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1990s web experience

- Open site in browser
- Watch framework of site gradually appear
- Start reading site text
- View images once they load
- Click a hyperlink to more information on the thing you're looking for

2020s web experience

- Open site in browser
- Wait for Cloudflare to verify you aren't a bot
- Wait for background movie to load
- Dismiss cookie popup
- Decline to subscribe to their mailing list
- Decline to speak to a chatbot that promises it's a human
- Scroll infinitely looking for the information you want that's probably not there since it's all generated text intended for other robots to read anyway

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It's #AutismAcceptanceWeek. We don't *have* #autism; we *are* autistic. If you're not autistic, you're allistic. The reason you might not be aware you're allistic is because the world is already set up to accommodate you.
The world can only benefit from autism acceptance. We're more likely to be: Creative, methodical, accurate, resilient, honest, committed, detail-focused, analytical. We also have superior recall/memory, in-depth knowledge & are less prone to propaganda/BS.
@actuallyautistic

William Signius Knudsen (March 25, 1879 – April 27, 1948) was a leading automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II. His experience and success as a key senior manager in the operations sides of Ford Motor Company and later General Motors led the Franklin Roosevelt Administration to directly commission him as a lieutenant general in the United States Army to help lead the United States' war materiel production efforts for World War II.

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My brother-in-law had a stint in a psych ward a little over a year ago, and on a particularly manic day they were in the middle of the community room and started singing “I have a structured settlement and I need cash."

In the hospital recovering from pituitary surgery. There are some issues. Keep in touch.

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Not all who wander are lost, but I am.

Seriously, where the fu*k am I?

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Rocking you like a hurricane sounds like a lot of work; I’d be happy swaying you like a tropical storm.

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Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for the sixth consecutive year.

Also, here is a photo of the five leaders of Finland's largest political parties.

#SomeGoodNews

Due to a medical issue I have spent several days in a hospital watching television. I'm horrified by the marketing aimed at unemployed or low-employed people.
"If your credit score is low you can get an unsecured loan for $10,000 to finance that vacation you NEED."

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I will add that in order to qualify for a free lunch in NJ (one of the most expensive states to reside) a family of 4 must make less than $36,000.

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Shamrocks for my real friends, real rocks for my sham friends.

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This happened 4 months ago. They waited 4 months to make it public.

"The agency also reiterates that the leak poses no health risk at this time, but added that the “main potential health risk from this event is the possibility of radiation exposure to the public.”

I guess they say everything is ok so it's ok.

globalnews.ca/news/9559326/nuc

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I just ate a lot of food and asked myself “why did I eat so much?”. Huh, like she’d tell me.

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Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information. It is a creative human activity, its geniuses acting more as artists than as information processors. -Stephen Jay Gould

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It has been only a day since I discovered jira from the command line, but my god it has probably already doubled my productivity.

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I swore not to do it, so of course I will be doing it.

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