estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Let’s make testing Agile, they said. Uh, what did they mean by that?
People talk about adopting more Agile practices and using a DevOps-centric culture, but development teams regularly say that testing is a bottleneck.
https://www.functionize.com/blog/lets-make-testing-agile-they-said-uh-what-did-they-mean-by-that/
A Brief Compendium, or an Ode, if you will, to Celebrate Balconies https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/03/24/a-brief-compendium-or-an-ode-if-you-will-to-celebrate-balconies/
With OSIRIS-REx in close orbit around Bennu, we’ve already seen some pretty amazing up-close shots of the asteroid. And now, NASA has released a full global map of this rocky little world in unprecedented resolution. https://newatlas.com/space/high-resolution-global-map-asteroid-bennu
Board games are booming (2017)
They are the ultimate lockdown activity. Tim Cross explores their recent renaissance https://www.1843magazine.com/features/tabletop-generals
MIT Will Post Free Plans Online for an Emergency Ventilator That Can Be Built for $100
https://scitechdaily.com/mit-posts-free-plans-online-for-an-emergency-ventilator-that-can-be-built-for-100/
TIL Disney World is the second-largest purchaser of explosives in the United States. The first is the U. S. Department of Defense https://www.mygoodtimes.in/lifestyle/trending-now/disney-largest-buyer-of-explosives/
They were bold, badass – and brief. But Batman’s short-lived female sidekicks give us hope that women in comics are good for more than just sticking in a fridge https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/18/80-years-of-robin-the-forgotten-history-of-the-most-iconic-sidekick
Are you stronger than a fifth grader? https://www.insidehook.com/article/revisiting-the-presidential-fitness-test
It doesn't matter how much Cat Parents like a particular food (or treat) if the cats refuse to eat it.
https://amzn.to/33UCH17
I promise: This is what you need right now. https://twitter.com/itsjillgardner/status/1243512083628666882?s=12
5,000-year-old sword is discovered by an archaeology student at a Venetian monastery https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/5000-year-old-sword-discovered-in-italy-trnd/index.html
Get lost in a brief history of word games, from Sator Squares to anti-riddles. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/03/23/a-brief-history-of-word-games/
If you have some extra time on your hands, why not use it to help librarians and archivists with their “digital detective work” https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home
British Library makes rarely seen historical globes available for up-close, augmented reality viewing. https://www.bl.uk/press-releases/2020/march/digital-globes#
It's been too long since I watched this.
You need it, too.
Stuck at home? Take free drawing classes from famous illustrators https://www.fastcompany.com/90478307/stuck-at-home-take-free-drawing-classes-from-famous-illustrators
An archaeologist explains why figuring out an object's age is harder than you think. https://www.sapiens.org/column/curiosities/radiocarbon-dating-part-1
Yes, your suspicions have been confirmed: under lockdown, it looks like more people are sending their book queries and manuscripts to agents. https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/mar/26/novel-writing-during-coronavirus-crisis-outbreak
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017