"Over the course of seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, Rory Gilmore was seen reading 339 books on screen. How many have you read?"
It's an eclectic set. I've read 89 of these.
https://www.listchallenges.com/rory-gilmore-reading-challenge
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn’t need its brain anymore so it eats it! (It’s rather like getting tenure.)– Daniel Dennett, "Consciousness Explained"
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban automated rent-fixing technology
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-becomes-first-u-s-city-to-ban-automated-rent-fixing-technology/
App developed with Indigenous trackers helps almost anyone monitor wildlife ($) https://www.science.org/content/article/app-developed-indigenous-trackers-helps-almost-anyone-monitor-wildlife
App developed with Indigenous trackers helps almost anyone monitor wildlife ($) https://www.science.org/content/article/app-developed-indigenous-trackers-helps-almost-anyone-monitor-wildlife
They did the math.
This is great!
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https://wapo.st/3YxMdFM
Patriots of Color Archive: Black and Indigenous Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
https://www.amrevmuseum.org/patriots-of-color-archive-black-and-indigenous-soldiers-in-the-revolutionary-war
@satxhack Is that real?
@mikeharmanos ENVY!
Flow, the secret to happiness
"I tried to understand: where -- in everyday life, in our normal experience -- do we feel really happy?"--Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_flow_the_secret_to_happiness/transcript
SpaceX is actively working on a plan to fly Starliner's crew home.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/08/yes-nasa-really-could-bring-starliners-astronauts-back-on-crew-dragon/
Only 45 accounts on X, that appear to be bots, have generated over 4 billion views while amplifying racist and sexualised abuse, conspiracy theories, and climate disinformation. https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/newly-identified-bot-accounts-are-generating-billions-impressions-sowing-division-and-spreading-disinformation-x/
Public Work is an image search engine that boasts 100,000 “copyright-free” images from institutions like the NYPL, the Met, etc. It’s fast with a relatively simple interface and uses AI to auto-categorize and suggest possibly related images. https://kottke.org/24/07/public-work-a-fast-search-engine-for-public-domain-images
Hong Kong Taunts Italy With Pineapple Pizza After Olympics Fencing Win
Okay, I laughed.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/world/olympics/hong-kong-italy-fencing-pineapple-pizza.html
Apparently, this was a hit back in 2016, but I never heard the song until today. It's beautiful and sadly relevant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8TCA3fJcs
Before Gershkovich was freed, his captors "had another piece of writing they required from him, an official request for presidential clemency. The text, moreover, should be addressed to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. . . . the Journal’s Russia correspondent filled the page. The last line submitted a proposal of his own: After his release, would Putin be willing to sit down for an interview?"
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https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/evan-gershkovich-prisoner-exchange-ccb39ad3
How to write a love poem
The first known written love poem is from around 2000 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia: You have captivated me; I stand trembling before you.
https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-write-a-love-poem-and-make-a-truly-lasting-impression
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