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music Guitarist performs whimsical counterpoint to dryer's cycle completion tune Rob Beschizza

privacy The top FBI lawyer who tried to force Apple to backdoor its crypto now says working crypto is essential to public safety and national security Cory Doctorow

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music Listen to this compelling mash-up of 50 songs from 1979 David Pescovitz

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asmr Enjoy Apple's ASMR videos Mark Frauenfelder

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