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The latest entries into the pit of despair

Pois(s)on stew
3 June

What are your thoughts on reading a link to A most perilous fish stew? It's gotta be something dramatic, like pufferfish. Right? The sort of thing that can only be prepared by specially-trained chefs, working in exotic, far-flung restaurants. Right?

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BBC editorial standards: how many monkeys does it take…?; food & diet
Bible bashing
3 June

After the pornography of Michaelangelo's David, comes the vulgarity and violence of the King James Bible. I shit you not. A parent in Utah complained of its depravity, and the school district has removed it from elementary and middle schools.

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culture; edumakayshun; godstuff/religion; quoted for WTF?
Juxtaposition
3 June

The only consistency is inconsistency. From the BBC's home page this morning comes news of an India train crash alongside an investigation into a boat capsizing on an Italian lake.

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BBC editorial standards: how many monkeys does it take…?
Emojional unintelligence
2 June

A coalition of Germany’s regional broadcasters has released a list of extreme right wing emojis, use of which on social media can be used to identify you as a fascist pig. These include a student raising their hand, as a nazi salute; an okay symbol alongside a glass of milk, for white supremacy; a clown face, as comment on non-extreme right-wing politics; and a red cross, in place of a swastika. (cross) = (swastika)(SMH)

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I'm not making this up!; quoted for WTF?; snowflake; teh soshull notwerk
Fusion con
31 May

When travelling, I like to try local and traditional foods, as much out of respect as curiosity. Besides, you're more likely than not to get a superior dining experience.

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food & diet

The latest updates to past woes

Precious engineering
3 June

This bears some of the same hallmarks: the retro table structure; the irrelevant, to me at least, name in the subject line; and the noreply From header. It's missing the pretty colours, but you can't have everything. (shrug)

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predatory publishing & conferences
Blurring the lines
3 June

Following The Donald's assertions that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen—which is true, it was stolen from sanity when the two nominees were decided—social media platforms put in place measures against the spread of disinformation. Now, in the run-up to the 2024 election, YouTube is, for some unfathomable reason, to no longer pursue action against false claims.

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BBC editorial standards: how many monkeys does it take…?; technology; teh soshull notwerk
Juxtaposition
3 June

Tragic. But at least the death toll is declining.

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BBC editorial standards: how many monkeys does it take…?
Mercy me
2 June

Another week passes, and mercy Grace returns with a repeat of her last offer: $299. That's still at least $300 too high.

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predatory publishing & conferences
Is this really 'news'?
2 June

Same shit, different year.

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grumpy; in the news; pandering

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