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Ducks?
Ducks?
Today’s Zippy made me wonder: are they still called duck boots?
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Ducks?
Perimeter oscillations
Perimeter oscillations
I’m not sure how I came to notice this document, a 2008 working proposal for a redesign of the Pepsi logo by “brand guru” Peter Arnell. Newsweek deemed it real. If it’s not real, it’s at least real gone.
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Perimeter oscillations
Menuwhere
Menuwhere
Menuwhere is a tiny app from Many Tricks that opens a Mac app’s menu wherever you are on the screen.
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Menuwhere
Willis Reed (1942–2023)
Willis Reed (1942–2023)
The New York Times has an obituary, with a video feature about game seven of the 1970 NBA championship series.
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Willis Reed (1942–2023)
NPR, sheesh
NPR, sheesh
“In Greek and Roman mythology, Venus is the goddess of love.”
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NPR, sheesh
Southern Boulevard spect-op
Southern Boulevard spect-op
“Excuse me, mister, whaddaya doin’?” “Takin’ pictures for the tax records.” “Whaddaya, gonna make me pay more taxes?” “No ma’am, it’s just for the records. It’s a WPA project.”
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Southern Boulevard spect-op
Unhelpful reporting
Unhelpful reporting
The New York Times reports that the COVID-19 pandemic may have originated with raccoon dogs for sale at a market in Wuhan, China. But the article never explains why raccoon dogs were being sold there.
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Unhelpful reporting
Chomsky et al. on ChatGPT
Chomsky et al. on ChatGPT
In The New York Times, Noam Chomsky, Ian Roberts, and Jeffrey Watumull consider (with examples) “the false promise of ChatGPT.”
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Chomsky et al. on ChatGPT
Black inks
Black inks
From Jet Pens, a guide to black fountain pen inks.
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Black inks
Mystery actor
Mystery actor
Even knowing she was in the movie, I had to consult the IMDb to figure out which character she played.
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Mystery actor