December 2017 - Joe Toplyn

Today Elon Musk put his deal to buy Twitter "temporarily on hold" because he's concerned about the number of fake accounts. He said he could tell some accounts were fake because their tweets actually made well-supported points in a calm and respectful manner.

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This week NASA said that the James Webb Space Telescope has achieved perfect optical alignment. Apparently that involved focusing the telescope on a distant galaxy and asking it "Which is better? This?...Or this?...This?...Or this?

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Until recently North Korea claimed it had a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus. But on Thursday North Korea reported its first coronavirus infection. Kim Jong Unhappy.

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Yesterday a former chemist for Coca-Cola was sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing trade secrets for China. The Pentagon was very concerned. Apparently the Chinese were developing a powerful new missile propelled by Diet Coke and Mentos.