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Ned Donovan

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Ned Donovan's personal blog at neddonovan.substack.com covers history and culture. Since 2022, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-07-21, and you can follow it by feed.

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Semi-regular stories and travel writing about some of the world's most remarkable places, their history, and the people who make them.

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  1. Submitted How Disney Became a Nuclear Power as a story · 43 points

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  2. Submitted Why do Fire Departments still exist? as a story · 2 points

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  3. Submitted The Coconut War as a story · 1 points

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