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• "Indeed, the question isn’t whether we’re going to have more fun doing something with friends rather…"
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  Indeed, the question isn’t whether we’re going to have more fun doing something with friends rather than not. It’s about those times when we don’t have someone to see a new movie with, or eat at a newly opened restaurant, and there’s discomfort about going by ourselves, even though we’d probably have a fine time.

  “The reality is that you’re foregoing a lot of fun,” said Ratner. “We all are.”

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  – Why you should do more things alone | Toronto Star

• "You can buy a plant vibrator for home use called an electric bee"
  “You can buy a plant vibrator for home use called an electric bee”

  – Bees Are Great at Pollinating Flowers—But So Are Vibrators | WIRED

• "Until very recently, if you got a roll of film printed in a photo lab, it was very, very likely that…"
  “Until very recently, if you got a roll of film printed in a photo lab, it was very, very likely that the shots were calibrated against a photo of a caucasian woman wearing black and white on a grey background. It didn’t matter what color your skin was or what color your subjects’ skin was, or what anybody was wearing. No matter what the model’s name was, technicians called the woman in the card “Shirley” after Shirley Page, the first woman to pose for one. Once she was on that card, she was “Shirley,” and her skin set the tone.”

  – How Photography Was Optimized for White Skin Color

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