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conulyand I didn't know that you could actually talk to other users using Bitbook. Now, all my "friends" are merely people who posted on reddit that they return visits, and accordingly, all the chatter is variations on "Sorry I haven't returned visits, I've been busy!" and "I'm about to rebuild, anybody want any valuable bitizens?" but I can't help thinking about somebody who values privacy but has no means to ensure it resorting to Tiny Tower or something similar to hide their messages from prying eyes. I doubt messages are saved anywhere, because it's a silly cell phone game.
As a story conceit, it's almost charming. If you think too hard about the situations that might force people to do this in real life, not so much.
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Can you solve the mystery of these 60-year-old travel photos?
Science Fictions (SMBC)
My god, it's like this xkcd is a window into my very soul
Earth at a Cute Angle
“Liquid” machine-learning system adapts to changing conditions
How Parisians Fell in Love with Their Own Weird Interpretation of (New York Style) Bagels (Just so long as they don't make them cinnamon raisin.)
The country rejecting throwaway culture
The history of roller skating
15 Surprising Facts About Figure Skating
Onion Ring
Burial ground reveals Stone Age people wore clothing covered in elk teeth
A glamorous socialite, fashion columnist, pianist and mother of two before the war, she went on to become the only woman to head an underground resistance network against the Nazi Occupation in France.
The Curse of the Buried Treasure
The Absurd Story Of How Some Genius Crashed Into The Same Home Three Times With Two Different Cars (Spoiler: the driver was intoxicated)
‘Simple is beautiful’: One-shot vaccine proves effective
The ‘spiralling crisis’ pushing Hondurans to flee north
A Road Map for Getting Rid of Racist Cops (I skimmed, because it's an interview format)
Better policing begins with accountability and an end to qualified immunity
'I am afraid to live here.' Thousands march in Poland against abortion curbs
'Birthday Rule' Blindsides First-Time Parents With A Mammoth Medical Bill (Single. Payer. Healthcare.)
For the past three weeks, a group of Trump supporters and QAnon believers met online, swapped theories and eagerly awaited the conspiracy’s violent climax. I was listening in. This is what they sounded like.
As a story conceit, it's almost charming. If you think too hard about the situations that might force people to do this in real life, not so much.
Can you solve the mystery of these 60-year-old travel photos?
Science Fictions (SMBC)
My god, it's like this xkcd is a window into my very soul
Earth at a Cute Angle
“Liquid” machine-learning system adapts to changing conditions
How Parisians Fell in Love with Their Own Weird Interpretation of (New York Style) Bagels (Just so long as they don't make them cinnamon raisin.)
The country rejecting throwaway culture
The history of roller skating
15 Surprising Facts About Figure Skating
Onion Ring
Burial ground reveals Stone Age people wore clothing covered in elk teeth
A glamorous socialite, fashion columnist, pianist and mother of two before the war, she went on to become the only woman to head an underground resistance network against the Nazi Occupation in France.
The Curse of the Buried Treasure
The Absurd Story Of How Some Genius Crashed Into The Same Home Three Times With Two Different Cars (Spoiler: the driver was intoxicated)
‘Simple is beautiful’: One-shot vaccine proves effective
The ‘spiralling crisis’ pushing Hondurans to flee north
A Road Map for Getting Rid of Racist Cops (I skimmed, because it's an interview format)
Better policing begins with accountability and an end to qualified immunity
'I am afraid to live here.' Thousands march in Poland against abortion curbs
'Birthday Rule' Blindsides First-Time Parents With A Mammoth Medical Bill (Single. Payer. Healthcare.)
For the past three weeks, a group of Trump supporters and QAnon believers met online, swapped theories and eagerly awaited the conspiracy’s violent climax. I was listening in. This is what they sounded like.
