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What Do U.S. Elections Look Like Abroad? | NYT Opinion

urnout this election is projected to be the highest in a century, and voters are doing everything they can to make their voices count. Waiting in line for hours (even if you’re the mayor). Voting in person despite the pandemic … Continue reading

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Privacy is power: Why and how to take back control of your data

You are being spied on – by both countries and companies. When you drive your car, do your shopping or use your computer, you are being tracked and information on you is stored and then used to influence you and … Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s Society – Dementia is Killing Me – DC

We’re incredibly proud of this work. Learning about Dementia, and seeing the devastating effect it has on nearly a million families living with it in the UK has been incredibly humbling and heartbreaking. Search #curethecaresystem to sign the petition urging … Continue reading

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The Woman Who Recorded Everything | Answers With Joe

[…]Marion Stokes was an eccentric Philadelphia native who obsessively recorded multiple TV channels on VHS tapes for 35 years. Her archive of over 40,000 tapes have become a priceless document of a pivotal period of American history – and may … Continue reading

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Cat Walk – Street Art by Seth in Shanghai, China.

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Would Your Dare Swim Across this Sky Pool? | Moss and Fog

Not for the faint of heart, this new Sky Pool at London’s Embassy Gardens is 82-foot-long, 10-foot deep, and suspended 110 feet off the ground joining the tenth floor buildings together.  Like swimming in the sky? Or risking life and … Continue reading

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One Man Single-Handedly Added Zimbabwe to Google Maps Street View

“I found it quite jarring that a lot of the countries in the region were not on the map…We should do more to make sure that those communities are represented.” Have you checked out your childhood home on Google Maps … Continue reading

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The robot-proof job men aren’t taking

It’s easy to imagine that the jobs of the future, if they even exist, will all revolve around technology. But it turns out, the jobs that are least likely to succumb to automation are those that involve building human relationships. … Continue reading

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“Our Power is our Pain”

Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Robi Damelin are unlikely allies. But they share a powerful bond – the loss of a child to the ongoing conflict. Today the joint spokespeople for the Parents Circle Family Forum travel the world sharing … Continue reading

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A Map of the Internet 2021 | Kottke

Translating sites, search engines, social networks, browsers, ISPs, and other internet entities into geographic features, Martin Vargic has created a map of the internet circa 2021. It includes several thousand of some of the most popular websites, represented as distinct … Continue reading

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