“In 18 years of doing Donors Choose we have, honestly, honestly, never been this excited. I would say it’s the dream coming true, except we never had this dream because it would have been too crazy to even say.” We’ve had a lot of negative tech stories. But there are plenty of great ones. And Donors Choose has been a great tech story for nearly two decades. The organization had its greatest moment this week when SF’s high-flying cryptocurrency startup Ripple donated $29 million to fund every single classroom request on the site. Here’s the most-excellent Charles Best (the godfather of crowdfunding) with the announcement.

+ Scott Foster, a 36-Year-Old Accountant, Filled In as Blackhawks Goalie (and killed it).

+ WaPo: She bought her first lottery ticket on her 18th birthday — and now she’s set for life.

+ “After 75 hours of research and testing, plus 6 months of follow-up testing, we think the Magic Wand Rechargeable is the best vibrator for most people.” WireCutter takes Feel Good Friday to the next level.