Newsletter: Trump dumbfounded: ‘Everything’s computer’

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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Here’s the latest trending internet culture stories today: Trump’s revelation that “everything’s computer,” people sharing stories about how they knew a murderer before they killed, Cheesecake Factory customers revealing why a server ignored them all night, and a woman sharing a little-known feature on her Roku TV. 

After that, our Senior Politics and Technology Editor David has a “Deplatformed” column for you. 

See ya tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

WHAT?
Donald Trump’s ‘everything’s computer’ quote becomes a catchphrase meme

“Everything’s computer” has become the hot new catchphrase meme after Donald Trump used it to describe the dashboard of a Tesla.

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WTF
‘No one believed me when I told them’: 15 people who knew a murderer before they killed share their stories

A bone-chilling Reddit post asked users who had personally known someone who turned out to be a killer to share their stories.

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LABOR
‘Then don’t tip, give them what they want’: Cheesecake Factory customers say server ignored them all night. Then they reveal why

Their story went viral.

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TECH
‘I don’t want another subscription’: Woman considers buying Samsung Frame TV. Then she notices this little-known feature on her Roku TV

While Frame TVs are seeing growing demand, at upwards of $1,000 or more, they are expensive. That’s why one person decided to share a hack she found on her Roku TV.

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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor

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Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

A Walmart shopper is going viral after claiming that certain brands are misrepresenting how much product they’re giving to customers.

Little Caesar’s Taste So Good When U Ain’t Got A Bitch In Ya Ear Telling You It’s Nasty is a phrasal template meme born of a viral 2020 Facebook post by a man named Charles Zepp. The memes celebrate guilty pleasures.

Here’s why you need to take all your stuff with you when you deboard a plane—even the boarding pass you’ll never use again.

When it comes to fast-food restaurants, all of the best deals are kept under lock and key.

From the Daily Dot archive: Without live performances amid the pandemic, musicians relied on streaming services to stay afloat.

Question of the Day

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DO YOU HAVE A SMART TV? (LIKE A ROKU TV ETC.)

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