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andrewducker- The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme
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- French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights
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- "Technologies I Thought My Son Would Never Use"
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- There is no good argument for modern sex-negativity
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- When I was a kid the insult "div" was quite common. To say its etymology is unclear would be an understatement.
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- The story of a man who transitioned, and what happened to his family who didn't
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- On firebombs in Northern Ireland and homophobia in Scotland
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- What the Dufflepuds tell us about how CS Lewis thought
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Date: 2021-04-12 12:05 pm (UTC)Northern Ireland
Date: 2021-04-12 12:18 pm (UTC)I think it significantly influences what they say and do.
Re: Northern Ireland
Date: 2021-04-12 01:44 pm (UTC)Re: Northern Ireland
Date: 2021-04-12 01:45 pm (UTC)(Yet another thing that legalisation would help with)
Re: Northern Ireland
Date: 2021-04-12 07:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-04-12 01:33 pm (UTC)3. I disagree re: mechanical HDs and purpose-built cameras because I use them now. I still see a value in and usage for those devices. We'll see how tech evolves, of course, regardless of what we expect and plan for.
4. Waiting for that essay too.
5. What?
French Flight Ban
Date: 2021-04-12 06:38 pm (UTC)https://onemileatatime.com/france-bans-short-domestic-flights/
Re: French Flight Ban
Date: 2021-04-12 06:57 pm (UTC)But it gives them a lowest level they can then ratchet if it works well.
Re: French Flight Ban
Date: 2021-04-12 07:29 pm (UTC)Re: French Flight Ban
Date: 2021-04-12 06:58 pm (UTC)Re: French Flight Ban
Date: 2021-04-12 07:08 pm (UTC)Re: French Flight Ban
Date: 2021-04-12 07:33 pm (UTC)Re: French Flight Ban
Date: 2021-04-12 07:47 pm (UTC)The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme
Date: 2021-04-27 05:18 pm (UTC)Wooooow. I think I know less than half of those. I mean, okay, "Magic the Gathering is Turing-complete" isn't at all surprising, but "page fault handling is Turing-complete"? That's horrifying.
I'm going to have to click through a bunch of these...