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I READ THIS ARTICLE INAN OLD NEUSPAPER, AND I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT THE PUBLIC EVENTS OF THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE OF THE CLASS WHICH WILL GO INTO ITS PERMANENT HISTORY WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF HISTORY WHICH WILL BE IMMORTALLY PRESERVED. EVEN THE BRIEF SERIES OF IMPORTANT DATES TO BE COLLATED FOR THE USE OF THE SCHOOLBOYS OF CENTURIES HENCE WILL CONTAIN THE DAY OF THE ASSASSINATION AND THE DAY OF THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD THE INTERMEDIATE EVENTS CO-RELATED LIKE THE DEFEAT OF ROSCOE CONKLING WILL BE OF GREAT INTEREST, BUT WILL SCARCELY BELKELY To STAND PROMINENTLY OUT FROM THE PAGE OF HISTORY WRITTEN IN 1881. TO US WHO HAVE BEEN THE WITNESSES SO TO SPEAK, OF THE TRAGIC INCIDENT5 OF THE TIMES IT SEEMS ENTİRELY PROBABLE FAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WIL ER ERLY SCAN EVERY FEATURE OF THE RECENT BEREAVEMENT WHICH THE NATION HAS SUFFERED HOW ACCURATELY WILL FUTURE GENERATIONS KNOU THE IMMENSE VOLUME OF GRIEF AND S0RROW WHICH HAS ROLLED OVER THE LAND? WILL THOSE WHO COME AFTER US EVER BE ABLE To UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF OUR LOS5? IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE FIRST CENTURY OF OUR HISTORY-EVEN THE DEATH OF THE GREAT LINCOLN-JHICH CAN BE USED AS A PARALLEL? PERHAPS A CAREFUL READING OF THE DAILY PAPERS OF THE PRESENT PERIOD MAY GIVE SOME FUTURE ANTIQUARIAN A FINE IDEA OF THE FEELINGS OF THE NATION DURING THE PAST SUMMER. BUT THESE JOURNALS ARE SO LARGE, S0 FULL OF DETAIL, THAT WE IMAGINE THE COMING AMERICAN WILL NEVER FIND TIME TO READ THE RECORD HE MUST DEPEND ON A BRIE STATEMENT MEAGERLY COMPILED BY SOME DRY AND TEDIOUS HISTORIAN. THE BLOOMINGTON DAILY PANTAGRAPH SEPTEMBER 30TH 188 MAN. THE PAST IS S0 BIG HOW DO HISTORIANS EVEN COPE? I HAVE NO IDEA. I HONESTLY HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE JUST WITH THE PRESENT

I READ THIS ARTICLE INAN OLD NEUSPAPER, AND I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT THE PUBLIC EVENTS OF THE LAST THREE MONTHS ARE OF THE CLASS WHICH WILL GO INTO ITS PERMANENT HISTORY WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF HISTORY WHICH WILL BE IMMORTALLY PRESERVED. EVEN THE BRIEF SERIES OF IMPORTANT DATES TO BE COLLATED FOR THE USE OF THE SCHOOLBOYS OF CENTURIES HENCE WILL CONTAIN THE DAY OF THE ASSASSINATION AND THE DAY OF THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD THE INTERMEDIATE EVENTS CO-RELATED LIKE THE DEFEAT OF ROSCOE CONKLING WILL BE OF GREAT INTEREST, BUT WILL SCARCELY BELKELY To STAND PROMINENTLY OUT FROM THE PAGE OF HISTORY WRITTEN IN 1881. TO US WHO HAVE BEEN THE WITNESSES SO TO SPEAK, OF THE TRAGIC INCIDENT5 OF THE TIMES IT SEEMS ENTİRELY PROBABLE FAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WIL ER ERLY SCAN EVERY FEATURE OF THE RECENT BEREAVEMENT WHICH THE NATION HAS SUFFERED HOW ACCURATELY WILL FUTURE GENERATIONS KNOU THE IMMENSE VOLUME OF GRIEF AND S0RROW WHICH HAS ROLLED OVER THE LAND? WILL THOSE WHO COME AFTER US EVER BE ABLE To UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF OUR LOS5? IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE FIRST CENTURY OF OUR HISTORY-EVEN THE DEATH OF THE GREAT LINCOLN-JHICH CAN BE USED AS A PARALLEL? PERHAPS A CAREFUL READING OF THE DAILY PAPERS OF THE PRESENT PERIOD MAY GIVE SOME FUTURE ANTIQUARIAN A FINE IDEA OF THE FEELINGS OF THE NATION DURING THE PAST SUMMER. BUT THESE JOURNALS ARE SO LARGE, S0 FULL OF DETAIL, THAT WE IMAGINE THE COMING AMERICAN WILL NEVER FIND TIME TO READ THE RECORD HE MUST DEPEND ON A BRIE STATEMENT MEAGERLY COMPILED BY SOME DRY AND TEDIOUS HISTORIAN. THE BLOOMINGTON DAILY PANTAGRAPH SEPTEMBER 30TH 188 MAN. THE PAST IS S0 BIG HOW DO HISTORIANS EVEN COPE? I HAVE NO IDEA. I HONESTLY HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLE JUST WITH THE PRESENT

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Congressional Testimony

MARK ZUCKERBERG IS TESTİFYING BEFORE CONGRESS THIS VEEK SHOULD BE INTERESTING I RECENTLY RE-UATCHED TERMINATOR ITS WEIRD THAT THE THING THAT EVOLVED INTO SKYNET WASNT OUR NUCLEAR LAUNCH SYSTEMS OR OUR HUMANOID ROBOTS. IT LUAS THE PHONE B0OK WHERE VETHE TERMINATOR LOOKED UP YEAH? SARAH CONNOR'S ADDRESS FUNNY HOU THINGS TURN OUT

MARK ZUCKERBERG IS TESTİFYING BEFORE CONGRESS THIS VEEK SHOULD BE INTERESTING I RECENTLY RE-UATCHED TERMINATOR ITS WEIRD THAT THE THING THAT EVOLVED INTO SKYNET WASNT OUR NUCLEAR LAUNCH SYSTEMS OR OUR HUMANOID ROBOTS. IT LUAS THE PHONE B0OK WHERE VETHE TERMINATOR LOOKED UP YEAH? SARAH CONNOR'S ADDRESS FUNNY HOU THINGS TURN OUT

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Paperwork

UGH, CHECK OUT HOW MUCH TAX PAPERWORK I HAVE TO DO. CLICK CANCEL (POST IVE ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THE WORLDS MOST EFFICIENT UAY TO LEAK PERSONAL INFORATION.

UGH, CHECK OUT HOW MUCH TAX PAPERWORK I HAVE TO DO. CLICK CANCEL (POST IVE ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THE WORLDS MOST EFFICIENT UAY TO LEAK PERSONAL INFORATION.

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Friendly Questions

HOU MANY... APPLES... HAVE YOU EATEN? HEY! LIKE, IN MY LIFE? OH, HI! YES Normal human.ISHOULD GO. Conversation OK. 1. Ask them about themselves

HOU MANY... APPLES... HAVE YOU EATEN? HEY! LIKE, IN MY LIFE? OH, HI! YES Normal human.ISHOULD GO. Conversation OK. 1. Ask them about themselves

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Conversational Dynamics

CHECK IT OUT! MY NEW SYSTEM ALLOWS ANYONE ON EARTH To INJECT THEMSELVES INTO ANY CONVERSATION HAPPENING ANYWHERE AT ANY TİME. COOL! I BET THIS WON'T LEAD TO ANY UNHEALTHY DYNAMICS! THE CREATION OF THE MODERN WEB

CHECK IT OUT! MY NEW SYSTEM ALLOWS ANYONE ON EARTH To INJECT THEMSELVES INTO ANY CONVERSATION HAPPENING ANYWHERE AT ANY TİME. COOL! I BET THIS WON'T LEAD TO ANY UNHEALTHY DYNAMICS! THE CREATION OF THE MODERN WEB

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Star Lore

THAT CLUSTER WAS KNOWN To THE AGENTS AS THE FİVE SISTERS. THE RED ONE IS A SUPERGIANT AND WILL PROBABLY EXPLODE WITHIN THE NEXT MILLION YEARS WOw! THERE ARE TOO MANY STATUS LEDS IN MY RooM.

THAT CLUSTER WAS KNOWN To THE AGENTS AS THE FİVE SISTERS. THE RED ONE IS A SUPERGIANT AND WILL PROBABLY EXPLODE WITHIN THE NEXT MILLION YEARS WOw! THERE ARE TOO MANY STATUS LEDS IN MY RooM.

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Personal Data

YEAH, OR TAXES. EVERYONE TALKS EVERYONE KEEPS TAUKING ABOUT YEAH. I DONT REALLY KNOU HAT IT REALLY KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMY 1 MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE IDEA | | 15, IF WERE GETTING SPECIFIC I PERSONAL DAIF2 TO RC HONESTE Irs i ABOUT TAXES, WHAT ARE THEY? DO OK WAIT YOU DEFNITELY NEED YEAH, IDEALLY SOMETIME TO PPY THEM AND TO LO AND KNOW ITS ATHING ISHOULD KNOLJ STOCKS GONG UP IS GOOD. FORTO LEARN ABOUT THAT ONE. PROTECT BUT TS SO ABSTRACT PEOPLE WHO OWN STOCK, ATLEAST WHATEVER "STOCKS" ARE. IN THE. NEXT FEW WEEKS.

YEAH, OR TAXES. EVERYONE TALKS EVERYONE KEEPS TAUKING ABOUT YEAH. I DONT REALLY KNOU HAT IT REALLY KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMY 1 MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE IDEA | | 15, IF WERE GETTING SPECIFIC I PERSONAL DAIF2 TO RC HONESTE Irs i ABOUT TAXES, WHAT ARE THEY? DO OK WAIT YOU DEFNITELY NEED YEAH, IDEALLY SOMETIME TO PPY THEM AND TO LO AND KNOW ITS ATHING ISHOULD KNOLJ STOCKS GONG UP IS GOOD. FORTO LEARN ABOUT THAT ONE. PROTECT BUT TS SO ABSTRACT PEOPLE WHO OWN STOCK, ATLEAST WHATEVER "STOCKS" ARE. IN THE. NEXT FEW WEEKS.

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Not Available

THIS CONTENT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY IF YOU EVER REALLY WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE MAD SET THIS AS YOUR 404/"NOT FOUND" PAGE.

THIS CONTENT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY IF YOU EVER REALLY WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE MAD SET THIS AS YOUR 404/"NOT FOUND" PAGE.

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Smart Home Security

HOW LONG YOU'VE HAD YOUR SMART APPLIANCE MONTHS 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 0 YEARS BEST-CASE YOURE CONSTANTLY BEING RESCUED FROM PERIL BY A FACELESS TEAM OF ENGINEERS WHO COULD WANDER / AWAY AT ANY TIME YOUR APPUANCE 1S PART OFA BOTNET RUN BY ORGANIZED CRIME WORST CASE

HOW LONG YOU'VE HAD YOUR SMART APPLIANCE MONTHS 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 0 YEARS BEST-CASE YOURE CONSTANTLY BEING RESCUED FROM PERIL BY A FACELESS TEAM OF ENGINEERS WHO COULD WANDER / AWAY AT ANY TIME YOUR APPUANCE 1S PART OFA BOTNET RUN BY ORGANIZED CRIME WORST CASE

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Background Apps

PEOPLE! CLOSNG BACKGRDUND APPS WHEN YOURE NOT USING THEHM MAKES YOUR PHONE BAITERY DRAIN FASTER NOT SLOJER STOP IT! UHAT KND OF PERSON CHARTERS A PLANE T GIVE UNSOLICITED TECH ADVICE TO STRANGERS? OK, FAIR. SORRY. I GUESS IM JUST ANGRY ABOUT OTHER STUFF AND ITS COMING OUT HERE. NO WORRIES. JUST MAYBE SPEND AS MUCH TME REFLECTING ON YOUR OUN MOTVATION FOR CORRECTING PEOPLE AS YOU HAVE ON THEIRS FOR CLOSNG APPS CAN YOU TWO PLEASE HAVE THS CONVERSATION SOMTE HERE ELSE? Uou THESE BANNERS ARE SURPRISINGLY CHEAP TO RENT.

PEOPLE! CLOSNG BACKGRDUND APPS WHEN YOURE NOT USING THEHM MAKES YOUR PHONE BAITERY DRAIN FASTER NOT SLOJER STOP IT! UHAT KND OF PERSON CHARTERS A PLANE T GIVE UNSOLICITED TECH ADVICE TO STRANGERS? OK, FAIR. SORRY. I GUESS IM JUST ANGRY ABOUT OTHER STUFF AND ITS COMING OUT HERE. NO WORRIES. JUST MAYBE SPEND AS MUCH TME REFLECTING ON YOUR OUN MOTVATION FOR CORRECTING PEOPLE AS YOU HAVE ON THEIRS FOR CLOSNG APPS CAN YOU TWO PLEASE HAVE THS CONVERSATION SOMTE HERE ELSE? Uou THESE BANNERS ARE SURPRISINGLY CHEAP TO RENT.

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Spatial Orientation

IM FACING WEST, S0 THE EARTHS SPIN I5 CARRYING ME BACKUARD. BUT OUR ORBIT I5 CARRYING ME FORWARD AROUND THE SUN THE SUN IS PASSING OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER. IM AT 39 N 50 IM TILTED. BUT WAIT EARTHS AXIS IS TILTED BY 23. DOIADD OR SUBTRACT THAT TO GET THE TILT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM? OK, I SEE THE MOON. IT FOLLOS THESUNS PATH BUT IS IT MOVING TOLARD IT OR ALJAY? I KNOw T ORBITS COUNTERCLOCKLISE FROM THE NORTH... MY HEAD HURTS, LET ME STARTOER HES JUST STANDING THERE. HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHICH WAY THE THEATER 15 OR NOT? LETS ASK SOMEONE ELSE. SPEND WAY TOO MUCH TIME TRYING TO WORK OUT MY ORIENTATION RELATIVE TO OTHER STUFF IN THE UNIVERSE.

IM FACING WEST, S0 THE EARTHS SPIN I5 CARRYING ME BACKUARD. BUT OUR ORBIT I5 CARRYING ME FORWARD AROUND THE SUN THE SUN IS PASSING OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER. IM AT 39 N 50 IM TILTED. BUT WAIT EARTHS AXIS IS TILTED BY 23. DOIADD OR SUBTRACT THAT TO GET THE TILT OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM? OK, I SEE THE MOON. IT FOLLOS THESUNS PATH BUT IS IT MOVING TOLARD IT OR ALJAY? I KNOw T ORBITS COUNTERCLOCKLISE FROM THE NORTH... MY HEAD HURTS, LET ME STARTOER HES JUST STANDING THERE. HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHICH WAY THE THEATER 15 OR NOT? LETS ASK SOMEONE ELSE. SPEND WAY TOO MUCH TIME TRYING TO WORK OUT MY ORIENTATION RELATIVE TO OTHER STUFF IN THE UNIVERSE.

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Generations

GENERATONS ARE ARBITRARY. THEYRE JUST LABELS JE USE TO OBLIQUELY TALK ABOUT CULTURAL TRENDS. BUT SINCE PEJ RESEARCH HAS BECOME THE LATEST TO WEIGH IN, AND EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD POINTLESS ARGUMENT OVER DEFINITONS... XKCD PRESENTS A DEFINITIVE CHRONOLOGY OF THE GENERATIONS 1730-1747 THE FOUNDERS 718-1765 GENERATIONf 1766-1783 THE ADEQUATE GENERATION 784-1801 GENERATION AE I802-9 THE GENERATION WE CUT A LOr oF SLACK BECAUSE THEY PRODUCED LUNNCOLN 1820-1837 THE GILDED GENERATION 1838-1855 THE SECOND-GREATEST GENERATION 1856-1873 GENERATION -.- 1874-181 THE KIDS UHO DIED IN THE GILDED GENERATIONS FACTORIES AND MINES 1992-1909 O0PS, ONE OF US I5 HITLER 910-1927 THE GREATEST GENERATION 1928-1945 THE SILENT GENERATION 1916-1763 BABY B0OMERS 1964-1981 GENERATION X 1982-1799 MILLENNIALS 2000-2017 GENERATION 2018-2035 ZUCKERBERGS ARMY 2036-2053 THE HOVERING ONES 2054-2071 SPARE PARTS 2072-2087 MORE GEN-XERS SOMEHOW 2070-2107 THE PAPERCLIP MACHINES 2108-225 THE MIXED BAG PRODUCED 4 LINCOLNS 208-125 1NAPOLEON AND 2 HITLERS) 2126-243 THE PROCEDURAL GENERATION 2144-2161 GENERATION Ω 2360-2378 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

GENERATONS ARE ARBITRARY. THEYRE JUST LABELS JE USE TO OBLIQUELY TALK ABOUT CULTURAL TRENDS. BUT SINCE PEJ RESEARCH HAS BECOME THE LATEST TO WEIGH IN, AND EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD POINTLESS ARGUMENT OVER DEFINITONS... XKCD PRESENTS A DEFINITIVE CHRONOLOGY OF THE GENERATIONS 1730-1747 THE FOUNDERS 718-1765 GENERATIONf 1766-1783 THE ADEQUATE GENERATION 784-1801 GENERATION AE I802-9 THE GENERATION WE CUT A LOr oF SLACK BECAUSE THEY PRODUCED LUNNCOLN 1820-1837 THE GILDED GENERATION 1838-1855 THE SECOND-GREATEST GENERATION 1856-1873 GENERATION -.- 1874-181 THE KIDS UHO DIED IN THE GILDED GENERATIONS FACTORIES AND MINES 1992-1909 O0PS, ONE OF US I5 HITLER 910-1927 THE GREATEST GENERATION 1928-1945 THE SILENT GENERATION 1916-1763 BABY B0OMERS 1964-1981 GENERATION X 1982-1799 MILLENNIALS 2000-2017 GENERATION 2018-2035 ZUCKERBERGS ARMY 2036-2053 THE HOVERING ONES 2054-2071 SPARE PARTS 2072-2087 MORE GEN-XERS SOMEHOW 2070-2107 THE PAPERCLIP MACHINES 2108-225 THE MIXED BAG PRODUCED 4 LINCOLNS 208-125 1NAPOLEON AND 2 HITLERS) 2126-243 THE PROCEDURAL GENERATION 2144-2161 GENERATION Ω 2360-2378 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

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Interaction

HOW ARE YOU DOING? SAME HERE! AND NOW ITS FALLING APART BEFORE MY EYES. REALUY EXCITED To BEH CONFIDENTLY HANDLING HEY, CONGRATS! THIS EXTREMELY BASICYOU Too! SOCIAL INTERACTION! IM GONNA QUIT WHILE IM AHEAD THANKS! SAME. SEE YOU LATER!

HOW ARE YOU DOING? SAME HERE! AND NOW ITS FALLING APART BEFORE MY EYES. REALUY EXCITED To BEH CONFIDENTLY HANDLING HEY, CONGRATS! THIS EXTREMELY BASICYOU Too! SOCIAL INTERACTION! IM GONNA QUIT WHILE IM AHEAD THANKS! SAME. SEE YOU LATER!

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The Simpsons

FUN FACT 990 2018 LISA8 36 BART IO38 HOMER & 36-ISH -ISH F YOU WERE BART AND LISAS AGE DURING THE FIRST FE SEASONS OF THE SIMPSONS THIS YEAR YOURE THE SAME AGE AS HOMER AND MARGE.

FUN FACT 990 2018 LISA8 36 BART IO38 HOMER & 36-ISH -ISH F YOU WERE BART AND LISAS AGE DURING THE FIRST FE SEASONS OF THE SIMPSONS THIS YEAR YOURE THE SAME AGE AS HOMER AND MARGE.

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Self-Driving Issues

1 WORRY ABOUT | 내ATS TO STOP SOTEONE | ExCEPT.. THOSE THINGS | | | GESSTS JUST THAT MOST SELF-DRMING CAR FROM PAINTING FAKE LINES OULD ALsD WORK ON PEOPLE ARENT MURDERERS? SAFETY FEATURES ON THE ROAD, OR DROPPING HUMAN DRVERS LUHATS A CUTOUT OF A PEDESTRIAN STOPPING PEOPLE NOW? ONTO A HIGHJAY TO MAKE CARS SWERVE AND CRASH?Y YEPH, CAUSING CAR CRASHES ISNT HARD AN UNDERAPPRECIATED COMPONENT OF OUR ROAD SAFETY SYSTEM.

1 WORRY ABOUT | 내ATS TO STOP SOTEONE | ExCEPT.. THOSE THINGS | | | GESSTS JUST THAT MOST SELF-DRMING CAR FROM PAINTING FAKE LINES OULD ALsD WORK ON PEOPLE ARENT MURDERERS? SAFETY FEATURES ON THE ROAD, OR DROPPING HUMAN DRVERS LUHATS A CUTOUT OF A PEDESTRIAN STOPPING PEOPLE NOW? ONTO A HIGHJAY TO MAKE CARS SWERVE AND CRASH?Y YEPH, CAUSING CAR CRASHES ISNT HARD AN UNDERAPPRECIATED COMPONENT OF OUR ROAD SAFETY SYSTEM.

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Unification

ELECTRICITYLEAK FORCEEST GERTNY DISEYSTRONG FORCE PROGRESS TOWARD UNIFYING THE FUNDAMENTAL FORCES OF NATURE

ELECTRICITYLEAK FORCEEST GERTNY DISEYSTRONG FORCE PROGRESS TOWARD UNIFYING THE FUNDAMENTAL FORCES OF NATURE

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