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841.
Your computer is tormented by a wicked god(pluralistic.net)
5 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
842.
by samizdis 4y ago
As mentioned at the end of the article, the dictionary is available online [1] (at the Internet Archive): A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue by Grose, Francis [1] https://archive.org/details/b2876190x
843.
The British Library Has a Vulgar Dictionary – You Can Learn a Lot from Slang(atlasobscura.com)
14 points by samizdis 4y ago|5 comments
844.
Google delays death of tracking cookies again, wants more time for “testing”(arstechnica.com)
7 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
845.
Researchers Propose Freight Trains with Carbon-Capture Cars(thedrive.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
846.
Tor Is Fighting – and Beating – Russian Censorship(wired.com)
6 points by samizdis 4y ago|1 comments
847.
Yes, social media is undermining democracy(theatlantic.com)
227 points by samizdis 4y ago|265 comments
848.
Meta officially cuts funding for U.S. news publishers(axios.com)
16 points by samizdis 4y ago|2 comments
849.
by samizdis 4y ago
I'd not heard of the term Bulverism, so thank you. Nice account of its being coined, by C.S. Lewis, too, for anyone else unfamiiar with the term: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulverism
850.
MIT, Autodesk develop AI that can figure out Lego instructions(theregister.com)
138 points by samizdis 4y ago|51 comments
851.
FTC asks judge to halt Meta's acquisition of VR biz Within(theregister.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
852.
UK climate continues to change in 2021 [Met Office annual report, pub. 28/7/22](metoffice.gov.uk)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|1 comments
853.
Pegasus spyware: Just 'tip of the iceberg' seen so far(theregister.com)
4 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
854.
NASA’s LRO Finds Lunar Pits Harbor Comfortable Temperatures(nasa.gov)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
855.
The aging student debtors of America(newyorker.com)
12 points by samizdis 4y ago|3 comments
856.
by samizdis 4y ago
Such a serene idea; no "like" button, no "see more works like this one" ... not even an option to buy the image on a T-shirt :-) Really refreshing, and I look forward to my daily fix. Thanks.
857.
The Changing Role of Science Press Officers – Report, July 2022(sciencemediacentre.org)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
858.
Google Maps is getting 3D imagery on mobile, detailed biking info, and more(arstechnica.com)
1 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
859.
Twitter shareholders to vote on Musk merger a few weeks before court trial(arstechnica.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
860.
by samizdis 4y ago
FWIW, the article does say: The Spotify rep also told the publication that Spotify will support the Car Things already purchased, which "will perform as intended." But arbitary code execution sounds like it would be a more robus
861.
The Fed put morphs into a Fed call(economist.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
862.
Spotify stops making Car Thing 5 months after general launch(arstechnica.com)
10 points by samizdis 4y ago|10 comments
863.
Disney says Hulu will accept political issue ads(axios.com)
23 points by samizdis 4y ago|97 comments
864.
‘DUCKTAIL’ malware attacks hijack Facebook ad and business accounts(theregister.com)
2 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
865.
Climate disinformation leaves lasting mark as world heats(phys.org)
8 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
866.
Micron's 232-layer NAND enables 2TB flash chips that deliver data 50% faster(spectrum.ieee.org)
221 points by samizdis 4y ago|125 comments
867.
Roboticists Discover Alternative Physics(phys.org)
5 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
868.
Tales from the Thrifts. From savings-and-loan crooks to crypto hucksters(thebaffler.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
869.
Facial recognition cameras in UK retail chain challenged by privacy group(theguardian.com)
3 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments
870.
Russia Is Ramping Up Its Internet Censorship Machine(wired.com)
5 points by samizdis 4y ago|0 comments

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