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[conuly]

Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned (Sorta partnership.)

Trolls Hijack White-Power Sites to Discuss Color Swatches

So much for that Voynich manuscript “solution” (Not surprised. Personally, I'd be astounded if it boils down to be Latin.)

Yakhchāls: Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

Taxi Medallions, Once a Safe Investment, Now Drag Owners Into Debt

12 Amateur Spies Paved the Way to War Against the Nazis

The Dream Of North Korea Is Alive In West Africa

They were the first black boys to integrate the South’s elite prep schools. They drove themselves to excel in an unfamiliar environment. But at what cost?

Programs meant to encourage women in STEM may be backfiring — because it’s not women who need to change

Who’s Allowed to Hold Hands?

School Lunches are Too Short. And That’s a Problem

'Plagiarists never do it once': meet the sleuth tracking down the poetry cheats

A Delta flight successfully makes the NYC-San Juan-NYC run in the teeth of Hurricane Irma. (They flew in between the outer arm and the inner storm. They were on the ground less than an hour, including boarding and taxiing. This is some damn good flying here.)

However... With A Hurricane Approaching Florida, Airline Algorithms Show No Sympathy

A tale of two Irmas: rich Miami ready for tumult as poor Miami waits and hopes

Car-centric Houston struggles after loss of countless autos

I downloaded an app. And suddenly, was part of the Cajun Navy. (Content warning, thanks to siderea: volunteer emergency dispatcher winds up helplessly overhearing a lot of death)

Texas Prisoners Are Facing Horrid Conditions After Hurricane Harvey & Retaliation for Reporting Them

Forget Wall Street – Silicon Valley is the new political power in Washington

How Falluja can't forget

Mother Of 9 Goes Door-To-Door As Part Of Yemen's Anti-Cholera Brigade

This Group Has Successfully Converted White Supremacists Using Compassion. Trump Defunded It.

Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries

Mexico earthquake: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises

Comments

[sallymn]

I really hope they never decipher the Voynich Manuscript, I like the fact that there are some unsolved mysteries....

[conuly]

The odds are against it at this point.

[siderea]

I downloaded an app. And suddenly, was part of the Cajun Navy. (Content warning: Pretty much what you'd expect.)

Not at all what I expected. Better content warning: volunteer emergency dispatcher winds up helplessly overhearing a lot of death.

A Delta flight successfully makes the NYC-San Juan-NYC run in the teeth of Hurricane Irma.

Goddamn.

[conuly]

That's kinda what I did expect, but I was at a loss for a summation, thanks. I'll edit.

[brithistorian]

The school lunches article brought back memories of elementary school. We had half an hour for lunch, including waiting in line, etc., but still wasn't enough for me - I was a slow eater. My mom worked for the school district, so she knew that there was no way the school was going to change. That left as the only possible solution changing the other factor: Me. I remember my dad telling me about how when he was in the navy he only had 10 minutes to eat a meal and constantly urging me to eat faster so I could finish my lunch at school in the allotted time. If I don't consciously slow myself down, I still tend to plow through a meal in under 15 minutes.

[conuly]

I suppose there's worse things.

[brithistorian]

Oh, I'm sure there are much worse things. I've just been noticing recently how often I'll be telling some story from my childhood and discover that people are looking at me in a vaguely horrified way and telling me "You know, that's really not okay."

[brokenallbroken]

I don't remember how long our lunch period was in elementary school, partly because it included a recess break as well as lining up and eating (once you're done eating, hit the playground until the lunch period is over). But I do remember in high school it wasn't very long, especially if you were buying instead of brownbagging. Between that and all my time in retail with half hour lunches I am terrible about bolting my food. I'm not sure how to eat slowly.

[zesty_pinto]

One of Michelle's friends is one of those wealthy Floridians. She had a storm party documenting the storm as it tore up her pool house. I can't even.

Did you ever see the Vice episode on babies born in Fallujah? The effects of all the chemicals and DU used has brought some really messed up results.

Thank you for the subreddit troll article, that is beautiful.

I also hope Silicon Valley receives controls. They approve of immigration but because it allows them to outsource skilled local labor a la H1B. They support a number of things that I think are for the better, but at the same time it comes at a risk to all the skilled youth labor that colleges keep turning out.

[sravakavarn]

poetry plagiarism being that blatant and wide-spread is both surprising and not surprising as a semi-professional poet. What is interesting is not that one or two lines or taken, expanded upon (which I wouldn't even be bothered by) but the nearly entire poems.

[amaebi]

I just wanted to take the occasion to tell you how much I appreciate your beautifully-chosen links.

[conuly]

Aw, thanks!

[bibliofile]

I too love the subreddit article.

Sam Bee did a piece on the Life After Hate group, interviewing Christian Picciolini. Bill Moyers interviewed Angela King last month. Yay, they crowdfunded more than the $400K they lost of federal funding.

[conuly]

Oh, good.

I've noticed this is a pattern - Trump takes away funding, and they get it all back and then some. I wonder if this is all an elaborate prank, and he's trying to reverse psychology us into socialism.... Well, maybe not, but it'd be funny.