Want to read Reddit but don’t have the time? Our daily Reddit Digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the social news site—every morning.
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Mexico’s drug war has killed 50,000 people in six years. Redditor crandyj1220 tells of one of those thousands. “There will be no justice for her, no detectives gathering information or looking for criminals, no CSI. Just another dead Mexican.” (/r/worldnews)
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Every single one of these lines should have an accompanying video. It’s still an entertaining list, however: “What’s the funniest censored-for-TV line from a movie you’ve heard?” (/r/AskReddit)
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Redditor wetkarl makes gorgeous images using thousands of rectangles. He or she calls it “box art.” (/r/pics)
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Yesterday we were treated to an AMA from experts in emergency medicine. Today, r/IAmA hosts an illuminating discussion with a 911 operator. (/r/IAmA)
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What’s the most downvoted topic in r/sex? Hint: Reddit apparently has a large population of insecure young men. (/r/sex)
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Reddit may be the best place online for unknown developers to advertise a new Web app, as the creator of file-sharing site DropCanvas discovered yesterday. Some are saying it’s all just a clever viral marketing scheme. Seems like nakedly obvious marketing scheme to me. (/r/technology)
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What happens when your computer shuts down? A lot. A whole hell of a lot. (/r/buildapc)
Pic of the day: ITAP of some glowstick juice on a sheet of glass (/r/itookapicture )
Hottest subreddit: /r/diablo3 (2 days)
Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments.