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Dave Wilton

18 Mar 2026 • 3 min read
Screenshot of the Ookla internet speed test showing a download speed of 420 Mbps

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1865 “wanted” poster for John Wilkes Booth and two other wanted for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

lam, on the

18 March 2026 To be on the lam means to be fleeing, especially from the law. Lam probably comes from an English dialectical verb meaning to thrash or to strike, and that verb may ultimately come from the Old Norse lemja, also meaning to beat or strike, but the connection
18 Mar 2026 2 min read
Drawing of a man in medieval dress labeled “Johannes de Montevilla.”
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sophisticated (paid)

16 Mar 2026 3 min read
Lithograph on newsprint of the god Mars standing at attention with a rifle and Cupid carrying flowers

weaponize / weaponized

16 March 2026 The verb to weaponize (weapon + -ize) literally means to turn something into an armament. It also has a figurative meaning of using something to undermine, criticize, or oppose others. And accompanying the verb is the adjective weaponized. The words came into widespread use during the Cold War
16 Mar 2026 2 min read
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