estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
A rare cliff-dwelling flower that was thought eliminated has been found by scientists in Kauai. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/extinct-hibiscus-flower-rediscovered-hawaii-via-drones/
"In the new paper, Berg investigates a relatively understudied part of the creative process: the very early stage, when we first generate rough ideas." https://www.futurity.org/creativity-creative-ideas-2232732/
SSD vs. HDD: What’s the difference? If you're looking for a straightforward explanation, this'll help. https://www.avast.com/c-ssd-vs-hdd
A man bought Olivia Newton-John's 'Grease' jacket for $243,200 for charity, and then gave it back to her. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/olivia-newton-john-grease-jacket-gift-trnd/index.html
Roman ear cleaners look like modern-day cotton buds. A roughly 2,000-year-old metal tool was unearthed in England. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/roman-tweezers-and-metal-q-tip-found-england-180973777/
"...we carried out the largest analysis of tattoos ever undertaken, examining 75,688 descriptions of tattoos, on 57,990 convicts in Britain and Australia from 1793 to 1925." https://theconversation.com/how-tattoos-became-fashionable-in-victorian-england-122487
What is the polite thing to do when someone sends you a gift box you can't eat? Lovely box of English muffins, but it sure isn't #paleo.
I don't want to hurt their feelings, but I don't want to waste their money either. How do you say, "Um, bad choice"?
Find the quietest routes in your state and get ready to hit the open road. https://www.geotab.com/americas-quietest-routes/
"On the question of whether trigger warnings give people the chance to brace themselves emotionally, a spate of recent studies suggest that this simply isn’t how the mind works." https://aeon.co/ideas/trigger-warnings-dont-help-people-cope-with-distressing-material
Someone hacked into a family’s Ring camera and told their eight-year-old daughter he was Santa Claus. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/12/tech/ring-security-camera-hacker-harassed-girl-trnd/index.html
Bike Commuter Facility To Open In Downtown Phoenix In 2020 https://theumphx.com/2019/12/13/bike-commuter-facility-to-open-in-downtown-phoenix-in-2020/
When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide https://www.audubon.org/news/when-bird-birb-extremely-important-guide
Watching old videos or listening to bygone radio shows might help you unearth fascinating memories from your older relatives. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/12/no-sweat-tech-using-youtube-to-learn-more-about-your-family-history/
They had me at "cheese tourism."
Technology will reveal Rembrandt’s secrets 🖌️
His painting “The Night Watch” is set to be analyzed down to the molecular level. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-night-watch-painting-rembrandt
The Surprisingly Rich History of ASCII Art https://thenewstack.io/surprisingly-rich-history-ascii-art/
"History is full of people who just didn’t. They said no thank you, turned away, ran away to the desert, stood on the streets in rags, lived in barrels, burned down their own houses, walked barefoot through town, killed their rapists, pushed away dinner, meditated into the light." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2017/04/no
Lock, you quite literally had ONE job. #cososec
https://www.cnet.com/news/smart-lock-has-a-security-vulnerability-that-leaves-homes-open-for-attacks/
The five best lightsaber battles in Star Wars history https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/entertainment/star-wars-best-lightsaber-battles/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017