30 September
21
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Journal - September 2022 - Pop Chaos, Servers, 9/11
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29 September
40
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BBC News reported Coolio’s death at 59; Tiffany Wertheimer cited manager Jarez Posey. “Gangsta’s Paradise” played; rest-in-peace note followed.
28 September
38
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27 September
90
1
A Fallout cookbook video showed homemade Nuka Cola bottles—Quantum, Nuka Cherry, and Nuka Quartz—ranked and tasted in a kitchen.
26 September
84
5
Parisian potatoes and a note about writing books led into “a vs an” grammar videos, ending with a 10/10 quiz score.
25 September
70
5
Halo 3 nostalgia brought thoughts of Udesh and the Dharmadasas, then Eric Schmidt clips framed the US–China tech rivalry and AI competition.
24 September
93
7
Food Wishes potatoes, Facebook CDN talk with Sheryl Sandberg and Mike Schroepfer, then data-center tiers, Tier 1 capital, David Bowie, Hoover search.
23 September
135
3
WordPress.com and Matt Mullenweg impressed; Homer Simpson secret-society clip sparked Jacques Huyghebaert and Stephen LaBrooy notes. Alex Jones, Sandy Hook disgust lingered.
22 September
29
3
Charismatic Voice praised Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s “Now We Are Free.” GTmetrix scored angrypages.com A; Hostinger impressed; Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg quipped.
21 September
81
1
A Joshua Weissman “But Better” Twix clip featured a maid-costume gag, ending with a playful “join our…” line cut short.
20 September
146
1
A Breakfast Club office shot showed Richard Vernon with an orange in his mouth, framed as a bad-omen gag.
19 September
77
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18 September
24
7
Names.org mapped a rare name; Bee Gees played “Massachusetts” again later. Shavendra Silva snapshot; Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard, Top Gun Maverick looped.
17 September
47
1
RealLifeLore mapped 80% of Americans east of the 98th meridian. Notes linked the shift from 100th to climate change.
16 September
48
7
West Side Story drew Grease, Titanic, Tobey Maguire echoes, then scored 4/10. BBC covered Alex Belfield stalking Jeremy Vine; Sahelanthropus riffs followed.
15 September
27
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14 September
76
1
PowerCert’s server explainer highlighted RAID hot-swap reliability. Notes landed on buying servers and adding data load balancers for scale.
13 September
53
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12 September
72
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11 September
108
14
Daniel Lewin memorialized; Akamai noted at Defense.gov and BBC. Four Corners’ Linton Besser pressed Nimal Perera on Aspen Medical’s €1.4m payments.
10 September
68
6
Zombieland’s Twinkie rule kicked off a late YouTube spiral—music, interviews, and random recommendations. It ended on George Washington and JFK clips, calling Kennedy “president of the world.”
9 September
96
4
Beethoven’s Ninth (“Clockwork Orange”) set the tone, then Miley Cyrus clips brought a quick self-check apology. A Gangs of New York scene landed as “the original Mr Monopoly Man.”
8 September
103
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7 September
48
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6 September
50
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5 September
16
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4 September
82
3
Shared a childhood “Mushroom Top” photo while looping Lady Gaga’s “Hair.” Andy Warhol pop-art riffs followed, ending on The Killers.
3 September
64
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2 September
38
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1 September
59
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