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• BlueskyThe Rumpus Book Club event for this month is a conversation between Debbie Millman, Roxane Gay, and Emily Wilson about Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey. Sept 25th at 7pm ET on Zoom, free for all.

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• I'm excited to be appearing at Gloucester History Festival this Autumn - you can catch me on the 20th Sept at 4pm, at Blackfriars Priory. https://t.co/9kwJ2iJTr8 Come along and say hello—I can't wait to see you there! @gloshistfest #GlosHistFest26

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• I'm going to the @webstandards free meetup tonight. https://londonwebstandards.org/events/lws-sept-2026/ Anyone fancy joining me for a bite to eat beforehand?

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• iPhone Duo India Pricing: 256GB → ₹2,99,900 512GB → ₹3,24,900 1TB → ₹3,74,900 2TB → ₹4,49,900 AppleCare+ → ₹51,900

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• An AI conversation you might not hate: Live on Friday, Sept. 4, from 2-3PM ET, join Patrick Neeman and me in the Rosenverse as we talk about the need for standards to protect the open web and web content creators in the age of AI.

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• India tech friends: I just bought my ticket to IndiaFOSS in BLR Sept 26-27: https://fossunited.org/indiafoss/2026 Want to meet? Email me:

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