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[Link] It’s 2021, and Tokyo Authorities Are Finally Phasing Out Floppy Disks
Read: 29/11/2021 www.vice.com
A thin magnetic disk used to keep data, floppy disks were once the primary storage device for personal computers. But as technology advanced, the disks were replaced by CDs and flash drives. Floppies have been out of production for more than a decade.
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[Link] Video Game Cities Are Too Convenient to Feel Real
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
When I wake up in Shibuya, before I even know what today's mission is, I am building a battle plan. All my favorite stores have new clothing to try on, and I want to do a little shopping today, walking all the way from Udagawa to Takeshita Street to Shibuya Stream.
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[Link] Canadian Soccer Player Just Became First Trans Athlete to Win Olympic Gold
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
In a thrilling match that went all the way to sudden death penalty kicks, the Canadian women’s soccer team defeated the Swedish team 2 to 1 Friday morning. Among the Canadians was Quinn, a 25-year-old non-binary transgender midfielder who uses they/them pronouns, and only goes by one name.
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[Link] Belarusian Olympic athlete defected after being told by grandmother not to return
Read: 6/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she decided to defect as she was being driven to a Tokyo airport because her grandmother told her it was not safe to return home to Belarus.
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[Link] Belarus Olympian safe in Tokyo hotel after refusing 'forced' flight home
Read: 5/8/2021 www.bbc.com
A Belarusian Olympian who refused her team's order to fly home early is safe after seeking protection from Japanese police, Games officials have said.They say sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, spent the night in a hotel at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
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[Link] All fans banned from Tokyo Olympics as COVID cases rise, delta spreads
Read: 8/7/2021 arstechnica.com
Both foreign and local sports fans are now barred from attending Tokyo-area Olympic events as COVID-19 cases tick up in the city and the highly transmissible delta variant continues to spread.
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