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language The Yiddish roots of "glitch" David Pescovitz

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happy mutants "The Stab": a forgotten nearly-was Haunted Mansion changing portrait Cory Doctorow

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Science 'Ghost Apples' of ice form after freezing rain in Michigan [PHOTOS] Xeni Jardin

amateur ice capades Watch this guy's terrific attempt to not to fall as he slides all the way down his driveway Carla Sinclair

How to preserve a snowflake for decades Clive Thompson

avocados Grocer offers stoneless avocados to avoid 'avocado hand' Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Terrific longread on the origins of Wham-O Andrea James

security It's very hard to maintain an anonymous Twitter account that can withstand government-level attempts to de-anonymize it Cory Doctorow

makers Crazy "Slip N Slide"-esque contraption made from clothesline and electric motor David Pescovitz

accidents Comcast repairman doesn't give a damn that cars are sliding off the road to avoid his truck Mark Frauenfelder

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