Two replaced tooth fillings: achievement unlocked.

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How Ukrainian publishers are fighting to survive https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/91178-ukrainian-publishers-fight-on.html

How Your Favorite Show on Streaming Can Help Explain Data Durability and Availability

Need to understand the difference between data durability and data availability? Your favorite binge-watch can help illuminate the distinctions.
https://redis.com/blog/data-durability-vs-availability/

Dazzle camouflage was designed to complicate an enemy's ability to target a ship in the water rather than attempting to blend a vessel into its surroundings. Using curved, diagonal, and parallel lines, the dazzle technique made it harder for German U-boats to estimate distance, speed, and direction for Allied vessels. https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/07/dazzle-camouflage-the-art-of-war.html

Brooklyn Bar Menu Generator (2015)

Yeah, like you can resist this.
https://www.brooklynbarmenus.com/

A documentary crew discovered the wreckage while searching for World War II aircraft. https://www.engadget.com/nasa-challenger-explosion-wreckage-discovery-201048870.html

The Oxford Word of the Year 2022 is goblin mode, "a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations." https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2022/

Last Witness to President Abraham Lincoln Assassination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPoymt3Jx4

"Gleb and Svetlana Zilberstein’s mission? To extract genetic material from the letters written by Vlad Dracula – the historical inspiration for Stoker’s vampiric count – left there by his sweat, fingerprints and saliva." https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/11/dracula-vlad-the-impaler-letter-protein-clues

NASA is working on a robotic arm to withstand temperatures of minus-280 degrees. https://gizmodo.com/nasa-robotic-arm-coldarm-artemis-1849858315

If you received a Christmas card in the late 19th century, there’s a good chance you’d find yourself looking at an image of a dead bird. https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/creepy-victorian-christmas-cards-history

I have never had an opportunity to write a headline like this.
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/11000-year-old-carving-of-man-holding-his-penis-is-oldest-known-depiction-of-a-narrative-scene-turkey-1234649681/

Contributors to skimap.org have posted 16,000+ maps of ski trails across the world. https://skimap.org

It's a day late but Happy "Washington Crossing the Delaware Day" to all who celebrated.

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Two C64s Plus a Pile of Floppy Disks Equals One Accordion

"As for what would go between the ends, accordion bellows are a set of semi-rigid sheets, typically rectangular with an opening in the middle. The sheets are attached to each other alternating between the inner and outer edges. Another flash of insight: The bellows could be made from a stack of 5.25-inch floppy disks."
https://spectrum.ieee.org/two-commodore-64s-one-accordion

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