If you were graduating with a medical degree in late-1800s Germany, you might have celebrated by drinking out of a skull. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/skull-beer-steins

It sounds like something from Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind and his The Cemetery of Forgotten Books: a huge volume containing thousands of summaries of books from 500 years ago, many of which no longer exist. But the real deal has been found in Copenhagen, where it has lain untouched for more than 350 years.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/10/extraordinary-500-year-old-library-catalogue-reveals-books-lost-to-time-libro-de-los-epitomes

Studying the historical data stored in centuries-old trees is a burgeoning field, with labs around the world learning more about historical patterns of weather and climate and the effects on humans. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/science/tree-rings-climate.html

AI promises and perils
A Q&A with HPE's Dr. Eng Lim Goh on AI, ethics, and the future
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/an-understanding-view-of-ai-1905.html

Getting Dressed in the 1930s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQA65r_YJkw

So, this not-quite-a-white-paper about #artificialintelligence doesn't have my name on it, but my fingerprints are all over the content.

Rather an odd way to present info -- it's very "mobile first" -- but then I'm an old fart.

https://ai-irl.theoutline.com/

My Amazon review of the Petstages Lay N' Play Cat Track Chaser Cat Toy
3 stars
Good news: They love it. Bad news: It fell apart in an hour.

But then we fixed it, and they love it again.
https://amzn.to/2DSQp94

Nearly 85 years ago, the Phillies played the Reds in Major League Baseball’s first night game. #baseball https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/05/let-there-be-light-on-the-baseball-diamond/

A cybersecurity checklist for political campaigns. #cososec https://zeltser.com/security-checklist-for-campaigns/

Lock Picking 101 #cososec https://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/lock-picking/lock-picking-101/

Calling data's bluff: What poker teaches us about decision-making. https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/when-mistaken-beliefs-lead-to-bad-bets-on-data-1905.html

Study shows taste preferences for coffee, beer or a cola aren't based on variations in our taste, but rather the variations in our preference for the psychoactive properties of these beverages. #cososcience https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/nu-wyl042619.php

The productivity pit: how Slack is ruining work

...yeah I need to slack this to some people.

https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/1/18511575/productivity-slack-google-microsoft-facebook

My Amazon review of _The Beantown Girls_ by Jane Healey
3 stars
A pleasant diversion for those who like historical novels set in WWII #cosobookclub

https://amzn.to/2PQ0fNI

My Amazon review of _An Artless Demise_

by Anna Lee Huber

5 stars #cosobookclub

Another page-turning mystery in this compelling series https://amzn.to/2GWF1ts

Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship from Morphisec #cososec https://engage.morphisec.com/womens-cyber-scholarship-2019

What women-in-IT resources should every techie know about?

Hurrah, I have a new monthly column at PCMag.com. I will write articles that help women do cool stuff in tech and business – a topic that’s near-and-dear to my heart.
For my first article, I’m writing a “listicle” of online resources for techie women.
Got a suggestion? Tell me about it: Name, URL, description, and why you think it’s cool. (Nobody’s being quoted. It’s a “17 sites every tech woman should know about” article.)

Who cares if this is practical? It looks cool. https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/02/matthew-chamberlain-street-tree-pods-treehouses-london-housing-crisis/

Murder and the missing briefcase: The real story behind Harper Lee’s lost true crime book #cosobookclub https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/04/and-the-missing-briefcase-the-real-story-behind-harper-lees-lost-true-book