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Of all the awful, idiotic, dangerous and/or cruel ideas that have come down through the right wing noise machine, competition is high for the most damaging. But it seems we may have a winner: Brexit. As The Guardian reports:
While negotiating [the UK] exit from the EU, the government repeatedly promised that environmental protections would not be eroded.
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How old is claymation? A lot older than you think! Walter R. Booth and F. Percy Smith produced Animated Putty in 1911! It is believed to be Britain's oldest claymation film. (via Nag on the Lake) https://nagonthelake.blogspot.com/
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Under the heading "the more things change, the more they stay the same," it can be useful to check in with the great minds of yesteryear for some guidance. It's also a reminder that the threat of Trump is not new and is, in fact, timeless. — Read the rest
The post Bertrand Russell knew all about the MAGA threat in 1959 appeared first on Boing Boing.
HP spits out bad news about itself faster than you might print it—DRM ink more expensive than champagne, scanners that run out of ink, the CEO's contemptuous remarks about customers—but its razors-and-blades business model reaches its bottom with printers it rents to you that monitor your actions. — Read the rest
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