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Let it be known that they had some important criticism for the movie though. Very important to note that there is some nuance in this depiction
Went to a bar in Queens that had an entirely Titanic-themed bathroom. They were playing My Heart Will Go On on loop
Here's my 2023 bingo card:

June Huh dropped out of highschool, failed several courses in college, took six years to graduate, and then won the equivalent of a Nobel prize in mathematics:

https://www.quantamagazine.org/june-huh-high-school-dropout-wins-the-fields-medal-20220705/

June Huh, High School Dropout, Wins the Fields Medal | Quanta Magazine

June Huh wasn’t interested in mathematics until a chance encounter during his sixth year of college. Now his profound insights connecting combinatorics and geometry have led to math’s highest honor.

Quanta Magazine
There are a couple things about Mastodon that I think get in the way of wider adoption:
1. Lack of media embeds
2. Instances don't share enough data between each other: when I click on a post, I should see all the interactions -- not just the ones from my instance. Ditto with profiles not showing followers, etc.
3. Discoverability is pretty poor

My least favourite sharp edge of Mastodon is the fact that when you view someone else's post you only see replies to it that are known to your server - so there's actually a good chance there will be replies that are completely invisible to you, especially if you run your own instance

I'd love it if tapping a post kicked off a request back to the original server that fetched the current reply count and provided a "view all replies" button if there were replies not yet visible to me

Elon Musk’s Latest Headache: Twitter Office Janitors Go On Strike

The list of dilemmas at Twitter continues to grow in surprising and unexpected ways, as janitors who were contracted to clean the company’s headquarters picketed Monday.

Forbes

If you are a pregnant teen (<18) in any of the 36 states with a "parental-involvement" law, getting an abortion requires involving your parents or petitioning a judge for permission. Or you can travel out of state.

I made these maps for Lizzie Presser's incredible and infuriating story about teen access to abortion and the devastating impact of parental-involvement laws. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-states-limit-teen-access-to-abortion

She Wanted an Abortion. A Judge Said She Wasn’t Mature Enough to Make That Decision.

As abortion access dwindles, America’s “parental-involvement” laws place further restrictions on teenagers — who may need to ask judges for permission to end their pregnancies.

ProPublica
Rail union should wildcat if half of them are already willing to quit