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In 1945, six women pulled off a computing miracle. They programmed the world’s first computer—with no manuals, no training. Then, a SINGLE assumption erased them from tech history for decades. The story of how ONE photo nearly deleted computing’s female founders: 🧵

jkeesh's tweet image. In 1945, six women pulled off a computing miracle.

They programmed the world’s first computer—with no manuals, no training.

Then, a SINGLE assumption erased them from tech history for decades.

The story of how ONE photo nearly deleted computing’s female founders: 🧵

Way to be the problem you want to prevent in the world, Chevy. (I pulled over to click on this.)

cally's tweet image. Way to be the problem you want to prevent in the world, Chevy. (I pulled over to click on this.)

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Share a fact that you know is right, but feels so wrong I'll start...Sharks have been around longer than trees


By serendipity, I was just trying to decide whether to resubscribe outside my recently cut cable tv plan. Nope.

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So, I made tartines for lunch: toasted thin-sliced sourdough rye, sprinkle of red wine, sauteed shrooms, Swiss-cheese, broiled, nom. Andy said "triscuits!", because hey, cooked three times, setting me on a quest to discover why capital-T Triscuits are called that:

I was baffled. And I couldn't stand not knowing. So I did a little sleuthing online, and stumbled on some early Triscuit advertisements. Take a look at these bad boys:

sageboggs's tweet image. I was baffled. And I couldn't stand not knowing. So I did a little sleuthing online, and stumbled on some early Triscuit advertisements. Take a look at these bad boys:
sageboggs's tweet image. I was baffled. And I couldn't stand not knowing. So I did a little sleuthing online, and stumbled on some early Triscuit advertisements. Take a look at these bad boys:


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#OTD 1924: A duet between cellist Beatrice Harrison and a nightingale enchanted radio listeners. That nightingale is all over the place


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Would you like to run the Rivers of London/Unpulished Writers of Colour award? The job is being advertised here... cityread.london/opportunities/


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Once you acknowledge the plain fact that the U.S. has deliberately engineered -- and maintained for over a century -- an agricultural system dependent on migrant labor, you see that "the undocumented" aren't an illicit foreign presence, but a hyper-exploited domestic caste.

EricLevitz's tweet image. Once you acknowledge the plain fact that the U.S. has deliberately engineered -- and maintained for over a century -- an agricultural system dependent on migrant labor, you see that "the undocumented" aren't an illicit foreign presence, but a hyper-exploited domestic caste.

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A priest from Notre Dame Cathedral reports that all the art work and the holy relics contained in the cathedral has been saved.


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Favorite sign from the #FamiliesBelongTogether rally in Boston. @universalhub

saxikath's tweet image. Favorite sign from the #FamiliesBelongTogether rally in Boston. @universalhub

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#Safety alert for #drone pilots in #California, #Colorado and #NewMexico: #Wildfires and drones don’t mix. If you fly, #firefighters can’t. An unauthorized drone near a wildfire could force a firefighting aircraft to land. bit.ly/2gdMdbk #SafetyMeasuresMonday #FlySafe

FAANews's tweet image. #Safety alert for #drone pilots in #California, #Colorado and #NewMexico: #Wildfires and drones don’t mix. If you fly, #firefighters can’t. An unauthorized drone near a wildfire could force a firefighting aircraft to land. bit.ly/2gdMdbk  #SafetyMeasuresMonday #FlySafe

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LOL.

robert_we's tweet image. LOL.

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All right, y'all: we're going to take a moment to talk about my last retweet. Specifically Sarah saying "Every time I talk about writing fanfiction, I get hatemail." I am not tagging her in because I don't want to dogpile her mentions. Buckle in. It's going to be long one.


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I collect ambiguous headlines. This one, on our President's health, is among the best.

sapinker's tweet image. I collect ambiguous headlines. This one, on our President's health, is among the best.

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125k retweets. Provided date works with s3 shooting schedule, I will get ordained and perform ceremony. I get to read an esteemed love letter of my choosing, and after the cake is officially cut, I get the very first piece. #allthecakes

What would it take to get @DavidKHarbour to be the Officiant at my wedding in September?!



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Retweet if you’re an adult who uses the library


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Increasingly painful to undestand the american people want to help and US Gov does not want to help. WE NEED WATER! @TheEllenShow


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Girls don't want just any pockets. They want INDUSTRIAL POCKETS to fill with cake, nice rocks, pirate weapons, and a baby dragon they found.


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