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  "description": "Good morning. I’m back from a quick trip to the east coast, where I met some Wolmania readers. It’s always a thrill to apologize in person for how half-assed your newsletter is. Thanks for sticking with me, folks!\n\n\nItem 1: a link\n\nI’m excited to let you know that astronomers have discovered a giant rotating string of galaxies that’s probably the largest spinning object in the known universe.\n\nThe whirling structure, located 140 million light-years from Earth, is a long, threadlike string of gas",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T13:30:25.000Z",
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    "probably the largest spinning object in the known universe",
    "Milky Way",
    "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society",
    "14” MacBook Pro",
    "iPhone X",
    "M4 iPad Pro 11”",
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    "AirPods Pro",
    "iPod Color Display",
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    "M1 MacBook Air (the wedge shaped one)",
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    "Apple TV 4K",
    "iPad Mini",
    "AirTags",
    "The Verge’s celebration of Apple’s 50th birthday",
    "final edited version"
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  "textContent": "Good morning. I’m back from a quick trip to the east coast, where I met some _Wolmania_ readers. It’s always a thrill to apologize in person for how half-assed your newsletter is. Thanks for sticking with me, folks!\n\n* * *\n\n## Item 1: a link\n\nThe foundation for what could, someday, be a galactic Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride\n\nI’m excited to let you know that astronomers have discovered a giant rotating string of galaxies that’s probably the largest spinning object in the known universe.\n\n> The whirling structure, located 140 million light-years from Earth, is a long, threadlike string of gas that's about 5.5 million light-years long and 117,000 light-years wide — wider than our Milky Way galaxy. The cosmic filament has 14 hydrogen-rich galaxies linked to it in a chain, like charms on a bracelet. These galaxies were what gave away the filament's existence, the researchers explained in a paper published today (Dec. 3) in the journal the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.\n\nThis could revolutionize our understanding of something, presumably.\n\n## Item 2: a list\n\n### **The Top 12 Apple Products, Ranked:**\n\n  1. 14” MacBook Pro\n  2. iPhone X\n  3. M4 iPad Pro 11” \n  4. iPod Mini\n  5. iPhone 5S\n  6. AirPods Pro\n  7. iPod Color Display\n  8. Apple Watch Series 10\n  9. M1 MacBook Air (the wedge shaped one)\n  10. M4 Mac Mini\n  11. Apple TV 4K\n  12. iPad Mini\n  13. AirTags\n\n\n\nLimiting the list to devices I’ve used. Hardware only (but the software that runs on the hardware is relevant to the rankings).\n\nInspired by The Verge’s celebration of Apple’s 50th birthday.\n\n## Item 3: a media recommendation\n\nFalco - Der Kommissar\n\n## Item 4: word of the week\n\nRhinorrhea\n\n> What’s the worst thing about parenting? Probably the 6 straight years of rhinorrhea.\n\n## Item 5: an image\n\nBrett Banditelli – March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period. (final edited version)\n\n* * *\n\n## See ya!\n\nI’m off to Europe for a week. Will be interesting to see which of America’s adversaries gets to charge me for safe passage over international waters on my way home! See you in 14 days or so.",
  "title": "Friday, April 10, 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T13:30:25.345Z"
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