Looks that quill: The dark side of hedgehog Instagram

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  08.15.21 "This is how the internet works," Noelle Mateer writes in her latest feature for WIRED. "You get into something for the fun of it, and you end up being radicalized." In Mateer's case, the fun thing was African pygmy hedgehogs. She followed hundreds of them on Instagram—hog after hog after hog. Wilbert munched on worms. Koala dressed up like Harry Potter. Lionel did sponcon for carpet cleaner. Maple went on a tiny camping trip. And the algorithm always had new hogs to suggest. Eventually, as Mateer scrolled into the infinite cuteness, she began to wonder: "When a species goes viral, what happens to the animals?" That question sent her into the fluffy white underbelly of the hedgehog-industrial complex, where she found what a volunteer rescuer calls "the non-cute part." Anthony Lydgate | Senior Editor, WIRED   Looks That Quill: The Dark Side of Hedgehog Instagram BY NOELLE MATEER | 11-MINUTE READ Beneath the tiny top hats and GIF-able snuggle sessions, I found a sad tale of internet virality.   The Pain Was Unbearable. So Why Did Doctors Turn Her Away? BY MAIA SZALAVITZ | 22-MINUTE READ A sweeping AI has become central to how the US handles the opioid crisis. It may only be making the crisis worse.   The Delta Variant Has Warped Our Risk Perception BY GREGORY BARBER | 5-MINUTE READ Gone are the easy, thoughtless choices of hot vax summer. Making decisions that balance safety and sanity just got a lot more complicated.   TikTok Smells Like Gen X Spirit BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN | 4-MINUTE READ On the app you'll see a raucous reboot of "slacker" attitude. Or not. Whatever.   I Think an AI Is Flirting With Me. Is It OK If I Flirt Back? BY MEGHAN O'GIEBLYN | 4-MINUTE READ WIRED's spiritual advice columnist on emotional connection, continental affairs, and the ulterior motives of chatbots.   Apple's Privacy Mythology Doesn't Match Reality BY ALBERT FOX CAHN AND EVAN SELINGER | 5-MINUTE READ The company's claims cloak threats to millions of users' iCloud, iMessage, and facial verification data. GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.         This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.

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[New post] No More Heroes 3 for Switch is around 15-20 hours long and SUDA51 will focus on new IPs in future

Sickr posted: " The acclaimed and zany developer SUDA51 has talked a little more about what players will encounter when the long-awaited third game in the popular No More Heroes series launches on the Nintendo Switch later this month. SUDA51 says that it will take playe" New post on My Nintendo News No More Heroes 3 for Switch is around 15-20 hours long and SUDA51 will focus on new IPs in future by Sickr The acclaimed and zany developer SUDA51 has talked a little more about what players will encounter when the long-awaited third game in the popular No More Heroes series launches on the Nintendo Switch later this month. SUDA51 says that it will take players around 15-20 hours to finish No More Heroes 3. He also said […] Read more of this post Sickr | August 15, 2021 at 11:17 am | Tags: interview, nintendo switch, no more heroes, no more heroes 3, suda51, video games | Categories: Nintendo Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1dp5 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/15/no-more-heroes-3-for-switch-is-around-15-20-hours-long-and-suda51-will-focus-on-new-ips-in-future/

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[New post] Pokemon Company reveals limited time code for Coalossal in Pokemon Sword & Shield

Sickr posted: " The Pokemon Company has announced the distribution of Coalossal in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield and you can claim it as a mystery gift until tomorrow. To claim your very own Coalossal in the current Pokemon games for the Nintendo Switch you need to e" New post on My Nintendo News Pokemon Company reveals limited time code for Coalossal in Pokemon Sword & Shield by Sickr The Pokemon Company has announced the distribution of Coalossal in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield and you can claim it as a mystery gift until tomorrow. To claim your very own Coalossal in the current Pokemon games for the Nintendo Switch you need to enter this code: V1CT0RYENG1NE25. The code for the Coalossal distribution in […] Read more of this post Sickr | August 15, 2021 at 10:01 am | Tags: pokemon, Pokemon Sword & shield, video games | Categories: Nintendo Switch, Pokemon | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1doZ Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/15/pokemon-company-reveals-limited-time-code-for-coalossal-in-pokemon-sword-shield/

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[New post] Head of Sonic Team says expect more of classic 2D Sonic

Sickr posted: " The head of the Sonic Team has talked a little more about their intentions for classic 2D Sonic games. They initially planned to just bring 2D Sonic back for the series 20th anniversary project, but they now realise his true worth and value after the suc" New post on My Nintendo News Head of Sonic Team says expect more of classic 2D Sonic by Sickr The head of the Sonic Team has talked a little more about their intentions for classic 2D Sonic games. They initially planned to just bring 2D Sonic back for the series 20th anniversary project, but they now realise his true worth and value after the success of Sonic Mania which was unleashed back in 2017 […] Read more of this post Sickr | August 15, 2021 at 9:50 am | Tags: nintendo switch, sonic, sonic team, Switch, video games | Categories: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1doV Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/15/head-of-sonic-team-says-expect-more-of-classic-2d-sonic/

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[New post] A ROM-hosting website’s owner has been ordered to “permanently destroy all unauthorized Nintendo games”

ssf1991 posted: " By now, you have probably heard of the lawsuit that Nintendo had filed against ROM-hosting website ROMUniverse and its owner, Matthew Storman. The website hosted ROMs of Nintendo's games, and offered a subscription service for those that wanted to remove" New post on My Nintendo News A ROM-hosting website's owner has been ordered to "permanently destroy all unauthorized Nintendo games" by ssf1991 By now, you have probably heard of the lawsuit that Nintendo had filed against ROM-hosting website ROMUniverse and its owner, Matthew Storman. The website hosted ROMs of Nintendo's games, and offered a subscription service for those that wanted to remove the download size limit. Earlier this summer, Nintendo won the lawsuit, and the courts ordered […] Read more of this post ssf1991 | August 14, 2021 at 9:28 pm | Tags: lawsuit, news, Nintendo, video games | Categories: Nintendo | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1doM Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mynintendonews.com/2021/08/14/a-rom-hosting-websites-owner-has-been-ordered-to-permanently-destroy-all-unauthorized-nintendo-games/

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