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		Aboutplants 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Growing up in “404 Not Found”: China's nuclear cit... 412 is the area code for Pittsburgh and is all over the place with branding and slogans. Area codes in general are a common signifier within communities and the population. It’s always neat to see locals rep their area codes as advertisement or branding, I like it

SoftTalker 24 days ago [–]

Anachronistic though, as area codes don't really mean anything anymore in the era of mobile phones.

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