Hi!
Did you ever come across a version of the post that said that you could technically make a pdf as big as Germany? Did you ever wonder if it was actually true or maybe just one of those things people kept repeating online, without having ever checked for themselves?
Well! A guy actually tried to make a pdf as big as Germany, just to see if he could. You can see how he got on here. It’s an enjoyable read, and you can pleasantly skip the nerdy bits if coding isn’t your thing.
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I didn’t really know what I wanted to write about this week so I did what I always do in those situations - I sat on the couch in the café and I looked at my phone for a while. Could inspiration be found on Twitter? On Instagram? In one of my various group chats? On the Guardian website, somehow?
I scrolled and scrolled but couldn’t find any ideas, so instead I bought a stupid cap. It’s green and it says “Spaghetti Disco” in big, loopy, red and yellow letters. It’s a great cap, but I didn’t really need it. It’s also not a one-off, which is not something I feel especially good about.
For a very long time I didn’t really buy anything on the internet, partly because I prefer getting things for cheap in charity shops and partly because it allows me to get on my high horse when people talk about fast fashion and deliveries destroying the environment. As that chap from the Thick of It once put it, I like getting on my high horse. I look good on it.
I have now returned to ground level and I don’t like it down here, because I’m just one of those people who buys crap online that they do not need, just because it’s there, like everyone else. Worst of all, it’s been bugging me. Why am I buying crap online now? What’s changed?
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