Happy Friday, Racket readers. As always, it&#8217;s time for our weekly open thread, where you talk amongst yourselves, unfettered by demands of relevance. No lie—seeing you all interact here has become a highlight of the week. Not to make it all about me, but while you&#8217;re all gabbing here, I&#8217;ll be slipping out today to…

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