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Ssssh! Don’t say the ‘s’ word or we won’t see it for another 40 days.
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Ssssh! Don’t say the ‘s’ word or we won’t see it for another 40 days.
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The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
A for-profit prison system. The incentives are to lock more and more people up with less and less accountability, as long as you can fool the general population into allowing their taxes to make a few people very rich.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
A for-profit prison system. The incentives are to lock more and more people up with less and less accountability, as long as you can fool the general population into allowing their taxes to make a few people very rich.