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   Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire: (mwl@io.mwl.io)'s status on Saturday, 17-May-2025 07:21:06 JST Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire:

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   • T. Thorn Coyle they/them

   @thorncoyle I remember because I was working as a university library magazine cataloger at the time. My last non-tech gig.

   The pop librarian taught me that "once the goldbugs show up, a publication is doomed."

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     T. Thorn Coyle they/them (thorncoyle@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 17-May-2025 07:21:08 JST T. Thorn Coyle they/them

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     @mwl wow! That long ago? I only see it now because it pops up in my Apple News feed for some reason.

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     Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire: (mwl@io.mwl.io)'s status on Saturday, 17-May-2025 07:21:09 JST Michael Lucas :flan_set_fire:

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     • T. Thorn Coyle they/them

     @thorncoyle It started that way in the 1990s, with the goldbug ads.

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     T. Thorn Coyle they/them (thorncoyle@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 17-May-2025 07:21:10 JST T. Thorn Coyle they/them

     Can anyone tell me when Popular Mechanics turned into the Weekly World News?

     I lost track of it for decades and now that it’s on my radar again, I keep thinking the next article will be about Bat Boy’s best anti-aging hacks.