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Kind: Reposts

Reposting of content from another site, often with commentary.

  • Ideal #2 (SMBC)




    Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
    The SMBC comic that came out this weekend was perhaps the best birthday present the Internet could provide.

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 9 January, 2023
  • Transferring to a new phone network, 2022 edition

    Stuart shared his experience of changing mobile network. I have only one tip to add...

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 6 December, 2022
  • When Twitter Loses, WordPress Wins

    Alex Standiford observes that Automattic stand to win from Twitter's losses; I'd like to expand on that a tiny bit.

    Read more (177 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 21 November, 2022
  • Debugging Mysteries

    Just wanted to share with you something I found ages ago but only just got around to mentioning - Julia Evans' (of Wizard Zines fame) Debugging Mysteries:

    There are five mysteries here right now:
    The Case of the Slow Websites
    The Case of the Connection Timeout
    The Case of the DNS Update that Didn't Work
    The Case โ€ฆ

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 9 November, 2022
  • Image representing post: How Chinese citizens use puns to get past internet censors

    How Chinese citizens use puns to get past internet censors

    With commentary, Dan shares an article he enjoyed about specific examples of censor-evading wordplay from Chinese social media.

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 19 October, 2022
  • Video game poster for Dead Seagull Zoo Magnate, showing dead seagulls in a cartoony style.

    All the game descriptions from the sale

    Because he thinks they're hilariously funny, Dan reposts Claire Hummel's art for and notes on fake games for the Steam Summer Sale.

    Read more (236 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 26 September, 2022
  • Image representing post: Bree-Yark!

    Bree-Yark!

    JTA takes a deep dive into what "Bree-Yark!" means in Goblin, and how we know.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1078 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 6 July, 2022
  • Underside of a car with a removable battery.

    Will swapping out electric car batteries catch on?

    Dan comments on news of a car battery "coaching station" that's opened in Oslo.

    Read more (435 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 2 comments
    • posted 17 May, 2022
  • How WordPress and Tumblr are keeping the internet weird

    The Verge interviews Matt Mullenweg, and Dan says nice things about it.

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 18 March, 2022
  • Image representing post: The Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle

    The Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle

    Hot water bottles are great, but did you know that they're almost unheard-of outside of a handful of island nations?

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 1 comment
    • posted 3 March, 2022
  • Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle in which the answer to 70 across can be answered in two different ways.

    STAR T/W R/A E/R K/S

    Dan shares and comments on an excellent crossword puzzle.

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 1 comment
    • posted 8 February, 2022
  • Image representing post: Gutenberg versus Elementor - the beginners challenge

    Gutenberg versus Elementor - the beginners challenge

    Dan comments on "Gutenberg versus Elementor - the beginners challenge" and what WordPress developers might learn from it about UX.

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 2 February, 2022
  • Emma GoldCoin

    Dan shares a new cryptocurrency offering that solves the environmental, security, and digital divide issues of all its predecessors.

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 7 comments
    • posted 23 December, 2021
  • Image representing post: "DOONT" โ€” A Bad Lip Reading of Dune

    "DOONT" โ€” A Bad Lip Reading of Dune

    Bad Lip Reading takes on Dune: Part One, and it's the best thing Dan's seen since watching Dune: Part One.

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 26 November, 2021
  • Image representing post: Bisexuality Mythbusters

    Bisexuality Mythbusters

    Stephanie Beatriz busts some of the... less-common myths about bisexuality.

    Read more (23 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 1 November, 2021

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