@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow opposition to data centers, over concerns like power demands, pollution, and water needs, has become a voting issue for many people in the 2026 US midterms (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/g-s1-117729/data-center-disputes-local-midterms
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@heiseonline@social.heise.deFramework Laptop 13 Pro verlängert Akkulaufzeit erheblich
Neue Prozessoren, besseres Display, gefrästes Gehäuse. Der Framework Laptop 13 Pro macht vieles besser. Alte Notebooks sind aufrüstbar.
https://www.
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialMy most recent post reveals what a clueless privileged man I am...
#blogpost
@aral@mastodon.ar.al🥳 New Kitten¹ release!
Implemented workaround:
There is a bug in the CommonMark spec that results in preformatted code with empty lines nested in an HTML node not rendering correctly.²
In Kitten, this previously threw an error (see #294³ and also #318⁴).
Kitten now works around the issue in its own parser.
Full change log:
@catsalad@infosec.exchangeThirsty, but don't want to roll over? No problem!
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialRoku and NBCU sign an agreement to make Peacock's ad-free Premium Plus tier available on Roku Premium Subscriptions (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/04/peacocks-premium-roku-subscriptions-streaming-deal-1236865457/
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.orgIt is amazing how often I have to relearn that the best treatment* for stress, overwork and burnout is going for a paddle in my kayak down at the beach.
It's probably the only thing that can keep me going sometimes. The wonderful sunset this evening helps too.
Love #AmagerStrandpark #LivableCities.
*Treatment, probably not cure.
@migueldeicaza@mastodon.socialThis is one of my best purchases of all time:
www.smart-biology.com
I never quite grasped how different chemistry and biology lessons connect with each other when I was a teen. And this connected them all.
@servelan@newsie.socialLarge mammal declines reshape nutrient flows in African savannas—with consequences for tadpoles
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-large-mammal-declines-reshape-nutrient.html
@marcel@waldvogel.familyDie Internetsperre in Iran ist in der achten Woche und damit unangefochtene Rekordhalterin unter den Vollblockaden. Leider.
Doch: Wie sperrt man das Internet? Welche Möglichkeiten für #Internetsperren gibt es? Geht das auch selektiver als im Iran? Was wird in Iran, Russland und China eigentlich eingesetzt?
Und: Wäre sowas auch in Europa möglich?
@…
@qbi@freie-re.deStudent aus Indien nutzt KI, um Emily Hart zu erschaffen. Bei "Instagram" postete der Account wohlwollende Sprüche zu #MAGA und halbnackten Content. Die Followerzahlen gingen durch die Decke und der Student verdiente sich ein wenig Geld nebenbei.
Sein Kommentar:
“The MAGA crowd is made up of dumb people—like, super dumb people. And they fall for it,” Sam said.
@tarah@infosec.exchangeNo, you did not send a numeric code to my email to help me sign in "for my security." You did it because you couldn't be arsed to implement proper app-based authentication.
Control of any email address collapses down to a single factor for authentication. Do better.
#TuesdayCyberGrouse
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioHuh, so the billionaire CEO of one of the richest and most powerful companies in the world has to kiss Trump’s ass because he’s just so vulnerable?
I don’t know, Tim, if Minneapolis can stand up to him, why can’t you?
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social#MapleLeafs
Outside my bedroom window.
It’s been an extremely dry winter, only a few inches of snow since the beginning of Fall. Lawns are mostly brown except where some watering has been done, but grasses are hardy and can withstand the dryness better than trees, especially nonnative varieties that are all over the place. I haven’t paid attention to when leaves have appeared in previo…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWill Dispute Led ICE To Put 85-Year-Old Widow In Immigration Detention (Stuart Anderson/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2026/04/21/will-dispute-led-ice-to-put-85-year-old-widow-in-immigration-detention/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p82#a260421p82
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineForschende der #UniversitätOldenburg haben ein neues Modell entwickelt, um Turbulenzen über der Rotorfläche großer #Windkraftanlagen präziser zu erfassen.
Entscheidend ist der sogenannte
@gratianriter@bildung.socialRE: #Generalstreik.
(Ich sammle ab sofort Gründe für einen Generalstreik. 21.04.2026)…
@frankel@mastodon.top#Kotlin protip: indexed access operator overloading with multiple indices
https://jdriven.com/blog/2026/02/Kotlin-protip-indexed-access-operator-overloading…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Scotland in bloom: wildflowers turn the Outer Hebrides into a Technicolor dream"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Environment
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.socialIn the run-up to Commencement on May 18, YDS is sharing profiles of some of our graduating students. We continue today with Joan Lavaki '26 M.Div.! https://divinity.yale.edu/news/2026-04-14-meet-these-grads-2026
@macandi@social.heise.de
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.social
@markhburton@mstdn.social“The impunity Israel enjoyed in Gaza as it committed water war crimes is again on full display,”
How Israel is destroying Lebanon’s water infrastructure | Israel attacks Lebanon News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/4/
@stefanlaser@social.tchncs.deRE: https://assemblag.es/@rustlab/116448055411753879
We will party-discuss our book, an intervention into how academia operates (and extracts). This is open access via transcript:
@funkvolk@mastodon.socialManche interessiert nur, was die zu sagen haben, die was zu sagen haben.
Dabei ist oft viel spannender, was die zu sagen haben, die nichts zu sagen haben.
@CerstinMahlow@mastodon.acm.orgStatusupgrade: weisses Kieser-Trainingsblatt 💪
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgit’s iced latte weather again
it always takes me a few goes to get the hang of the moka pot again after the winter
it is a tricky beast
i have a very large bialetti which makes enough for multiple iced lattes; it works best over a very low heat so the water is just barely simmering enough to keep the flow going
my usual mistake is to give it a little too much heat, which gets steam into the pipes, so it coughs and splutters and the flow of coffee fails
@der_raddler@dresden.networkNoch ist #Zastrow sprachlos, aber er wird schon die starke Preissteigerung der Konzession für die #Hauptstraße als Kampagne gegen sich umdeuten.
@UP8@mastodon.social🚬 What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment
#environment
@maxheadroom@hub.uckermark.socialIm Mai wird es eine spannende Veranstaltung zum Thema "Biosphärenreservate" in der Dorfkirche Gollin geben: https://termine.uckermark.social/events/9b21eca2-94f3-45e3-9037-57c44dded510
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itH H forgot the most important point to managing stress, "Try guillotining the Epstein class."
@Kingu@sakurajima.moe @heiseonline@social.heise.deBYD auf „Schwarzer Liste“: Brasiliens oberster Arbeitsinspektor entlassen
Der chinesische Autobauer BYD landet auf einer „Liste der Sklavenarbeit“ und erwirkt die Streichung. Ein hoher Beamter verliert daraufhin seinen Job.
…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: SpaceX isn't acquiring Cursor immediately because the deal could delay its IPO; Cursor is no longer proceeding with its reported $2B funding round (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/spacex-…
@aral@mastodon.ar.alRE: https://social.bau-ha.us/@CCC/116441403061632306
How about fuck no?
Dear @…, I’m happy to pay fo…
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialMy web site (blog) has been around since 1997, and every now and then some company gets in touch and wants to have me add a link to their site or whatever and I always offer this:
Send me your product (to keep) and I will review it and write at least one blog post about it, with links to your site. There's a good chance I will write multiple blog posts about it, and each will link to your site.
1/2
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialCreator talent agency Fixated buys creator media company Studio71, which also has a podcast network, from ProSieben; together, the two represent 1K creators (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/studio71-acquired-fixated-d…
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioAs @… said: What’s the point of having fuck-you money if you never say “fuck you?”
https://www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/how-tim-cook-sold-out-steve-jobs/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDaniel Bice, veteran Wisconsin political reporter and columnist, dies at 62 (Ashley Luthern/Journal Sentinel)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/obituaries/2026/04/21/daniel-bice-veteran-wisconsin-political-reporter-columnist-dies-at-62/89713703007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p89#a260421p89
@servelan@newsie.social‘Slap In the Face’: MAGA Folks Are Burning Through Small Fortune to Get Near Trump — and a Leaked Email Blew the Whole Secretive Operation Wide Open
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/04/21/maga-folks-are-burning-through-small-fortune-to-get-near-trump-and-a-leaked-email-blew-the-whole-secretive-operation-wide-open/
@marcel@waldvogel.familyRE: https://infosec.exchange/@flyingpenguin/116399482954754093
«There were 50 crash categories pre-discovered by Claude Opus 4.6. Mythos did not find these bugs. Ok, now it’s getting even more awkward. Not Firefox. Not found by Mythos. The bugs were…
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.socialThis is how you get a Jin-Roh. DO YOU WANT A JIN-ROH?!
@qbi@freie-re.de»Ausharren in der Todeszone«
Der Artikel in der FAZ beschreibt sehr eindrücklich, die Lage in der #Ukraine. Drohnen überwachen dort alles. Sobald sich jemand bewegt, ist das das Todesurteil. Ablösungen von Leuten dauern Wochen bis Monate. Die Bergung von Verletzten ebenso lange.
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialIranian trolling of Trump is next level, their information warfare is well organised.
Not verified or checked, but this video was told to be from the Iranian consulate in India.
https://bsky.app/profile/shipwreck75.bsky.social/post/3mk3eisbevs2w
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.socialWoohoo! I got all the #quartile words today. I always play 1st thing every morning with my first coffee. I almost always get all the five 8-point words within about 15 minutes. Sometimes I gotta go back to it later in the day but I’ve got a 573 day streak of getting all 5. I try to get within 2-5 of them before giving up. Today I got all but 1 word within 10 minutes! Went back later & saw the …
@gratianriter@bildung.socialRE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116438220178800219
Was ein Teil des Problems darstellt, weswegen der Nutzen von "agentic AI" in der Schule mindestens kritisch zu sehen ist. Die Affordanz der Modelle ist die Bevormundung.
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineDer Forscher Robert Pietzcker sieht die #EU auf Kurs zur #Klimaneutralität bis 2050.
Voraussetzung sei ein deutlicher Ausbau von #Windenergie und
@Kingu@sakurajima.moeMomo will be a ska girl soon!
@aral@mastodon.ar.alRE: https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/116441039115714408
The Israeli army is the “most degenerate on earth”.
– UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
@Techmeme@techhub.socialOpenAI announces workspace agents in ChatGPT, letting teams create Codex-powered shared agents for complex tasks, and says they are "an evolution of GPTs" (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/introducing-workspace-agents-in-chatgpt/
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioI just can’t agree with this. I mean…yes, I feel for the guy. I’ve never been in his position. I don’t know what kind of pressure he was under.
What I •do• know is that if you publicly, eagerly capitulate to fascists, whatever reasons you might have for that, you accept the consequences of that choice. Collaborators who capitulated out of self-preservation instead of belief are still collaborators.
https://mastodon.social/@Sgns/116441133941793969
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialMS NOW appoints Shawna Thomas, former executive producer of CBS Mornings, as political director to lead coverage of 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential race (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/shawna-thomas-ms-now-cbs-mornings-1236727…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWhite House pushes imminent easing of controls on marijuana (Dan Diamond/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/22/trump-marijuana-rescheduling/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p91#a260422p91
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialIt's funny when I post a link to my site and then I "masdot" myself.
@servelan@newsie.socialDemocratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid ethics investigation
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/21/800024695/congress/democratic-rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-amid-ethics-investigation/
@aral@mastodon.ar.alDear reply-and-block hasbara bot at @coffeebits@101010.pl (please feel free to report and block),
Zionism is not a race.
Zionism isn’t even a religion.
Zionism is a settler colonialist, genocidal ideology.
Not all Jews are Zionists and not all Zionists are Jews.
And it’s not libel if it’s true.
#israel
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialRE: https://mastodon.nl/@ibestuur/116447595272404334
Echt een heel naar verhaal dit en slecht voor de reputatie van de Rechtspraak.
@heiseonline@social.heise.de @Techmeme@techhub.socialBitGo raises $212.8M in its US IPO at $18 per share, above the marketed range of $15 to $17 per share, giving it a market value of about $2.1B (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/bitgo-is-said-to-price-us…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comNavy Moves to Arm US Warships With Lockheed's Patriot Missiles (Jen Judson/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/navy-moves-to-arm-us-warships-with-lockheed-s-patriot-missiles
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p86#a260421p86
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialIt's funny how a dialog pops up to confirm I want to paste some text but I can also permanently delete something with no confirmation.
@servelan@newsie.socialSome Unknown Group Is Reportedly Using Claude Mythos Without Permission
https://gizmodo.com/some-unknown-group-is-reportedly-using-claude-mythos-without-permission-2000749327
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNigeria's broadcast regulator threatens sanctions for radio and TV presenters who intimidate guests, or air personal opinions or divisive political content (Isaac Anyaogu/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-tel
@memeorandum@universeodon.comJohn Roberts embodies MAGA cowardice (Amanda Marcotte/Salon)
https://www.salon.com/2026/04/22/john-roberts-embodies-maga-cowardice/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p84#a260422p84
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI've seen plenty of "Internal Server Errors" but what would an External Server Error look like?
@servelan@newsie.socialDHS making smart glasses to spy on migrants and protesters: report - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-2676789723/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe nonprofit Consumer Federation of America sues Meta, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram (Maddy Varner/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-sued-over-scam-ads-on-facebook-and-instagram/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThere's Another Reason Gen Z Can't Find Work (Jessica Grose/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/opinion/gen-z-job-ladder.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p78#a260422p78
@servelan@newsie.social"Virginia voters approve Democrats' redistricting plan, giving the party a midterm election boost" - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=155579
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialOpenAI enables cost-per-click ads inside ChatGPT, setting bids at between $3 and $5 per click, in addition to CPMs (Digiday)
https://digiday.com/marketing/openai-turns-on-cost-per-click-ads-inside-chatgpt/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIran War Live Updates: Vance's Trip to Peace Talks on Hold (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/world/iran-us-war-trump-news
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p80#a260421p80
@servelan@newsie.socialSouthern Poverty Law Center indicted on charges that it fraudulently paid informants in extremist groups
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/southern-poverty-law-center-says-targeted-trump-administration-rcna341237
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialYouTube makes its deepfake detection tool available to anyone at high risk of having their likeness abused, expanding it from public officials and politicians (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comBrendan Carr floats TV ratings for transgender content (John Hendel/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/brendan-carr-tv-gender-identity-fcc-00887017
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p100#a260422p100
@memeorandum@universeodon.comVance's Pakistan trip on hold as Iran refuses to commit to peace talks (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/iran-us-war-peace-talks-vance-pakistan
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p79#a260421p79
@servelan@newsie.socialIran Tankers Go Dark to Sail Past US Blockade Laden With Oil | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/iran-tankers-go-dark-to-sail-past-us-blockade-laden-with-oil
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump administration in advanced talks for Spirit Airlines rescue package, sources say (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/spirit-airlines-rescue-trump-administration.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p96#a260422p96
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump's Fed Pick Faces Tough Task Shedding 'Sock Puppet' Label (Colby Smith/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/business/trumps-warsh-fed-sock-puppet.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p76#a260422p76
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump advisers privately strategize around a new midterm push: Democrats would be worse (Adam Cancryn/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/midterm-strategy-trump-democrats
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p95#a260422p95
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump threatens more US strikes in Iran as ceasefire deadline looms (Gregory Svirnovskiy/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/trump-iran-ceasefire-strikes-00883121
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p77#a260421p77
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSenate Democrats to hammer affordability concerns in budget fight (Jordain Carney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/22/congress/senate-democrats-votearama-00886847
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p79#a260422p79
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHouse Democrat pushes DOJ on possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell (Hailey Fuchs/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/22/congress/dem-pushes-doj-on-possible-pardon-00886842
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p86#a260422p86
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWho's next? -- With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2026/04/21/whos-next-00882578
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p81#a260421p81
@memeorandum@universeodon.comAnnual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/21/military-flu-vaccine-hegseth/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p76#a260421p76
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIran reports seizing 2 ships in Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump's ceasefire extension (Gregory Svirnovskiy/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/iran-war-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz-00886525
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p75#a260422p75
@memeorandum@universeodon.comClearing Strait of Hormuz of mines could take 6 months, Pentagon tells Congress (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p87#a260422p87
@memeorandum@universeodon.comNever Forgotten: Department of War Honors the American Heroes Who Sacrificed Their Lives at Abbey Gate (Bob Hoge/RedState)
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/22/never-forgotten-department-of-war-honors-the-american-heroes-who-sacrificed-their-lives-at-abbey-gate-n2201564
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p80#a260422p80
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIlhan Omar explodes at reporter for asking about multimillion-dollar disclosure discrepancy: 'You're stupid for asking me anything' (Ryan King/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/us-news/ilhan-omar-explodes-at-reporter-for-asking-about-multimillion-dollar-disclosure-discrepancy-youre-stupid-for-asking-me-anything/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p77#a260422p77
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump To Iran: Get Your S*** Together - Or Else (Ed Morrissey/HotAir)
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/04/22/axios-trump-warns-ceasefire-extension-wont-last-much-longer-n3814177
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p98#a260422p98
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDemocratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid Ethics probe (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-ethics-probe-rcna341199
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p90#a260421p90
@memeorandum@universeodon.comA dozen red states want to help defend Trump's anti-mail voting executive order (Jim Saksa/Democracy Docket)
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/a-dozen-red-states-want-to-help-defend-trumps-anti-mail-voting-executive-order/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p91#a260421p91
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWarsh declines to say whether Biden won 2020 election (Max Rego/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5841123-kevin-warsh-donald-trump-2020-election-claims-biden/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p88#a260421p88
@memeorandum@universeodon.comJohn Roberts Is Always a Republican First (Jay Willis/Balls and Strikes)
https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/john-roberts-is-always-a-republican-first/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p87#a260421p87
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns (NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/congress/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p85#a260421p85
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump allies build record $350mn war chest ahead of midterm elections (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/01e3925e-bca7-4595-9788-ee64f4e94f5f
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p84#a260421p84
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWhat Trump's Iran Humiliation Can Teach Democrats About Fighting (Brian Beutler/Off Message)
https://www.offmessage.net/p/trump-iran-humiliation-lessons-democrats
http://www.memeorandum.com/260421/p83#a260421p83
@memeorandum@universeodon.comState of the Air -- For 27 years, the American Lung Association has analyzed data ... (lung.org)
https://www.lung.org/research/sota
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p94#a260422p94
@memeorandum@universeodon.comJudge tosses Kash Patel's defamation suit against former MSNBC contributor (Tom Winter/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-tosses-kash-patels-defamation-suit-former-msnbc-contributor-rcna341458
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p93#a260422p93
@memeorandum@universeodon.comMan who swiped Noem's purse in a DC restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prison (Michael Kunzelman/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/noem-stolen-purse-restaurant-homeland-security-7b933561b218eb839546f5167bd23669
http://www.memeorandum.com/260422/p92#a260422p92
