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Summer Tastes Like Flowers

Bathe “Avalon” “Avalon” is a song about wanting to be somewhere else. You can go a few different directions with that idea – like, you could focus on conveying discomfort, dissatisfaction, a burning desire to get out of your current setting. The R&B duo Bathe opted for evoking the place they’d rather be. The music […]




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Representative Line: How is an Array like a Banana?

Some time ago, poor Keith found himself working on an antique Classic ASP codebase. Classic ASP uses VBScript, which is like VisualBasic 6.0, but worse in most ways. That's not to say that VBScript code is automatically bad, but the language certainly doesn't help you write clean code.

In any case, the previous developer needed to make an 8 element array to store some data. Traditionally, in VBScript, you might declare it like so:

Dim params(8)

That's the easy, obvious way a normal developer might do it.

Keith's co-worker did this instead:

Dim params : params = Split(",,,,,,,", ",")

Yes, this creates an array using the Split function on a string of only commas. 7, to be exact. Which, when split, creates 8 empty substrings.

We make fun of stringly typed data a lot here, but this is an entirely new level of stringly typed initialization.

We can only hope that this code has finally been retired, but given that it was still in use well past the end-of-life for Classic ASP, it may continue to lurk out there, waiting for another hapless developer to stumble into its grasp.

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Battery-like device made from water and clay could be used on Mars

A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries




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Migratory birds can use Earth's magnetic field like a GPS

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Heartwarming Hooman Spends Big to Get Their Cute Cat Life-Saving Surgery, Now He Looks Like a Derpy Cartoon Character

Hey, feline fam. If you're lucky enough as a cat pawrent, you'll never have to take your precious pets in for some sort of medical procedure in their lifetime. However, accidents happen, cats get older, and all sorts of complications can arise when you least expect them to. But, like the pawsitive people we are, we always try to find a silver lining in the bad, and that's exactly what this heartwarming hooman did when they found out their awwdorable feline needed surgery on their lower jaw.

The surgery was a success (hooray!), and now the cute cat has an awwdorable overbite that makes hoomans everywhere smile. Seriously, it's absolutely silly and we dare you to try and not smile at it. If you've ever seen the Simpsons, he's the spitting image of Snowball, the cat. It's just the boost of smiley serotonin we needed to get through the rest of the workday, so get your derp on and scroll down to see more pictures of this kitty cutie below. Have a great day!




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Cakes That Are Almost, But Not Quite, Entirely Unlike Pizza

October is Pizza Month, minions, so this is a great time to go over a few reminders.

 Ahem hem hem.

Bakers, repeat after me.

"Pizza crust is not shiny."


Bakers repeating en masse: "Pizza crust is not shiny."

"Pizza crust is not held aloft by piles of poop."

"Pizza crust is not held aloft by piles of poop."

"If people can't tell my cakes are supposed to be pizzas, then I should stop making pizza cakes."

"If people can't..."

Bakers' Spokesperson, interrupting: "But what if we printed the pizza on the cake?"

::brief silence::

"No."

"What if we make the cake a slice of pizza?"

"NO."


"What if we made the cake brownies instead of cake?"

"HOW IS THAT BETTER"

"Ok, ok, fine. We won't make pizza cake."

"Excellent! Wait. Why am I suddenly nervous?"

"BOOYAH!!!!"

::sigh::

"I'm out."

Thanks to Anony M.,  Robyn, Heidi L., Carole D., Anony M., & Bartley I., for giving us a hand. Also are those pickles? Because I would totally eat pickles on pizza. Just me? 

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Here's an extra toasty way to celebrate Pizza Month:

Double-Sided Pizza Throw Blanket

It's hard to put a price on a blanket that makes you believe you ARE a pizza, but apparently the going rate is about $27. :p

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And from my other blog, Epbot:




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looks like my house

Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: looks like my house


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if you dont like it gravestone

Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: if you dont like it gravestone


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Faisal Islam: Reeves doesn't mind if you don't like her Budget

The Budget is about the long game on the economy and Reeves believes the current pain is a price worth paying.




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I Would Very Much Like to Hold It Again




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Everything Will Taste Like Rubber For a Month




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'I can't run a business like this': Why the WordPress row matters

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Will Wales hike university tuition fees?

The body representing universities in Wales says "pressing, urgent challenges" are being faced.




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'My autistic son is like a prisoner in hospital'

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Surge in Russian drone strikes test Ukrainian defences and devastate families

Russia is launching mass drone strikes on Ukraine. A 14-year-old girl was one of the latest victims.




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What a discovered lost Maya city might have looked like

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Team criticised for picking YouTube star as striker

Argentine side Deportivo Riestra are accused of a "lack of respect" after picking a YouTube star as a striker in a top-flight match.




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UK 'bikes results

British bikes - all the details.




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World 'bikes results

The latest bike results from around the world.




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Chris Hoy learned on girl's bike

Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy's first bicycle was a girl's bike the Olympic gold medallist's mother reveals.




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Tax-News.com: India Hikes Threshold For Country-by-Country Reporting

India has enacted legislation to hike the turnover threshold for filing a country-by-country report.




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Tax-News.com: EU Expands Investigation Into Dutch Taxation Of IKEA

The European Commission has extended the scope of its in-depth investigation into the Dutch tax treatment of Inter IKEA.




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Tax-News.com: German Cabinet Agrees Hike To Carbon Taxes

On May 20, 2020, the German Cabinet agreed on new regulations that will set higher carbon prices from 2021 than those originally envisaged in the Government's Climate Protection Program, which was partially approved by parliament in November 2019.




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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Unlikely To Need Tax Hikes In Response To COVID-19

The Swiss Government is anticipating a shortfall in tax receipts of over CHF5bn in 2020.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, Russia Agree Tax Hike On Cross-Border Dividends, Interest

Russia's Ministry of Finance has announced that it signed a Protocol to amend its double tax agreement with Cyprus on September 8, 2020.




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Tax-News.com: France Hikes VAT Due On Yacht Charters

The French tax authority has confirmed new rules regarding the calculation of VAT on pleasure yacht charters.




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Tax-News.com: Switzerland Unlikely To Need Tax Hikes In Response To COVID-19

The Swiss Government is anticipating a shortfall in tax receipts of over CHF5bn in 2020.




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Tax-News.com: Cyprus, Russia Agree Tax Hike On Cross-Border Dividends, Interest

Russia's Ministry of Finance has announced that it signed a Protocol to amend its double tax agreement with Cyprus on September 8, 2020.




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Lucknow Sees Alarming Spike With 38 New Dengue Cases Within a Day

Over the past day, Lucknow recorded the highest single-day medlinkdengue/medlink caseload of the year, with 38 new cases reported. h2 Dengue




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Tax-News.com: Singapore Expected To Hike Carbon Tax In 2022 Budget

Singapore's Minister of Finance has said Singapore will set out plans to hike its carbon tax in the 2022 Budget.




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Diabetes and Hypertension: Why is India Suddenly Seeing a Spike?

Highlights: A shocking survey reveals that 101 million Indians have diabetes and 315 million suffer from hypertensi




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New COVID-Like Epidemic: Rise of Conjunctivitis in India

Highlights: Conjunctivitis, a contagious eye infection, is rapidly spreading in Delhi, majorly affecting the c





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Fertility More Likely to Decline in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic

New study outlines the findings on the link between COVID-19 and fertility. The findings of the study are published in the journal iScience/i. Throughout




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States Grapple With Dengue Spike as Rains Settle In

Relief from the monsoon's coolness is overshadowed by a surge in medlinkdengue/medlink cases across several states, including in Karnataka, Kerala,




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Biomarker NBR1 Identifies Likely Immunotherapy Response in Liver Cancer

A preclinical study suggests it may soon be possible to determine which patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer, could benefit from immunotherapy.




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Haryana Doctors Strike: Government Hospitals to Halt Services

The Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) Association (!--ref1--) announced a shutdown of health services in government hospitals to protest the unfulfilled




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South Korea Holds Off on Revoking Licenses Amid Doctor Strikes

Government officials indicated that they are considering pausing license suspensions and other administrative actions against striking trainee doctors,




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Korea University Hospitals Support Junior Doctor Strikes, Scale Back Treatments

The three major hospitals affiliated with Korea University seemed to operate normally, despite their senior doctors opting for voluntary leave in solidarity with striking junior doctors (!--ref1--).




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How Social Media Likes and Comments Fuel Muscle Dysmorphia in Young Men

A recent Australian study suggests that social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram are contributing to unrealistic and unhealthy obsessions with





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Exploring the Effects of Likes on Young People's Mood

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Do Men Infected With COVID-19 Have Semen Problems Like Infertility?

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New AARP Sex Survey Reveals Single Adults Acting Like Teenagers and Not Using Protection

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