What I saw on the web on 2026.2.15

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1. Governments can be useful to the governed only so long as
   by Calvin & Muad'Dib
   https://calvinanddune.tumblr.com/post/808620328362360832/governments-can-be-useful-to-the-governed-only-so
   excellent point
   via rss
   
   
2. If you somehow still considered uploading your face/ID to Discord,
   by Nina Kalinina
   https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/116068533168700634
   curiously enough, still not planning to
   via discord, of course
   
   
3. Garrett Epp, guide
   by Garrett Epp
   https://gepp-guide.com/
   in case you need a guide in Lille, France
   via wondering about visiting Lille, France, sometime
   
   
4. In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator
   by Jowi Morales
   https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/in-a-blind-test-audiophiles-couldnt-tell-the-difference-between-audio-signals-sent-through-copper-wire-a-banana-or-wet-mud-the-mud-should-sound-perfectly-awful-but-it-doesnt-notes-the-experiment-creator
   this is no surprise
   via a comment by "Uncle Stinky" on Charlie Stross's blog