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In praise of urban dictionaries
In praise of urban dictionaries
Once scholars agonised for years over additions to language. Now, online dictionaries enable instant updates
In praise of urban dictionaries
Human Spectacle
Human Spectacle
We've always loved to gawk at others, but what's it like when the tables are turned and all eyes are on you?
Human Spectacle
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 66
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 66
The EU pilot for the fediverse comes to an end, but the European Commission will stay on the fediverse; Ghost announces that they will support ActivityPub and build a fediverse news reading client, and Mastodon creates a U.S.-based non-profit.
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 66
Digital Toolmaker
Digital Toolmaker
If you’re new around here, I’ll let you in on a little secret: I love building shortcuts. I have 579 of them in my personal library at the moment,
Digital Toolmaker
Donald Trump retweets meme about him building hotels in Greenland: ‘I promise not to do this’ | indy100
Donald Trump retweets meme about him building hotels in Greenland: ‘I promise not to do this’ | indy100
Donald Trump attempted to make light of his own suggestion of buying Greenland from Denmark in a bizarre joke that keeps on giving.The US president took to Twitter and shared a doctored photo of a giant Trump Tower built over a small village in the Arctic territory.He captioned the photo:I promise n...
Donald Trump retweets meme about him building hotels in Greenland: ‘I promise not to do this’ | indy100
The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped
The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped
In the middle of the 1980s, Apple found itself with several options regarding the future of its computing platforms. The Apple II was the company's bread and butter. The Apple III was pitched as an evolution of that platform, but was clearly doomed due to hardware and software issues. The Lisa was expensive and not [...]
The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped