Category: Weird

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The Prisoner Who Revolutionized Chinese Language With a Teacup

Zhi felt greatly encouraged. His solitary work was running parallel to these larger efforts. Most of them, though, still had not been able to free…

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Now Is a Good Time to Update Your Recovery Email Addresses

Click Recovery email to make sure this particular piece of information is right up to date—you can change it if it’s not. Make sure this…

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Crypto.com Finally Admits It Lost $30 Million in a Hack

As Russia continues to teeter on the brink of invading Ukraine, IT administrators in the beleaguered country and researchers have discovered destructive data wiping malware…

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Got an Invasive Army of Crayfish Clones? Try Eating Them

This story originally appeared on The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Small, bluish-gray, and speckled, the marbled crayfish would be easy…

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Should You Get a Mac With Apple’s New Chips—or Stick With Intel?

In late 2020, Apple started rolling out laptops and desktops built with the company’s own ARM-based processors, similar to the ones it already uses in…

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The Best Ebook Subscription Services for Your Literary Needs

While an ebook subscription might sound ideal, you should take some time to consider the pros and cons of each one. These digital reading services…

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TikTok Has Created a West Elm Caleb Cinematic Universe

In the 2020 paper “TikTok and the ‘Algorithmized Self’” researchers argue the platform is different from other social networking sites (SNS) because it’s less about…

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Meta and Twitter’s NFT Landgrab Could Backfire

“Despite the positivity around NFT use cases, there’s a lot of distrust in the community—perhaps due to the anonymity of key artists and influencers, and…

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How to Order Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests

We’re nearing two years since we first grasped the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the brief moment this summer when it felt like we…

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How to Order Your Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests

Common Problems When Using the Site Even though the government had two years to figure out this plan, it is not without bugs. Hopefully, you’ll…

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