The storage shelves of my fantasy steampunk CGI starship will need props with appropriate vintage logos. #blender3d

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Mask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says global study

Globally, Covid cases exceeded 250 million this month. The virus is still infecting 50 million people worldwide every 90 days due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, with thousands dying each day. Now a systematic review and meta analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions has found for the first time that mask wearing, social distancing and handwashing…

Yesterday it was 298 so this is actually a good number.

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I'm in the timeline where the Borg are everywhere and Riker doesn't want to go back.

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The battle against airborne COVID has shifted. Why your mask is the last layer of defence

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After some long-delayed recabling, these are the bits I culled from my work setup.

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Axios journalism style delivers traditional news content in scannable format

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Snape and Ginny at the Hogwarts Club event.

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Loki’s Loop Escape Room

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Lies about history in Texas can be traced to the Lone Star State’s own Big Lie: The Alamo

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Happy St. Crispin’s Day

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