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Day: May 11, 2020

Defenders of the Gold Bikini 3: In Which Leia Swoons and Dies Leia Organa

Defenders of the Gold Bikini 3: In Which Leia Swoons and Dies

Kristin Devine May 11, 2020
Women who grew up idolizing Leia in Star Wars wanted something MORE than just Leia swooning and...
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Contact Tracing: What If People Don’t Own Smart Phones?

gabriel conroy May 11, 2020
The "mandatory app" approach to contact tracing relies on most (almost all) people having that technolog
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Taking The Joy Out Of An Insurance Policy

Clare Briggs May 11, 2020
Harrumph.
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Iran Test Fires New Missle, Hits Own Ship Iran

Iran Test Fires New Missle, Hits Own Ship

Andrew Donaldson May 11, 2020
Aside from the loss of life, it is yet another incident of the Iranian military's scary streak...
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