Wed. 03/10 - A Year of the Pandemic WITHOUT the Internet

Reflections from a man who quit using the internet right before the pandemic started. A meteorite older than Earth was discovered in the Sahara Desert. And playable music videos? How film and music are pulling more and more from gaming both in terms of tech and mentality.
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He Quit the Internet 2 Months Before the Pandemic (NY Times)

Scientists Discover Chunk of Protoplanet Older Than Earth In Sahara Desert (Vice) 

This Is a Piece of a Lost Protoplanet, And It's Officially Older Than Earth (Science Alert)

A music video you can play: Indie rock inside the Unity engine (Ars Technica)
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