estherschindler
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How to stream NFL football games in 2020 https://zd.net/2GMN3sm by @sjvn
Sick of the coronavirus blues? The economy? Politics? Well, at least, for now anyway--we have the professional football to take our minds off our troubles.
A photographer in London resurrected an old, natural technique for creating plant prints during lockdown. https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-53821196
The history of the smiley face. https://mymodernmet.com/smiley-face/
The costasiella kuroshimae, as colorful species of sacoglossan sea slug, is better known as the “leaf sheep.” You’ll see why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5C68aoORAE
'Press coverage denounced drive-ins as “passion pits”, which only heightened their popularity among frisky teens.' https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/09/07/back-to-the-drive-in
Rubiksolve, a website to help you solve a rubiks cube. Just tell it where all the colors are, and it gives a solution less than 20 steps long. https://rubiksolve.com/
"An experimental medication may slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, researchers reported Wednesday. The research was supported in part by donations from the Ice Bucket Challenge, the social media sensation that raised more than $200 million worldwide." https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-treatment-may-help-slow-progression-als-research-shows-n1239144
Before vim, there was vi, before vi there was ed. https://pragmaticpineapple.com/how-did-vim-become-so-popular/
You had me at "chocolate."
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/chocolate-tea
A new program in Denver sends a paramedic and mental health expert to 911 calls instead of police launched amid calls for alternatives to policing. So far, the van has taken more than 350 calls without once having to call in police backup.
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/06/denver-star-program-mental-health-police/
While some historians believe that the youth emigrated to Transylvania, the German linguist Jürgen Udolph’s theory is most accepted. “He suggests the regions around Berlin as the most probable location, in an area that’s now [eastern Germany].” http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200902-the-grim-truth-behind-the-pied-piper
Giving back isn’t just something companies can do. Here are several ways individuals can do good for the world and have real impact. https://pgsignal.com/2020/09/04/7-things-you-can-do-now-to-make-the-world-a-better-place/
Buildings from LA’s golden age of programmatic architecture in the 1920s. https://hyperallergic.com/449818/la-buildings-that-are-shaped-like-other-things
"From the outside, the most egalitarian place in America is a military transfer case. They all look exactly the same: an aluminum box covered with the American flag. We didn't know their names, rank, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation — none of it. All the same."
For decades, the USPS has tapped some of the world’s best designers to get creative on those 1-inch-by 1.25-inch canvasses we call stamps. https://www.fastcompany.com/90546547/another-underappreciated-part-of-the-usps-its-exceptional-design
If PBS access got you to sign up for YouTube TV when you cut the cord, it's time to shop around for a cheaper streaming service--if your local PBS affiliate is among the nearly 90 that just began offering free live streaming of their broadcasts.
Lord of the Manor: a medieval city builder game http://www.lordofthemanor.io/
With over 3,000 miniatures, the history of collecting goes back as far as the Tudor times when Henry VIII starting acquiring them and miniaturists began holding official positions at court. https://www.messynessychic.com/2016/11/02/the-queen-has-an-eye-watering-collection-of-miniature-things/
A typical sheet of paper or cardboard is neither waterproof, interactive or able to harvest energy, but an innovative new printing technology developed at Purdue University can make it all of the above. https://newatlas.com/electronics/novel-printing-process-ordinary-paper-interactive-surfaces/
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017