The Daily Populous

Wednesday March 18th, 2020 evening edition

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The Daily Dot is committed to filtering the noise every day as COVID-19 seizes the internet’s attention worldwide.

Some folks have picked up new hobbies, some have grappled with their new work-from-home lifestyles, and others have thrown themselves into advocacy work.

That advocacy work has taken on various forms, including but not limited to: petitioning for Universal Pictures to release the butthole cut of Cats.

Yet the baffling CGI musical has developed a passionate cult following and stoked intense curiosity among nearly everybody who has seen it.

Among those viewers is writer/producer/director Ben Mekler, who on Tuesday night tweeted, “I desperately need a tell-all book about the making of CATS.

Which means that, somewhere out there, there exists a butthole cut of Cats.”

As humanity teeters on the brink of collapse, releasing the butthole cut of Cats could be the balm we so desperately seek. »

PM tells Australians to 'stop hoarding' as he announces sweeping measures to slow spread of coronavirus

Authored by theguardian.com

PM tells Australians to 'stop hoarding' as he announces sweeping measures to slow spread of coronavirus.

Play Video 1:47 'It's un-Australian': Scott Morrison calls on people to stop hoarding food and supplies – video.

It is not sensible, it is not helpful and it has been one of the most disappointing things I have seen in Australian behaviour in response to this crisis. »

Volunteers produce 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments

Authored by theverge.com
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He said the company had simply refused to release design files, forcing them to reverse-engineer the valve.

While earlier reporting said the original valve cost over $10,000, Fracassi also told Fast Company that this number was inaccurate.

A medical device manufacturer has threatened to sue a group of volunteers in Italy that 3D printed a valve used for life-saving coronavirus treatments. »

5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near Salt Lake City, knocking out Utah's coronavirus hotline

Authored by abcnews.go.com

5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near Salt Lake City, knocking out Utah's coronavirus hotline This was the state's largest earthquake since 1992.

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck just outside Salt Lake City early Wednesday, knocking out the state's coronavirus hotline, according to the governor.

Salt Lake City Police Office Henry Vadnais strings up police tape around fallen bricks outside a building after an earthquake in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. »