Blew Mud

Why The Security Of USB Is Fundamentally Broken, What We Learned This Week, Mysterious Siberian Crater Attributed To 'Burst Of Methane', The Four Steps Of Proper Whiskey Tasting, First Ebola Patient Coming To Atlanta For Treatment, Can Runners Really Get Struck By Lightning And Keep Going? The Daily Digg Friday, August 1, 2014 IT'S BEEN PLUGGED IN EVERYWHERE Why The Security Of USB Is Fundamentally Broken wired.com The security problems with USB devices run deeper than you think: Their risk isn't just in what they carry, it's built into the core of how they work. DIGG ORIGINAL What We Learned This Week digg.com This week we learned about irony, where that Ground Zero ship came from, and why Ebola should be freaking everyone out. BLEW MUD Mysterious Siberian Crater Attributed To 'Burst Of Methane' nature.com A mystery crater spotted in the frozen Yamal peninsula in Siberia earlier this month was probably caused by methane released as permafrost thawed, researchers in Russia say. POUR, TIP, SNIFF, CHEW The Four Steps Of Proper Whiskey Tasting digg.com Plenty of people would like to convince you that tasting whiskey or scotch is a great big mystery. Luckily the people at Highland Park have made a layman's guide for you would-be connoisseurs. THANKFULLY, THE CDC IS NEXT DOOR First Ebola Patient Coming To Atlanta For Treatment thedailybeast.com One of two Americans infected with Ebola in West Africa will be brought to the United States for treatment at Emory University. NEVER RUN IN A THUNDERSTORM REGARDLESS Can Runners Really Get Struck By Lightning And Keep Going? outsideonline.com Ultrarunner Adam Campbell says he was zapped during the Hardrock 100 trail race this month, but still managed to finish in third place. How is that possible? Read more on Digg.com → A COMMON THREAD A North Korean woman works at the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang textile factory, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Pyongyang, North Korea. This is the country's largest textile factory with 8,500 workers, where eighty percent of them are women. Credit: AP/Wong Maye-E Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2014 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014