July 17, 2024

🤪 Wacky Wednesday for 2024-07-17

Dive into the wacky world of shared links from online Slack communities in this week's edition.

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🤪 Wacky Wednesday for 2024-07-17

Explore the wild and wacky world of shared links from online Slack communities.

One unique thing about online Slack Communities is the use of #random channel. Sometimes you come across some real gems.

Each week I go through dozens of Slack communities and select the most interesting shared links found. This will be a safe for work list.

Join me in this collection of what is being shared that is wow, wild, wtf, and wacky each Wednesday.

Quanta Magazine

Number theorist Ken Ono is teaching Olympians to swim more efficiently.

xkcd: A Crossword Puzzle

Image tagged with strwrs – @systemic-dreams on Tumblr

Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified - The Verge

The new TUAW is ripping off its former writers.

German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement | Ars Technica

Four Brandenburg-class F123 warships employ floppies for data-acquisition systems.

Meet Cup Noodles' Latest Flavor: Campfire S'mores

Cup Noodles is at it again with its unconventional (and often polarizing) flavors. The global instant food giant just released its Campfire S'mores flavor, which is exclusively available at Walmart — and customers have been swift to react.

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