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1. French post office rolls out croissant-scented stamp

   ~food

   • baking

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   14 votes

2. Cory Doctorow: Tech-like apps can obfuscate what’s really going on, sloshing a coat of complexity over a business that allows its owners to claim that they’re not breaking the law

   ~tech Article 1840 words

   36 votes

3. Comment on Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home in ~travel

   asteroid (OP)

   3 days, 12 hours ago

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   I posted this less because I think the suggestions are brilliant (they are fine) than because it seems like a good starting point for a discussion on the items you always bring -- or never do.

   I posted this less because I think the suggestions are brilliant (they are fine) than because it seems like a good starting point for a discussion on the items you always bring -- or never do.

   22 votes

4. Travel essentials: eight items to pack for your next trip – and what to leave at home

   ~travel Article 1155 words

   30 votes

5. NFS at 40 – Remembering the Sun Microsystems Network File System

   ~comp Article 212 words

   14 votes

6. Lighthouse of Alexandria rises again: giant blocks resurface after 2,000 years

   ~humanities.history Article 505 words,  published Jul 1 2025

   24 votes

7. Elon Musk plans to take on Wikipedia with 'Grokipedia'

   ~tech

   • internet

   Article 674 words

   39 votes

8. ZR1, GTD, and America’s new Nürburgring war: Ford and Chevy set near-identical lap times with very different cars; we drove both

   ~transport Article 2078 words

   11 votes

9. Comment on New Jersey theme park puts animatronic dinosaurs on Facebook Marketplace as it shuts down in ~tech

   asteroid (OP)

   September 28

   Link

   Just imagine the conversations you'll have with the HOA committee.

   Just imagine the conversations you'll have with the HOA committee.

   8 votes

10. Berkeley engineers develop customizable, 3D-printed robot for tech newbies

    ~tech Article 1052 words

    12 votes

11. New Jersey theme park puts animatronic dinosaurs on Facebook Marketplace as it shuts down

    ~tech

    • social media
    • facebook

    Article 502 words

    21 votes

12. Somerville has a new cat mayor: Meet Minerva

    ~life.pets Article 282 words,  published Sep 16 2025

    15 votes

13. David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane artwork could fetch record sum at auction

    ~arts Article

    5 votes

14. Increasing trust in automated driving

    ~transport Article 1013 words

    6 votes

15. Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?

    ~transport Link

    35 votes

16. Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads

    ~tech Article 546 words

    73 votes

17. Photos taken inside musical instruments

    ~arts

    • photography

    Link

    34 votes

18. The 2025 prediction map for when fall foliage will reach different areas of the US

    ~enviro Link

    21 votes

19. Was this English queen a 'predatory' collector of beautiful things?

    ~humanities.history Article 2106 words,  published May 24 2025

    10 votes

20. Comment on “First of its kind” AI settlement: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion in ~books

    asteroid

    September 8

    Link Parent

    I have no idea!

    I have no idea!