Dream jobs for book-lovers, from book butler to elephant librarian

Oh heck yeah
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/dec/best-book-related-jobs-in-the-world.html

Locals discovered a little hole in the wall of the women's bathroom.

Police said they're looking into it. #jokes

Sandman to Hark! A Vagrant / The best comics of the decade https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/31/best-comics-of-the-decade-2010s-sandman-hark-a-vagrant

Consider Roaring Through The 2020s With These 1920s Cars https://jalopnik.com/consider-roaring-through-the-2020s-with-these-1920s-car-1840800286

A man passed a store window with nothing in it but a clock.

He stepped inside, and asked, "How long would it take to fix my watch?"

"How should I know?" shrugged the shop owner. "I don't fix watches. I'm a mohel."

"But - in your window - you have a clock!"

"So what would you put in the window?" #jokes

"In the 1980s, it was largely thought that sustainability objectives would be achieved via government policies that would mandate certain basic sustainability practices." But most states couldn't do so effectively. https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/sustainability/2019/blizzard-sustainability-labels

How did we all miss this "vegetables in the news" story?! https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/16/brussels-sprouts-spill-crash-fife

Well, I liked the blinking lights. I guess THAT's something. #mechanicalkeyboard
https://amzn.to/2MZPnwu

Empty promises: Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/03/empty-promises-marie-kondo-craze-for-minimalism

"Ultimately, Facebook and Twitter descended into chaos by their own doing. Over the course of 10 years, they made a series of misguided product decisions that transformed them from online amusement parks into hellscapes. Here’s how it happened." https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/twitter-and-facebooks-race-to-the-bottom

The Long, Sordid History of New York’s Penn Station #longreads https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2019/11/29/penn-station-robert-caro-073564

"Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2020 is just over 10 weeks away and we are still looking for exhibitors, speakers and volunteers. Come join us Saturday March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 at Living Computers:Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington!"
http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/

"The pierogi is a simple dumpling. But when the chemistry is just right, it’s more than a meal; it’s memory, heritage, and family — the ultimate comfort food."
https://www.eater.com/2019/12/19/21029836/pierogi-tradition-history-small-town-restaurants-disappearing

My Amazon review of _The Goblin Emperor_ by Katherine Addison

4 stars #cosobookclub

A steampunk story with good world building. https://amzn.to/2MT50FN

Time for the quilt top inspection

"Millions of our readers have been saying, 'I'll get a computer when I find one that works the way I work.' If you're one of them, Wang Laboratories has just called your bluff!" ...from 1989 https://www.deseret.com/1989/5/28/18808963/wang-labs-new-freestyle-just-may-suit-your-work-style

A first-of-its-kind law might give employment candidates more insight into the algorithms that analyze their interviews, but they shouldn’t expect much to change. https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/1/21043000/artificial-intelligence-job-applications-illinios-video-interivew-act

Ben Tauber had worked on Hangouts, Chat and the ill-fated social network Google+. After his appointment, there was a subtle shift in Esalen’s programme from the numinous to the digital: the workshops now included “Conscious AI” and “Blockchain & Cryptocurrency”.
https://www.1843magazine.com/features/hippie-inc-how-the-counterculture-went-corporate

Reading comic books can improve brain function. While texts present information sequentially, graphic storytelling compels us to interpret lots of visual information at once. https://qz.com/1777533/reading-comic-books-can-improve-brain-health/