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Before MYTHOS, SATAN: a 1990s Software Satanic Panic
In 1995 an app called 'SATAN' could find software vulnerabilities automatically, when its creators announced a public release panic ensued.
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NYC Once Banned Free Legal Advice over Radio
Before NYC moved to ban AI legal advice, it moved to ban legal advice over radio.
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Most of America Opposed the Moon Landing
July 20th, 2025 marks the 56th anniversary of the moon landing.
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The Forgotten War on the Walkman
The Sony Walkman is now iconic of the 1980s, eliciting nostalgia for the 'good old days' of owning music, rather than renting it.
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The War on 'Artificial' Ice
Before artificial meat was attacked as 'unnatural' by incumbents, artificial ice was also.
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