A Cyber Security Certificate program to benefit 20 disadvantaged single mothers ages 18-35, interested in STEAM workforce education & employment. Must live in the state of Georgia. Apply by February 14, 2020. #cososec
https://mywit.site-ym.com/page/WITSingleMothersProgram

So I finished watching the Doris Kearns Goodwin Masterclass about presidential history and leadership. She's a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and bestselling author. She speaks at length about the presidents whom she got to know through their work (Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, LBJ), and the useful lessons any of us can apply to their own work.

It's fascinating, useful, and entertaining -- and my interest never flagged.
https://www.masterclass.com/classes/doris-kearns-goodwin-teaches-us-presidential-history-and-leadership

How will you measure your life? Clayton Christensen’s advice on how to determine success.

https://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life

"The story of Yaddo is one of turning the worst sort of loss into beauty, not only for its artist residents but also for the public, who enjoy the fruit of their labors."
How did I never hear of this place before?!
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/yaddo-restoration

Vermont state representative Rebecca White has introduced a bill that would allow car owners in the state to use one of six emojis on their vanity license plates https://futurism.com/the-byte/law-emojis-license-plates

Engineers are embracing digital mapping, materials science, and robotics to provide an incremental edge on the tennis court. https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/a30610612/tennis-racket-technology/

Nobel Laureates are 22 times more likely to have hobbies than their peers, and being a performer seems to be a common theme. https://stewfortier.com/blog/2020/1/26/hobbies-are-not-distractions

Dylan says it's time for me to stop work.

By which I mean: I now have claw holes in my leg. #LifeWithCats

50 Surprising Facts About Bubble Wrap

Yeah, like you can resist THIS....!

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/74288/7-snappy-facts-about-bubble-wrap

"To me it seems to be important to believe people to be good even if they tend to be bad, because your own joy and happiness in life is increased that way, and the pleasures of the belief outweigh the occasional disappointments. To be a cynic about people works just the other way around and makes you incapable about enjoying the good things." https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/07/03/isaac-asimov-optimism-cynicism/

The lost power of reading aloud.
>>How do stories begin? “Once upon a time,” as the rhapsode on the amphora in the British Museum is shown to say. These are the real magic words.
https://lithub.com/rediscovering-the-lost-power-of-reading-aloud

So you want to become a software QA professional? #SQA

Are you considering a career path in software testing? Here’s what you need to know to get started.
https://www.functionize.com/blog/so-you-want-to-become-a-software-qa-professional/

And in #baseball news...

>> New for the 2020 MLB season: Much like NFL referees have done for years, umpires will be mic’d up and tell fans in attendance and those watching on television and listening on radio if reviewed calls are upheld or overturned. They may also explain rules, if necessary.

https://twitter.com/pedrogomezESPN/status/1221835170006716416

"Welcome to the most comprehensive record of posters created under the New Deal's Federal Art Project. More than doubling the number of posters thought to exist, this online resource brings many posters to light that have not been seen by the public in more than 80 years." http://www.postersforthepeople.com

"Humans have long leveraged plants to powerful—and sometimes mind-altering—effects. From Peru’s hallucinogenic cactus to the pot-smoking farmers of Neolithic China, these are the oldest drug cultures on earth." https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/the-origins-of-the-worlds-oldest-mind-altering-drug-cultures

Ohio has hired a CISO for election security. #cososec https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/91606-ohio-hires-ciso-for-election-security

Goldman to Refuse IPOs If All Directors Are White, Straight Men. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-24/goldman-rule-adds-to-death-knell-of-the-all-white-male-board

Women replace men on Geneva road signs. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/gender-equality-_women-replace-men-on-geneva-road-signs-/45499454

A website that renders every single road within a city https://anvaka.github.io/city-roads/