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The Sojourner

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Here’s a reference sheet, since I find myself in need of it from time to time. I’m using multiple versions for each citation just to show that it’s not one “woke” translation; the message is common and clear across all versions. I’m also only putting the relevant parts of each… Continue reading

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Linkblog | Jon Stewart Tackles The Biden-Trump Rematch That Nobody Wants | The Daily Show

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(from the importunate-widow desk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpBPm0b9deQ

Jon Stewart is back on The Daily Show. For one day a week, at least. His first show was this past Monday, and he came out swinging with a piece about the upcoming presumptive election battle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Continue reading

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Linkblog | Cory Doctorow: How I got scammed

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(from the mothers-maiden-name desk): https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/#swiss-cheese-security

Cory Doctorow regales us with his story of being phished, being scammed, being almost scammed, and being almost phished again, and uses his $8,000 fleecing as an opportunity to teach us about swiss cheese security, when everything lines up perfectly for a scammer to get through. Continue reading

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Linkblog | Ars Technica: The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more

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from the red-planet-whirlybird desk Well done, Ingenuity. The Martian helicopter—well, okay, it’s an Earth helicopter on Mars—flew its final mission this month, breaking one of its rotors during its 72nd out of five planned flights in the thin Martian atmosphere. The four-pound aircraft flew a total of 11 miles (17… Continue reading