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@ceejbot Have to disagree. Their first album is A+ on the Christgau scale, of course; but half the tracks on _Candy-O_ are bangers, and then there's "You Might Think". Might be a little short for a double-album Greatest Hits, but "Shake It Up" and "Since You're Gone" wouldn't be disgraceful additions.

I don't hear anything memorable on _Panorama_ or _Door To Door_, though.

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Karl 4d ago

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Ed G.2d ago

@chriswarcraft.bsky.social That is "Lena" by qntm, online at https://qntm.org/mmacevedo

Lena @ Things Of Interest

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Cat Hicks 4d ago

Omg I did not realize it was a video

Ed G.3d ago

Somebody just unicycled up the bike lane carrying a big Knicks flag. I fucking love this city.

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@cstross It's not even a new thing. In Fritz Leiber's _The Big Time_ (1958), the Good Guys are explicitly allied with the Nazis. It's all fine because of the Greater Good and the promotion of our evolution or some horseshit.

I hate that damned book.

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Angus McIntyre 6d ago

The UK government's plan to teach 10 million British children how to use VPNs may be one of the most ambitious IT education projects ever launched. Experts have praised the scheme, saying that a deft combination of incentives and peer education make it more likely to succeed than other, comparable initiatives.

"With the rise of autocratic governments worldwide, VPN-literacy is more essential than ever.” said one expert, “This bold project definitely comes at the right time.”

#UKSocialMediaBan

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Mrs Beanbag Jun 15

what if the real reason for the social media ban is so that young people can't make friends internationally and thus don't find out that things are better elsewhere, or that Other Opinions also exist.

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`Da Elf Jun 15

@michael_w_busch @JustinMac84 @ai6yr Apropos in my timeline ...

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Mark Dominus Jun 15

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