fortran77

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Tel Aviv, Israel / St. Charles, Missouri

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The Gestures We've Forgotten theatlantic.com

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Meta schemed 'whisper strategy' to discredit social media critic Jonathan Haidt nypost.com

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Just Noting That Your Candy Corn Is Made of Bug Secretions theatlantic.com

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Comment · 1 day ago

At least California's high-speed rail will never kill anyone.

Comment · 1 day ago

Every year or so I check my Wikipedia bio page, which has been there for years. I guess I have enough "geek cred" to keep it going.

Comment · 3 days ago

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/10/internet-clou...

How Long Until the Internet Breaks? theatlantic.com

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Comment · 4 days ago

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/iphone-duo-broken-hin...

'I Felt Blind Panic.' They Opened Their New $2k iPhone Duo–and It Broke wsj.com

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Comment · 5 days ago

My cats do a lot of birdwatching. I wonder if it helps them?

Bringing the Russian Woodpecker's Computer Back to Life [video] youtube.com

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An explosion of AI-powered hacks will reshape life online theatlantic.com

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The Data-Center Rebellion Is Just Beginning theatlantic.com

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Comment · 10 days ago

Requirements for multiple staircases and fire sprinklers.