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Friday roundup: links for 19 July

An ecclectic mix of links today. Enjoy.

Every separation is a link

How to self-publish a bestseller : In the future, every book will be a best-seller
Thoughts are real : I think so anyway
Mental trauma on the other hand is a social problem : Says Gary Greenberg
Powhatan site be preserved : Local spin: where “Pocahontas rescue” occurred
60-foot lava lamp eleven years in the making (and counting) : It’s for the civic good
The San Francisco rent explosion : More insane than the lava lamp, for sure

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A brief history break : The Pledge of Allegiance
Creative barcodes from Japan : I would love to try this
A new Shakespeare portrait : Morphing the top candidates

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