The Daily Dad — Dec 21, 2023

Things you might want to know:

• Olivia Dunne alleges she’s been ‘shadow banned’ by TikTok as views plummet
  💭 Whenever I see quotes from Livvy Dunne, I’m slightly surprised to remember she has a voice.

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Things you might want to know, for Dec 19, 2023:

• 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users — It’s probably too late and my warnings are pointless, but please kids… don’t give something as valuable as your DNA to a for-profit company that views security as a cost-center.

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Things you might want to know, for Sep 16, 2023:

• ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval Pictured Together for the First Time Since Scandoval — I’m finally halfway through season 9, so Winter Is Almost Here.

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Things you might want to know, for Sep 16, 2023:

• 30 years after Descent, developer Volition is suddenly no more — I’m in the minority on this, but I always felt Descent was incredibly overrated. Perhaps because I sucked at it.

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Things you might want to know, for Jul 26, 2023:

• Sinéad O’Connor dies aged 56 — I won’t claim to have been a fan —I can’t name a song other than Nothing Compares 2 U— but between that one perfect performance, her headline-grabbing night on SNL in 1992, and the slow leak of mental health stories I’ve seen over the years, she’s never been off my radar.

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Things you might want to know, for Jul 21, 2023:

• The latest thing on the Internet is people pretending to be uncannily-looping video game character animations — For years, I was openly disdainful of livestreamers… and now I’m doing it three times a week.

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Things you might want to know, for Jul 7, 2023:

• This ‘80s Cult Classic Influenced ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ — Night of the Comet was one of those movies that touched on all the themes that geeky teens in the ‘80s liked —cheerleaders, malls, video games, and the death of everyone’s parents— and was thus mandatory viewing for those of us in that demographic.

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Things you might want to know, for Jun 30, 2023:

• Barbiecore Style: The Most Stylish Barbie-Inspired Clothing and Accessories We’re Buying
• 2,200 Forgotten Vintage Computers Are Being Liberated From a Barn in Massachusetts
• Plex lays off more than 20 percent of its staff
• 30 years later, Myst demake for Atari 2600 reminds us how far we’ve come
• Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says | CBC News

• Beavis and Butt-Head: Tracy Grandstaff Returns as Daria in Season 2 Finale Clip
• Reddit is going to remove mods of private communities unless they reopen
• Julian Sands, Star of ‘A Room With a View,’ Died in January Hiking Accident, Authorities Confirm
• Instagram Is Removing Sex-Positive Accounts Without Warning
• ChatSQL: Enabling ChatGPT to Generate SQL Queries from Plain Text

• Cyberpunk cat adventure ‘Stray’ heads to Xbox on August 10th
• Iain Stirling makes inappropriate joke, ‘Love Island’ fans angry
• National Geographic reportedly lays off its last staff writers
• Rightwingers say ‘pink-haired liberals’ are killing New York pizza.

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Things you might want to know, for Jun 27, 2023:

• 90 Day The Last Resort: TLC Threatens New “All Stars” Relationship Therapy — So I’m obviously going to watch this. That’s a given. But nothing short of a full personality transplant is gonna help Angela.

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Things you might want to know, for Jun 24, 2023:

• Love Island’s Jessie hospitalized after spiked drink — It was a shitty end to their trip, but I’m happy to see that Jessie and Farmer Will are still together and visiting the US.

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