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To whom it may concern, we now have a (mostly) profanity-free mirror site. • By Alan Bellows • 02 January 2023

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Pennsylvania boy, nine, becomes one of the youngest ever high school graduates • (see also)
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 The Secret to Making Concrete That Lasts 1,000 Years
wired.com
 Finland’s Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in France
krebsonsecurity.com
 We May Have Had an Interstellar Visitor for Eons and Scientists Are Stumped
vice.com
 Neanderthals May Have Used Animal Skulls as Decor
discovermagazine.com
 Farewell radiators? Testing out electric infrared wallpaper
bbc.com
 ‘We killed three Russians’: the secretive Ukrainian special forces taking the fight across the border
theguardian.com
 Astronomers are Working on a 3D map of Cosmic Dawn
universetoday.com
 The Long Life of the Nacirema
daily.jstor.org
 The Twisted Tale of the Real Mickey Mouse • (see also)
messynessychic.com
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