estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
Books with literal titles. Oh my, SOMEONE is going to get a copy of Toilet Paper Origami at gift-giving time. https://alwaysjudgeabookbyitscover.com/
What is hyper-automation?
Gartner says hyper-automation is one of the top 10 trends of the year – but what the heck is it? @bakercom1 demystifies the buzzword.
https://www.functionize.com/blog/what-is-hyper-automation/
The rise and fall of Adobe Flash https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/the-rise-and-fall-of-adobe-flash/
How mezcal bubbles reveal its booze level. New research combines artisan skill and some cool physics. https://www.brown.edu/news/2020-07-07/mezcal
After 25 years of silence, Gary Larson is making new stuff now.
"These shows are such monoliths. The idea of them changing in any fundamental way is hard to get your head around, but I do think change is possible. The conversation among writers and creators on our show has shifted this season — we’re talking about corruption in the force in a way we haven’t before." https://www.vulture.com/article/police-shows-in-2020-anonymous-in-hollywood.html
The key to making gender, racial and ethnic diversity a reality in the executive ranks lies not in women’s abilities, but rather in our perception of those abilities. https://women2.com/2020/07/02/the-confidence-gap/
Medieval rabbits: the good, the bad and the bizarre
https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2020/04/medieval-rabbits-the-good-the-bad-and-the-bizarre.html
Two aquariums in Japan keep obsessive tabs on their penguins and maintain an updated flowchart that visualizes all their penguin drama. http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2020/07/06/japanese-aqarium-penguin-relationship-flowchart/
This was inevitable. https://inviterick.com
A strangely common explanation for requiring a college degree is that it demonstrates "commitment," I wrote back in 2009. https://www.infoworld.com/article/2072669/do-you-really-need-a-college-degree-to-get-a-programming-job-.html
More than 4 in 10 people have looked into the actions, policies, and records on diversity and inclusion of the companies whose brands they buy. https://www.marketingcharts.com/brand-related/csr-113743
Final Terry Pratchett stories to be published in September
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/07/terry-prachett-the-time-travelling-caveman-published-september
Vint Cerf: "My religion is Geek Orthodox" in an interview with Larry Magid
https://www.connectsafely.org/vint-cerf-one-of-the-fathers-of-the-internet/
Stop Using My Song: 35 Artists Who Fought Politicians Over Their Music (2015) https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/stop-using-my-song-35-artists-who-fought-politicians-over-their-music-75611/
The feisty orange-black butterfly uses a toolbox of biological tricks to find its way down to Mexico for winter and flap north again in spring. Here’s how scientists figured out those tricks — and what they don’t yet understand.
https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2018/monarchs-stupendous-migration-dissected
“Before the Great Recession we had too many retail spaces; now we have way too many retail spaces,” says White.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-30/a-case-for-turning-empty-malls-into-housing
"For an inventor, the main challenge might be technical, but sometimes it’s timing that determines success. Steven Sasson had the technical talent but developed his prototype for an all-digital camera a couple of decades too early." https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/how-the-digital-camera-transformed-our-concept-of-history
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017