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An Exploding Star Left Its Footprints At The Bottom Of The Ocean

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  • Fun fact: A programming pioneer named Edsger W. Dijkstra designed an algorithm years ago to determine the shortest route between two points — a complicated problem he distilled into simple maths that now powers the Google Maps directions we take for granted daily. [Motherboard]
  • Gothamist hangs out with several young urban explorers in New York City photographing the unknown and off limits areas of the metropolis. The story has some great shots, check it out. [Gothamist]
  • Fascinating article by Julia Rosen for Nautilus about an asphalt black mineral formation growing under the sea that could be evidence of an ancient nearby supernova, which holds precious clues to scientists about the cosmic phenomenon. [Nautilus]
  • The surging popularity of on-demand services with tech workers and work-from-homers is causing a new sort of shut-in economy with two sides — one that’s not about sharing at all, but rather dividing the people paying to get served and the people doing the serving. [Medium]

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