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pretext··on SICP: JavaScript Edition available for pre-order
I think Racket Edition would be more faithful to original SICP spirit.
pretext··on A tour to my Zettelkasten note clusters
You could give a try to Foam [0].

[0] Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub. https://github.com/foambubble/foam

pretext··on My out-of-body experience in a sensory deprivation tank
Richard Feynman describes his own experience of sensory deprivation tank in "Altered States" chapter of his "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!" memoir.
pretext··on Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends
I wonder how to implement this with pi-hole.
pretext··on The Joy of Cryptography
Thank you! Looks like crypto version of Project Euler and Rosalind.
pretext··on Why Russians do not smile (2002)
> Cultures are hard and take a lot of mutual respect to work through.

It's always beneficial, not only when dealing with people of other cultures, to adhere Postel's law [0]: "Be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you accept".

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robustness_principle

pretext··on Google can ban your Android app if they think you’ve clicked on your own ads
I'd called it 'account sandboxing'.
pretext··on Ransomware gang threatens to expose police informants if ransom is not paid
It's not a ransomware gang but a blackmail one.
pretext··on DDT dump site off L.A. coast much bigger than scientists expected
Laws are like Cobwebs which may catch small Flies, but let Wasps and Hornets break through. © Jonathan Swift
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