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This Week’s Cartoons: September 16-20, 2019

“Seen any water lately?”
Cartoon of two bedraggled men crawling through empty desert. They encounter a Mars rover.

Friday, September 20, 2019. By Lars Kenseth, with cartooncollections.com. Scientists have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of a “super-Earth” planet outside our solar system. But that doesn't mean it hosts life.

Cartoon of father showing son his phone saying I don't tweet for the followers I have son. I tweet for the followers I want.

Thursday, September 19, 2019. By Maddie Dai, with cartooncollections.com. But would the internet be healthier if we couldn’t count our followers or likes?

Cartoon shows man with phone being strangled by giant snake. Friend says Go into Settings Privacy Activity Controls… and...

Wednesday, September 18, 2019. By Ellis Rosen, with cartooncollections.com. Letting people opt out of data collection is better than not giving them any choice at all, but tech companies should do better.

Cartoon shows drone flying into windmill blade. Man in hard hat says We can have clean energy or surveillance but not both.

Tuesday, September 17, 2019. By Drew Dernavich, with cartooncollections.com. Drones are going to fill the skies, transforming entire industries for the better—and worse. Here’s the complete WIRED guide to these tiny fliers.

Cartoon with two women talking. One says My mom follows me on Insta Facebook and Snapchat. It's only a matter of time...

Monday, September 16, 2019. By Lars Kenseth, with cartooncollections.com. Early internet scholars bemoaned the loss of childhood, but social media could make it impossible to grow up.

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