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“Little Billy Ignore Instructions” by Philippe Schrettenbrunner (LinkedIn) Remember Little Bobby Tables? I think he has a sibling. Just some iPad doodles. Stay safe, sanitize all inputs. (Original xkcd comic: Exploits of a Mom) [aka “Little Bobby Tables”] School: Hi, this is your son’s school. We’re having some computer trouble. Parent: Oh dear - did he break something? School: In a way…. Did you really name your son “William Ignore All Previous Instructions....

“xkcd: ISO 8601” by Randall Munroe (xkcd) Public service announcement: Our different ways of writing dates as numbers can lead to online confusion. that’s why in 1988 iso set a global standard numeric date format. This is the correct way to write numeric dates: 2013-02-27

somecallmekek: great sacrifices must be made

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Graphic violence in the media Does it glamorize violence? Sure. Does it desensitize us to violence? Of course. Does it help us tolerate violence? You bet. Does it stunt our empathy for our fellow beings? Heck yes. Does it cause violence?… Well, that’s hard to prove. The trick is to ask the right question!

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Mind-boggling XKCD April Fools comic : comics If you go visit xkcd it may appear to be just a normal, though perhaps surprisingly relevant comic. But in fact, there’s a massive set of comics that appears based on your location, browser, and other unknown variables.