Reality Checks: Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness with Radio, the X-Ray Binaries of Andromeda, and the Odd Jokes of Tech Support at Amazon

Elizabeth — January 7, 2016

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The radio that broadcasts from a mental hospital. (via Al Jazeera)
If you mess with customer service at Amazon, you may get a dildo in your shopping cart. (via Ars Technica)
Mapping Andromeda’s X-ray binaries. (via Astronomy.com)

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Elizabeth is a professional belly dancer, a flaky computer scientist, and a returned Peace Corps volunteer. She lives in Georgia (the state of the U.S., not the country) but is nonetheless somehow not a combination of stereotypes from Gone with the Wind and Deliverance. Her personal blog is Coffeefied. Operafied. Fluffified. Beglittered.

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Reality Checks: Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness with Radio, the X-Ray Binaries of Andromeda, and the Odd Jokes of Tech Support at Amazon

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