She talks about the role that maps play in this weird conspiracy theory…
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The pop sound at 6:50. I did the LOL.
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Yeah that post is a hot mess. Will edit soon
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Road trip planning!
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Note for @codinghorror
Every time I go to this topic on iOS Safari (16.4) and get to the end, the browser crashes due to something in the Equator post.
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Too many one boxes? That was my post and I need to fix it.
ETA: I guess editing is disabled after some period of time. Delete!
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This is smart. After joining NATO, Finland has also performed a castling move with Sweden to further improve its defensive position on the board.
(According to France24, at least.)
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I wonder what their data source is. For some reason in addition to the McDonald’s locations they have also included local landfills, such as Mt. Trashmore in Evanston.
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Are we still seeing this? Here or anywhere else?
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The post that was causing the random crashing has been removed
(But now we know how to break BoingBoing. Mwuuuhaahahhhahhaaaa)
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It was a post I made that had like 20 one-boxes on it, each containing a Google Street View image.
I can put it back if you want to test… 
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Thanks, @PPK !
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People in the greater Philadelphia region know where this is going,
I don’t think it was until the next year though that I noticed these never-before-seen bugs (I’m in the western foothills of Appalachia),
And the very next spring there was signage in all the parks encouraging citizens to squash the dopey creatures. I couldn’t find a map for '22, but here was the status as of the beginning of summer:
I’ve seen more this summer than I ever thought possible, so next summer is likely to be worse.
This here is actual map I wanted to share:
My friend in Ohio hasn’t seen any yet. All I got to say is they’re coming. Step on them all you want, I don’t even bother—it’s about as useful as stepping on ants—the population is exploding!
I’m thinking the mountain region slowed their spread a little, but now they’re breaking into this large habitable region of the midwest.
Be grateful they don’t sting or bite! They don’t damage plants per se but they leave a sticky residue that encourages mold growth. Their favorite plant, so called, Tree of Heaven, is also an invasive plant native to China so go figure.
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I have to wonder if drought conditions, an unusually warm winter, and lack of snow last year had anything to do with this. 
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