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Medical waste
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Real Actors Read Yelp: Dunkin’ Donut
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On the Beating of Children
[…] The story illustrates the level of violence we accept amongst children in otherwise non-violent societies, but it gets even worse: differing speeds of development lead to huge differences in size and strength, meaning bullying is often like getting picked on by a Shaq-like giant. […] Yes, in the developed world “corporal punishment” (literally “bodily…
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DJI flying over Mount Everest
Source.
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The Big [CENSORED] Theory
Really, really good analysis by The Pudding. When these shows resurfaced, they were full of these weird jumps, signaling that scenes were removed during censorship because someone somewhere thought it would be inappropriate or illegal to stream such content. […] 77 of the first 100 episodes had at least one edit, amounting to 206 removed…
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Suburbian cities: a ponzi scheme?
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Daftpunk: sample breakdown
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Hong Kong’s Facebook pages disappear following arrests
[…] Those pages are now gone, along with thousands of anonymous posts sharing gossip, seeking advice, and protesting against government policies. In August, police in Hong Kong arrested two administrators of the Facebook page Civil Servant Secrets on suspicion of sedition, without specifying what content they found problematic. Shortly after the arrests, many other popular…
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Xiaomi purifier hack with NFC tags
It’s been over two years since my last rant. I can now happily say this NFC tag hack works. No need to hack your purifier like with their previous kit (I almost purchased the kit — but eventually decided against it; was it worth the trouble?). But these NFC tags are significantly easier to use.…