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Why Snapchat’s new gender swap feature is problematic for many trans people
You’ve probably seen it all over your social media timelines and stories this week — friends using Snapchat’s new gender-bending filter to create uncanny and slightly creepy versions of themselves as men, women, and babies. https://twitter.com/AberasturiAaron/status/1127613264400080897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1127613264400080897&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fsnapchat-gender-swap-filter%2F https://twitter.com/MikeQReports/status/1128274239402934273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1128274239402934273&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fsnapchat-gender-swap-filter%2F After ...
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Lady Bits #3: On feminist porn, Marge Simpson, and crying at work
Welcome back to Lady Bits, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad. Today we're talking about feminist porn, Marge ...
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This Japanese town’s mascot is a mechanical doggy drone
The importance of dogs should never be understated. One town in Japan is taking this to heart — its appointed its area’s official mascot as Yukimaru Skywalker, a mechanical drone puppy who flies above the town of Oji. https://twitter.com/mondomascots/status/1119067927435571202 This ...
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Lady Bits #2: On genderless Siri, shitty NASA, and clitoris games
This month, we talk about genderless voice assistants, NASA being shit, and what the fuck happened during the Lady Bits launch. ...
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Meet Lady Bits, our new newsletter by women for women
Earlier today we tweeted out that we were starting a new newsletter called Lady Bits with no context — that was a mistake, and we're sorry. We're actually launching a newsletter by women, for women, highlighting women's stories, in STEM and beyond. We want this to be a lighthearted ...
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Back with the Ex is definitely Netflix's worst original show
With legions of data at its disposal, Netflix churns out original shows faster than anyone with a job — or a life — can consume. And while they’ve got a serious shot at the Oscars this year with Roma, Netflix has served us some real stinkers — and I’m here to save you from ...
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5 lessons we forgot we learned from our year-long newsletter experiment
Last week was our beloved/behated daily newsletter's first birthday. We published an article looking back at the seven things we learned from Big Spam's first year. In it, we talked about how people hate change, our Las Vegas casino aesthetic, and our favorite subject lines. As ...
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7 lessons we learned from our year-long newsletter experiment
One year ago today, our daily newsletter, Big Spam, was born. And oh what a year it's been. Big Spam, if you don't know, is a sassy love/hate letter to technology that we handwrite daily. Besides for delivering the most important tech news of the day, BS also has polls, disgusting ...
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I communicate with my parents via email... is that weird?
Parents are weird — you love them, but also want them as physically far from you as possible. Until you miss them, or want ...
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Sorry to bother you, but I apologize too much over email
After clearing out my emails and private messages, I realized I'm never sorry — but every other thread or message I send ...
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Good internet things, brought to you by new media artist Omayeli Arenyeka
We sometimes have new media artists take over our daily newsletter, Big Spam. If you like what you've read, you can subscribe ...
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10 ways to annoy your coworkers on Slack
If you work at a company with remote workers or just a buttload of employees, odds are you’re using Slack to communicate. ...
