billionaires and the super PACS who gave and gave and gave some more. So which rich donors got the most bang out of their buck?
EFFECTIVE AD CAMPAIGNS
Car Wreck Made Of 17 Painted Bodies
ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com
As part of an anti-speeding campaign an artist created a car wreck out of 17 painted bodies.
CONSERVATION
Brazil To Clone Wild Animals In Danger Of Extinction
io9.com
Brazilian scientists have announced that they are moving ahead with plans to clone a number of endangered species, a list of animals that includes the jaguar, maned wolf, and black lion.
CHECK YOUR DM'S
Anthony Weiner Makes A Triumphant Return To Twitter
washingtonpost.com
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner posted his first tweet in nearly 18 months, linking to a video of Superstorm Sandy-damaged Rockaway Beach, which falls partly in his old congressional district.
POLITICS
A Write-Off That Shows Tax Reform Will Be No Game
businessweek.com
Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans say they’ll slash many deductions to broaden the tax base and help fund a 20 percent tax cut across the board. The problem is, there are hundreds of write-offs and each has a rabid fan base.
BOYS AREN'T MUCH WITHOUT PUBERTY
Nine Year-Old Girl Destroys Boys' Football League
usatoday.com
Imagine a mix of Barry Sanders and Bo Jackson combined with The Waterboy's Bobby Boucher and you'll get an idea of the type of havoc young Sam Gordon wrought on her youth boys league this season.
R.I.P. FAIL WHALE
Twitter Has Killed The Great White Fail Whale
allthingsd.com
If the 2012 Election couldn't take down Twitter, it's pretty unlikely anything else can.

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