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Thu. 08/27 - Why Pumpkin Spice Will Never Die


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The Scots Wikipedia site that turns out to have been mostly written by an American teenager who does not speak Scots. Some tips and insight on staying safe from COVID-19 when indoors. Breaking down the strange, undefeatable popularity of pumpkin spice. And an update from Elon Musk to be on the lookout for.

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Shock an aw: US teenager wrote huge slice of Scots Wikipedia (The Guardian)
  • I've discovered that almost every single article on the Scots version of Wikipedia is written by the same person - an American teenager who can't speak Scots (r/Scotland)
  • Most of Scottish Wikipedia Written By American in Mangled English (Vice)
  • Smoke on the Wind: the Aerosol Spread of Covid-19 (Kottke)
  • Covid-19: Five ways to avoid catching the virus indoors (BBC)
  • A flavorist explains how pumpkin spice took over the world (The Takeout)
  • Why Is The Pumpkin Spice Latte Still A Thing In 2020? (Refinery29)
  • Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott
  • The 1-833-GET-FALL Hotline (Starbucks, Twitter)
  • Elon Musk promises demo of a working Neuralink device on Friday (The Verge)
  • Neuralink Progress Update Announcement (Elon Musk, Twitter)
  • Neuralink (YouTube)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
  • See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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