What I saw on the web on 2022.5.30

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1. I find myself lost (not for the first time...) in a dictionary of Victorian slang.
   by Dr Bob Nicholson
   https://twitter.com/DigiVictorian/status/809414325605728256/photo/1
   i also sometimes have the morbs
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2. Abolish the monarchy!
   by Charlie Stross
   http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2022/05/abolish-the-monarchy.html
   but perhaps after Brenda's done?
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3. D65536
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2626/
   must resist urge to talk about isohedra...
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4. Raga Durga - An Oriental Pentatonic
   by S Balachander
   https://www.chandraveena.com/blog/r26-durga/
   a pleasant raga, and a nice introduction to his instrument, the Chandraveena
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5. WORLD OF ARDACRAFT - SELECTED PATCH NOTES AND VERSION HISTORY
   by Tanadrin
   https://tanadrin.tumblr.com/post/685517059209216000/patch-11-realms-of-beleriand-were-currently
   all of this is far too plausible
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6. If you're still masking, you're not alone!
   by Jennifer Sandlin
   https://boingboing.net/2022/05/30/if-youre-still-masking-youre-not-alone%ef%bf%bc.html
   it's one thing for people to act as if the pandemic is over. it's a different thing for the pandemic to be over. if it isn't over, perhaps it would be prudent to act as if it isn't over?
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