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The Madcap

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10. They would make great eavesdropping platforms if only they made them a bit more normal (i.e., uglier).

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:22 PM

Friday

Fake homeless people, fake shoppers, fake politicians (wait, we already have those)...

I could see this be a way of gathering data that few would notice.

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