A mobile library in Sri Lanka has brought books to more than 1,500 children living in rural areas. https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-sri-lanka-colombo-17374aaeba6e93d5ab36839e982aab8d#:~:text=COLOMBO%2C%20Sri%20Lanka%20(AP),rural%20parts%20of%20Sri%20Lanka.

How Did Women Go To The Bathroom Wearing those Dresses From The Mid-18th Century? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6G_lID4OLg&feature=emb_logo

Today it is widely assumed that medieval scholars thought the world was flat, but that is a myth largely invented in the 19th century. It was popularized in a work by Washington Irving that can be charitably called “imaginative history.” https://lithub.com/the-medieval-philosopher-who-outlined-the-basics-of-the-universe/

A fireball lit up Japan. A type of shooting star known as a bolide was spotted falling from the sky in a burst of light.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/11/1630e7941a64-fireball-as-bright-as-full-moon-spotted-in-night-sky-over-japan.html

Productivity warning: Connie Willis released a new novella. https://amzn.to/36krbPl

Why The Secret Garden is a book for our times.
“The novel offers such practical ways of coping and healing that it was once suggested it should be prescribed on the NHS.” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/05/solitude-sunshine-and-sanctuary-in-the-secret-garden

A sudden arboreal stop.

After surviving the sweetener scares, the iconic diet soda gets canned. https://theconversation.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-tab-after-surviving-the-sweetener-scares-the-iconic-diet-soda-gets-canned-150151

So hey. I'd like recommendations from y'all on whom to interview.

I'm writing an article about the role of the US CTO, looking at:
• What the “job requisition” looks like. What criteria should be included? And why those?
• What challenges await the incoming CTO? A bulleted list of the things that the new U.S. CTO needs to be ready to handle. What should be included?

Hey @th3j35t3r got any folks I should be sure to speak with, re security or other topics? Feel free to make introductions.

My Amazon review of _Rookwood: The Rediscovery and Revival of an American Icon_.... Honestly, if you love pottery, it's worth it just for swoon-worthy photos. #cosobookclub https://amzn.to/2V3tgJh

"Users can access an initial 200 pieces from Birmingham Museum and Gallery’s art collection to curate, design and build digital art exhibitions. The available collection includes some of the city’s most famous artworks, such as The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown and Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti." https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2020/11/online-game-enables-users-to-curate-birmingham-museums-collections/

Booting from a vinyl record
What fun!
http://boginjr.com/it/sw/dev/vinyl-boot/

Eye candy for writers: Luigi Colani's typewriter stations
http://writingball.blogspot.com/2020/09/luigi-colanis-typing-chair.html

The British accent has been voted the world’s sexiest. https://www.timeout.com/news/revealed-british-accents-are-the-worlds-sexiest-112020

HIVE MIND: Have you attended any virtual conferences, professional or otherwise? Tell me about the things that worked well. This could be anything, from presentation tips, to efficiently-managed breakout rooms, to finding ways to engage participants. How did it make a difference?
I’m writing an article about how companies can run better online events, so thinking “ideas worth stealing.” Give me details!

Hear Audio From NASA's Perseverance As It Travels Through Deep Space https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/hear-audio-from-nasas-perseverance-as-it-travels-through-deep-space

YouTube has barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week and stripped it of its ability to make money off existing content after the Trump-friendly channel uploaded a video promoting a phony cure for Covid-19, YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi said.

https://www.axios.com/youtube-temporarily-suspends-demonetizes-oann-420e8ea9-66c1-4eab-9754-6e3b708483c9.html

A dedicated page on THX's website where you can hear the famous "deep note." https://www.thx.com/deepnote/

"The authors applied a combination of computational linguistics, vocal mapping, and facial micro-expression analysis to determine what truly makes a leader inclusive in the eyes of an audience." Behaviors that can be learned, practiced, and mastered. https://hbr.org/2020/11/what-inclusive-leaders-sounds-like