Five Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish

10:53

Nebraska state senator Machaela Cavanaugh is 3 weeks into filibustering an anti-trans bill. "If this Legislature collectively decides that legislating hate against children is our priority, then I am going to make it...painful for everyone." [apnews.com]

Cony Hawk, Pro Skater. This traffic cone is a way better skater than I'll ever be and I'm not even mad about it. [tiktok.com]

50 Years Later, We're Still Living in the Xerox Alto's World. "Using it feels so familiar and natural that it’s sometimes difficult to appreciate just how extraordinary, how different it was when it first appeared." [spectrum.ieee.org]

Almost every letter in English speech can be silent, except for possibly V. "The letter E quietly resides in the middle of the word vegetable." [dictionary.com]

It Took Me Nearly 40 Years To Stop Resenting Ke Huy Quan. "I blamed Quan, Gedde Watanabe, Pat Morita, and any number of other Asian-American actors for perpetuating these constructed stereotypes." [decider.com]

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